WR 122 *Tentative* Course Plan -  Winter 2008
 English Composition II -  3 Credits -  Instructor: Cora Agatucci
CRN #10205 - Tues & Thurs 10:15 - 11:30 a.m., Modoc 220
 URL of this web page: http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/wr122/courseplan.htm

*Tentative* and, like all plans, subject to change with advance notice

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AofA = Aims of Argument: A Brief Guide, our required course text
Please bring AofA textbook & other relevant course materials to class everyday.
 See also COCC Snow Closure Policy:
http://employees.cocc.edu/Policies/Snow+Closure/default.aspx

WK #1 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED UPDATED
Tues
1/8		 COCC SNOW CLOSURE:  CLASS CANCELED & COLLEGE CLOSED.
See COCC Snow Closure Policy:
http://employees.cocc.edu/Policies/Snow+Closure/default.aspx
Thurs
1/10
Our
Day #1
Class
Meeting		 IN-CLASS:  Introduction to WR 122: Syllabus & Course Plan (handouts).
Preview AofA textbook (e.g. table of "Contents) & Ch. 1 "Understanding Argument" key concepts:  Argument (as mature reasoning vs. debate), Rhetoric (& appeals of logos, pathos, ethos), "Four Criteria of Mature Reasoning," & four featured "Aims of Argument" [i.e. to Inquire, to Convince, to Persuade, & to Mediate]
Assign Pitts Exercise on Leonard Pitts's "You Also Have the Right to Tell a Bigot What You Think" (AofA pp. 7-8) - Directions & Topic choices given orally in class: 
e.g. Rhetorical context (see p. 23) re: Pitts, Miami Herald; Allusions (see p. 29) such as 1st Amendment, Eminem; Vocabulary/Comprehension challenges; Answers to Questions (see p. 10; mature inquiry, alternative viewpoints); Other [internal] considerations (e.g. genre, "Personality," tone, ethos/character, etc.)

Week #1 - COCC Bookstore Rush Hours:
Mon. 1/7 through -Thurs. 1/10: 8:00 am - 7:30 pm; & Fri. 1/11: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Week #1 Drop-in Advising available at CAP Center (COCC Library lower level): Mon-Fri
Week #1 Extended Registration Hours in BEC (Boyle Education Center):
Mon. 1/7 through Thurs. 1/10: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

WK #2 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED UPDATED

Week #2 COCC Bookstore Rush Hours: Mon. 1/14 & Tues. 1/15: 8:00 am - 7:30 pm
Week #2 - Tues. 1/15/08: Academic Warning Petitions due to Enrollment Services, BEC.
Tues
1/15
 UPDATED		 ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
(1) Read & Bring Day 1 Syllabus & Course Plan (handouts) & your questions
(2) Read AofA  Ch. 1, pp. 3-19: "Understanding Argument" (incl. Pitts article); and Ch. 2, pp. 21-23: "Reading an Argument: The First Encounter: Seeing the Text in Context," including "Best Practices: Guidelines for Determining Rhetorical Context" (p. 23).
(3) DUE: Pitts Exercise
IN-CLASS:  Discuss student questions re: Day 1 Syllabus & Course Plan handouts
Discuss assigned AofA reading & Pitts Exercise - to be collected at end of class.
Assign King Exercise on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 16 April 1963 "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (AofA pp. 234-246) - Directions given here & discussed orally in class:
 a. After reading King's "Letter," review Crusius and Channell's "The Basic Message" (AofA p. 233) and briefly explain why you do or do not find our textbook authors' summary of King's argument satisfactory;
b. Briefly define the 4 types of Appeals (Reason, Character, Emotion, Style) presented in Ch. 8;
c. Illustrate each of these 4 types of appeals by citing relevant specific examples from King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
d. Does King's argument in "Letter from Birmingham Jail" meet the "Four Criteria of Mature Reasoning" (review AofA pp. 12-13)? Briefly explain why or why not.
NOTE: All quotation, paraphrase, & summary from our textbook must be briefly but appropriately cited: direct quotations should in enclosed in quotation marks & citations should include page numbers (+ paragraph number if relevant) where cited passages can be found in AofA).
Thurs
1/17
 UPDATED		 (1) Read AofA Ch. 8, pp. 227-255 on "Motivating Action: Arguing to Persuade, including Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 16 April 1963 "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (pp. 234-246)
(2) Review AofA Ch. 1 on "Four Criteria of Mature Reasoning" & four "Aims of Argument"
(3) DUE: King Exercise (see Directions given above in class on Tues., 1/15/08)
IN-CLASS: Distribute & discuss Revised installment of WR 122 Course Plan (handout).
Discuss assigned AofA reading & King Exercise - to be collected at end of class.
Preview AofA Ch. 2 steps in "Reading an Argument" & discuss the role of Formal Academic Summary.   Assign Formal Academic Summary: Distribute & preview Cora's example Formal Academic Summary of Rogers' argument, Formal Academic Summary Directions & Evaluation Checklist, and MLA Style Models for citing AofA reprinted sources (handouts)

Week #2 - AVOID LATE FEES!
Fri. 1/18/08, 5:00pm: Tuition DUE & End of 100% Refund period for dropped full-term classes

WK #3 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
MON. 1/21/08: Martin Luther King Day HOLIDAY: NO CLASSES.

Week #3 - Tues. 1/22/08: Late Tuition & Late Registration Fees begin for full term classes
Tues
1/22		 (1) DUE: 2 readable copies of Preliminary Draft of Formal Academic Summary (to be workshopped in class)
(2) Read & Bring relevant handouts - Cora's example Formal Academic Summary of Rogers' argument, Formal Academic Summary Directions & Evaluation Checklist, and MLA Style Models handouts - as well as AofA textbook and your questions
IN-CLASS: Cora plans to return & discuss scored Pitt Exercise & scored King Exercise, distribute and discuss Micrograde Reports & discuss how to access online WebGrade Reports.
Writer's Workshop (Read & critique student Preliminary Drafts - using relevant Formal Academic Summary example, directions, evaluation checklist, &  MLA-style Models handouts) & discuss student questions.
Review/Preview AofA Ch. 2 on steps for "Reading an Argument," AofA Ch. 3 on "Analyzing Arguments: A Simplified Toulmin Method"; and distribute Cora's Example (Modified) Toulmin Analysis of May's Argument (handout)
Thurs.
1/24		 ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
(1) DUE:  Final Draft of Formal Academic Summary (to be graded), and . . .
(2) ATTACH: Preliminary Drafts with Workshop members' names & critiques
 (3) Read (more of) AofA Ch. 2, pp. 28-38 (on more steps in critical reading, annotation, analysis & evaluation)
(4) Read AofA Ch. 3, pp. 45-58: "Analyzing Arguments: A Simplified Toumin Method" and  Cora's Example (Modified) Toulmin Analysis of May's Argument (handout)
IN-CLASS:  Cora plans to return scored King Exercise, distribute preliminary MicroGrade reports, and discuss directions for accessing WebGrade online.
Exchange reading & review of another student's Formal Academic Summary Final Draft - then collect Final Drafts & Attachments for grading.
Discuss assigned AofA Chs. 2 & 3 reading & Cora's Example (Modified) Toulmin Analysis of May's Argument (handout).  Assign Ch. 3 Young Exercise: Toulmin-style analysis of Young's argument "Capital Punishment: Society's Defense" (AofA pp. 54-58)

WK #4 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED - Revised
Tues.
1/29
Revised

 		 ASSIGNMENTS DUE: 
(1) DUE: Ch. 3 Young Exercise: Toulmin-style analysis of Young's argument "Capital Punishment: Society's Defense" (AofA pp. 54-58)
 (2) Read AofA Ch. 7 (pp. 189-225): "Making Your Case: Arguing to Convince," including student Justin Spidel's "Who Should Have the Right to Marry?"
IN-CLASS:  Workshop on & class discussion of students' Ch. 3 Young Exercise (Toulmin-style analysis of Young's argument "Capital Punishment: Society's Defense," AofA pp. 54-58) - students' Young Exercise to be collected at end of class.
Assign Critical Response Essay: Distribute Critical Response Essay Directions (handout) and preview Example Student Critical Response Essays (ONLINE only):
 http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/wr122/ExampleCriticalResponseEssays.htm
Thurs.
1/31
Revised
 		 ASSIGNMENTS DUE: 
(1) Read and Bring Critical Response Essay Directions (handout) and your questions
(2) Preview/Read AofA Topic choices for Critical Response Essay, make your choice & bring preparation notes (i.e. re-read & annotate your selected AofA argument choice, using Critical Response Essay Directions, other handouts & relevant AofA sections to guide your preparation)
(3) Review Example Student Critical Response Essays (ONLINE only):
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/wr122/ExampleCriticalResponseEssays.htm
IN-CLASS:
COCC SNOW CLOSURE:  CLASS CANCELED & COLLEGE CLOSED.
See COCC Snow Closure Policy:
http://employees.cocc.edu/Policies/Snow+Closure/default.aspx
Return & discuss graded Formal Academic Summary, scored Ch. 3 Young Exercise, & distribute updated Micrograde Reports.
 Continue discussion of Critical Response Essay assignment, relevant handouts & AofA readings, student questions, choices and preparation notes (so far).
Distribute & discuss More MLA-Style Models for Citing AofA Sources (handout).

WK #5 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED Revised
Tues.
2/5
Revised		 Assignments DUE (Same as originally assigned for Thurs., 1/31/08, above):
 (1) Read and Bring Critical Response Essay Directions (handout) and your questions
(2) Preview/Read AofA Topic choices for Critical Response Essay (see Critical Response Essay Directions handout), make your choice & bring preparation notes (i.e. re-read & annotate your selected AofA argument choice, using Critical Response Essay Directions, other handouts & relevant AofA sections to guide your preparation)
(3) Review Example Student Critical Response Essays (ONLINE only):
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/wr122/ExampleCriticalResponseEssays.htm
IN-CLASS:  Return & discuss graded Formal Academic Summary, scored Ch. 3 Young Exercise, & distribute updated Micrograde Reports.
 Distribute and discuss Updated WR 122 Course Plan Weeks #4-#6 (handout). 
Discuss revisions to WR 122 Course Plan necessitated by last week's Snow Day.
Continue discussion of Critical Response Essay Directions (handout), relevant handouts & AofA readings, student questions, choices and preparation notes (so far); and
 Example Student Critical Response Essays (Online only):
 http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/wr122/ExampleCriticalResponseEssays.htm
 Distribute handouts & discuss More MLA-Style Models for Citing AofA Sources, including Addendum: MLA-Style Models for Citing WWWeb Sources:
 http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/wr122/MoreMLAmodels.htm
 and continue discussion of  MLA-Style In-Text Citation Guidelines demonstrated in:
 Example Student Critical Response Essays (ONLINE only):
http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/wr122/ExampleCriticalResponseEssays.htm
Thurs.
2/7
Revised		 Assignments DUE:
(1) DUE:  2 readable copies of Preliminary Draft of Critical Response Essay
(2) Be sure to BRING to class: Relevant handouts & AofA textbook
IN-CLASS:  Distribute & discuss Critical Response Essay Evaluation Checklist (handout) & discuss student questions regarding this assignment.
Writer's Workshop (Read & critique student Preliminary Drafts - using relevant Critical Response Essay directions, More MLA-style Models, online student example/s, and Critical Response Essay Evaluation Checklist as guides).

WK #6 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Tues.
2/12		 Assignments DUE:
 (1) DUE:  Final Draft of Critical Response Essay (to be graded), and . . .
(2) ATTACH: Preliminary Drafts with Workshop members' names & critiques
(3) Read AofA Ch. 6, pp. 145-148 (on Inquiry); & Ch. 5, pp. 93-95 (on Finding an Issue)
IN-CLASS:  Exchange reading & review of another student's Critical Response Essay Final Draft - then collect Final Drafts & Attachments for grading.
Distribute and discuss Rest of WR 122 Course Plan (handout & to be webposted here).
Distribute & discuss Research-Based Argument Essay Directions (handout), using at least 3 sources to Convince, Persuade, or Mediate; and these preparatory assignments:
(1) Assign Topic Proposal, Annotated Bibliography & Comparative Analysis of Source Positions directions (handout), discuss assigned AofA Chs. 6 & 5 readings on selecting an argumentative topic/issue for inquiry and research, and finding source - Recommended Resource for Topics & Sources: Cora has put AofA Reader (long version with casebooks, issues & arguments) & McGraw-Hill Reader on COCC Library Reserve. 
(2) Preview Audience Analysis Exercise (to include Comparative Analyses of Source Positions), and
(3) Preview Detailed Outline of Argument Essay, and
(4) Preview Preliminary Drafts preparation  & Writer's Workshops participation
Thurs.
2/14		 Assignments DUE:
 (1) Read/skim AofA Ch. 6, pp. 149-188:"Looking for Some Truth: Arguing to Inquire": incl.  Example Topic & Analysis of Source Positions on Effect of Media Violence on Children/Teens
(2) Read & Bring Research-Based Argument Essay Directions (handout) & Topic Proposal, Annotated Bibliography & Comparative Analysis of Source Positions directions (handout)
(3) Begin Topic/Issue selection & preliminary research to locate 3+ sources
IN-CLASS:  Continue discussion of Research-Based Argument Essay Directions (handout) & Topic Proposal, Annotated Bibliography & Comparative Analysis of Source Positions directions (handout); discuss Ch. 6 reading, review Chs. 7 & 8, and discuss topic/issue ideas for research-based Argument Essay.

WK #7 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Tues.
2/19		 Assignments DUE:
 (1) Read/skim AofA Ch. 9, pp. 267-299: “Resolving Conflict: Arguing to Mediate”: incl.  Example topic & Analysis of Sources on U.S. Multiculturalism.
(2) Review previously assigned AofA Chs. 7 & 8
(3)  Continue Topic/Issue selection & preliminary research to locate 3+ sources
IN-CLASS: Distribute & discuss Rest of  Winter 2008 WR 122 Course Plan: Weeks 8-Finals (handout)
Continue discussion of Research-Based Argument Essay Directions (handout) & Topic Proposal, Annotated Bibliography & Comparative Analysis of Source Positions directions (handout); discuss Ch. 9 reading, topic/issue ideas and sources for research-based Argument Essay.
Distribute & discuss *NEW* MLA-Style Documentation Guide 1: Works Cited Models (handout)
Thurs.
2/21		 Assignments DUE:
(1) DUE: 2 readable copies of Topic Proposal, Annotated Bibliography & Comparative Analysis of Source Position  - one copy to be turned in to Cora at end of class.
 (2) BRING to class (portable) sources & continue finding/reviewing sources for your argument essay
IN-CLASS: Return & discuss graded Critical Response Essays, revision option, & distribute updated Micrograde Report.
 Workshop: Topic Proposal, Annotated Bibliography & Comparative Analysis of Source Positions; then Cora will collect her copy for review and scoring.
Assign Audience Analysis Exercise, Detailed Outline , & MLA-Style Works Cited
 Distribute & discuss *NEW* MLA-Style Documentation Guide 2: In-Text Citation (handout)

Week #7 - Fri., 2/22/08: Last day to drop courses without instructor's signature;
& last day to add courses with instructor's permission/signature required.

WK #8 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED

Week #8 - Mon., 2/25/08: Begin Instructor's permission/signature required to Withdraw
from full-term classes with "W" to appear on student transcripts
Tues.
2/26

 		 Assignments DUE: 
(1) DUE: Prep. for Audience Analysis Exercise
(2) Read & Bring MLA-Style Documentation Guides 1 & 2 (handouts), & Bring to class any sources that you don't know how to cite.
IN-CLASS: Cora will return & discuss scored Topic Proposal, Annotated Bibliography & Comparative Analysis of Source Positions. 
Review MLA style Documentation Guides for Works Cited and In-Text Citation (handouts).
Workshop: Complete Audience Analysis Exercise
 Informal Conferences with Cora as needed.
Thurs.
2/28
REV

 		 Assignments DUE:
(1) DUE: Prep. for Audience Analysis Exercise
(2) Bring MLA-Style Documentation Guide 1 (handout) & any sources that you still don't know how to cite.
(x) Detailed Outline to include your Research-based Argument Essay's (a) Thesis/Case Claim & Aim/s; (b) Organized list of major sections & subtopics to be discussed, including (c)  Integration of weightiest opposing viewpoints to be addressed; and (d) Integration of informal source citations that you plan to use in developing each section/subtopic outlined in your plan.
(x) MLA-style Works Cited list of all sources--alphabetized and correctly formatted in MLA Style--that you plan to cite in your research-based Argument Essay.
IN-CLASS: Cora will return & discuss scored Topic Proposal, Annotated Bibliography & Comparative Analysis of Source Positions. 
Review MLA style Documentation Guides for Works Cited and In-Text Citation (handouts)
Workshop: Complete Audience Analysis Exercise.
 Informal Conferences with Cora as needed.
DUE on Tues., 3/4/08:  2 c. of Works Cited; AND 2 c. of Detailed Outline and/or 2 c. of Preliminary Draft of Research-based Argument!
Directions for Detailed Outline: to include your Research-based Argument Essay's (a) Thesis/Case Claim & Aim/s; (b) Organized list of major sections & subtopics to be discussed, including (c)  Integration of weightiest opposing viewpoints to be addressed; and (d) Integration of informal source citations that you plan to use in developing each section/subtopic outlined in your plan.

Week #8 - Fri., 2/29/08: Begin Advance Spring 2008 Registration for continuing students

WK #9 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Tues.
3/4
REV		 Assignments DUE:
(1) DUE: 2 readable copies of Detailed Outline and/or Preliminary Draft of Research-Based Argument Essay, AND
(2) DUE: 2 readable copies of Works Cited list of all sources--alphabetized and correctly formatted in MLA Style--that you plan to cite in your research-based Argument Essay.
(3) BRING to class: Relevant Prep. assignments, handouts, & your questions
IN-CLASS: Discuss Requirements for Submission of Research-Based Argument Essay  due on Thurs., 3/6/08:
 --Electronic version of Research-Based Argument Essay to be e-mailed to Cora for submission to Turnitin;
--Paper (hard copy) version, correctly formatted, of Research-Based Argument Essay to be submitted in class, plus . . .
--Required Attachments: Audience Analysis Ex., Detailed Outline, MLA-style Works Cited, and Preliminary Drafts, critiqued and signed by workshop members
Distribute Research-Based Argument Essay Evaluation Checklist (handout)
Writers Workshop on 2 readable copies of Detailed Outline/Preliminary Drafts of Research-Based Argument Essay, & Works Cited to be critiqued and signed by workshop members during class.
Impromptu conferences with Cora (as needed) to discuss questions regarding the Research-Based Argument Essay and documentation of sources.
Thurs.
3/6		 Assignments DUE: Research-Based Argument Essay to be graded:
(1) Paper (hard copy) version, correctly formatted of Research-Based Argument Essay, with . . .
(2) Required Attachments: Audience Analysis Ex., Detailed Outlines/Preliminary Drafts, MLA-style Works Cited, critiqued and signed by workshop members , and . . .
(3)  Electronic version of Research-Based Argument Essay for submission to Turnitin, must also be electronically-mailed to Cora TODAY: cagatucci@cocc.edu
NOTE WELL:  Electronic versions of Research-based Argument Essays must be emailed to Cora for submission to Turnitin before Cora will grade your Research-Based Argument Essays!
IN-CLASS:  Exchange Readings of students' Research-Based Argument Essays (Final Drafts).  Then collect Paper version & required Attachments.
Again, NOTE WELL:  Electronic versions of Research-based Argument Essays must be emailed to Cora today for submission to Turnitin before Cora will grade them! 
Distribute & discuss "Take-Home" Final (Persuasive) Essay Directions, Peer Review Form, & Exit Learning Outcomes Survey (handout) - Prep: Review WR 122 Course Learning Outcomes & discuss what students have learned this term in WR 122.

WK #10 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Tues.
3/11		 Assignments DUE:
 (1) DUE: 2 readable copies of Preliminary Draft of "Take-Home" Final (Persuasive) Essay
(2) Bring to class "Take-Home" Final (Persuasive) Essay Directions (handout) and your questions about this assignment
IN-CLASS: 
 Writers Workshop on 2 readable copies of Preliminary Drafts of "Take-Home" Final (Persuasive) Essay, to be critiqued and signed by workshop members during class using Workshop Review Forms
Impromptu conferences with Cora (as needed)

Week #10 - Wed. 3/12/08: Last Day to Withdraw from W08 Classes AND
Instructor's Permission/Signature is required.
Thurs.
3/13		 Assignments DUE:
(1) Deadline for all allowed make-up/late/revised work.
IN-CLASS:  Return graded Research-Based Argument Essays, discuss revision option, & distribute updated Micrograde Reports.
 Impromptu conferences with Cora (as needed)

FINALS WEEK: MARCH 17-21, 2008
See also Academic Calendar & Final Exam Schedule:
 http://current.cocc.edu/Degrees_Classes/calendar/default.aspx

TUES.
March 18
1:00 p.m.
MODOC 220		 ASSIGNMENTS DUE:
(1) Final Draft of "Take Home" Final (Persuasive) Essay - to be graded
(2) ATTACH: Preliminary Drafts (workshopped Week #10) with Workshop members' names & critique notes using Workshop Review Forms
(3) WR 122 Exit Learning Outcomes Survey
IN-CLASS: Cora will distribute updated Micrograde Reports.
 Exchange reading & review of another student's "Take Home" Final (Persuasive) Essay.  Complete WR 122 Exit Learning Outcomes Survey (if you haven't already).
Fri. 3/21/08
by 10 a.m.		 DUE to Cora's Humanities Dept. Mailbox, MODOC 226:
Optional Revision of Research-Based Argument Essay, to which must be attached evaluation checklist and original Final Draft critiqued by Cora.

Tues., 3/25/08: Deadline for COCC Instructors to submit Winter 2008 Final Course Grades.  Thurs., 3/27/08: Students' Winter 2008 Grades available on COCC web.  If you have questions or concerns about your final course grade or wish to retrieve your end-of-term work, please contact Cora at the beginning of Spring 2008 term or via email: cagatucci@cocc.edu

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