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 in Resources > Purdue OWL.. 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 comments you’ve RECEIVED on YOUR ESSAY by 11:59 pm, September 8, to the folder on NEO. Revise and submit your rhetorical analysis essay to NEO and in hardcopy to me. (I greatly prefer reading hardcopies.) WE WILL START THE CAUSAL ARGUMENT ESSAY NEXT CLASS. Read CT 2-8 The Writing Process (yes, we did discuss it today) Review ENGL 137-142, Cause and Effect in Resources > Texts Review Causal Argument Practice in Resources > Causal Argument PRINT AND FILL IN CA Progress Check in Resources > Causal Argument

Final Rhetorical Analysis essays have been submitted and collected. The folder 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. Struggling with topics? Check out 501 Writing Prompts in Resources. Review ENGL 137-142, Cause and Effect in Resources > Texts Review Causal Argument Practice in Resources > Causal Argument Review Commas 1 Read CT 18-24: Logos, Ethos, Pathos Skim Purdue OWL MLA Formatting and Style Guide in Resources > Purdue OWL Take quiz 1 (open at 5:30)

Submit your summary of the peer review comments you’ve received today by 11:59 pm, September 22, to the folder on NEO. Submit your summary of MY comments on YOUR final RA essay by 11:59 pm, September 22, to the folder on NEO. 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

Final cause and effect essays 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 FIND A TOPIC FOR YOUR AR ESSAY

Submit your summary of the peer review comments you’ve received today by 11:59 pm, October 13, to the folder on NEO Submit your summary of my comments on your cause and effect essay to the folder on NEO by 11:59 pm, October 13. 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 (I greatly prefer hardcopies). Review WUA 35-39, Review ENGL 13: 143-150 Argumentation Read CT 27-31 Toulmin Analyses FIND A TOPIC FOR YOUR AR ESSAY (we start it next week) Take quiz 2

Final proposal essays have been submitted. The box on NEO is closed. 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) Read WUA 15-22 (various topics)

Submit your summary of the peer review comments you’ve received today by 11:59 pm, November 3, to the folder on NEO 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. PLEASE NOTE: Because I forgot to bring your essays to class today, the due date for your summary of my comments will be next week, November 11 (yes, an extra day), 11:59 pm.

SUBMIT YOUR SUMMARY OF MY COMMENTS ON YOUR PROPOSAL ESSAY BY 11:59 PM, November 11. Submit your summary of the peer review comments you’ve received today by 11:59 pm, November 10, to the folder on NEO Revise your draft of a 2,000-word AR essay using at least 10 sources. Final due in hardcopy (to me) and to NEO by 5:15 pm, November 16. Take quiz 3

THERE IS A NEW AR NEO FOLDER. Please submit your essay to the new folder by 11:59 pm, November 18 (Saturday). 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.

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.

Submit your summary of the comments you received on your reflective essay by 11:59 pm, December 8. Submit your summary of MY comments on your evaluative essay by 11:59 pm, December 8. 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