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in-class 10/30

jtirrell — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:40:34 -0400

Please name and define the positive group member roles that you came up with in a comment below. Please just make one comment per group to keep things manageable.

Project 3 Questions

jtirrell — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:10:34 -0400

Post your questions about Project 3 in a comment.

Reading Response 9

jtirrell — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:53:32 -0400

After reading "Feuds in Student Groups," respond in a comment to the following two prompts:

Promotional Material Draft

jtirrell — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:50:33 -0400

Post your promotional material draft files in a comment to this blog. Jeremy will give you feedback via comments within a few days.

in-class 10/4

jtirrell — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:45:26 -0400

If you have electronic files, post them in a comment to this blog. Feel free to provide a few sentences of explanation in the body. You will present your draft to the class and field questions about it.

in-class 9/27

jtirrell — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:22:56 -0400

Post the link to the ad your group selected below. (If you selected a tangible ad, you can just show it in class.)

Reading Response 8

jtirrell — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:26:35 -0400

After reading Marchand's "The Parable of the Democracy of Goods," respond in a comment to the following two prompts:

Summarize in your own words what Marchand means by the "parable of the democracy of goods."
Do you think the parable of the democracy of goods makes American culture more egalitarian, or does it reinforce hegemonic power structures?

Reading Response 7

jtirrell — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:34:47 -0400

After reading Solomon's "Masters of Desire," respond in a comment to the following two prompts:

What is the central contradiction in American culture that Solomon identifies? How does he handle it?
Identify a specific instance of "guilt" advertising as defined by Solomon (if possible, provide a link). How does your example function? What presumed transgression has taken place?

CD Package Design Plan Drafts

jtirrell — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:12:11 -0400

We will all log out and return to this page. Then we will remove our names from our drafts and copy and paste them into an anonymous comment. After the design plan drafts have been posted, we will all select two that are not our own and offer constructive criticism over them. Please keep in mind that plaudits alone are not productive feedback. Isolate specific strengths and weakness of the design plan draft, keeping in mind our design plan rubric criteria and our design plan tips.

in-class 9/20

jtirrell — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:53:23 -0400

Find an advertisement online that uses an enthymeme. Post the link to the ad in a comment and explain which parts are stated and which are unstated.