Schedule

Thursday, 9/7: Introduction and Syllabus Review

Tuesday, 9/12: College Writing versus High School Writing

Reading: A Little Argument, pp. 1-10

Due: Response 1 (Canvas)

Thursday, 9/14: Intro to Rhetoric, Part 1: The Rhetorical Appeals

Reading: Aristotle’s Rhetoric, Book I, Chapter 2 (http://rhetoric.eserver.org/aristotle/rhet1-2.html) New link: https://comp105027.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/106-aristotle-rhetoric-book-i-chapter-2.docx 

Tuesday, 9/19: Intro to Rhetoric, Part 2: The Rhetorical Situation

Reading: A Little Argument, pp. 11-37

Thursday, 9/21: Brainstorming your ads, Day 1

Due: By the beginning of class, email me a Youtube link for at least one ad that you’re thinking about using for Project 1

Tuesday, 9/26: Brainstorming your ads, Day 2

Thursday, 9/28: Project 1 Practice Rough Draft Workshop

Reading: Previous students’ executions of Project 1 (Canvas)

Tuesday, 10/3: Project 1 Rough Draft Workshop

Due: Project 1 Rough Draft

Thursday, 10/5: Project 1 Diagnostics

Tuesday, 10/10: Project 1 Revision Workshop

Due: Response 2

Thursday, 10/12: Intro to Rhetoric, Part 3: The Stasis Forms

Due: Project 1 Final Draft (Canvas)

Tuesday, 10/17: No Class (Fall Study Break)

Thursday, 10/19: Project 2 Practice Rough Draft Workshop

Reading: Previous students’ executions of Project 2 (Canvas)

Tuesday, 10/24: Project 2 Rough Draft Workshop

Due: Project 2 Rough Draft

Thursday, 10/26:  Project 2 Diagnostics + MLA Info

Tuesday, 10/31: Project 2 Revision Workshop

Due: Response 3

Thursday, 11/2: Extended Office Hours

Tuesday, 11/7: Inventing an Argument, Part 1: Definition and Evaluation

Reading: A Little Argument, pp. 72-88 and 100-106

Due: Project 2 Final Draft (Canvas)

Thursday, 11/9: Inventing an Argument, Part 2: Causal and Proposal

Reading: A Little Argument, pp. 88-100 and 114-126

Tuesday, 11/14: Project 3 Pre-Writing Workshop

Due: Response 4

Thursday, 11/16: Project 3 Practice Rough Draft Workshop

Reading: Previous students’ executions of Project 3 (Canvas)

Tuesday, 11/21: Project 3 Rough Draft Workshop

Due: Project 3 Rough Draft

Thursday, 11/23: No Class (Thanksgiving)

Tuesday, 11/28: Project 3 Diagnostics

Thursday, 11/30: Project 3 Revision Workshop

Due: Response 5

Tuesday, 12/5: Intro to Project 4

Due: Project 3 Final Draft (Canvas)

Thursday, 12/7: Project 4 Rough Draft Workshop

Tuesday, 12/12: Extended Office Hours (class optional; will be in my office in 3082 CB to during regularly scheduled class time to field your questions if you have any)

Due: Project 4 Final Draft due today by 10:45pm (Canvas)

Final draft of Project 4 now due on 12/18 by 11:59pm (Canvas)