| Week and Day |
What We'll Do In Class |
Have Read |
Homework Completed |
Week 1
January 16 | Tuesday |
Introduction to Course
Introduction to Peers |
Peruse this Syllabus and check the VISTA shell |
None. |
| January 18 | Thursday |
Mostly Lecture. Academic Writing Expectations.
Multimedia (audio)
MLK Jr.
Linus Pauling |
What is Rhetoric?
A Brief History of Rhetoric
Additional Discussion-Rhetoric (Stanford) Module 1 Lecture, Ethos |
Self-Assesment Paper (VISTA) |
Week 2
January 23 | Tuesday |
Groupwork: What adds credibility?
Nancy Jasso |
Karthas, N. (1990, Nov). "When children have AIDS: How to support the family." Nursing, 20 (11), 32-35. Cox, P. (2000,Jan 7). Will tribal knowledge survive the millennium? Science, 287 (5450),44-46. Wood, D.M., Athwal, S. & Panahloo, A. (2004, June). Advantages and disadvantages of a 'herbal' medicine in a patient with diabetes mellitus: A case report. Diabetic Medicine, 21 (6), 625(3p). |
Student Presentations
Examples of Ethos? |
| January 25 | Thursday |
Groupwork: Determining purpose in writing according to CH 8. (Bring Handbook to Class)
COPD |
Hurdel, D. (2002, April). Native Hawaiian traditional healing: Culturally based interventions for social work practice. Social Work, 47 (2), 183-192.
Aziz, Z. (2004, June). Herbal medicine: Predictors of recommendation by physicians. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 29 (3), 241-247
Hinojosa, S. Authorizing tradition: Vectors of contention in Highland Maya midwifery. Social Science and Medicine, 59 (3), 637-652. |
Student Presentations
Interview Paper 1 |
Week 3
January 30 | Tuesday |
Analyzing word choice |
Module 2: Logos VISTA
Davis, M. (2004, Spring). Glen Canyon emerges. Earth Island Journal , 19(1), 42, (4p), 2c, 3bw.
Rymer, R. Saving the music tree. Smithsonian.
Wadsworth Handbook, Chapter 42 |
Student Presentations |
| February 01 | Thursday |
The Blue Planet|Inconvenient Truth
Clips |
Wadsworth Handbook, Chapter 9 |
Student Presentations
Rhetorical Analysis of Readings (VISTA) |
Week 4
February 06| Tuesday |
Conferences Meet with Me |
I'll go over 3 documents with you. |
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| February 08 | Thursday |
Conferences Meet with Me |
I'll go over 3 documents with you. |
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| Week and Day |
What We'll Do In Class |
Have Read |
Homework Completed |
Week 5
February 13| Tuesday |
Cline Visit—with Ann Eagan
Meet in the Cline Lobby at 2:20 p.m.
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Have the Proposal Assignment in Mind
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Student Presentations |
| February 15 | Thursday |
Writing Center Visitor
Sentence -Level Editing |
Wadsworth Handbook, Chapter 36 |
Rhetorical Analysis of Websites (VISTA) |
Week 6
February 20| Tuesday |
Groupwork on document design |
Module 3: Pathos-VISTA
Williams, Robin. Non-Designer's Design Book. Chapters 1-2. |
Student Presentations |
| February 22 | Thursday |
Group presentations on document design |
Williams, Robin. Non-Designer's Design Book. Chapters 4-6. |
Student Presentations |
Week 7
February 27| Tuesday |
Go over your written answers to the assignments found on the c.d. |
IX Exercises 1-3 (C.D.) |
Student Presentations
Article Paper (VISTA) |
| March 01 | Thursday |
Debate according to the arguments based in the articles. |
Module 4: -VISTA
IX Exercises 4-6 (C.D.)
Goodall, Jane. "Hope." (VISTA)
Country at a Glance
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Student Presentations
Proposal Due |
Week 8
March 06| Tuesday |
Conferences Meet with Me |
I'll go over your proposal with you. |
A good week to meet with your interviewee. |
| March 08 | Thursday |
Conferences Meet with Me |
I'll go over your proposal with you. |
Comb your hair and mind your clothes. |
Week 9
March 13| Tuesday |
Groupwork: Organizing the argument |
IX Exercises 7-9 (C.D.)
Pearsall, T.E., et al. Persuasion and the Scientific Argument (Cline Reserves) |
Student Presentations
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| March 15| Thursday |
Lecture: Workplace vs. Classroom expectations |
Wadsworth Handbook - Chapter 28. (Note: p. 624)
Pearsall, T.E., et al. (2000).Workplace correspondence. How to Write for the World of Work (6th Edition, pp. 222-250). Boston. |
Interview Paper 2 |
| SPRING BREAK | MARCH 19-23 |
no class |
no class |
no class |
| Week and Day |
What We'll Do In Class |
Have Read |
Homework Completed |
Week 10
March 27| Tuesday |
Multimedia as text.
One.org
Multiple Intelligences |
Module 5: Fine Arts - VISTA
Hsu, C. (2004, April 5). Artists who changed how we see. U.S. News & World Report, 136 , (11) 75(1/3p) 3bw; (AN 12649133).
Browner, T. (2000, Spring/Summer). Making and singing Pow-wow songs: Text, form, and the significance of culture-based analysis. Ethnomusicology, 44 (2), 214 (20p) 3 charts, 2 diagrams, 1bw.
Not for Ourselves Alone Make sure you have the volume turned up, and that you have Flash player. Peruse and go through a timeline. |
Student Presentations |
| March 29 | Thursday — Tentative |
Conferences Meet with Me |
I'll go over your progress report with you. |
Progress Report Due |
Week 11
April 03| Tuesday |
Paper Draft Editing |
Wadsworth Handbook, Chapter 32 and Chapter 37 |
Student Presentations
75% of final paper (draft) |
| April 05 | Thursday |
More Editing |
Wadsworth, Ch. 38, 40, 41
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Student Presentations |
Week 12
April 10| Tuesday |
Project Draft Editing |
Review Williams and the IX Exercises |
Project Draft (visuals, text, drawings, audio clips) |
| April 12 | Thursday |
TBA |
TBA |
Revision of 1 paper (VISTA) |
Week 13
April 17| Tuesday |
Final Presentations—
65% completed (more than half way done) |
Audience Participation |
Come prepared |
| April 19 | Thursday |
Final Presentations—
70% completed |
Audience Participation |
Come prepared |
Week 14
April 24| Tuesday |
Final Presentations—
75% completed |
Audience Participation |
Come prepared |
| April 26 | Thursday |
Final Presentations—
80% completed |
Audience Participation |
Come prepared |
Week 15
May 01| Tuesday |
Final Presentations—
100% completed |
Audience Participation |
Final Paper, Final Project, and Final Presentation (slides or 1 page summary) (VISTA) |
| May 03 | Thursday |
In-class writing |
Review Your Notes |
none! |
| FINALS WEEK — May 7-11 |
Sign-up for Final Check-Out Conference |
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HAVE A GOOD AND SAFE SUMMER |
