ScheduleSP11

=English 104 Schedule SPRING 2011= WGR = //The Wadsworth Guide to Research//, Susan K. Miller-Cochran and Rochelle L. Rodrigo TSIS = //They Say, I Say,// Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein

Week 1: Defining Rhetoric

 * 1/10:** Introduction to the course

What does the word 'rhetoric" seem to mean in each article? Is the word used the same way in each article? Does rhetoric seem to be something good, bad, or neutral, according to the articles? Write your answers in your notebook and be prepared to discuss them in class. Then read the following scholarly definition of rhetoric.
 * 1/12**: Request to join the wiki. Read two articles about rhetoric:
 * [|Obama promises speech with purpose, not mere rhetoric]
 * [|A turning point in the discourse, but in which direction?]
 * [|What is rhetoric?] (Choose "What is rhetoric?" from the menu at the left.)


 * 1/14:** Read "Supporting an Argument" (WGR 182-188).

Week 2: Analyzing Rhetoric in Nonfiction Film

 * 1/17**: No class - MLK Day
 * 1/19**: Due: Find a commercial on youtube and write a concise (200-300 word) analysis of the rhetorical strategies used by this ad. Printed copy due.
 * 1/21**: Due: By noon on Thursday, email me your top 3 choices for a film to work on. No homework for Friday.

Week 3: Group Work Analyzing Rhetoric in Nonfiction Film

 * 1/24**: No homework due.
 * 1/26**: Due: Before and after response to your group's documentary. Type up what you wrote in class before seeing the movie and add a 200-300 word response explaining your reaction after seeing the film.
 * 1/28**: Read the two sample rhetorical analyses below. Browse the presentation tips on [|Garr Reynold's website]. Bring a sample outline of your presentation, including a thesis.

Week 4: Group Presentations

 * 1/31:** Presentations:
 * No End in Sight - Shaun, Madison, Lisa
 * Born into Brothels - Todd, Amanda C., KC
 * Sicko - Nick, Amanda P., Travis
 * Who Killed the Electric Car - Parker, Zhengwei
 * 2/2: Snow day**
 * 2/4:** Presentations:
 * Who Killed the Electric Car?
 * The Business of Being Born

Week 5: Writing and Revising Rhetorical Analysis

 * 2/7**: Presentations:
 * The Cove
 * Murderball
 * Food, Inc.
 * 2/9**: Presentation: Food, Inc.; Draft of essay due
 * 2/11**: Conferences; no class meeting

Week 6: Beginning the Long Research Essay

 * 2/14:** Writing Project 1 essay due
 * 2/16:** Read WGR 225-243
 * 2/18**: Read

WGR Ch. 2 (17-20, 27), Ch. 3 (33-59); DUE: Topic-generating exercise

Week 7: Finding and Evaluating Sources
== **2/21**: DUE: Research Proposal draft (see WGR 49-59, esp. the list of requirements on p. 51) - post your proposal on your wiki page;Read TSIS Prefaces and Introduction (through p. 15), TSIS "Don't Blame the Eater" and "Hidden Intellectualism" (195-205)--Be prepared to discuss these essays. In particular, consider what other arguments the writer is responding to. ==


 * 2/23**: Read WGR Ch. 4, 65-90
 * What is the difference between a primary and secondary source?
 * How do texts change over time? What is an example of a source that doesn't change and one that does?
 * What different ways are texts reviewed? Why does this matter?


 * 2/25**: Read WRG Ch. 6, 113-121, 155-164 (on Research Review). Find and read one source on your topic and bring it to class.

Week 8: Writing About Sources

 * 2/28:** Meet in Bracken Library for library instruction. DUE: Type up a research plan and post it to your wiki page. For instructions, see WGR pages 86-89, especially Table 4.2 on page 88 and the questions on page 89. The plan can be in whatever format that is useful to you. It can be a table, a narrative, a list, answers to the questions. But it must contain a plan for the types of sources you are looking for and where you will look for them. You can feel free to revise this plan as you work this week.
 * 3/2:**
 * 3/4:** DUE: Revised Research Proposal with Research Review of at least five quality academic sources


 * 3/5 - 3/13: SPRING BREAK**

Week 9: Drafting the Essay
3/14: Nothing due today. 3/16: DUE: Type up three different beginnings for your essay; Read TSIS Ch. 1 & 4 (be prepared to do exercises in class); Recommended reading: WGR Ch. 11 on outlining 3/18: Read TSIS Ch. 3, WGR Ch. 8 (144-153)

Week 10: Revising the Essay
3/21: Draft of essay due 3/23: No class meeting - conferences 3/25: Read TSIS Ch. 6-7 (78-101)

Week 11: Understanding Subcultures and Fieldworking
3/28: Writing Project 2 Essay due 3/30: Read "Fifteen" and "From Geeks to Freaks" (available in Blackboard); Complete exercise on handout (typed) 4/1: Read "Connie and the Sandman Ladies" (on Blackboard)

Week 12
4/4: Fieldworking Proposal due 4/6: Read [|"Strike a Pose"] 4/8: Fieldworking Proposal update due - Turn in with the proposal from Monday (the one with my comments). Make sure you have met all the requirements for the proposal and addressed my questions. You should make contact with someone in your subculture and get permission to do the project. You might even want to make a preliminary visit to the fieldsite.

Week 13
4/11: Bring a small personal artifact that you feel comfortable talking about with a classmate 4/13: 4/15: Fieldsite observation report due (at least 3 pages typed)

Week 14
4/18: Read the following documents:
 * [|Fieldwriting 1: From Details to Verbal Portraiture]
 * [|Fieldwriting 2: Dialogue on the Page]

4/20: DUE: Write up of interview with Jesse 4/22: DUE: Transcripts from interviews: transcribe one page from each of two interviews In class: Complete course evaluations

Week 15: Presentations
4/25: Amanda C., Jasmine, Jacqueline, Amanda P., Shaun, Josh, K.C.,Cortney, Lauren 4/27: Emily M., Parker, Haylie, Zhengwei, Emily D., Melissa, Megan, Madison 4/29: Lisa, Nick, Brooke, Todd, Chase, Amanda G., Travis, Maureen,

Final Meeting
5/4 (Wednesday): 7:30 - 9:30 a.m.: Writing Project 3 due