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 September 7. 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 Process 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, September 12, 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 in Resources > Texts Review ENGL 137-142, Cause and Effect in Resources > Texts Review Causal Argument Practice in Resources > Causal Argument PRINT AND COMPLETE the CA Progress Check in Resources > Causal Argument

Submit your final rhetorical analysis essay by 5:30 pm to NEO. I should already have your hardcopy; 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. Worth 20 points. Review ENGL 137-142, Cause and Effect in Resources > Texts Review Causal Argument Practice in Resources > Causal Argument Review Commas 1 in Grammar > Commas 1. Does anything seem unfamiliar? Read CT 18-24: Logos, Ethos, Pathos Skim Purdue OWL MLA Formatting and Style Guide in Resources > Purdue OWL Take quiz 1

Submit your summary of the peer review comments you’ve received today by 11:59 pm, September 26, 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 26 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) Read WUA 35-37 FIND A TOPIC FOR YOUR AR ESSAY

Hard copies and electronic copies of the cause and effect essay have been submitted. 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 Read: proposal argument sample in Resources > Proposal Essay Review: WUA 35-39 Review Organizing an Exploratory Essay in Resources > Purdue OWL PRINT OUT AND FILL IN the AR Thesis Statement Worksheet FIND A TOPIC FOR YOUR AR ESSAY

Submit your summary of the peer review comments you’ve received today by 11:59 pm, October 10, to the folder on NEO Submit your summary of my comments on your Causal Argument (Cause and Effect essay) by 11:59 pm, October 10 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 Review 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 10 sources. 1st draft due for peer review next class in hardcopy. 1st draft should be at least 1,000 words. Review CT 27-29 Toulmin Analysis (Claims and Data) Review CT 24-26 Rhetorical Fallacies Review ENGL 13: 143-150 Argumentation Review WUA 4-13 (various topics) Review CT 30-31 Toulmin Analysis (Warrants)

Submit your summary of the peer review comments you’ve received today on draft 1 of the AR essay by 11:59 pm, October 31, to the folder on NEO. COMMENTS SUMMARY IS WORTH 50 POINTS. Don't miss out. Submit your summary of MY comments on YOUR proposal essay to the folder on NEO by 11:59 pm, Oct 31. Revise your draft of a 2,000-word AR essay using at least 5 sources. PEER REVIEW OF DRAFT 2 NEXT WEEK. Draft will comprise 30% of final essay grade. Review CT 25-26 Rhetorical Fallacies, WUA 4-14, ENGL 143-150.

LOTS due on November 7 submit your summary of the peer review comments you received on AR draft 1 to the folder on NEO by 11:59 pm, November 7 submit your summary of the peer review comments you’ve received today (on AR draft 2) by 11:59 pm, November 7, to the folder on NEO submit your summary of my comments on your proposal essay by 11:59 pm, Nov 7, 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 in NEO by 5:30 pm, November 13. 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 will comprise 20% of your final essay grade. Rubric used. Peer review next class.

Submit your summary of the comments you received on your evaluation essay by 11:59 pm, November 21. Submit your summary of MY comments on your final AR essay by 11:59 pm, November 21. Revise your 1,500-word Evaluation Essay using at least 3 sources. Final due next class in hardcopy to me and electronically to NEO.

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, December 5. Submit your summary of MY comments on your evaluative essay by 11:59 pm, December 5. Work on a 1,000-word reflective essay ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES WRITING IN THIS CLASS THIS SEMESTER 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 5-10 minute presentation based on your AR essay. For presentation to the class next week. Take Quiz 5