T Aug 16
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Course and Syllabus Overview
Introductions |
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R Aug 18 |
How and Why We Write
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FaA Chap 1 |
Write brief responses to 1, 2, and 3, p. 17 |
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T Aug 23 |
Overview: Rhetoric
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“What is Rhetoric?” handout |
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R Aug 25 |
Rhetorical Appeal: Style and Voice
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FaA Chap 2
Glaser Chap 1 |
Write brief responses to Exercises 10 and 11 in Glaser |
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T Aug 30 |
Rhetorical Appeal: Style and Voice
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Glaser Chap 2 |
Write responses to Exercises 4 OR 6; 7; 10 |
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R Sept 1 |
Assignment: Memoir |
The Call to Write Chapter 5
(handout)
FaA Chap 4 p. 85-105 OR Chap
5 p. 117-125 |
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T Sept 6 |
Words, Words, Words
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Glaser Chaps 4 and 5 |
Chap 4: Write
responses to Exercise 6 and “Your Writing” p. 74; Chap 5 write
responses to Exercise 1 and “Fresh Words Makeover” p. 90
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R Sept 8 |
Revisiting Revision
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FaA Chap 3
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T Sept 13 |
Memoir Workshop
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R Sept 15 |
Memoir: Peer
Response and
Revision Session |
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Memoir Draft (2
copies) |
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T Sept 20
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Expository Essay:
Assignment |
FaA Chap 8 p. 210-226 |
Memoir due
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T Sept
20 12: 30 pm
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Panel on
Plagiarism in Hoag Auditorium,
recommended
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R Sept 22 |
Clarity:
Overwriting & Underwriting, Actors and Actions;
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Glaser Chap 3 and
Chap 9 |
Chap 3: Write
responses to Exercise 2 and Makeover 2 p. 57-8; Chap 9: Write
responses to Exercises 2 and 4 |
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T Sept 27 |
Expository Essay
Workshop |
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R Sept 29 |
Expository Essay
Peer Revision Session |
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Expository Essay Draft (2 copies)
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T Oct 4 |
Proposal:
Assignment and Invention Work |
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Expository Essay due
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T Oct 11 12:30 pm |
Collaboration vs.
Collusion Workshop in Shott Auditorium, required
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T Oct 11 |
Writing About
Controversy:
Principles of
Argument |
FaA Chap 10 and “Invention” handout
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R Oct 13 |
Letter to Editor:
Assignment
and Discussion |
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T Oct 18 12:30 pm |
Visiting Writer Cornelia
Walker Bailey in Shott Auditorium, recommended
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T Oct 18 |
Flow: Coherence
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Glaser Chap 6 |
Write responses to
Exercises 3, 6, “Your Writing” p. 109 |
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R Oct 20 |
Letter to the
Editor: Workshop and Peer Revision Session |
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Letter to editor draft (2 copies)
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T Oct 25 |
Proposal Work and
Conferences on Proposals |
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Letter to Editor due
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R Oct 27 |
Letter of
Complaint: Assignment and Discussion
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Laib Chap 4
Handout
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Complete
Exercises B and C p. 63
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T Nov 1 |
Letter of
Complaint
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Readings TBA
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R Nov 3 |
Flow: Emphasis
and Rhythm
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Glaser Chap 7 and 8 |
Chap 7: Exercise
7 and “Your Writing” p. 127 (draft your letter!); Chap 8: Exercise 5
and “Your Writing” p. 141 (use the letter draft!)
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T Nov 8 |
Letter of
Complaint: Workshop and Peer Revision Session
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Letter of complaint draft (2 copies)
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R Nov 10 |
Sentences:
Strategies for Variety
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Glaser Chap 10
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Letter of complaint due
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T Nov 15 |
Proposal
Workshop
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Proposal Draft
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R Nov 17 |
Proposal:
Presentations
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Presentations
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T Nov 22 |
Proposal:
Presentations
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Presentations
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T Nov 29 |
Review:
Assignment
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FaA
Chap 6
Review Handouts TBA |
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R Dec 1 |
Review: Workshop
and Revision Session
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Review draft (2 copies)
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T Dec 6 |
Final Exam
discussion
Wrapping up
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Review due
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Sat Dec 10 @1-3 pm |
Final Exam
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