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. Read (in Resources > Texts) Writing Unleashed: Argument (WUA) 53-66: Researching Critical Thinking (CT) 34-36: Rhetorical Analysis Rhetorical Analysis Process in Resources > Rhetorical Analysis Rhetorical Analysis Essay in Resources > Rhetorical Analysis Review ENGL 101 Rhetoric & Composition (ENGL) 182-184, 188, Research Strategies 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, September 10, 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

Submit your final rhetorical analysis essay by 6:00 pm to NEO and in hardcopy to me (I greatly prefer hardcopies.) 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 Skim Purdue OWL MLA Style Guide in Resources > Purdue OWL Links > MLA Formatting and Style Guide. Take quiz 1

Submit your summary of the peer review comments you’ve received today by 11:59 pm, September 24, 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, September 24 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

Submit your final cause-and-effect essay by 6:00 pm today in the folder on NEO AND hardcopy to me in class. Work on a draft of a 1,200-word proposal essay using at least three sources; peer review next week. Read: proposal argument sample in Resources > Proposal Essay (NOTE: THIS ESSAY IS IN APA FORMAT, NOT MLA. Do not use it as a formatting example.) 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, October 8, to the folder on NEO Submit your summary of my comments on your Causal Argument (Cause and Effect essay) by 11:59 pm, October 8 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

Submit your final proposal essay by 5:15 pm today in the folder on NEO AND in hardcopy to me in class Work on a draft of a 2,000-word argumentative research essay using at least 5 sources; peer review of draft 1 next class. Review CT 24-26 Rhetorical Fallacies CT 27-29 Toulmin Analysis (Claims and Data) CT 30-31 Toulmin Analysis (Warrants) ENGL 13: 143-150 Argumentation WUA 4-13 (various topics)

FALL BREAK IS NEXT WEEK. Don’t come to class; I won’t be here. See you on November 4. Submit your summary of the peer review comments you’ve received today by 11:59 pm, Oct 22, to the folder on NEO. COMMENTS WORTH 50 POINTS Submit your summary of my comments on your proposal essay to NEO by 11:59 pm Oct 22. Revise your draft of a 2,000-word AR essay using at least 5 sources. Peer review of draft 2 next week. COMMENTS WORTH 50 POINTS

Submit your summary of the peer review comments you’ve received today by 11:59 pm, November 5, to the folder on NEO Revise your draft of a 2,000-word AR essay using at least 5 sources. Final due in hardcopy (to me) and to NEO by end of class, November 11. 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. Draft worth 20 points Rubric used. Peer review next class. Stay warm.

Submit your summary of the peer review comments you’ve received today by 11:59 pm, November 24, to the folder on NEO Submit your summary of my comments on your final AR essay by 11:59 pm, November 24 to the folder on NEO. Revise your draft of your 1,500-word, 3-source (at least) evaluation essay. Finals due next class in hardcopy (to me) and by 5:15 pm to the folder on NEO. Take Quiz 4.

Final evaluation essays have been submitted to NEO and in hardcopy to me. The folder is closed Work on a draft of a 1,000-word reflective essay using of your previous essays as sources; peer review of draft next class. Take the Student Satisfaction Survey found on the class homepage and in your emails. Work on a 5-minute presentation based on your AR essay. To be given on December 9 (the last day of class).

Submit your summary of the comments you received on your reflective essay by 11:59 pm, December 3. Submit your summary of MY comments on your evaluative essay by 11:59 pm, December 3. 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 and uploaded to NEO. Work on a 5ish-minute presentation based on your AR essay. For presentation to the class next week. Take Quiz 5