| T01/15 |
Course Overview |
| R01/17 |
Diagnostic in class;
Read and annotate Fesar, "Should Felons Vote," Practical
Argument, 591-4 |
| F01/18 |
Reread "Should
Felons Vote" essay from Diagnostic;
Complete Grammar Diagnostic (click link, print, complete, bring
to class) before class; Read “Introduction” (pages 3-9) to
Practical Argument (hereafter PA). |
| M01/21 |
Read PA
Chapter 1 ; |
| T01/22 |
Read PA Chapter 2, “Reading &
Responding to Arguments”; |
| R01/24 |
Introduction to
Rhetorical Analysis
assignment (click, print, bring to class); Read PA Chapter 4
(“Writing a Rhetorical Analysis”); Carefully Annotate "Sweatshop
Oppression" 86-7. |
| F01/25 |
Rough draft of
rhetorical analysis due. Bring questions/ concerns
about Rhetorical Analysis. Read Bedford Chapter 6
on evaluating arguments. |
| M01/28 |
Rhetorical
Analysis Essay Due; Read Chapter 3 in
Bedford Handbook; |
| T01/29 |
Catch up on
paragraph discussion (reread chapter 3 of Bedford); |
| R01/31 |
Read
PA chapter 5, “Understanding Logic and Recognizing Fallacies”
(89-102 only). |
| F02/01 |
Read PA chapter
5, “Understanding Logic and Recognizing Fallacies” (102-126
only). |
| M02/04 |
Read Introduction to
Evaluation Essay (click for web
handout); Read PA chapter 14, "Evaluation
Arguments" (385-95 only) |
| T02/05 |
Bring 3 possible topics; Read Sample Essay on
"Chi
Straighteners" (click, print, read, bring-to-class). |
| R02/07 |
Read PA chapter 7, “Planning, Drafting, and Revising an
Argumentative Essay”(do
not read 198-200 or 212-16); Invention Due
(complete handout). |
| F02/08 |
Draft 1 Due (Use handout
to help write the draft) |
| M02/11 |
2nd Draft Due for conference (bring hard copy
of drafts 1 and 2; be ready to explain changes you made). No
Class |
| T02/12 |
2nd Draft Due for conference (bring hard copy
of drafts 1 and 2; be ready to explain changes you made). No
Class |
| R02/14 |
Read
Hotwheels sample (click, print, read, bring-to-class). Critique
the essay and be ready to discuss strengths and weaknesses.
Bring hard copy of your revised essay since the conference (DRAFT
3).
Be ready to explain the changes you've made.
|
| F02/15 |
Read
Kenny
Chesney essay (print, read, bring to class) and complete a
peer review based on the following
guidelines. MAKE SURE TO BRING TYPED COPY OF YOUR
COMMENTS(following the directions on the guidelines).
Read Bedford pp. 38-49. |
| M02/18 |
In-class workshop to
finish draft 4 of evaluation essay--share copies of drafts with
classmates by the end of class today. |
| T02/19 |
Group Conference
Day on Fourth draft--Workshop in Class. All peer review sheets must be
completed BEFORE your group conference.
|
| R02/21 |
Evaluation Essay
Due;
Intro to Position Unit (click, print, read, bring to class). |
| F02/22 |
Read PA, Chapter 17, Ethical
Arguments, --481-94; "Guns Don't Belong..." 505-507; "There's a
Reason" 508-510. |
| M02/25 |
TBA |
| T02/26 |
Answer questions about "Guns Don't Belong..."
PA 507 and "There's a Reason" PA
510. Type answers and bring to class. Reread Munoz essay
(491-94). |
| R02/28 |
Invention due (299-304 in packet) (hard copy); Read Munoz's "The
Promise to Educate" PA 491-94 |
| F03/01 |
Draft 1 of position essay due (use handout
to assist); Read
Bedford 104-114. |
| M03/04 |
Draft 2 of position essay due; Read "Texting: A Boon..." PA 363-65 |
| T03/05 |
4 hard copies of Draft 3 due for peer review
swap. |
| R03/07 |
Peer Review Day in class. |
| F03/08 |
Group Workshop in Class--bring plan for
revision and laptops. |
| |
SPRING BREAK |
| M03/18 |
Position Paper
Due Intro to
Proposal Assignment;
Read PA chapter 15 , 417-427 |
| T03/19 |
2 possible topics due; complete invention on
topics (221-25 only) from packet; catch-up day. |
| R03/21 |
Read PA "Colleges Need Honor Codes" (sample essay)
and Pickens's "My Plan to Escape the Grip of Foreign Oil" 431-33;
Invention Due from packet (225-28 on packet) |
| F03/22 |
Read Swim
Samples--original and
revised
(bring copies) |
| M03/25 |
Draft 1 due --Use packet guidelines and model for assistance. |
| T03/26 |
Print, read,
bring Gymnastics sample; |
| R03/28 |
Draft 2 Due |
| F03/29 |
EASTER BREAK |
| M04/01 |
EASTER BREAK |
| T04/02 |
Draft 3 due for
Special Workshop in Class. Bring laptops/flash drives and
be ready to make copies for teammates after class. |
| R04/04 |
Group Conference
Day--All peer review sheets must be completed BEFORE your group
meeting. Read Final Tips. |
| F04/05 |
Introduction to Research/Sourced Essay; Schmidt and
Mendelson articles due (PA 128-133). Annotate each
article as you read it; TYPE a works cited entry for each
article and write an annotation/summary of the article in which
you characterize the type of article (news story, editorial,
popular magazine article, scientific journal article, web
article, book chapter, etc.), briefly summarize the main points
of the article, and describe the way(s) the article could be
useful to your research paper. Annotations should be 50-100
words. IF you use phrases/sentences from the article, make sure
to put quotation marks around those words. Consult chapter 53
of
Bedford for models of works cited entries (see table of contents
530-31). Click
here
for a couple of sample entries. |
| M04/08 |
Proposal Essay
Due.
Read Research Paper Articles Part II, Staples (PA 134-37) and Brown article (distributed
Friday). Annotate each article as you read
it; TYPE a works cited entry for each article and write an
annotation/summary of the article in which you characterize the
type of article (news story, editorial, popular magazine
article, scientific journal article, web article, book chapter,
etc.),
briefly summarize the main points of the article, and describe
the way(s) the article could be useful to your research paper.
Annotations should be 50-100 words. IF you use
phrases/sentences from the article, make sure to put quotation
marks around those words. Consult chapter 53 of
Bedford for models of works cited entries (see table of contents
530-31). Click
here
for a couple of sample entries. |
| T04/09 |
Read Research Paper Articles Part III
(Adams, McGuire and Lawrence, Supiano). Do an annotated bibliography for each article (as
described above). |
| R04/11 |
Read Research Paper Articles Part IV (Doyle)Invention Due from "Position" handout; catch up
on article discussion. |
| F04/12 |
Catch-up Day; Read Research Paper Articles Part V (Wright,
Carey); create annotated
bibliography entries as described above |
| M04/15 |
Draft 1 of
research paper due. USE HANDOUT TO HELP WITH DRAFTING.
|
| T04/16 |
No class
mandatory conference on Draft 2; USE HANDOUT TO HELP WITH
DRAFTING. |
| R04/18 |
No class
mandatory conference on Draft 2; USE HANDOUT TO HELP WITH
DRAFTING. |
| F04/19 |
Workshop in
class (bring laptops); BY end of class, SEND COPIES OF YOUR DRAFT
3 TO TEAMMATES IN .RTF FORMAT; BRING TYPED COMMENTS TO
CONFERENCE MONDAY. |
| M04/22 |
Group Conference
in class--complete conference response sheets before class
today. Read Final Tips page. |
| T04/23 |
FOUNDER'S DAY--NO
CLASS |
| R04/25 |
TBA |
| F04/26 |
Research Paper
Due Course Review/Prep for final Exam |
| M04/29 |
Final exam prep;
bring questions on terms list; work on portfolios in class. |
| T04/30 |
No Class--Individual Conferences, questions
on final. |
| F05/03 |
FINAL EXAM, 1-4, ROOM TBA |