WEEK THREE_______________________________
Monday 1/23—Rhetorical Analysis Toolkit
- Class Activities:
- Beyond Opinion
- The Stuff of Rhetoric
- Argumentative Fallacies
- Handouts: Trope Assignment and Rhetorical Analysis Assignment Sheet
- Assignment Due:
- Via e-mail before class: Summing Up Parts 1 and 2–final drafts of both the objective and engaged summaries in a single Word document–strive for 2 pages!
Wednesday 1/25—Rhetorical Analysis Toolkit, Continued
- Class Activities:
- Discuss Sample RAs (on Gingrich)
- Analyzing Argument in the Media
- Anatomy of an RA: thesis, body, intro, conclusions, transitions, and more
- Readings Due:
- Sample RAs
- Silva Rhetoricae Website: Click around, but be sure to read “What is Rhetoric,” “Encompassing Terms,” Persuasive Appeals,” and “Rhetorical Pedagogy” in the left-hand column. For the pedagogy section, don’t worry about clicking through the sub-headings
Friday 1/27–”Extra Hour”
- Class Activities:
- Style Workshop #2:
- Chapter 3–”As He Himself Puts It: The Art of Quoting”–from They Say / I Say (42-51).
- Review Patterns 2, 4 and 5 (including variations) in The Art of Styling Sentences.
- Read Tools 4, 5 and 6 in Writing Tools (23-35)
- Discuss Ad Analysis Blog posts
- Assignment Due:
- Thursday 1/26 by 8pm–Blog 2: Ad Analysis (post video / image as well). There’s no assignment sheet for this blog post. Just try to replicate the kinds of analysis we performed in Monday’s class as we discussed and applied the principles of rhetoric.
WEEK FOUR________________________________
Monday 1/30—Rhetorical Analysis, Continued
- Class Activities:
- Discuss “My Florida,” “Addicted to Adultescence,” and “Is Google Making Us Stupid.”
- Thesis Activity
- Assignment Due:
- Readings:
- William Blundell, “My Florida” (password protected: available under “readings”)
- Alex and Brett Harris, “Addicted to Adultescence“
- Nicholas Carr, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?“
Wednesday 2/1—Rhetorical Analysis In-Class Workshop
- Class Activities:
- Handout: Research Reflection Assignment
- Intros In-Depth
- Assignment Due:
- E-mail fully developed first paragraph to me at least 1/2 hour before class, with emphasis on strategic opening moves and a specific argumentative thesis. Also bring in a hard copy.
- Readings Due:
- It goes without saying that you will be re-reading (more than once) the article on which you chose to write your RA–but consider this a gentle reminder!
Friday 2/3—Extra Hour
- Class Activities
- Style Workshop #3:
- Chapter 4–”Yes / No / Okay, But”"–from They Say / I Say (55-67).
- Review Patterns 4, 5 and 6 from last week (we didn’t discuss them in detail), and also read patterns 7 and 8 for this week in The Art of Styling Sentences (35-44).
- Read Tools 9 and 10 in Writing Tools (45-56)
- Bring in working draft of your RA to class with you
- Schedule Group Conferences for week 5
*** DUE: First Drafts of Rhetorical Analysis due on Sunday 2/5 by 8 pm ***
Send the draft to me via e-mail
WEEK FIVE_________________________________
Monday 2/6—Peer Review and Conference Week:
- Class Activities:
- Peer Review
- Assignment Due:
- Bring THREE hard copies of your RA Draft to class.
- Reading Due:
- They Say / I Say, “The Art of Quoting”
Wednesday 2/8—Peer Review and Conferences continued
- Class Activities:
- Attend Peer Group Conferences on Wednesday (conferences take place of our regularly scheduled class). Please send your RA Draft to your conference group members by the previous Monday evening.
Friday 2/10–Extra Hour
- Extra Office Hours from 10:30-12:30
- I have given you this Friday for individual work on your RA Final Drafts–please feel free to visit my supplemental office hours (10-12) for extra help.
- Assignment Due:
- Thursday by 8pm–Blog 3: Research Reflection
~RA Final Drafts due via e-mail prior to class on Monday 2/13~
