Syllabus is subject to change at the instructor’s discretion.

Week 1

Wednesday, August 29
Discuss syllabus, texts, policy statement, computer lab policies, open lab hours, expectations.  Introductions.
HW: Read “Thinking and Writing--A Critical Connection” (handout) pg. 1-25.
Response Paper 1.

Week 2

Monday, September 3
No Class -- Labor Day Holiday.

Wednesday, September 5
Presentations of Response Paper 1.
Discuss subcultures, news media, library databases.
HW: Read They Say/I Say, pg. 1-47
Response Paper 2.

Week 3

Monday, September 10
Discuss “Starting With What Others are Saying,” “The Art of Summarizing,” and “As He Himself Puts It.”  Discuss/present responses. Discuss intended audiences.
HW: Read “Fallacious Arguments” (handout) pg. 141-170.
Response Paper 3.

Wednesday, September 12
Discuss fallacies and present responses.
HW: Response Paper 4.

Week 4

Monday, September 17
Discuss responses.
What is a rhetorical analysis? Sample rhetorical analysis. Elements of analysis.
HW: Read The Devil’s Highway pg. 1-40.
Reading response assignment.

Wednesday, September 19
Discuss The Devil’s Highway, rhetorical strategies, context, author, audience, etc.
HW: Read The Devil’s Highway pg. 41-129.
Reading response assignment.

Week 5

Monday, September 24
Discuss The Devil’s Highway.
Hand out Assignment Sheet for Paper 1.
Documentary : Black Gold
HW: Read The Devil’s Highway pg. 131-176.

Wednesday, September 26
Discuss The Devil’s Highway.
HW: Read The Devil’s Highway pg. 179-220 (end).

Week 6

Monday, October 1
Discuss The Devil’s Highway as a whole.
HW: Read They Say/I Say pg. 51-97.
Response Paper 5.
Email me your narrowed topic of interest or controversy by noon 10/2/07.

Wednesday, October 3
Library Orientation in class.
HW: Response Paper 6 (research summaries).

Week 7

Monday, October 8
Group work, “Thinking Together.”  Documentary TBA.
HW: Continue research for Paper 1.
Topic Proposal for Paper 1.

Wednesday, October 10
Topic Proposal for Paper 1 Due Today.
Class workshop on Topic Proposals.
(Finish documentary, if necessary)
HW: Continue work/research for Paper 1.

Week 8

Monday, October 15
Workshop drafts, questions, outlines, articles.
Group editing and discussion.
HW: Continue work on Paper 1.

Wednesday, October 17
Paper 1 Due Today
HW: Read They Say/I Say pg. 101-122.
Response Paper 7.

Week 9

Monday, October 22
Hand back Paper 1.
HW: Response Paper 8.

Wednesday, October 24
In-class revision of Paper 1 in groups.
HW: Continue revision of Paper 1.

Week 10

Monday, October 29
In-class revision of Paper 1.  Reviews of drafts.
HW: Continue work on Paper 1 revision.

Wednesday, October 31
Paper 1.2 (revision) Due Today.
Discuss Paper 2 assignment sheet.
HW: Research and work on Paper 2.
Topic Proposal Paper 2. Bring the article you plan to write about.

Week 11

Monday, November 5
Discuss topic proposals and rhetorical analysis of articles.
Topic Proposal for Paper 2 Due Today.
HW: Continue research and work on Paper 2.
**For Wednesday’s class, bring in a printed copy of your selected article for Paper 2 and have an outline or list of answers to the questions in your handout “What’s a Rhetorical Analysis?” (email me if you need a copy of the handout). 

Wednesday, November 7
Discuss rhetorical analysis and Paper 2.
HW: Read They Say/I Say pg. 123-135.
Response Paper 9.

Week 12

Monday, November 12
Sample Rhetorical Analysis and discussion of Paper 2.
HW: Work on Paper 2.

Wednesday, November 14
Peer Review Workshop. (Bring all 4 articles and the first 2 pages of Paper 2 for peer review.)
HW: Work on Paper 2.

Week 13

Monday, November 19
Paper 2 Due Today.
Discuss Assignment Sheet for Paper 3.

Wednesday, November 21
NO CLASS.

Week 14

Monday, November 26
Topic Proposals for Paper 3 Due Today.
Watch Sicko.

Wednesday, November 28
Finish watching Sicko.
HW: Response Paper 10.

Week 15

Monday, December 3
Draft workshop.
HW: Work on Paper 3.

Wednesday, December 5
Preliminary Presentations of Paper 3 projects.
Last Day of Class!

PAPER 3 DUE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007
AT 5:00PM in Calhoun 333C.