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 "Excitement Deprives Children of Happiness"	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 “One Man, Many Wives, Big Problems"	Thinking and reading critically; rhetorical analysis essay assignment
5	9/27	PA 89-109 “The Parent Trap"	Writing a rhetorical analysis
6	10/4	“Gun Control’s Twisted Outcome"	Rhetorical analysis essay due
	10/11		FALL BREAK
7	10/18	PA 241-72 “The Drug War's Collateral Damage"	Arguing a position; first arguing a position essay assignment
8	10/25	PA 275-311, 343-49 “The Trouble With Wikipedia"	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.