
SFSU Course Archive
Below are archived versions of completed weeks of instruction. Please refer to your main SFSU page linked on the menu bar above to find current lesson plans and course materials.
Week 1
Course Introductions
January 30-31
REVIEW:
LESSON:
Course orientation & website introduction; Week 2 assignment description
Week 2
Argument Patterns Overview
February 6-7
SUBMIT:
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Argument Analysis ESSAY (2 pp minimum) (Canvas)
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Canvas Profile (headshot & narrative) (Canvas)
READ:
Everything's an Argument (EA): Chapter 1 "Understanding Arguments and Reading them Critically" pp 3-29
Business Communication (BC): Chapter 1 "Good Writing" pp 1-15
NYT Opinion Pages "Room for Debate" (web)
REVIEW:
Quotation Integration Strategies
LESSON:
Types of argument & writing strategies overview
Week 3
Unit 1 Introduction
February 13-14
REVIEW:
Everything's an Argument (EA): Chapter 1 "Understanding Arguments and Reading them Critically" pp 3-29
Business Communication (BC): Chapter 1 "Good Writing" pp 1-15
NYT Opinion Pages "Room for Debate" (web)
READ:
EA Chapter 7 "Structuring Arguments" pp 131-142
EA Chapter 8 "Arguments of Fact" pp 164-185
Business Writer's Companion (BWC) selections:
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pp xxvii-xxxiv "Five Steps..."
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pp 3-6 "Audience" & "Collaborative Writing"
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p 33 "Preparation"
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p 35-38 "Proofreading" & "Purpose"
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p 39-40 "Revision"
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p 41 "Writing a Draft"
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pp 162-164 "Notetaking," "Paraphrasing," & "Plagiarism"
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pp 167-174 "Research"
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pp 310-311 "Conciseness"
STUDY:
"Rogerian Argument: Definition & Examples" | ThoughtCo (web)
"What is Rogerian argument?" (YouTube)
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Arguments of Fact - Project Guidelines
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Sample presentation 1 (Prezi link)
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Sample presentation 2 (Prezi link)
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Sample presentation 3 (Prezi link)
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Sample presentation 4 (Prezi link)
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Sample presentation 5 (Prezi link)
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Sample presentation 6 (Prezi link)
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Sample presentation 7 (Prezi link)
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Sample presentation 8 (Prezi link)
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Sample presentation 9 (Prezi link)
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Sample presentation 10 (Prezi link)
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LESSON:
Structuring Rogerian arguments of fact; Project overview & group selection
Week 4
Project Workshop
February 20-21
READ:
BC Chapter 2 "Start-up Strategies" pp 18-20 only
STUDY:
REVIEW:
EA Chapter 7 "Structuring Arguments" pp 135-142
EA Chapter 8 "Arguments of Fact" pp 164-185
LESSON:
Start-up strategy practice: The Questioning Method
WORKSHOP:
Group project development
Week 5
Project Workshop
February 27-28
SUBMIT:
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Personal Project Narrative (1 p minimum) (Canvas)
READ:
EA Chapter 15 "Presenting Arguments" pp 366-380
BC Chapter 6 "Presentations" pp 44-51
STUDY:
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Oral Presentation Rubric
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Peer Evaluation Sheet
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Tutorial: Making Effective Presentations
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Tutorial: Presenting with Impact
WORKSHOP:
Group project development
Week 6
Group Presentations & Critique
March 6-7
SUBMIT:
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Prezi presentation link (Email)
COMPLETE:
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Peer review survey response (one for each group presentation) (Canvas)
PRESENT:
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Group Argument Pitches & Prezis
Week 7
Skills Week: Business Forms: Cover Letters
March 13-14
SUBMIT:
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Cover Letter DRAFT (1 p min/max) (Canvas)
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Group Write (6 pp min) (Canvas)
READ:
BC Appendix B pp 70-71 (pp 139-142 for print editions)
BWC "Application Cover Letters" pp 261-265
STUDY:
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Cover Letter Tips | Time (web)
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"Incredible Cover Letters" (YouTube)
EXERCISE: Group work: cover letter revision
LESSON:
Cover letters: Principals and critique
Friday, March 17
SUBMIT:
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Cover Letter FINAL (Canvas)
Monday, March 20 - Friday, March 26
Spring Break - No class this week