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Welcome to the documents & comments section for my classes at Truman College.en-us2008-05-07T12:45:46-06:00Research Presentation
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Tips for Oral Presentation on the COMP 102 Final Paper DUE IN CLASS, Week 16, Day Two......SPRING 2008: COMPOSITION 102-G]]>bortiz2008-05-07T12:45:46-06:00The Journalism Portfolio
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PHILOSOPHY The Journalism Portfolio should be a public showcase of the journalist’s work. It will demonstrate the journalist’s editorial judgment in arranging, revising, and presenting their own work. Most important, the portfolio will exhibit pieces that exemplify the multifaceted reflection...SPRING 2008: NEWS REPORTING & WRITING (English 151-H)]]>bortiz2008-04-24T15:19:27-06:00Final Paper & Research Specifications
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• Six to eight (6-8) pages • Argumentative thesis (see “Argumentative Structure”) • International focus SOURCE CHECKLIST [six to eight (6-8) sources] • One (1) mass-media periodical • One (1) technical/professional/scholarly journal • One (1) journalistic/documentary broadcast or recording •...SPRING 2008: COMPOSITION 102-G]]>bortiz2008-04-15T16:07:46-06:00From Prose to Creative Nonfiction
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Download handouts on prose and on Hunger of Memory as literary art....SPRING 2008: LITERATURE 110-TVY]]>bortiz2008-04-14T13:15:53-06:00Truman wins "Best News Story"
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Today, my journalism student Tomás Martínez Guerra won First Place for Best News Story at the Illinois Community College Journalism Association (ICCJA) spring conference. Click on the picture (above) to see his winning story, "12 million shadows in limbo:...SPRING 2008: NEWS REPORTING & WRITING (English 151-H)]]>bortiz2008-04-11T18:59:15-06:00Truman J-Student Gets Published
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I'm proud of my News Reporting & Writing student, LAUREN VANDERMAR, who has started writing as an official freelance journalist, with her first paid and published piece for the Chicago Journal. I'm happy to say that what I teach in...SPRING 2008: NEWS REPORTING & WRITING (English 151-H)]]>bortiz2008-04-10T15:38:22-06:00Poetry Study Guide
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Download a poetry study guide for summarizing and responding to poetry in your homework and in class....SPRING 2008: LITERATURE 110-TVY]]>bortiz2008-04-05T14:42:14-06:00COMP Paper #4 (Media Journal)
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GRADING CRITERIA Each section below is worth two (2) points — unacceptable work earns 0, and exceptional work earns 2. The assignment counts for ten (10) points of the final grade....SPRING 2008: COMPOSITION 102-G]]>bortiz2008-03-31T14:53:22-06:00Tips for Revision: COMP Paper #3
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1. Follow the argumentative structure as a process of thinking about where you stand on a given topic. 2. Follow the argumentative structure as a process of drafting an essay piece by piece. 3. Follow the argumentative structure as a...SPRING 2008: COMPOSITION 102-G]]>bortiz2008-03-31T14:52:12-06:00COMP Paper #3
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Do you agree with this postcard-style argument (above)? Do think Arundhati Roy is correct when she describes "a world laid to waste by America's foreign policy" ("The Algebra of Infinite Justice" 343)? Or does Dinesh D'Souza win the argument...SPRING 2008: COMPOSITION 102-G]]>bortiz2008-03-31T14:51:02-06:00Argumentative-Paper Structure
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The following general structure that you’ll apply to thinking, arguing, and writing should serve to force critical analysis of your own ideas and others’. Central to the idea of argument is a fair balancing of positions; ultimately, you will...SPRING 2008: COMPOSITION 102-G]]>bortiz2008-03-31T14:50:12-06:00<![CDATA[Notes on Shakespeare and <i>Othello</i>]]>
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Download notes from our classroom lecture and discussion on Shakespeare and Othello. PICTURE SOURCE: Charles & Mary Lamb, Tales from Shakespeare (1901)...SPRING 2008: LITERATURE 110-TVY]]>bortiz2008-03-01T16:02:42-06:00COMP Paper #2
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GRADING CRITERIA Each section below is worth two (2) points; unacceptable work earns zero, and exceptional work earns 2. The assignment counts for ten (10) points of the final grade....SPRING 2008: COMPOSITION 102-G]]>bortiz2008-02-28T15:04:52-06:00Citing Sources
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PLAGIARISM & MLA FORMAT...SPRING 2008: COMPOSITION 102-G]]>bortiz2008-02-28T15:04:17-06:00English 151: Media Journal Part Two
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News Reporting & Writing Students: Post your second Media Journal per "On-line Writing" syllabus instructions. See also a description of the Media Journal assignment on the syllabus. DUE for posting by class time, WEEK EIGHT, Day Two......SPRING 2008: NEWS REPORTING & WRITING (English 151-H)]]>bortiz2008-02-28T14:46:31-06:00