Reading and Assignment Schedule: This schedule is subject to change. If you miss class, it is your responsibility to find out
what we covered in class and what you need to have prepared for the next class. The reading and writing assignments need to be completed for the day they are
listed. Note that you are responsible for readings and some type of assignment on almost every class day.
Date
Week 1
W 8/26
Week 2
M 8/31
W 9/2
Week 3
M 9/7
W 9/9
Week 4
M 9/14
W 9/16
Week 5
M 9/21
W 9/23
Week 6
M 9/28
W 9/30
Week 7
M 10/5
W 10/7
Week 8
M 10/12
W 10/14
Week 9
M 10/19
W 10/21
Topic
Reading
Writing
Introduction
None
None
Rhetorical Situation,
Appeals, Introduce
Reflection #1
Ch. 9 pg. 62-77
Do either a write non-stop (page 9) or an idea
map (page 11) on an idea that interests you and
that you might want to write about this semester
Closed and Open Forms,
Organization, Narrative
Ch. 3 pg. 22-27; Ch. 10 pg. 78-87
Choose one of the example essays in chapter 10
and answer the questions that precede it.
No Class Labor Day
None
None
Reflection #1 Due,
Introduce Observation #1
Ch. 5 pg. 34-43, Ch. 11 pg. 126-140
Rough draft of Reflection #1
Observation #1 Due,
Introduce Analysis #1
Ch. 2 pg. 12-21, Ch. 13 pg. 266-282
Rough draft of Observation #1
Rhetorical Analysis
“The Damnation of a Canyon” by
Edward Abbey and “The Late Great
Outdoors” by Keith Goetzman
Write a one page analysis of the use of ethos,
pathos, and logos in Abbey and Goetzman
Analysis #1 Due Writing
Process, Revision and
Peer Review
Ch. 4 pg. 28-33, Ch. 6 pg. 44-51
Rough Draft of Analysis #1
In Class Peer Review of
Reflection #1
None
Rough or second Draft of Reflection #1
In Class Peer Review of
Observation #1
None
Rough or second Draft of Observation #1
In Class Peer Review of
Analysis #1
None
Rough or second Draft of Analysis #1
Introduce Reflection #2,
Literacy Narratives
Selection from “The Narrative of the Life
of Fredrick Douglass An American
Slave”
Using the questions on page 87, write a one page
analysis of Douglass
Visual Rhetorical
Analysis, Family
Photograph
None
Find a magazine ad. Using the questions on page
272, write a one page rhetorical analysis of the
ad. Bring the ad and your analysis to class.
Reflection #2 Due, In
class Peer Review of
Reflection #2, Introduce
Observation #2
None
Rough draft of Reflection #2
Observation
“Living Like Weasels” by Annie Dillard
Using the questions on page 140, write a one
page analysis of Dillard.
Observation #2 Due, In
class Peer Review of
Observation #2, Introduce
Analysis #2
None
Rough draft of Observation #2
Literary Analysis
“The Purloined Letter” by Edgar Allan
Poe
Using the questions on page 274, write a one
page analysis of Poe
Week 10
M 10/26
Literary Analysis
“A Scandal in Bohemia” by Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle
Using the questions on page 274, write a one
page analysis of Doyle
Analysis #2 Due, In class
peer review of Analysis #2
None
Rough Draft of Analysis #2
Revision
“The Revision Strategies of Student
Writers and Experienced Adult Writers”
by Nancy Sommers
Write a one page response to Sommers
W 11/4
Week 12
M 11/9
Portfolio Due
None
Portfolio
Academic Argument,
Research
Ch. 18 pg 598-605, Ch. 19 pg 606-609,
Ch. 20 pg. 610-615
Using the questions on page 619, develop a
background for your topic
W 11/11
Week 13
M 11/16
MLA Citation
Ch. 24 pg. 638-642, 660-667
In one page, describe MLA style
Position Arguments
“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
ch. 16 pg. 479-487
None, Begin Research for the argument
W 11/18
Week 14
M 11/23
Proposal Arguments
“A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift
Annotated Bibliography #1 due, 2 sources
Introduce Genre
Translation
Find a brochure or flier and bring it to
class
Using the questions on page 51, write a one page
analysis of the genre you bring to class
W 11/25
Week 15
M 11/30
Visual Verbal Rhetoric
None
Annotated Bibliography #2 due, 2 sources
Organization of Argument
Ch. 23 pg. 626-637
None
W 12/2
Peer Review of Argument
None
Rough draft of Argument Essay
Week 16
M 12/7
Peer Review of Genre
None
Rough draft of Genre Translation
Final Argument and
Final Genre Translation
Due
None
Final draft of Argument Essay and Genre
Translation
W 10/28
Week 11
M 11/2
W 12/9