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 TYPED, PRINTED DRAFT. Explore Purdue OWL’s section on Academic Writing. Find a section and review it for class discussion on February 15. 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 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 16, 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

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 Determining Cause 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, March 1, 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, March 1. 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). Review ENGL section 14.3, pgs 181-188 for MLA ONLY Read CT 13-17 The Purpose of Argument (How to Be Wrong) WUA 35-37 FIND A TOPIC FOR YOUR AR ESSAY

Final cause and effect essays (causal essays) have been submitted. The dropbox is now 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 35-39 Organizing an Exploratory Essay in Resources > Purdue OWL FIND A TOPIC FOR YOUR AR ESSAY

WATCH THE 2 VIDEOS IN VIDEOS FOR REST OF MARCH 14 in Resources, right above the Syllabus folder Submit your summary of the peer review comments you’ve received today by 11:59 pm, March 15, to the folder on NEO Submit your summary of my comments on your Causal Argument (Cause and Effect essay) by 11:59 pm, March 15 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

The proposal essay has been handed in. The folder is closed. WATCH 2 OF THE VIDEOS IN VIDEOS FOR REST OF 21 MARCH in Resources. One link leads to a collection of good videos. Watch the ones of interest to you. Most are not too long. The other is pretty straightforward. 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 5, to the folder on NEO (THE SUMMARY IS WORTH 50 POINTS THIS TIME.). Submit your summary of MY comments on YOUR proposal essay to the folder on NEO by 11:59 pm, April 5. Revise your draft of a 2,000-word AR essay using at least 5 sources. PEER REVIEW OF DRAFT 2 NEXT CLASS. Review CT 25-26 Rhetorical Fallacies WUA 4-14 ENGL 143-150.

Submit your summary of the peer review comments you've received today to the folder on NEO by 11:59 pm, April 12. Revise your draft of a 2,000-word AR essay using at least 5 sources. Final due in hardcopy and in NEO by 5:15 pm, April 18. Take Quiz 3

Final AR essays should be submitted to NEO. The folder closes at 5:15 pm, April 18. Work on a draft of a 1,500-word evaluation essay using at least 3 sources; peer review of draft next class. Draft is worth 20 points. Rubric used.

Submit your summary of the comments you received on your evaluation essay by 11:59 pm, April 26. Submit your summary of MY comments on your final AR essay by 11:59 pm, April 26. 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 “How to Use Graphic Organizers to Write Better Essays” at https://www.lucidchart.com/blog/graphic-organizers-for-writing-essays and put your evaluation essay into a graphic organizer, just to see what happens.

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

Submit your summary of the comments you received on your reflective essay by 11:59 pm, May 10. Submit your summary of MY comments on your evaluative essay by 11:59 pm, May 10. Work on a 1,000-word reflective essay using 2 of your previous essays as sources. Final due next week (last day of class) in hardcopy to me an uploaded to NEO. Work on a 5-10 minute presentation based on your AR essay. For presentation to the class next week. Take Quiz 5