This schedule is dynamic and responds to the needs of the classroom situation and students as we move through the course. Some readings and assignments maybe rearranged, some dropped, others added, as the needs of the situation demands. All changes to the syllabus will be announced in class and made online. The online syllabus is always the final authority on what is due and when, and it is your responsibility to stay current with the changes. And remember: you are accountable for all work, even if you do not attend class.
Remember: to read all assigned work before coming to class, including the editorial page of the State Press and any assigned chapters from ARCS |
Week 1 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Aug 26 |
Introduction to English 216; Project Sequence; heuristics, exercises, readings.
Project One assigned
In-class writing |
Read: Course Policies and examine all course web pages; the editorial page of the State Press (do this for every class meeting) & Chapter 1 of ARCS (you can skip the section on the history of ancient rhetorics) |
Th Aug 28
Virtual Class |
Discuss rhetoric: what is it and what is it good for? Invention workshop: selecting an issue to study—to what rhetorical communities do I belong?
Post Response to Ex. 2 p. 29 |
Read: Chapter 2, ARCS, on kairos
Research issues for Project One |
Week 2 |
Class Discussion
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Homework |
T Sept 2 |
Discuss: invention and kairos:
brief lecture: useful terms in rhetoric—issue, position, community, ideology |
Develop Response to Exercise 4 p, 64
Continue research |
Th Sept 4
Virtual Class |
Invention workshop: what issues are important right now in what places? In communities of which you are a part?
Post Response to: ex 4 |
Read: the first three sections of ARCS chapter 3, stasis
Continue research |
Week 3 |
Class Discussion
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Homework |
T Sept 9 |
Finding the stasis in an argument
Workshop: examining issues for available positions |
Read: the rest of ARCS chapter 3
Continue research |
Th Sept 11
Virtual Class |
Workshop: Drafting |
Continue research |
Week 4 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Sept 16 |
Draft Workshop |
Continue research
Revise draft
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Th Sept 18
Virtual Class |
Revised Draft Workshop
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Read: the first four sections of ARCS chapter 4
Polish draft |
Week 5 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Sept 23 |
Project One DUE
Discuss Project Two Using commonplaces to generate arguments |
Read: the rest of ARCS chapter 4
Develop Response to Exercise ex 4 p. 153 |
Th Sept 25
Virtual Class |
Discuss Commonplaces
Post Response to: ex 4 p. 153 |
Review ARCS Ch 4 as you begin composing
Continue research |
Week 6 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Sept 30 |
Discussion and Activity: using commonplaces to analyze positions |
Read: Chapter 5 in ARCS on logos
Develop response to exercise 1 p. 186 |
Th Oct 2
Virtual Class |
Workshop: the available positions on my issue and what ideologies or beliefs motivate arguments made about my issue? |
Continue researching and drafting |
Week 7 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Oct 7 |
Workshop: the web of belief—how positions on several issues fit together |
Continue researching and drafting |
Th Oct 9
Virtual Class |
Workshop on rhetorical reasoning |
Continue researching and drafting |
Week 8 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Oct 14 |
Workshop: mapping arguments—how do participants in arguments about my issue reason through their positions? |
Continue researching and drafting
compose draft introduction |
Th Oct 16
Virtual Class
| Composing Workshop
Post draft introduction |
Read: the first two sections of ARCS, chapter 6, on ethos;
Compose 1st draft |
Week 9 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Oct 21 |
Discuss ethical proofs
Draft Workshop Project #2 |
Revise draft based on feedback |
Th Oct 23
Virtual Class |
Draft workshop project #2 |
Read: the rest of ARCS, chapter 6
Polish draft |
Week 10 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Oct 28
| Project #2 Due how to achieve a persuasive ethos:
Discuss Project #3 |
Read: ARCS, chapter 7 on pathos
Continue researching and drafting
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Th Oct 30
Virtual Class |
Discuss pathetic proofs
Workshop: composing enargeia |
Read: chapter 9 in ARCS, the sophistic topics
Continue researching and drafting |
Week 11 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Nov 4 |
Discuss other sorts of available proofs:
Workshop: composing ethical and pathetic appeals for use in the proj 3 |
finalize first draft |
Th Nov 6
Virtual Class |
Project #3 draft Workshop |
Revise draft |
Week 12 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Nov 11 |
Veteran's Day: No Classes |
Th Noc 13
Virtual Class |
Project #3 draft Workshop |
Revise draft |
Week 13 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Nov 18 |
Project #3 draft Workshop |
Revise draft |
Th Nov 20
Virtual Class |
Project #3 revison workshop |
Polish Draft
Read: chapter 10 in ARCS on arrangement |
Week 14 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Nov 25 |
Project #3 Due
Discuss Project #4 |
Continue researching and drafting |
Th Nov 27
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Thanksgiving Break |
Week 15 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Dec 2 |
Workshop Project #4 |
Continue researching and drafting |
Th Dec 4
Virtual Class |
Workshop Project #4 |
Continue researching, drafting and revising |
Week 16 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Dev 9 |
Workshop Project #4 |
Polish draft |
Finals |
Finals |
There is no in-class final exam in this class, but you are required to turn in project #4 and your reflection to me at my office, LL 309B, on the day scheduled for the exam. If you fail to turn do so during the scheduled exam time, I cannot record your final course grade. In other words, you will fail the course.
- Class meets Tues 1:30 - 2:45, Exam Period is Tues, Dec 16 from 12:10 - 2:00
- Class meets Tues 3:00 - 4:15, Exam Period is Thurs, Dec 11 from 12:10 - 2:00
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