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Week
Date
Focus
Homework Due
1
1
Tuesday, August 22nd
Introductions; Common First Week
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2
Thursday, August 24th
Common First Week; Genre and Letters
Read Chapter 13: Writing Well and Ethically in Any Discipline or Profession (pp. 169-174) & complete minor assignment; complete Student Information Survey
3
2
Tuesday, August 29th
Writing and the University; Intro to Project 1
“Inventing the University” by David Bartholomae, & complete minor assignment; Project 0 Due @11:59pm
4
Thursday, August 31st
Writing in your Discipline; Professional Communication; Course Learning Outcomes
Read either chapter 14, 15, or 16, Read Chapter 17: Writing in Professional Settings (pp. 192-200), Watch “Writing Matters” videos, & complete minor assignment
5
3
Tuesday, September 5th
The Rhetorical Situation; Citations and Formatting; Writing Proposals
Read Chapter 1: A Writer’s Opportunities (pp. 1-14), Chapter 2: A Writer’s Choices (pp. 14-24), & complete minor assignment
6
Thursday, September 7th
Arguments; Rhetorical Appeals; Logic
Read The Death of Expertise “Higher Education,” Chapter 9: Constructing Arguments (pp. 96-111), & complete minor assignment
7
Monday, September 11th
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Project 1 Proposal Due at 11:59pm
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4
Tuesday, September 12th
Outlining
Read Chapter 3: Exploring, Planning, and Drafting (pp. 24-35) & complete minor assignment
9
Wednesday, September 13th
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Project 1 Outline Due at 11:59pm
10
Thursday, September 14th
Writing Day - No Class
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11
5
Tuesday, September 19th
Drafting; Introductions and Conclusions
Read Chapter 4: Developing Paragraphs (pp. 35-45) & complete minor assignment
12
Wednesday, September 20th
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Project 1 Rough Draft Due @11:59pm
13
Thursday, September 21st
Peer Review
Read Chapter 5: Reviewing, Revising, and Editing (pp. 48-62) —reading recommended; no minor assignment; focus on your drafts
14
Monday, September 25th
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Project 1 Final Draft Due @11:59pm
15
6
Tuesday, September 26th
Reflecting; Final Portfolios; Project 2
Project 1 Reflection and Portfolio Page Draft Due at the end of class
16
Thursday, September 28th
Analyzing arguments
Read Chapter 8: Analyzing Arguments (pp. 80-95), sample argument essay (pp. 113-119), “My College Students Are Not OK” by Jonathan Malesic, & complete minor assignment
17
Monday, October 2nd
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Project 2 Proposal Due
18
7
Tuesday, October 3rd
Research
Read Chapters 10-12 (pp. 121-166) & complete minor assignment
19
Thursday, October 5th
Class Cancelled due to Instructor Illness
Project 2 Source List Due @11:59pm
20
8
Tuesday, October 10th
Fall Break – No Class
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21
Wednesday, October 11th
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Project 2 Outline Due @11:59pm
22
Thursday, October 12th
In-Class Writing Workshop
Project 2 Partial Draft Due @11:59pm
23
Monday, October 16th
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Project 2 Rough Draft Due @11:59pm
24
9
Tuesday, October 17th
Peer Review
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25
Thursday, October 19th
Guest Speaker
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26
10
Tuesday, October 24th
Optional conferences – No Class
Project 2 Final Draft Due @11:59pm WEDNESDAY 10/25
27
Thursday, October 26th
Project 3, Podcasts, Rhetorical Analysis Review
Project 2 Reflection and Portfolio Page Draft Due @11:59pm
28
11
Tuesday, October 31st
Group work on Podcast Rhetorical Analysis
Listen to your chosen podcast episode
29
Thursday, November 2nd
Rhetorical Analysis and Proposals
Project 3 Podcast Rhetorical Analysis Due 11:59pm
30
12
Tuesday, November 7th
Group work on Proposals
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31
Wednesday, November 8th
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Project 3 Proposal Due 11:59pm
32
Thursday, November 9th
Group work on Outlines
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33
13
Tuesday, November 14th
Group work on Outlines; Creators’ Statements
Project 3 Outline Due at 11:59pm
34
Thursday, November 16th
Group work on Podcasts
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35
14
Tuesday, November 21st
Group work on Podcasts
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36
Thursday, November 23rd
Thanksgiving – No Class
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37
15
Tuesday, November 28th
Group work on Podcasts
Project 3 Podcast and Creators’ Statement Due at 11:59pm
38
Wednesday, November 29th
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Project 3 Reflection and Portfolio Page Draft Due at 11:59pm
39
Thursday, November 30th
Final Portfolios
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40
16
Tuesday, December 5th
Final Portfolios; Last Day of Class
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41
Sunday, December 10th
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Final Portfolio due by 11:59pm
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