Weekly Schedule

Fall 2006

Resident Class Assignment Schedule for Persuasive Writing 103

Edward Eller

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Resident Class Schedule

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Special Events and Deadlines

Goals and Asssignments -- Assignments will be done in the order in which they appear below.
Click on the colored, underlined links to find Assignment Descriptions

Unit One: Getting Started, Practicing Paraphrasing, and writing your first formally structured essay [Weeks 1 - 3].

Week One
Aug 21-27

Getting to know the system

Get your books [Click on link to see specifics]

Review and read the syllabus and this schedule with available assignment descriptions.

Practice Paraphrases in preparation for first formal writing assignment

Aug 24 Last day to add a course.
Video Lecture: Getting Started. Video Lectures are only available by logging into Blackboard.ulm.edu and entering our virtual classroom space.

Video Lecture: absolutist, relativistic, and committed relativistic thinking. See link in Blackboard

Week Two
Aug 28-Sep 3

Practicing Paraphrases and building first essay

Practice: A series of paraphrasing exercises.

Evaluation and Discussion of each other's paraphrases.

Read everything you can find on the subject of paraphrases and summaries.

By Class Friday, Sep 1 have read the first 88 pages of Fast Food Nation. Be ready for in-class quiz at beginning of class. Quiz also covers the definition of paraphrase, the paraphrasing rules, and lead-ins.

By Friday night: Turn All Practice Paraphrases in to Blackboard Digital Dropbox.

Video Lecture: Paraphrasing Model

Week Three
Sep 4-10

Download and install Adobe PDF Reader from http://adobe.com/ to your personal computer

Sentence combining exercises begin

Class Discussion of Build a paper #1.

Application: Turn first formal assignment into Digital Dropbox before class on Friday Sep 8 and bring hardcopy of your work to class. Click Here for specifics.

Read Fast Food Nation, pages 91-166 before class Friday, Sep 8. Be ready for a short quizzes at the beginning of class.

Sep 5: Labor Day Holiday

Video Lecture: Building an Essay from a paraphrase foundation.

Video Lecture: opinion, hypothesis, theory and belief.

Unit Two: Summary, Paraphrase, and Citations (A Practice Unit) [Weeks 4 - 5]

Week Four
Sep 12-18

In Class Discussion and practice of summary/paraphrases.

Build a paper #1: Deadline: In Blackboard Digital Dropbox by class-time Sep 13. Bring Hardcopy to class.

In Class Discussion and practice for summary/paraphrases.

Read Fast Food Nation, pages 169-222 before class Friday and be ready for a quiz.

8-9 hours

Video Lecture: Writing a Summary

Week Five
Sep 19-25

MONDAY: Worksheet

WEDNESDAY: Summary Modeling.

FRIDAY: Take quiz on pages 226-288 of Fast Food Nation before class

Continued discussion of Fast Food Nation and Summaries.

Sep 19: Final date for removing “I” grades

Week 6
Sep 26-Oct 2

MONDAY: Summary/Paraphrase One. Post to Digital Dropbox before MONDAY, Sep 25. Peer Critiques of Practice Summaries. Print out and turn in before end of class.

WEDNESDAY: In-class discussion and exercise: Sentence Variety

In-class discussion and exercise: Sentence Variety

FRIDAY: Summary/Paraphrase Two. Post to Digital Dropbox before

Video Lecture: Ethos, Pathos, Logos.

Week 7
Oct 3-9

Wednesday: Summary/Paraphrase Three.

Sentence Variety continues.

WEDNESDAY: Sentence Variety Problems Continue.

Build an Essay #2 is due in digital drop box by Oct 9.

Oct 5-9

Fall Holiday
~~Mid-Term delivered to you in Blackboard Course Documents. To be completed by Oct 10 @ 11 p.m..~~ Cancelled. Click here to find study guide of terms and what to expect on the test.

Build an Essay #2 is due in digital drop box and hardcopy in class by Oct 9.

Oct 6-9

MONDAY: Build an Essay #2 is due in digital drop box and hardcopy in class by Oct 9.

WEDNESDAY: Quiz on sentence variety and problems at the beginning of class.

FRIDAY

Week 8
Oct 10-16
Monday: Extended Quiz on Sentence Combining
Wednesday: Group Preparation and Planning time for Real World Research

Friday: Group Preparation and Planning time for Real World Research

Oct 10-12: Mid-term grading

Week 9
Oct 15-21
Monday: Discussion of claims for upcoming informed argument. Send your proposed claim statements to eller@ulm.edu. Your claim must be approved by Eller before you can turn in a final Informed Argument. This means that you may have to submit the claim through email repeatedly until approved.
Click here to Read about Making Claims

Wednesday: Read about The Rhetorical Appeals and follow Instructions for Discussion. In-class Discussion: Rhetorical Appeal.

Peer Review: Bring several proposed Claim Statements to class with you.

Friday: Read Everyday Writer, Chapter 11, Sections 11a-11h, pages 79-89.

Take on-line quiz on Making Claims, Thinking Styles, and Rhetorical Appeals by Friday Night at 11 p.m.

Video Lecture: Complex and Focused Claims.

Video Lecture: A Little Lecture on Theory

Video Lecture: Thinking Styles and Rhetorical Appeals

Week 10
Oct 22-28
Monday: In-class practice evaluating audience and rhetorical appeal in ads and texts. Worksheet.
Wednesday: "Logic Problems." Worksheet.

Memorize vocabulary and examples of each of the following terms:

induction/inductive leap

deduction

syllogism/major premise/minor premise/conclusion

enthymeme

non sequitur

ad hominem

Appeal to tradition

bandwagon

begging the question

false analogy

false cause

false dilemma

hasty generalization

slippery slope

Blackboard Quiz on Rhetorical Analysis and other matters lectured on due by 11 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25. In Blackboard.

Friday: Write an Essay Explaining How an Advertisement Appeals to a Targeted Audience.

Nov 1: Final date for dropping a Fall Semester course or resigning from the University -"W" grades
issued.

Video Lecture: Syllogisms and Enthymemes.

Week 11
Oct 29-Nov 4

Monday: Presentation of Real World Research

Wednesday: Presentation of Real World Research

Friday: In-class Quiz on Identifying Assumptions, Induction, Deduction, Syllogism, and other Logic Problems

Twenty Facts Due Today, Friday Nov 3

Description of 20 Facts Assignment: Turn in hard-copy of a list of 20 facts

drawn from at least 5 sources, 3 of which must be jstor essays.

Keep the facts drawn from one source organized under an MLA citation, so you should have at least 5 citations and under each citations several FACTS taken from that citation.

Avoid excessive quoting, but if you do quote the original sources, use quote marks properly [preference is for paraphrase and summary].

Put an in-text citation after each fact.

Facts only; no quotes of opinions by others.

Letters to the Editor Schedule

By October 30:

Clark [Shareholders or Workers]

Simmons [Fast Food Industry's Responsibility in the Obesity Epidemic]

By November 2:

Joseph [The World-Wide Spread of Capitalism and American Culture -- Is it bad?]

Johnson [Worker Safety and Workman's Comp]

Schedule finished to here

Week 12
Nov 5-11

Letters to the Editor Schedule

By November 6: Hopefully in response to a fellow group member's published letter.

Fuller [Shareholders or Workers]

Washington [Fast Food Industry's Responsibility in the Obesity Epidemic]

By November 8: Hopefully in response to a fellow group member's published letter.

Heidenreich [The World-Wide Spread of Capitalism and American Culture -- Is it bad?]

Gibson [Worker Safety and Workman's Comp]

Folse [Worker Safety and Workman's Comp]

Week 13
Nov 12-18

Final Informed Argument due by week's end. Click Here for full description of expectations.

Letters to the Editor Schedule

November 13: Hopefully in response to a fellow group member's published letter.

Chris Randol [Shareholders or Workers]

Vince [Fast Food Industry's Responsibility in the Obesity Epidemic]

Carrol [Fast Food Industry's Responsibility in the Obesity Epidemic]

November 15: Hopefully in response to a fellow group member's published letter.

If No letter was published on the subject of Globalization, the members of that Group can try again.

Odom [Worker Safety and Workman's Comp]

Hereford [Worker Safety and Workman's Comp]

Sentence Combining problems. AGAIN

Nov 24-27

Thanksgiving Break

Week 14
Nov 21-27

Week 15

Nov 28-Dec 4

Internet Final on-line on Sat, Dec 3 @ 9 a.m. All students must be on-line taking the test at that time.

Dec 5,6-8,9

University Finals Week

This page last updated on Friday, October 20, 2006 09:51:17 AM

Week	Resident Class Schedule Click Here to find 103 Internet Class Schedule Click Here to find Shared 103 Internet/Resident Syllabus	Special Events and Deadlines
	Goals and Asssignments -- Assignments will be done in the order in which they appear below. Click on the colored, underlined links to find Assignment Descriptions
*Unit One: Getting Started, Practicing Paraphrasing, and writing your first formally structured essay [Weeks 1 - 3]*.
Week One Aug 21-27	Getting to know the system Get your books [Click on link to see specifics] Review and read the syllabus and this schedule with available assignment descriptions. Practice Paraphrases in preparation for first formal writing assignment	Aug 24 Last day to add a course. Video Lecture: Getting Started. Video Lectures are only available by logging into Blackboard.ulm.edu and entering our virtual classroom space. Video Lecture: absolutist, relativistic, and committed relativistic thinking. See link in Blackboard
Week Two Aug 28-Sep 3	Practicing Paraphrases and building first essay Practice: A series of paraphrasing exercises. Evaluation and Discussion of each other's paraphrases. Read everything you can find on the subject of paraphrases and summaries. By Class Friday, Sep 1 have read the first 88 pages of Fast Food Nation. Be ready for in-class quiz at beginning of class. Quiz also covers the definition of paraphrase, the paraphrasing rules, and lead-ins. By Friday night: Turn All Practice Paraphrases in to Blackboard Digital Dropbox.	Video Lecture: Paraphrasing Model
Week Three Sep 4-10	Download and install Adobe PDF Reader from http://adobe.com/ to your personal computer Sentence combining exercises begin Class Discussion of Build a paper #1. Application: Turn first formal assignment into Digital Dropbox before class on Friday Sep 8 and bring hardcopy of your work to class. Click Here for specifics. Read Fast Food Nation, pages 91-166 before class Friday, Sep 8. Be ready for a short quizzes at the beginning of class.	Sep 5: Labor Day Holiday Video Lecture: Building an Essay from a paraphrase foundation. Video Lecture: opinion, hypothesis, theory and belief.
Unit Two: Summary, Paraphrase, and Citations (A Practice Unit) [Weeks 4 - 5]
Week Four Sep 12-18	In Class Discussion and practice of summary/paraphrases. Build a paper #1: Deadline: In Blackboard Digital Dropbox by class-time Sep 13. Bring Hardcopy to class. In Class Discussion and practice for summary/paraphrases. Read Fast Food Nation, pages 169-222 before class Friday and be ready for a quiz. 8-9 hours	Video Lecture: Writing a Summary
Week Five Sep 19-25	MONDAY: Worksheet WEDNESDAY: Summary Modeling. FRIDAY: Take quiz on pages 226-288 of Fast Food Nation before class Continued discussion of Fast Food Nation and Summaries.	Sep 19: Final date for removing “I” grades
Week 6 Sep 26-Oct 2	MONDAY: Summary/Paraphrase One. Post to Digital Dropbox before MONDAY, Sep 25. Peer Critiques of Practice Summaries. Print out and turn in before end of class. WEDNESDAY: In-class discussion and exercise: Sentence Variety In-class discussion and exercise: Sentence Variety FRIDAY: Summary/Paraphrase Two. Post to Digital Dropbox before	Video Lecture: Ethos, Pathos, Logos.
Week 7 Oct 3-9	Wednesday: Summary/Paraphrase Three. Sentence Variety continues. WEDNESDAY: Sentence Variety Problems Continue. Build an Essay #2 is due in digital drop box by Oct 9.
Oct 5-9	Fall Holiday ~~Mid-Term delivered to you in Blackboard Course Documents. To be completed by Oct 10 @ 11 p.m..~~ Cancelled. Click here to find study guide of terms and what to expect on the test. Build an Essay #2 is due in digital drop box and hardcopy in class by Oct 9.
Oct 6-9	MONDAY: Build an Essay #2 is due in digital drop box and hardcopy in class by Oct 9. WEDNESDAY: Quiz on sentence variety and problems at the beginning of class. FRIDAY
Week 8 Oct 10-16	Monday: Extended Quiz on Sentence Combining Wednesday: Group Preparation and Planning time for Real World Research Friday: Group Preparation and Planning time for Real World Research	Oct 10-12: Mid-term grading
Week 9 Oct 15-21	Monday: Discussion of claims for upcoming informed argument. Send your proposed claim statements to eller@ulm.edu. Your claim must be approved by Eller before you can turn in a final Informed Argument. This means that you may have to submit the claim through email repeatedly until approved. Click here to Read about Making Claims Wednesday: Read about The Rhetorical Appeals and follow Instructions for Discussion. In-class Discussion: Rhetorical Appeal. Peer Review: Bring several proposed Claim Statements to class with you. Friday: Read Everyday Writer, Chapter 11, Sections 11a-11h, pages 79-89. Take on-line quiz on Making Claims, Thinking Styles, and Rhetorical Appeals by Friday Night at 11 p.m.	Video Lecture: Complex and Focused Claims. Video Lecture: A Little Lecture on Theory Video Lecture: Thinking Styles and Rhetorical Appeals
Week 10 Oct 22-28	Monday: In-class practice evaluating audience and rhetorical appeal in ads and texts. Worksheet. Wednesday: "Logic Problems." Worksheet. Memorize vocabulary and examples of each of the following terms: induction/inductive leap deduction syllogism/major premise/minor premise/conclusion enthymeme non sequitur ad hominem Appeal to tradition bandwagon begging the question false analogy false cause false dilemma hasty generalization slippery slope Blackboard Quiz on Rhetorical Analysis and other matters lectured on due by 11 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25. In Blackboard. Friday: Write an Essay Explaining How an Advertisement Appeals to a Targeted Audience.	Nov 1: Final date for dropping a Fall Semester course or resigning from the University -"W" grades issued. Video Lecture: Syllogisms and Enthymemes.
Week 11 Oct 29-Nov 4	Monday: Presentation of Real World Research Wednesday: Presentation of Real World Research Friday: In-class Quiz on Identifying Assumptions, Induction, Deduction, Syllogism, and other Logic Problems Twenty Facts Due Today, Friday Nov 3 Description of 20 Facts Assignment: Turn in hard-copy of a list of 20 facts drawn from at least 5 sources, 3 of which must be jstor essays. Keep the facts drawn from one source organized under an MLA citation, so you should have at least 5 citations and under each citations several FACTS taken from that citation. Avoid excessive quoting, but if you do quote the original sources, use quote marks properly [preference is for paraphrase and summary]. Put an in-text citation after each fact. Facts only; no quotes of opinions by others. Letters to the Editor Schedule By October 30: Clark [Shareholders or Workers] Simmons [Fast Food Industry's Responsibility in the Obesity Epidemic] By November 2: Joseph [The World-Wide Spread of Capitalism and American Culture -- Is it bad?] Johnson [Worker Safety and Workman's Comp]
	Schedule finished to here
Week 12 Nov 5-11	Letters to the Editor Schedule By November 6: Hopefully in response to a fellow group member's published letter. Fuller [Shareholders or Workers] Washington [Fast Food Industry's Responsibility in the Obesity Epidemic] By November 8: Hopefully in response to a fellow group member's published letter. Heidenreich [The World-Wide Spread of Capitalism and American Culture -- Is it bad?] Gibson [Worker Safety and Workman's Comp] Folse [Worker Safety and Workman's Comp]
Week 13 Nov 12-18	Final Informed Argument due by week's end. Click Here for full description of expectations. Letters to the Editor Schedule November 13: Hopefully in response to a fellow group member's published letter. Chris Randol [Shareholders or Workers] Vince [Fast Food Industry's Responsibility in the Obesity Epidemic] Carrol [Fast Food Industry's Responsibility in the Obesity Epidemic] November 15: Hopefully in response to a fellow group member's published letter. If No letter was published on the subject of Globalization, the members of that Group can try again. Odom [Worker Safety and Workman's Comp] Hereford [Worker Safety and Workman's Comp] Sentence Combining problems. AGAIN
Nov 24-27	Thanksgiving Break
Week 14 Nov 21-27
Week 15 Nov 28-Dec 4	Internet Final on-line on Sat, Dec 3 @ 9 a.m. All students must be on-line taking the test at that time.
Dec 5,6-8,9	University Finals Week