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Tue. Sept. 21

Syllabus

Rhetorical Analysis Unit | Evaluative Unit | Proposal Unit | Web Unit

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Last updated: Tuesday, November 09, 2004

Course Goals

To master basic concepts in rhetoric and be able to apply those concepts to composition and analytical reading
To learn or reinforce important compositional skills and techniques
To enhance self-reflection about the writing process
To learn to detect rhetorical strategies in different mediums and different kinds of texts, especially visual & internet texts
To hone critical thinking skills

NOTE: Students with little computer experience are welcome - all necessary computer skills will be taught. Students who wholeheartedly loathe computers, on the other hand, may want to consider taking a non-computer variant of RHE306

	Date	Classwork	Due TODAY
R H E T O R I C A L A N A L Y S I S U N I T	RHETORICAL ANALYSIS UNIT
	Thur. Aug. 26	Intro \| Syllabus \| Policies \| What Is Rhetoric?
	Tue. Aug. 31	Intro to Rhetorical Analysis Paper \| What is argument? \| Visual Web Arguments presentation \| Visual Eval Groupwork	Bring in the URL of a website you think is particularly interesting or effective CPkt: Introductory readings (1-22) CPkt: Visual Argument readings (23-48) Writing Assignment: Your Writing Self Check your email address on the class list--if it is not your main address, send Melanie an email with the address you prefer. Read the DRC plagiarism policy & sign the agreement
	Thur. Sept. 2	Finish Discussing Visual Arguments \| Proposal Workshop	RHETORICAL ANALYSIS PROPOSALS
	Tue. Sept. 7	Plagiarism \| Tone & Language	CPkt: Tone & Language (147-160)
	Thur. Sept. 9	Lines of Argument \| Reasons to Argue	CPkt: Lines of Argument (49-80) & refresh you memory re: Reasons to Argue (11-22) \| Pick 4 words from the Tone presentation vocabulary list and use them in a few sentences to describe the website about which you will be writing your papers.
	Tue. Sept. 14	Logical Fallacies \| Peer Evals [last add/drop \| password activation \| accessing Teacher Folder from home]	RHETORICAL ANALYSIS ROUGH DRAFT--Bring in an electronic copy of your Rough draft--best methods--upload on UT webspace or burn on a CD \| CPkt: Logical Fallacies (81-94)
	Thur. Sept. 16	Logical Fallcies	Peer Evals \| Make up 4 statements, each exhibiting a different logical fallacy; type & bring to class. An error in fact does not constitute a logical fallacy! Submit assignments electronically to the Teacher Folder. From now on, sumbit all assignment to the Teacher Folder, including term papers.
	Tue. Sept. 21
E V A L U A T I V E U N I T	Thur. Sept. 23	Web I	RHETORICAL ANALYSIS FINAL DRAFT
	EVALUATIVE UNIT
	Tue. Sept. 28	Intro Evaluative Arguments \| Intro Commas\| Intro TILT	CPkt: Evaluative Arguments (103-132)
	Thur. Sept. 30	Intro Evaluative Papers \| Selecting Criteria \|	TILT--Texas Information Litercy Tutorial--do all 3 modules and have the program email your scores to me. (You may re-take the quizzes if you want.). Comma Exercises 1.
	Tue. Oct. 5	Selecting Criteria \| Web Sources Presentation	EVALUATIVE PROPOSALS
	Thur. Oct. 7	Gathering Evidence (esp 1°)\| Research Resource \| From Toulmin to Outline
	Tue. Oct. 12	Peer Evals (See Editing with MS Word)	EVALUATIVE ROUGH DRAFTS
	Thur. Oct. 14	Commas II \| Paragraph Structure \| Figurative Language	Peer Evals
P R O P O S A L U N I T	Tue. Oct. 19	Web Work: Webs III & IV	EVALUATIVE FINAL DRAFTS
	PROPOSAL UNIT
	Thur. Oct. 21	Intro to Proposal Arguments (see sample online proposal) \| Intro Proposal Papers	CPkt: Proposal Arguments (191-214) \| Comma Exercises II
	Tue. Oct. 26	Proposal Argument Proposal Workshop	Proposal Argument Proposals
	Thur. Oct. 28	Grammar Review \| Using Language Wisely
	Tue. Nov. 2	Peer Evals (see Editing with Word if you need a refresher on Track Changes, Highlighting, &c.)	Proposal Rough Drafts
	Thur. Nov. 4	Stylish Sentences \| Transitions Exercise (see also Great Big Transitions Compilation)
W E B U N I T	Tue. Nov. 9	Principles of Web Design and Web Design: The Nitty Gritty. For more information on these topics, download The Web Design Summary \| Intro Web Design Assignment	Proposal Final Drafts
	WEB UNIT
	Thur. Nov. 11	Photoshop	Web Design Proposals
	Tue. Nov. 16	Web Work
	Thur. Nov. 18	Web Work
	Tue. Nov. 23	8-min. Class Presentations 1. Krystella 2. Sonny 3. Whitney O. 4. Sarah 5. Whitney H. 6. Krystle 7. Warnessa	YOUR FINAL DRAFT IS DUE ON THE DAY OF YOUR PRESENTATION
	Thur. Nov. 25	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY!
	Tue. Nov. 30	8-min. Class Presentations 1. Linda 2. Vinay 3. Rajiv 4. Kevin 5. Lila 6. LeeAnn 7. Emanuel	YOUR FINAL DRAFT IS DUE ON THE DAY OF YOUR PRESENTATION
	Thur. Dec. 2	8-min. Class Presentations 1. Annie 2. Collin 3. Ty 4. Samay 5. Loralee LAST CLASS DAY	YOUR FINAL DRAFT IS DUE ON THE DAY OF YOUR PRESENTATION Your Writing Self II