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Tony Diaz
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Contact Me
- Email: tony.diaz@hccs.edu
- Phone: 713.867.8943
- Office: Fine Arts Center, room 206, also English office FAC 319. Office hours: to be announced.
Courses
English 1302 Spring 08
Identify a line and type of argument for the essay “But First, a Word from Our Sponsor” by James Twitchell. You should also identify a claim.
Choose one of the passages below to make your case. Identify the actual words that made you choose the line and type of argument you indicated. Explain your choice.
Also, to earn credit for the reading, link your response to other elements of the essay.
If you have time, and energy, identify the intended audience. Indicate which specific words from the essay reveal the audience.
English 1302 schedule of assignments
* Terminology sheet for the midterm, with definitions.
* Also for the midterm, read pages 216 - 217 in THE NEW MCGRAW-HILL HANDBOOK for terms regarding common logical fallacies.
Click here to read an example of an analysis for the final exam.
Click here for an example on how take notes for the final exam.
Updated example of a research that has evolved from an outline.
- Policy on late papers and extra credit
- Path to the research paper.
- Example of a proposal letter.
- Oral presentation chart.
English 1301:
* Terminology sheet for the midterm, with definitions.
Additional Resources
Extra Credit
You have until we resume classes after Spring Break to turn in a letter to the editor for extra credit.
Biography
Tony Diaz is author of the novel THE AZTEC LOVE GOD, and founder of Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say. He can be heard every Tuesday night 730 p - 830 pm on 90.1 FM KPFT.
Teaching Philosophy
I practice what I preach. I believe that the most powerful way to educate students is to prepare them to use what I teach them the moment they walk out of my class room.
