January
Introduction to Class
- Review of Syllabus
- Wiki Orientation
- Introductory Writing Exercise
Readings for next class (January 13):
- Chapter 1 ("Why Argue?") in Good Reasons (pages 9-21)
- Gorgias' "Encomium to Helen"
- Excerpts from Plato's Gorgias
- The wikipedia entry on enthymeme
- The American Rhetoric page on enthymemes
Assignments:
- Create a link on our Roster page by our next class session (January 13)
- First Response due by 8pm, January 12
January 13 (due before today: First Response)
CLASS CANCELLED
January 18
Disciplining Rhetoric
- Rhetorical Toolbox Opened
- Enthymemes
- Stasis Theory
- Rhetorical Triangles
- Artistic Appeals
Reading assignments for next class (January 20):
- Chapter 1 ("They Say") in They Say/I Say (17-27)
- Chapter 2 ("Reading Arguments") in Good Reasons (22-29)
- Gore Vidal: Drugs
- Theodore Dalyrymple: Don't Legalize Drugs
Assignments:
- Second Response due by 8pm, January 25
The Rhetorical Toolbox
- Tools added
Reading assignments for next class (January 25):
- Read the instructions for Project One and the accompanying student examples of it; be prepared to explain which of the examples you like the best and why you feel this way.
- Chapters 3 ("Finding Arguments") and 6 ("Analyzing Visual Arguments") in Good Reasons (30-51; 90-100)
- Roland Barthes, "The Rhetoric of the Image" (access via Blackboard)
Introduction to Project One
- Review of instructions for Project One
- Review of student examples for Project One
Reading assignments for next class (January 27):
- Susan Kushchinkas: How Advertising Works Our Nerves (In a Good Way
- Martin Lindstrom: How Subliminal Advertising Works
- Thomas Frank: Why Johnny Can't Dissent
Assignment:
- Post your Third Response by 8pm on Wednesday, January 26
-Due February 1: The first paragraph of your rough draft of Project One due via a link to the page you created on our Roster before 8 AM Tuesday
-Reading Assignments for February 1
- Chapter 4 ("Drafting and Revising Arguments") in Good Reasons (52-65)
- Read over (again) the instructions for, and examples of, Project One be prepared to state which of the examples you found the best and why you felt that way
February 1
CLASS CANCELLED
-Assignment:
- For Tuesday, February 8: Your rough draft of Project One (complete draft) is due via a link to the page you created on our Roster before 8am on Tuesday. FYI: Due to our cancelled class on February 1, your final drafts will now be due the night of Sunday, February 13, by 11:59 pm.
Project One Rough Draft Workshop
Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis
-Introduction to Project Two
-Contextual vs. Features Analysis
-Effective Thesis Statements for Rhetorical Analyses
-Reading assignments for next class (February 15):
- Introduction ("Hooked on Fame") to Fame Junkies, PLUS ASSIGNED GROUP READINGS
February 13 (No class, this is a Sunday. BUT, your final drafts of Project One are due today by 11:59pm.)
March 6 (No class, this is a Sunday. BUT, your final drafts of Project Two are due today by 11:59pm.)
March 10
March 15 (no class, Spring Break)
March 17 (no class, Spring Break)
March 24
March 27 (no class, this is a Sunday -- BUT, your final draft of Project Three is due by 11:59pm)
March 31
April 5
April 7
April 17 (Sunday -- final draft of Project Four due by 11:59pm)
April 19
April 21 (last class -- final draft of Project Five due at beginning of class)
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