ThePlayer: We're more of the love, blood, and rhetoric school. Well, we can do you blood and love without the rhetoric, and we can do you blood and rhetoric without the love, and we can do you all three concurrent or consecutive. But we can't give you love and rhetoric without the blood. Blood is compulsory. They're all blood, you see.
Guildenstern: Is that what people want?
The Player: It's what we do.
Tom Stoppard
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Week One
Monday
Welcome to English 106, Introduction to Rhetoric and Composition
- Introductions
- Course Description and Syllabus
- What is rhetoric?
- Homework:
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Purchase textbooks (from Von's Bookstore) and course packet (from Copy Mat, in Chauncy Village) and read “An Introduction to Rhetoric” by Craig R. Smith from the course packet for Wednesday
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Begin working on your diagnostic essay, due Friday. In three (double-spaced, typed) pages please discuss a single topic which inspires passion in you. Although this is an informal essay (and therefore personal pronouns and contractions are permitted) it is also an opportunity for you to give me an idea of your abilities as a writer and a chance for you to introduce yourself to your instructor. What you choose to write about is up to you, but keep in mind that you will need to hand in a minimum of two and a half pages. If you feel that you absolutely must discuss more than a single subject there must be a clear connection between the main topic and any secondary subjects.
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Wednesday
- Introduction to rhetoric discussion
- Homework:
- Finish diagnostic essay
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Read pages 150-162 and 167-172 of SGCW's chapter eight for Friday, please also take a look at OWL's review of email etiquette
- Homework:
Friday
- Group rhetoric activity: mock debate (potential resources)
- Homework:
- read SGCW's chapter one for Monday
- familiarize yourself with news-worthy current events and come to class ready to discuss
- Homework:
CONFERENCES (Tuesdays and Thursdays)