Date	Class Topic	Assignment Due
Tues 1/20	First Day: Introductions, go over policy statement and syllabus. Rhetoric & Effective argumentation.	None
Thurs 1/22	Purposes of Argumentation. Introduce Critical Reading.	Reading: Aims 1 & 2 Writing: Follow Through at the end of Chapter 1
Tues 1/27	Critical Reading & Annotation. Summarizing accurately.	Reading: Chapter 3 in Aims and p. 630 on summarizing. Robb article (handout) Writing: Summarize Robb article and then complete Rhetorical Context sheet for it..
Thurs 1/29	Ways of Responding to an argument. Logical Fallacies	Reading: Steele, Aims pp. 512-23 and annotate. Writing: Summary of Steele article and practice response to it.
Tues 2/3	Toulmin Method.	Reading: Raspberry, Aims pp. 509-511, and annotate. Also, Chapter 4 in Aims. Writing: Summary of Raspberry.
Thurs 2/5	Toulmin Method cont. Sample essay workshop.	Reading: Killian, Aims pp. 487-499 Writing: annotate and summarize Killian and do Toulmin method of his article.
Tues 2/10	Workshop of Analytical Response. Revision techniques.	Rough Draft Analytical Response
Thurs 2/12	Intro to Arguing to Inquire, Choosing Group Topics and Narrowing your Focus.	Reading: Chap. 5, Aims Writing: Revised draft of Analytical Response due for my comments. Also, what are 2 possible topics you might want to focus on for your Inquiry Essay?
Tues 2/17	Research Techniques; Using the Internet for Searches.	Access Writing Center and read the pages on Research.
Thurs 2/19	Dialoguing and Collecting Grids as methods for Inquiry.	Locate at least 2 articles on your Group Topic and annotate. Write a summary for each of these articles. Bring copies of articles and summaries to share with your group.
Tues 2/24	In-class group work on perspectives presentation.	More research and meet as a group as needed to have presentations ready
Thurs 2/26	Group presentations	Meet outside class as needed to complete presentation materials.
Tues 3/3	Documentation. Shaping/organizational techniques for Inquiry Essay.	Reading: handouts on documentation & sample Inquiry Essay.
Thurs 3/5	Workshop of draft Inquiry Essay	Printed draft Inquiry Essay
3/9-3/13	NO CLASSES--SPRING BREAK
Tues 3/17	Introduction to Unit Two and Convincing Essay. Credible sources.	Portfolio One due.
Thurs 3/19	Types of Reasons & Evidence. Writing a Rhetorical Prospectus.	Reading: Chapter 6 in Aims
Tues 3/24	Opposing Arguments & Refutation	Writing: Mini-Rhetorical Prospectus. Also, locate an article that specifically opposes your claim (or one much like it) and summarize the article
Thurs 3/26	Structuring the Convincing Essay. Introductions & Conclusions.	Do further research as needed. Writing: bring in tentative outline of essay
Tues 3/31	Coherency issues. In-class drafting time	Writing: Draft Introduction
Thurs 4/2	Workshop	Rough draft of Convincing Essay
Tues 4/7	Intro to Persuasion and Appeals.	Revised draft of Convincing Essay for my comments. Reading: Chapter 7 in Aims
Thurs 4/9	Audience Analysis and reconsidering your appeals for your audience.	Bring in examples of articles with effective stylistic appeals and effective emotional appeals.
Tues 4/14	Structuring the Persuading Essay	Audience Analysis
Thurs 4/16	Workshop of Persuading Essay	Rough draft of Persuading Essays (bring 2 copies and I will comment on one)
Tues 4/21	Introduction to Mediating/Negotiating Organizing Topic Groups. Group work on narrowing focus.	Chapter 8 in Aims.
Thurs 4/23	Understanding Opposing Positions: creating briefs of parties in the dispute	Portfolio Two due As a group locate two articles that illustrate the opposing views on your group issue.
Tues 4/28	Audience analysis: Defining a problem in terms of real interests. Finding real solutions/compromises	List common interests you think the two parties have, also points where you think one party could have empathy for the other's position/reasons/values etc.
Thurs 4/30	In-class group work time.	Write a paragraph proposing a compromise and why you think the two groups will accept that compromise.
Tues 5/5	In-class group work time	Work outside of class on drafting paper.
Thurs 5/7	Last class: discuss final exam.	Portfolio Three due.