LS = Little Seagull Handbook
| Date | Major Due Dates; Homework (due day listed); In class |
| T 1/21 | Introduction to Course; Notes |
| Th 1/23 | Read LS “Reading Strategies” (from the book or on Moodle), the Purdue OWL on “Organizing Your Argument – Toulmin Method,” and Frost (Moodle); Notes |
| T 1/28 | Read Hunter and smith; Notes |
| Th 1/30 | Read Smarsh, start Short Analysis; Notes |
| T 2/4 | Short Analysis due (see LS “Rhetorical Analyses” for further guidance); Notes |
| Th 2/6 | Topic Proposal due; Notes |
| T 2/11 | Public Analysis due (see LS for research help); Notes, sample annotated bibliography |
| Th 2/13 | Read “Reading Scholarly Sources,” start working on Annotated Bibliography; Notes |
| T 2/18 | Work on Annotated Bibliography (add entries for at least three public sources); Meet in Library for Research Activity |
| Th 2/20 | Read Drum; Notes |
| T 2/25 | Academic Analysis due; Notes |
| Th 2/27 | Annotated Bibliography due by end of Friday; Notes |
| T 3/11 | Work on Paper 1; Notes |
| Th 3/13 | Paper 1 due for peer reviews (see LS “Writing Processes” for drafting help); Notes, sign up for conferences |
| T 3/18 | Conferences |
| Th 3/20 | Midterm Reflection due by the end of Friday (optional); Conferences |
| T 3/25 | Paper 1 revisions due; Notes |
| Th 3/27 | Practice test |
| T 4/1 | Test |
| Th 4/3 | Read Debaters vs. Illuminators and the Paper 2 assignment description; Notes |
| T 4/8 | Read Roberts-Miller and Porath and Porath; Notes |
| Th 4/10 | Read Febos (Moodle); Notes |
| T 4/15 | Complete Paper 2 Worksheet, read “Understanding Visual Rhetoric”; Notes |
| Th 4/24 | Complete Paper 2 Multimedia Worksheet, start working on Paper 2; Notes |
| T 4/29 | Paper 2 due for peer reviews; Notes, sign up for conferences |
| Th 5/1 | Conferences |
| T 5/6 | Conferences |
| Th 5/8 | Paper 2 revisions due; Notes |
| T 5/13 | Final Reflection due |
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