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WRIT 102, Spring 2004  Last Updated on 08/19/2007

Dates subject to change; keep up with changes on class web page. Other homework assignments may be added to this list in class.
W Jan. 14 Class introduction and diagnostic essay
M Jan. 19 Martin Luther King Holiday. Winthrop closed; no classes
W Jan. 21 Ch. 1, Everything’s an Argument; Ch. 2, Reading & Writing Arguments; turn in signed documentation pledge (print out at www.winthrop.edu/english/plagiarism.htm )
M Jan. 26 Class cancelled owing to inclement weather.
W Jan. 28 Ch. 8, Structuring Arguments; Ch. 3, Readers & Contexts Count; Ch. 9, Arguments of Definition; Ch. 16, Arguments in Electronic Environments.
F Jan. 30 Last day to elect or change s/u option
M Feb. 2 Assignment 1A due. Ch. 7, Arguments Based on Facts & Reason.
W Feb. 4 Ch. 11, Causal Arguments. Bring in three or four claims that you think you could support using evidence from this year's slang dictionary.
M Feb. 9 Draft workshop for paper 1B. Bring 4 copies of your draft. Review a very basic draft of a slang paper. (This was written for a GNED 101X class using a similar assignment.)
W Feb. 11 Paper 1B due. Ch. 4, Arguments from the Heart. Read the sample Rogerian arguments by Snow Boarder and by Betsy Ross.
M Feb. 16 Ch. 5, Arguments Based on Values. Class time to work on groups.  Here's an example of how an actual City Council member uses Rogerian arguments in his day to day work.
T Feb. 17 Last day to drop courses with grade of automatic ‘N’
W Feb. 18 Ch. 6, Arguments Based on Character. Class hearing on Ourco.
M Feb. 23 Draft workshop for paper 2. Bring five copies of your draft. Need tips on documentation? Here they are. Need to refresh your memory on The Correct Use of Borrowed Information?
W Feb. 25 Paper 2 due. Classical argument (readings will be available on class web page). Print out this sample paper and bring it to class.
M Mar. 1 Ch. 18, What Counts as Evidence--and What Weakens It. Read these sample arguments on helmet laws and on the grading policy. We will start working on papers 4 & 5.
W Mar. 3 What Counts as Evidence. Meet in Dacus Library classroom. Check the library presentation here, and consult our resources page for more tips.
M Mar. 8 Ch. 19, Fallacies of Argument. Preparation for Paper 3. If you want to check the answers to the logic exercises, click here.
W Mar. 10 Paper 3 (Mid-term writing task) written in class. Bring blue books!
  Mar. 15-19 Spring break. Offices closed March 19
M Mar. 22 What Counts as Evidence (continued). 3x5 card with topic for papers 4 & 5 is due today in class. Discussion of sample for paper 4.
W Mar. 24 Advising Begins. Discussion of sample researched arguments for paper 5.
M Mar. 29 Ch. 10, Evaluations; Ch. 21, Assessing & Using Sources. Bring PH to class with you today.
W Mar. 31 Draft workshop for paper 4. Bring five copies of your draft.
M Apr. 5 Paper 4 due. Mandatory Documentation class; no excuses for absences accepted. Failure to attend this class will mean failure for the course. Ch. 20, Intellectual Property, Academic Integrity, and Avoiding Plagiarism. Ch. 22, Documenting Sources; Harris, chs. 44 & 45. Bring both books and The Correct Use of Borrowed Information.
W Apr. 7 Pre-registration begins. Discuss portfolios and sample cover letters. Sign up for your rough draft conference on my office door.
M Apr. 12 Class will not meet to accommodate conferences for paper 5 and portfolio.
W Apr. 14 Class will not meet to accommodate conferences for paper 5 and portfolio.
F Apr. 16 Paper 5 due at my office before noon!
M Apr. 19 Draft workshop for portfolio. Bring three copies of any paper you are revising for the portfolio.
T Apr. 20 Last day to withdraw from classes
W Apr. 21 Draft workshop for portfolio. Bring three copies of your cover letter for the portfolio.
F Apr. 23 Portfolio due at my office before noon!
M Apr. 26 Evaluations, exam preparation, and wrap-up. Bring milk. I will give out materials you will need for the exam.
W Apr. 28 Study Day
M May 3 Exam at 3 pm in our classroom