Schedule
Week 1
September
Introduction to Class
Review of syllabus
Q & A
Writing Samples Collected
Wiki Orientation
Due: First Response 004/First Response 011 due before 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 7th.
Reading Assignments
- The Introduction ("Entering the Conversation") in They Say/I Say
- The Introduction ("Persuading with Good reasons) and Chapters 1 ("Why Argue?") and 2 ("Reading Arguments") in Good Reasons.
- Read the first few sections of the wikipedia entry on rhetoric
Week 2
6
Labor Day. No class.
Disciplining Rhetoric
Rhetorical Toolbox Opened
Enthymemes
Stasis Theory
Rhetorical Triangles
Artistic Appeals
Due: Second Response 004/Second Response 011 due before 9:00 p.m., Thursday, September 9th.
Reading Assignments:
Rhetorical Toolbox part II and "It's all about Gorgias."
Due: Third Response 004/Third Response 011 due before 9:00 p.m., Sunday, September 12th.
Reading Assignments:
- Chapter 1 "They Say" in They Say/I Say (19-29)
- Research articles about Raytheon's newest weapon. Write a paragraph arguing either for or against its use, using either an appeal to pathos or an appeal to logos.
Week 3
Rhetorical Toolbox II
Due: Fourth Response
Reading Assignments:
Lost in the Supermarket
The Rhetoric of Advertising
Introduction to Project One
Due: Find and bring in one advertising example (preferably a link to something on the computer, but a print ad will do as well) for discussion on Friday. Post the link or image, if you have one, to the Fifth Response page.
Let's Analyze Some Advertising
Print
Television
Online
Due: Sixth Response. Write an introduction paragraph for Project One and post it here. We will be workshopping these in class on Monday.
Reminder: We will be workshopping rough drafts of Project One in class on Wednesday.
Week 4
Workshopping Introductions
The Importance of Introductions
Exigence
Argumentative Strategies
Due: Either bring in a printed copy of your rough draft of Project One or post a link to your rough draft on your roster page before class time on Wednesday.
Rough Draft Workshop
Due: Drop a link to your final draft of Project One on the Project One Storage Bin page before 11:59 p.m. on September 29th.
Reading Assignments
- Review instructions for, and student sample executions of, Project Two
- Chapter 5 ("Analyzing Written Arguments") in Good Reasons (69-79)
The Rhetorical Analysis
Reading Assignment
- Chapters 2 ("Her Point Is") and 3 ("As He Himself Puts It") and the readings "Don't Blame the Eater" and "The Empire of Images in Our World of Bodies" in They Say/I Say (28-48; 139-141; 149-161)
Week 5
Hooked on Rhetorical Analysis
Reminder: Project One posted to the Project One Storage Bin by 11:59 p.m. on September 29th.
Reading Assignment
- Introduction "Hooked on Fame" in Fame Junkies
The Rhetorical Workout
Reading Assignment
- Read assigned chapters in Fame Junkies and post a comment to the Seventh Response page by Thursday evening.
Due: Project One in the Project One Storage Bin by 11:59 p.m. today.
October
Fame Junkies
Read Shooting War and post your Eighth Response before 9:00 p.m. on Sunday
Week 6
Graphic Novel: Rhetoric at War
Nothing due. Work up an introduction to your Project Two before class on Wednesday
6
Movie Day
8
Movie Day
Due:
Complete a Rough Draft of Project Two.
Week 7
Rough Draft Workshop
Reminder: Project Two is due in the Project Two Storage Bin by 11:59 on October 13th
Reading Assignments:
- Instructions for Project Three (the definition project)
- Chapter 4 ("Yes/No/Okay, But") in They Say/I Say (51-63)
- Chapter 8 ("Definition Arguments") in Good Reasons (113-136)
Due:
Post your Ninth Response by Tuesday evening.
Post your Project Two links on the Project Two Storage Bin by 11:59 p.m. today.
Tenth Response due by Thursday evening.
The Question of Definitions
Due:
Read these articles before Friday morning to prepare for the in-class debate:
Week 8
Friday-Morning Streetfight
For Monday
Reading Assignments:
Due:
Post your Eleventh Response by Thursday evening.
20
22
Defining Physician Assisted Suicide_
Reading Assignments:
Week 9
Citations, Citations, Citations
Work on Rough Draft of Project Three for Wednesday
Rough Draft Workshop for Project Three
For Friday:
All Evaluations, All the Time
For Monday:
Post your Project Three introductions for your Thirteenth Response
Week 10
November
1
In-Class Introduction Workshop
Reminder: Project Three is due in the Project Three Storage Bin by 11:59 on November 3rd.
Under Closer Examination
Project Three is due in the Project Three Storage Bin by 11:59 p.m. today.
Conferences, You Got em if You Want em
For Monday, read:
Week 11
The Great Debate Part II
10
Film
12
Film
For Monday:
Fourteenth Response
Read Project Five assignment sheet
Week 12
Film Recap and Project Five
Rough Draft Workshops
Post your introductions to Project Four here: Fifteenth-Response
Project Four Introduction Workshop
Reading for Monday:
Proposal Argument Chapter in Good Reasons
Post proposed proposal here: Sixteenth Response
Week 13
Proposals, Proposals, Proposals
For after the break:
24
Holiday - No Class
Project Four Due: Project Four Storage Bin
26
Holiday - No Class
Week 14
December
Week 15
8
Rough Draft Workshop for Project Five
10
Presentations and Evaluations
Week 16
13
Project Five due here: Project Five Storage Bin
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