Work on a 700-word Rhetorical Analysis essay utilizing at least 1 source. Draft due for in-class peer review next class. Drafts are worth 20 points. BRING A PRINTED DRAFT. Explore Purdue OWL’s section on Academic Writing. Find a section and review it for class presentation on February 12. Review ENGL 101 Rhetoric & Composition (ENGL) 182-184, 188, Research Strategies Read (in Resources > Texts) Writing Unleashed: Argument (WUA) 53-66: Researching Critical Thinking (CT) 34-36: Rhetorical Analysis Read Rhetorical Analysis Essay in Resources > Rhetorical Analysis IN GENERAL: Get to know NEO. Get to know MS Word or a similar program. MS Word is the preferred program for this class; Google Docs has formatting issues. This is important since formatting is something I grade on. Start thinking about a topic for your argumentative research essay

Submit your summary of the peer review comments you’ve received today by 11:59 pm, February 13, to the folder on NEO. Revise your rhetorical analysis draft. Final due next week by the end of class in NEO and in hardcopy to me. (I greatly prefer hardcopies.) Read CT 2-8 The Writing Process Review • ENGL 137-142, Cause and Effect in Resources > Texts • Causal Argument Practice in Resources > Causal Argument • Purdue OWL Evaluating Sources in Resources > Purdue OWL • 10 Strategies for Improving Your Reading Comprehension in Resources > Purdue OWL

Final rhetorical analysis essays have been submitted. The dropbox is closed. Work on a draft of a 1,000-word cause-and-effect essay using at least two sources; PEER REVIEW next class. Draft worth 20 points. Read CT 18-24: Logos, Ethos, Pathos Review ENGL 137-142, Cause and Effect in Resources > Texts Causal Argument Practice in Resources > Causal Argument Skim Purdue OWL MLA Style Guide in Resources Take quiz 1

Submit your summary of the peer review comments you’ve received today by 11:59 pm, February 27, to the folder on NEO. Final Cause-and-Effect Essay due next class in hardcopy (to me) and in folder on NEO. Submit your summary of MY comments on YOUR rhetorical analysis essay by 11:59 pm, February 27 Revise your draft of a 1,000-word cause-and-effect essay using at least two sources. Final due next week by end of class to NEO and in hardcopy to me (I greatly prefer hardcopies). Read CT 13-17 The Purpose of Argument (How to Be Wrong) WUA 35-37 Review ENGL section 14.3, pgs 181-188 for MLA ONLY FIND A TOPIC FOR YOUR AR ESSAY

Final Cause and Effect Essays have been submitted to NEO. The folder is closed. Work on a draft of a 1,200-word proposal essay using at least three sources; peer review next week. Draft will comprise 20% of your final essay grade Review: WUA p. 37 (good how-to for the proposal essay) Organizing an Exploratory Essay in Resources > Purdue OWL FIND A TOPIC FOR YOUR AR ESSAY

Submit your summary of the peer review comments you’ve received today by 11:59 pm, March 12, to the folder on NEO Submit your summary of my comments on your Causal Argument (Cause and Effect essay) by 11:59 pm, March 12 Revise your draft of a 1,200-word proposal essay using at least two sources. Final due in folder on NEO and hardcopy to me next week Review WUA 35-39, Proposals ENGL 13: 143-150 Argumentation Read CT 27-31 Toulmin Analyses FIND A TOPIC FOR YOUR AR ESSAY (we start NEXT WEEK) Take quiz 2

Work on a 2,000-word AR essay using at least 5 sources. 1st draft due for peer review next class in hardcopy. 1st draft should be around 1,000-1500 words. Review CT 27-29 Toulmin Analysis (Claims and Data) CT 24-26 Rhetorical Fallacies ENGL 13: 143-150 Argumentation WUA 4-13 (various topics) CT 30-31 Toulmin Analysis (Warrants)

Submit your summary of the peer review comments you’ve received today by 11:59 pm, April 9, to the folder on NEO Submit your summary of MY comments on YOUR proposal essay to the folder on NEO by 11:59 pm, April 9. REMINDER: Summaries of AR draft comments are worth 50 points. Revise your draft of a 2,000-word AR essay using at least 5 sources. PEER REVIEW OF DRAFT 2 NEXT WEEK. Your draft should be nearly complete by next week. Review CT 25-26 Rhetorical Fallacies WUA 4-14 ENGL 143-150.

Submit your summary of the peer review comments you’ve received today by 5:15 pm, April 22, to the folder on NEO. THIS SUMMARY IS WORTH 50 POINTS; don't blow it off. Revise your draft of a 2,000-word AR essay using at least 5 sources. Final due in hardcopy (to me) and in NEO by 5:15 pm, April 22. Take quiz 3

Final AR essays have been submitted to me and to NEO. The folder is closed. Work on a draft of a 1,500-word evaluation essay using at least 3 sources; peer review of draft next class.

Submit your summary of the comments you received on your evaluation essay by 11:59 pm, April 30. Submit your summary of MY comments on your final AR essay by 11:59 pm, April 30. Revise your 1,500-word Evaluation Essay using at least 3 sources. Final due next class in hardcopy to me and electronically to NEO. Review WUA: 40-44

Final evaluation essays have been submitted. The folder is closed. Work on a draft of a 1,000-word reflective essay using at least two sources; peer review of draft next class. Work on a 5-10 minute presentation using GoogleSlides, Powerpoint, or other presentation program based on your AR essay. For presentation last day of class. Take quiz 4