LS = The Little Seagull Handbook
| Date | Major Due Dates; Homework (due day listed); In class |
| T 1/20 | Introduction to course |
| Th 1/22 | Read LS 2-16 and Rogers (Moodle) |
| T 1/27 | Read Barrett and Myers (also available on Moodle) |
| Th 1/29 | Read Lynch (Moodle) and Ratnayake |
| T 2/3 | Rhetorical Analysis short paper due |
| Th 2/5 | Read Schalk (Moodle) and Febos |
| T 2/10 | Read Loofbourow (Moodle) |
| Th 2/12 | Rhetorical Analysis short paper due |
| T 2/17 | Read Harris (Moodle) and LS 17-39 (“Writing Processes” through “Developing Paragraphs”; page numbers may be different depending on the edition) |
| Th 2/19 | Paper 1 due for peer reviews; sign up for conferences |
| T 2/24 | Conferences |
| Th 2/26 | Conferences; Paper 1 revisions due by the end of Friday |
| T 3/10 | Midterm Reflection due (optional) |
| Th 3/12 | Read hooks and Gay |
| T 3/17 | Coming to Terms with Culture paper due |
| Th 3/19 | Read LS 116-138 (section on research) |
| T 3/24 | Paper 2 Research due |
| Th 3/26 | Paper 2 due for peer reviews; Sample APA Paper, rubric, sign up for conferences |
| T 3/31 | Conferences |
| Th 4/9 | Paper 2 revisions due; Discuss Phillips and Jackson |
| T 4/14 | Presentation outline and visual aid first draft due; sign up for presentations |
| Th 4/16 | Read “Public Speaking” from Univ. of Pittsburgh |
| T 4/21 | Revised visual aid due for workshop |
| Th 4/23 | Presentation outline and visual aid revisions due for peer reviews |
| T 4/28 | Presentations |
| Th 4/30 | Presentations |
| T 5/5 | Presentations |
| Th 5/7 | Class wrap up |
| T 5/12 | Final Reflection due |
Matt King 