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)