Week 1: Thursday, January 12th
Lesson/Discussion: Introductions, setup blogs, e-mailing your instructor, in-class writing.
Homework: Turn your first blog post into a short paper; read “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” by Martin Luther King Jr.
Week 2: Thursday, January 19th
Lesson/Discussion: Reading Quiz; discuss MLK essay; identify rhetorical elements. In-class writing prompt.
Homework: Read “A Modest Proposal,” by Jonathan Swift and write a response paper.
Week 3: Thursday, January 26th
Lesson/Discussion: Turn in Swift response paper; discuss essay; attend Good Thunder Reading 7:30pm–9:00pm.
Homework: Write a response to the Good Thunder Reading.
Week 4: Thursday, February 2nd
Lesson/Discussion: Turn in reading response; watch a film and work on rhetorical analysis.
Homework: Write a response to the film, based on rhetorical ideas.
Week 5: Thursday, February 9th
Lesson/Discussion: Turn in film response; discuss Summary/Response and Workshops.
Homework: Write a Summary/Response Paper on “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” by Martin Luther King Jr.
Week 6: Thursday, February 16th
Summary/Response Paper Due
Lesson/Discussion: Discuss elements of Personal Narrative; conduct in-class writing; Good Thunder Reading 7:30pm–9:00pm.
Homework: Write a response to Good Thunder Reading; Read “American Male, Age Ten,” by Susan Orlean and “The Boy,” by Diana Joseph.
Week 7: Thursday, February 23rd
Lesson/Discussion: Turn in reading response; take reading Quiz; discuss essays. In-class writing prompt.
Homework: Read “Black Hair,” by Gary Soto and “Me Talk Pretty One Day,” by David Sedaris. Write a response to one of the assigned essays.
Week 8: Thursday, March 1st
Lesson/Discussion: Turn in response paper; discuss essays; personal narrative assignment sheet; discuss workshops/questions for consideration.
Homework: Draft a personal narrative.
Week 9: Thursday, March 8th
*No Class—Spring Break
Week 10: Thursday, March 15th
Lesson/Discussion: Rough Draft of a Personal Narrative Due; Group Workshops.
Homework: Write the Final Draft of your Personal Narrative.
Week 11: Thursday, March 22nd
Final Draft of Personal Narrative Due
Lesson/Discussion: Begin argumentation unit; narrowing down a topic; constructing a thesis statement. Good Thunder Reading 7:30pm–9:00pm.
Homework: Write a response to the Good Thunder reading; choose a topic for research; compose a thesis statement; begin searching for sources.
Week 12: Thursday, March 29th
Lesson/Discussion: Turn in Good Thunder response; evaluating sources; logical fallacies; citing and referencing sources.
Homework: Reading assignment TBD
Week 13: Thursday, April 5th
Lesson/Discussion: Library Research; discuss reading assignment.
Homework: Write an annotated bibliography; continue researching your topics.
Week 14: Thursday, April 12th
Lesson/Discussion: Turn in Annotated Bibliography; conduct in-class research. Good Thunder Reading 7:30pm–9:00pm.
Homework: Write a response to the Good Thunder reading. Reading assignment TBD.
Week 15: Thursday, April 19th
Lesson/Discussion: Turn in Good Thunder reading response; discuss reading assignment; in-class research and writing.
Homework: Work on rough drafts of Argumentative Research Paper.
Week 16: Thursday, April 26th
Lesson/Discussion: Rough Draft of Argumentative Research Paper due; peer editing/workshops.
Homework: Write final draft of Research Paper.
Week 17: Thursday, May 3rd
FINALS WEEK
Final Draft of Argument Research Paper Due
Meeting in AH 331 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm
