Dryden_Unit1_CourseSchedule
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This document is the syllabus for an English 102 college writing and rhetoric course being held in the fall 2017 semester. It outlines the course in 3 units over 15 weeks. Unit 1 focuses on identifying the student's rhetorical environment and writing a sense of place essay. Unit 2 has students research and argue a rhetorical problem through a macro-micro essay. Unit 3 requires solving a rhetorical problem in the community through a creative action plan project. Readings are from the textbook "Becoming Rhetorical" and various articles. Assignments include short response papers, outlines, drafts and presentations to develop the student's research, argumentation, and communication skills.
Dryden_Unit1_CourseSchedule
- 1. Syllabus English 102 Fall 2017 College Writing and Rhetoric Dates Tuesday Thursday Unit 1: Identifying your Rhetorical Environment Week 1 8/22 and 8/24 Course Intro and Policies Unit 1 Overview Our Rhetorical World Homework Due Read: Becoming Rhetorical Introduction and Assignment 1 instructions Week 2 8/29 and 8/31 Defining the Rhetorical Situation Define the Genre Description as Rhetoric Finding your Authorial Voice Homework Due Read: Becoming Rhetorical Chapter 2 Read: Thoreau’s “Where I Lived and What I Lived For” and Didion’s “Goodbye to All That” Process Assignment: Voice and Style due by 11:59 pm on 8/31 Week 3 9/5 and 9/7 Visual Rhetoric Peer Review Homework Due Read: Becoming Rhetorical Chapter 4 and National Geographic Photo Assignment Bring your Sense of Place Photo to Class Process Assignment: Visual Rhetoric due by 11:59 pm on 9/5 Sense of Place Essay Rough Draft due before class: Bring four (4) copies to class Week 4 9/12 and 9/14 Conferences Conferences Homework Due Sense of Place Essay Due by 11:59 pm on Friday, 9/15 Unit 2: Defining and Arguing a Rhetorical Problem
- 2. Week 5 9/19 and 9/21 Unit 2 Overview The Recursive Research Process Homework Due Read: Becoming Rhetorical Chapter 6 and Unit 2 Assignment Instructions Bring a newspaper article to class Week 6 9/26 and 9/28 Library Week Library Week Homework Due Research Proposal Due before class: Bring a hard copy to the library Library Unit Assignments Due by 11:59 pm on Friday, 9/29 Week 7 10/3 and 10/5 Mini Lesson: Genre Angle of Vision Mini Lessons: Medium and Mode Homework Due Read: Becoming Rhetorical Chapter 3 Bring one of your Unit 2 sources to class. Rhetorical Reading Due by 11:59 pm on Friday, October 10th Week 8 10/10 and 10/12 Mini Lesson: Circulation Mapping a Rhetorical Argument Homework Due Read: Social Media Article Read: Becoming Rhetorical Chapter 7, pages 146-168 Research Essay Concept Outline Due by 11:59 on Friday, 10/13 Week 9 10/17 and 10/19 Incorporating Sources Finding your “So what?” Writing a Perfect Paragraph Homework Due Read: Becoming Rhetorical Chapter 12 Synthesis Activity Due by 11:59 pm Week 10 10/24 and 10/26 Peer Review Peer Review Homework Due Macro-Micro-Response Essay Rough Draft due before class: Bring a hard copy to class Read: Becoming Rhetorical Chapter 13 Week 11 10/31 and 11/2 Conferences Conferences
- 3. Homework Due Week 12 11/7 and 11/9 Presentations Presentations Homework Due Unit 2 Project Due by 11:59 pm on Friday, 11/3 Unit 3: Solving a Rhetorical Problem Week 13 11/14 and 11/16 Unit 3 Overview Identifying Problems in our Community Sales Pitches Homework Due Read: UI Strategic Plan and Becoming Rhetorical Chapter 11 Micro Essay Due by 11:59 pm on Friday 11/9 Thanksgiving Break – No Class Week 14 11/28 and 11/30 Building a Visual Argument Principles of Publication Design Homework Due Read: Becoming Rhetorical Chapter 7, pages 178-182 Bring an example of an existing PSA for your topic. Bring a hard copy of micro essay. Read: Becoming Rhetorical Chapter 14 CAP Concept Draft Due before class: Bring a hard copy to class Week 15 12/5 and 12/7 TBA Peer Review Homework Due Unit 3 Project Due by 11:59 pm on Friday, 12/8 Finals Week – No Class