M

Sept 19

Introductions and conclusions

Thesis statements

Portfolio entry 3 due: MLA style

BR: Chapter 3, pp. 78-95

RW: pp. 14-19; 22-28

W

Sept 21

Peer review draft critique essay—includes works cited as last numbered page

Sentence clarity and sentence variety

Bring to class:

 1.  copy of typed 2^nd final draft Essay 1 and

 2.  copy of peer review form from course webpage http://faculty.winthrop.edu/macric

M

Sept 26

Explanatory synthesis

BR: Fromm pp. 574-78, Brooks pp. 591-94, and Lessing 594-97

Assign portfolio entry 4: Explanatory synthesis

Final Essay 1: Critique due

BR: Ch. 4 (pp. 96-129)

BR: Fromm pp. 574-78, Brooks pp. 591-94, and Lessing 594-97

W

Sept 28

Intro to argument

Developing research questions

Assign Essay 2: Argument synthesis

Portfolio entry 4 due: Explanatory synthesis

Bring copy of Essay 2 instructions from course webpage:

http://faculty.winthrop.edu/macric

M

Oct 3

Midterm in-class essay

Research questions (2-3) due (may be handwritten) Portfolio entries 1-3 due for midterm grade

W

Oct 5

Argument synthesis

Logos, pathos, ethos

BR: Ch. 5 (pp. 130-46)

M

Oct 10

Meet in Library Classroom, Ground floor

ATTENDANCE REQUIRED !!!

W

Oct 12

Meet in Library Classroom, Ground floor ATTENDANCE REQUIRED!!!

BR: Ch. 5 (pp. 130-73)

Bring copy of Essay 2 instructions from course webpage:

http://faculty.winthrop.edu/macric

F - M

Oct 14 – 17

Fall Break

W

Oct 19

Writing annotated bibliographies

Writing the research paper

Assign annotated bibliography

Download, read, and bring to class “Writing an Annotated Bibliography” located on course webpage http://faculty.winthrop.edu/macric

M

Oct 24

Developing organizational strategy

Identifying assumptions/logic

Portfolio entry 5 due: Annotated bibliography

BR: pp. 146-73

RW: 105-19

W

Oct 26

Developing your arguments

Improving argumentative stance

RW: Ch. 6

M

Oct 31

Fallacies of reasoning

Portfolio entry 6 due: Fallacies of reasoning

BR: 52-59; RW 92-97

W

Nov 2

Fallacies of reasoning

M

Nov 7

Required argument essay conferences—No Class

W

Nov 9

Required argument essay conferences—No Class

M

Nov 14

Peer review final essay 2: Argument synthesis

Punctuation workshop:

Commas, semi-colons, colons, and apostrophes

Bring to class:

 1.  copy of typed final draft Essay 2 and

 2.  copy of peer review form from course webpage: http://faculty.winthrop.edu/macric

RW: 308-23

W

Nov 16

Analysis

Assign portfolio 7 reflection

Assign Essay 3: Analysis

Essay 2: Argumentative Synthesis DUE

Read BR: Ch. 6 (pp. 174-95)

M

Nov 21

Analysis cont’d.

Assign portfolio 8 reflection

Read "Advertising's 15 Basic Appeals" linked here and on class webpage 

Portfolio entry 7 due: Reflection on Steve Jobs speech: http://news.stanford.edu/2005/06/14/jobs-061505/

W

Nov 25

Thanksgiving Break—No class

M

Nov 28

Analysis cont'd.

Portfolio entry 8 due: Reflection on Haden: BR pp. 463-65, McCoy: BR 466-67, and Tokumitsu: BR 468-72

Revised Essay 2 due

Bring ad analysis for in-class workshop

W

Nov 30

Peer review draft analysis essay

Draft analysis essay due for peer review Bring to class:

 1.  copy of typed draft Essay 3 and

 2.  copy of peer review form from course webpage: http://faculty.winthrop.edu/macric

M

Dec 5

Complete course evaluations

Discuss final exam prompt

Final Essay 3: Analysis essay due along with complete portfolio, 7 entries

Bring gadget to class to complete course evaluation

M Dec 12

11:30 – 2:00

Final Exam

Travel plans or work schedules are not reasons to reschedule examinations.

Exam schedule available at http://www.winthrop.edu/uploadedFiles/recandreg/Calendars/Exams.pdf