8/28
Syllabus and Introductions
Burke's Parlor
9/2
Brewster and Broughton: Last Night a DJ Saved My Life, "Introduction" (4-18)
Gibson- God’s Little Toys: Confessions of a Cut & Paste Artist
Introduction to Rhetorical Tradition (1-16)
9/4
Exhibition Handout Due
Anthology Exhibition
9/9
Exhibition Synopsis Due
Charney- What It Takes to Have Your Say (1-12)
Charney- Critical Reading: Exploring a Point of View (13-14)
Charney- Spans: Building the Segments of an Argument (15-30)
Charney- Chivers (129-134)
9/11
Charney- Stases: Taking Standpoints Along the Path (31-65)
Charney- Re-read Chivers
9/16
Charney- Supporting Claims: Apealing to Logos, Ethos, Pathos (66-86)
Charney- Junctions: Responding to Alternative Paths (87-108)
Charney- Essay by Easterbrook (134-140)
9/18
Trimble- How to Write a Critical Analysis (94-98)
Charney- Critical Reading Process (395-403)
9/23
S-A #1 due
Charney- Style (109-126)
Practice on critical reading/analysis
9/25
Topic Proposals Due
Charney- EXPLORING AN ISSUE (197-198)
Charney- Entry Points (199-212)
9/30
S-A #2 Due
Charney- Surveying the Terrain (213-237)
Charney- Exploring by Responding (238-256)
10/2
Charney- Exploring and Constructing a Problem (257-275)
Charney- Exploring and Constructing Solutions (276-289)
10/7
S-A #3 Due
Charney- Mapping a Conversation (290-310)
Charney- Having Your Say (311-312)
Charney- Having Your Say on an Author's Argument (313-324)
10/9
Watch The October 7 Obama-McCain Debate and take notes (be ready to discuss)
10/14
S-A #4 Due
Charney- Having Your Say by Responding to an Author's Argument (325-336)
Charney- Having Your Say on the State of the Debate (337-356)
10/16
S-A #5
Charney- Having Your Say on the Problem (357-372)
Charney- Having Your Say on the Solution (373-392)
10/21
Book Proposal-First Submission Due
Charney- Collaborative Evaluation and Revision (423-429)
Trimble- Superstitions (82-93)
In class-Workshop Book Proposals
10/23
S-A #6 Due
In class-Workshop Book Proposals
10/28
Anthological Map Due
Charney- A Repertoire of Writing Processes (404-415)
Charney- Rhetorical Planning (416-422)
10/30
Book Proposal-Second Submission Due
Trimble- Thinking Well (3-12)
Trimble- Getting Launched (13-24)
Trimble- Diction (53-63)
11/4
VOTE!
S-A #7 Due
Election Week-Discuss Presidential election
11/6
Election Week-Discuss Presidential election
11/11
Preface Draft Due
Trimble- Middles (32-48)
Trimble- Revising (99)
Trimble- Proofreading (100)
11/13
First Submission of Preface Due
Trimble- Readability (64-81)
Workshop Prefaces
11/18
Trimble- Openers (25-31)
Trimble- Closers (49-52)
Workshop Prefaces
11/20
Learning InDesign
11/25
InDesign Workshop
12/2
No Class
12/4
Second Submission of Preface Due
Final Project Due (Table of contents, Preface (including Works Cited page in MLA format),Book Jacket (in PDF format)
Course Evaluations
