Syllabus Two
This syllabus is designed for a twelve-week course and features argumentation.
Week One: Introduction, The Writing Process, Audience, Rhetorical Strategies
Day One: Introductions
Day Two: Reading: Chapter 1
Day Three: Reading: Chapter 3
Week Two: Thesis Statements
Day One: Reading: “Finding a Topic”: Chapter 6
Day Two: Reading: “Finding a Thesis”: Chapter 6
Day Three: Readings: “The Informal Outline,” The Formal Outline,” “Use of the Outline”: Chapter 6
Week Three: Drafting
Day One: Reading: “Pointers on Drafting”: Chapter 7
Day Two: Reading: “The First Draft”: Chapter 7
Day Three: Reading: “Revising the First Draft”: Chapter 7
Week Four: Illustration
Day One: “How to Use Illustration”: Chapter 10; brainstorming and prewriting
Day Two: Style: “The Sentence”: Chapter 20; proofreading of drafts
Day Three: Reading: “How Near Death is a Near Death Experience? ”: Chapter 10
Week Five: Illustration Continued
Day One: Workshop
Day Two: Style: “The Sentence”: Chapter 20, continued; proofreading of drafts.
Day Three: “What I’ve Learned from Men”: Chapter 10; assignment due
Week Six: Definition
Day One: Reading: “How to Write a Definition”: Chapter 11; brainstorming & prewriting
Day Two: Style: “Sentence Types”: Chapter 20
Day Three: Reading: “Arrangement in Black and White”: Chapter 11
Week Seven: Definition Continued
Day One: Workshop
Day Two: Style: “The Clause and Phrase”: Chapter 20; proofreading of drafts
Day Three: Reading: “People Aren’t Born Prejudiced”: Chapter 11; assignment due
Week Eight: Causal Analysis
Day One: Reading: “How to Write an Analysis of Cause”: Chapter 15; brainstorming & prewriting
Day Two: Style: “Errors with Sentences”: Chapter 21
Day Three: Reading: “Mary Todd Lincoln: Second Thoughts on Our Most Vilified First Lady”: Chapter 15
Week Nine Causal Analysis Continued
Day One: Workshop
Day Two: Style: “Errors in Agreement”: Chapter 21; proofreading of drafts
Day Three: Reading: “Why we Crave Horror Movies”: Chapter 15; assignment due
Week Ten: Argumentation
Day One: Reading: “How to Write an Argument”: Chapter 16; brainstorming & prewriting
Day Two: Style: “Errors in Point of View”: Chapter 21
Day Three: Reading: “I Want a Wife”: Chapter 16
Week Eleven: Argumentation Continued
Day One: Discussion of “Avoid Common Fallacies of Thinking”: Chapter 16
Day Two: Style: “Errors in Reference”: Chapter 21; proofreading of drafts
Day Three: “The Case against Man”: Chapter 16; assignment due
Week Twelve: Argumentation Concluded.
Day One: Workshop
Day Two: Reading: “War”: Chapter 16; proofreading of drafts
Day Three: assignment due; evaluations