欧博abgENGL108 Course Home Syllabus (JUL17)
Week, TCOs, and TopicsReadings and Class PreparationActivities and Assignments
Week 1
TCOs 1 and 2
The Writing Process and Rhetorical Situations
Chapter 1: Writing and Genres
Chapter 2: Topic, Angle, Purpose
Chapter 3: Readers, Contexts, and Rhetorical Situations
Graded Discussion Topics
Week 2
TCO 2
Shaping Ideas and Profiling a Subject
Chapter 14: Inventing Ideas and Prewriting
Chapter 15: Organizing and Drafting
Chapter 19: Drafting Introductions and Conclusions
Chapter 37: Rhetorical Analyses: "Sleuthing Patriotic Slogans," pp. 672–673
Graded Discussion Topics
Week 3
TCO 3
Analyzing and Interpreting Messages
Chapter 8: Rhetorical Analyses
Chapter 16: Choosing a Style
Chapter 20: Developing Paragraphs and Sections
Rhetorical Analysis Planning Sheet
Graded Discussion Topics
Week 4
TCOs 3, 4, and 7
Refining and Revising
Chapter 8: Rhetorical Analyses
Chapter 18: Revising and Editing
Chapter 37: Rhetorical Analyses: "Discovering the Truth: The Operation of Ethos in Anti-Smoking Advertising," pp. 678–685
The Rhetorical Analysis Final Essay
Graded Discussion Topics
Week 5
TCOs 4, 5, and 6
Forming a Position
Chapter 9: Commentaries
Chapter 24: Starting Research
Chapter 25: Finding Sources and Collecting Information
Course Project: Topic Selection Prewriting with Perspective Summary
Graded Discussion Topics
Week 6
TCOs 4, 5, and 6
Supporting a Position With Ethical Research
Chapter 22: Using Argumentative Strategies
Chapter 26: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Citing Sources
Chapter 28: Using APA Style
Chapter 38: Commentaries: "A Gay Man's Case Against Gay Marriage," pp. 688–689
Course Project: The Commentary Rough Draft
Graded Discussion Topics
Week 7
TCOs 4, 5, 6, and 7
Revising the Commentary
Chapter 29: Using the Internet
Review chapters as needed
Course Project: The Final Commentary Essay
Graded Discussion Topics
Week 8
TCO 2
Adapting Writing for a New Context
Review chapters as needed
Course Project: Commentary Reflective Postscript