Lectures and Quizzes

Introductions

DayOne Introduction to Rhetoric, Zadie Smith intro

DayTwo Introduction to Rhetoric Choices textbook

Narrative

DayThree Introduction to narrative essay; presentation of narrative assignment

DayFour Three readings: Dillard, Orwell, Jackson

DayFive Two readings: Barry, Boudinot; why write a narrative, finish narr lecture

DaySix One reading, peer review: Verbos; NarrTips (forgot Sedaris!)

DaySeeven My Name is Earl

Classification

DaySeven Intro to classification essay; classification lecture

DayEight Sample classification outline

DayNine Anzaldua; finish lecture

DayTen Grading standards; peer review

DayEleven South Park

Definition

DayTwelve Three tips, presentation of definition assignment; thesis revision process

DayThirteen Gabriele, Erlich, Rauch; transitions, to be, example essay

DayFourteen How to Structure your definition essay

DayFifteen Signification, peer review

Day Sixteen Individual office hours

Causal

DaySeventeen Presentation of assignment

DayEighteen Causal lecture

DayNineteen Elmer-DeWitt, Goldberger, research skills

DayTwenty Hansen, Bengley, Staples; outline

DayTwentyone Peer review; Arrested Development

Proposal

DayTwentytwo (party day: turn in causal argument, have breakfast, chat)

DayTwentythree Present assignment; "The Killing Game," "Who Killed BP?" quiz and discussion; intro proposal lecture

DayTwentyfour Paglia; "College Pressures;" talk about sample outline, about project, about prospectus

DayTwentyfive share prospectus with class; talk about media; student examples

DayTwentysix grading expectations; in-class office hours