Spencer Bennington
Bracket Blog #2 The "Elite Eight" Board Game Designs!
Welcome back to the Rhetorical Roundhouse blog where, recently I made my students fight to the death in a March Madness bracket-style...
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Spencer Bennington
Apr 6, 20237 min read
The Rap Rhetorics Student Blog Part 4: Misogyny, Homophobia, and Queering Hip-Hop
Welcome back to the Rhetorical Roundhouse blog! As you could probably tell from the last one, my Rap Rhetorics students have a LOT to say...
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Spencer Bennington
Apr 4, 20236 min read
The Rap Rhetorics Student Blog Part 3: Obscenity, Parody, and Freedom of Speech
Welcome back to the Rap Rhetorics Student Blog crash of the Rhetorical Roundhouse platform–this is part 3 in a five-part series...
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Spencer Bennington
Mar 30, 202314 min read
March Madness Board Game Bracket!
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Rhetorical Roundhouse blog, a place where I share all my many interrelated teacher things. Today...
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Spencer Bennington
Mar 24, 202314 min read
The Rap Rhetorics Student Blog Part 2: Police Violence, The War on Drugs, and Mass Incarceration
Hello and welcome back to the Rhetorical Roundhouse blog where, today, we are continuing our five-part series highlighting student...
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Spencer Bennington
Mar 10, 202311 min read
The Rap Rhetorics Student Blog Part 1: The (Anti) American Dream
Hello and welcome back to the Rhetorical Roundhouse blog where, today, we are beginning a five-part series that will conclude our...
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Spencer Bennington
Nov 15, 20229 min read
Exploring Intertextual Relationships in Rap Rhetorics
Yesterday, a student of mine schooled me on an album I’m embarrassed to say I’d never listened to: Songs in the Key of Love by Stevie...
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Spencer Bennington
Oct 30, 202213 min read
Emails, Reviews, Cover Letters...and Literacy Narratives, oh my? Rap Rhetorics Project 1 Recap!
How Our Personal Literacies Affect Our Reading (and writing!) of Rhetorical Situations. Welcome to college! Happy to have you here–also,...
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Spencer Bennington
Sep 29, 202212 min read
Rap Rhetorics: The Return!
“It was all a dream,” then Dr. B found himself a team… Two summers ago I piloted a version of “Expository Writing” (whatever that means)...
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Spencer Bennington
Jun 1, 20227 min read
"When Did the Sound of Your Spirit Change?"
When Did the Sound of my Spirit Change? In Tae Kwon Do we have a word, kihap, that signifies a specific kind of sound performed by...
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Spencer Bennington
Feb 2, 20214 min read
Happy Black History Month and Welcome Back!
Hello everyone! Welcome to the new and improved rhetoricalroundhouse.com . Over the years this site has changed, grown, and moved in...
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Spencer Bennington
Sep 14, 20205 min read
Would Your Childhood Self Be Proud of Who You Are Today?
Did you have heroes growing up? I remember always wanting someone to be my specific role model, someone I could truly emulate. The...
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Spencer Bennington
Sep 1, 20205 min read
Why I'm Excited People are Watching Cobra Kai
Welcome back to the Rhetorical Roundhouse blog! This week I've noticed that a LOT of folks are posting about the Karate Kid sequel series...
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Spencer Bennington
Aug 24, 20202 min read
Shadowboxing and Self-Reflection
Training in this way can become an addiction like anything else, a way to escape the world and your own issues without facing them
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Spencer Bennington
Aug 17, 20207 min read
Part 2: Perseverance, Self-Control, and Indomitable Spirit for a Post-COVID World
Last week I discussed the first two tenets of Tae Kwon Do: Courtesy and Integrity, particularly how we can think about applying them in...
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Spencer Bennington
Aug 11, 20206 min read
How to Apply the Five Tenets of Tae Kwon Do in a Post-COVID World
I realize that it's not always easy to be a good person and, in many ways, 2020 has truly tested all of us in this regard.
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Spencer Bennington
Aug 3, 20205 min read
Test Yourself: You Might be Pleasantly Surprised!
Welcome back to the Rhetorical Roundhouse blog, your online home for martial arts training and critical reflection. Last week I told you...
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Spencer Bennington
Jul 26, 20203 min read
Weekend Workouts on Instagram Live!
I recently experimented with doing a live video on Instagram for a weekend workout and I had a lot of fun! For a preview of what the workout
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Spencer Bennington
Jul 19, 20204 min read
2.B.A Master! Finding Your Path to Mastery in Martial Arts
These areas of focus include things like breath control, balance, meditation, flexibility, basic kick ambidexterity, footwork and sparring
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Spencer Bennington
Jul 12, 20201 min read
Digital Martial Arts Studies Conference!
Hello everyone and welcome back to Rhetorical Roundhouse, your online home for Tae Kwon Do research and training. This week I want to...
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