| Date | Event |
|---|
| T Aug 18 | Introduction to class. Diagnostic Argument |
| R Aug 20 | Everything Is an Argument / Stasis Theory. Read Ch. 1 |
| T Aug 25 | Toulmin Argument: Enthymemes. Read Ch. 6 |
| R Aug 27 | Toulmin Argument: Warrants/Qualifiers |
| T Sep 1 | Intellectual property, academic integrity & plagiarism. Assessing and using sources. Documenting sources. MLA. SIEL Technique. Read Ch. 18-20 |
| R Sep 3 | Arguments of Fact. Read Ch. 7 |
| T Sep 8 | Read "The Culture of Thin Bites Fiji" (Pg. 589) |
| R Sep 10 | Workshop Paper 1 |
| T Sep 15 |
Appeals. Read Ch. 2-4. Paper 1 due |
| R Sep 17 | Argument of Definition. Read Ch. 8 |
| T Sep 22 | Read "Cheerleaders: What to Do about Them?" (Pg. 729), "The Offbeat Allure of Cult Films" (Pg. 242), "Pink Think" (Pg. 246) |
| R Sep 24 | Workshop Paper 2 |
| T Sep 29 |
Arguments of Evaluation. Paper 2 due |
| R Oct 1 | Read Ch. 9. Read "Why I Hate Britney" (Pg. 276) |
| T Oct 6 | Practice Midterm Exam |
| R Oct 8 | Fallacies. Read in class "Love is a Fallacy." Read Ch. 17 |
| T Oct 13 | Student Conferences |
| R Oct 15 | Workshop Paper 3 |
| T Oct 20 |
Arguments of Proposal. Read "A Call to Improve Campus Accessibility for the Mobility Impaired" (Pg.352). Paper 3 due |
| R Oct 22 | MLA Review. Annotations |
| T Oct 27 | Workshop Paper 4 |
| R Oct 29 |
Assign Research Paper. Paper 4 due |
| T Nov 3 |
Research Paper. 5 Possible Topics due |
| R Nov 5 |
Research Paper. RP Outline due |
| T Nov 10 | Research Paper |
| R Nov 12 |
Research Paper. RP Works Cited due |
| T Nov 17 | Research Paper |
| R Nov 19 | Rough Draft Research Paper due |
| T Nov 24 | THANKSGIVING |
| R Nov 26 | THANKSGIVING |
| T Dec 1 |
Research Paper Due. Assign Portfolio |
| R Dec 3 | Last day of class |
| F Dec 4 | Final Exam |