Thursday, August 29, 2013

Tentative schedule



Week

Date

Textbook readings for quiz*

Classroom concepts & major assignments
1
8/30

Introduction to the course; writing process; plagiarism; critical errors; intro to argument; intro to writing with sources
2
9/6
PA 1-23
Understanding argument
3
9/13
PA 24-50
"Social Harmony" NB: This essay is part of a much larger article, so I don't recommend printing it.
Analyzing arguments
4
9/20
PA 51-73
Thinking and reading critically; rhetorical analysis essay assignment
5
9/27
PA 89-109
Writing a rhetorical analysis
6
10/4
Rhetorical analysis essay due

10/11

FALL BREAK
7
10/18
PA 241-72
Arguing a position; first arguing a position essay assignment
8
10/25
PA 275-311, 343-49
Finding and evaluating sources;
9
11/1
PA 351-70
Web reading
Avoiding plagiarism; drafting essays in-class
10
11/8
PA 137-51
Web reading
Rhetorical fallacies; drafting in-class; peer review workshop
11
11/15
PA 458-78
Web reading
First arguing a position essay due; rhetorical fallacies exercise; second arguing a position essay assignment; annotated bibliography assignment
12
11/22

Annotated bibliography due; guided research in library; individual conferences

11/29

THANKSGIVING BREAK
13
12/6
Web reading
Second arguing a position essay due
14
12/13
Web reading
In-class writing
*Quizzes may also cover anything discussed in class the previous week.

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