ENG102-018 Fall 2003 

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ENG102

Tuesday 11:00-12:50

D217

Thursday Internet

Teacher Information

Rebecca L. Busker

Office:247

Phone: 403-1906

rbusker@parkland.edu

AIM ID: lucycereta

Office Hours:

MWF 12-1, T 9-10

Schedule

Schedule Explanation and Key


Introduction and Unit One


Unit Two


Unit Three


Printable Schedule

Required Materials

Policies

Course Work and Grade Distribution

Major Assignments

Discussion Groups

WebBoard Directions

WebBoard

 

Schedule
Schedule Explanation and Key
The following is a tentative schedule.  Dates are subject to change, and readings may be announced daily.  It is your responsibility to know what is assigned for each class period.  Get into the habit of checking this page at least once a week.

 

Schedule Key:

Black Text = Daily Activity

Green Text = Link to Activity Directions or Assignment

Yellow Text = Reading or Homework to be Completed by the Beginning of Class

Purple Text = Major Assignment Due That Day

 

The schedule on this page is broken down into major units.  A printable schedule of the entire semester can be found here.

Introduction and Unit One:

Week Of:

Tuesday

Thursday

August 26

Introduction to Class

Syllabus/Web Page

Sign up for WebBoard

Introductions 

"You Also Have the Right to Tell a Bigot What Your Think" p7-8

September 2

Intro to Project 1

Introductory Lecture:  2000 Years of Rhetoric in 20 Minutes

"Toulmin Method" pg 56-63

Modeling rhetorical analysis

"Capital Punishment: Society's Self-Defense" p63-67

September 9

Using WebBoard to Workshop Papers

Work on Project 1

Sources for Project 1 Due

First Draft of Project 1 Due by 1:00 PM

Directions for Rough Draft Workshop

September 16

Comments on Drafts Due by 11:00 AM

Discuss Draft Comments

Work on Revisions

Final Draft of Project 1 Due by 11:59 PM

Read Project 2 Assignment

Unit Two:

Week Of:

Tuesday

Thursday

September 23

Library Orientation: Meet in Library

Brainstorming for Topics

September 30

Introduction to Project 2

Finding Common Threads

pp 190-200

MLA: Citing Sources in Text and Works Citied

Guidelines

Assignment

October 7

Go over MLA format - troubleshooting

Work on Drafts

Rough Draft pf Project #2 Due

Directions for Rough Draft Workshop

October 14

Comments on Drafts Due by 11:00 AM

Discuss Draft Comments

Work on Revisions

Final Draft of Project 2 Due by 11:59 PM

Unit Three:

Week Of:

Tuesday

Thursday

October 28

Introduction to Research Paper

Introduction to Prospectus/Bibilography

Formulating a Thesis

Thesis Workshop

November 4

Developing arguments

Readings TBA

Prospectus and Bibliography Due at 11:59PM

November 11

Review of Rules of Research

Bring sources to class

Rough Draft of 

Arguments Section 

Due at 11:59PM

November 18

Comments on Drafts Due by 11:00 AM

Developing Counterarguments

Counterarguments Exercise

Rough Draft of Counterarguments Section

Due at 11:59PM

November 25

Comments on Drafts Due by 11:00 AM

Troubleshooting

Thanksgiving: No Classes
December 2

Individual Conferences

Rough Draft of Complete Research Paper Due at 

11:59 PM

December 9

Work on Research Papers

Final Drafts of Research Papers Due

Class Evaluations