LS = The Little Seagull Handbook
| Date | Major Due Dates; Homework (due day listed); In class |
| T 9/1 | Introduction to course; Notes |
| Th 9/3 | Read Rogers and LS “Rhetorical Contexts,” “Academic Contexts,” and “Reading Strategies” (also available on Moodle); Notes |
| T 9/8 | Read Barrett and Myers (both readings also available on Moodle); Notes |
| Th 9/10 | Read Lynch (Moodle) and Ratnayake; Notes |
| T 9/15 | Rhetorical Analysis short paper due; Notes |
| Th 9/17 | Read Schalk (Moodle) and Febos; Notes |
| T 9/22 | Read Loofbourow (Moodle); Notes |
| Th 9/24 | Rhetorical Analysis short paper due |
| T 9/29 | Read Harris (Moodle) and LS 17-39 (“Writing Processes” through “Developing Paragraphs”; page numbers may be different depending on the edition); Notes |
| Th 10/1 | Paper 1 due for peer reviews; Notes, sign up for conferences |
| T 10/6 | Conferences |
| Th 10/8 | Conferences; Paper 1 revisions due by the end of Friday |
| Th 10/15 | Midterm Reflection due (optional); Notes |
| T 10/20 | Read Gay, Freedman; Notes |
| Th 10/22 | Analyzing Culture paper due; Notes |
| T 10/27 | Read LS 116-138 (section on research); Notes |
| Th 10/29 | Paper 2 Research due; Notes |
| T 11/3 | Paper 2 due for peer reviews; Sample APA Paper, sign up for conferences |
| Th 11/5 | Conferences |
| T 11/10 | Attend class for paper workday and grammar exercises |
| Th 11/12 | Paper 2 revisions due at end of class |
| T 11/17 | Read “Public Speaking” from Univ. of Pittsburgh; Discuss Phillips and Jackson |
| Th 11/19 | Presentation outline and visual aid first draft due; sign up for presentations |
| T 11/24 | Visual aid workshop |
| T 12/1 | Presentation outline and visual aid revisions due for peer reviews |
| Th 12/3 | Presentations |
| T 12/8 | Presentations |
| Th 12/10 | Presentations |
| T 12/15 | Final Reflection due |
