
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
Week 9
Unit 3 Introduction: Definition-based claims & the Toulmin model
March 27-28
READ & WATCH:
Toulmin Midterm Essay - Assignment Description
EA Chapter 7 pp 143-163 on Toulmin argumentation
EA Chapter 9 "Arguments of Definition" pp 197-223
STUDY:
Definition/Toulmin Argument - Sample practice 1
Definition/Toulmin Argument - Sample practice 2
Sample 5 (Toulmin modeling review)
LESSON:
Structuring arguments of definition & the Toulmin model
Week 10
Workshop: Definition Arguments & The Toulmin Framework
April 3-4
SUBMIT:
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Definition/Toulmin Exercise (Canvas)
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Reading QUIZ (in class)
READ:
NYT "Libel Law" opinion piece
NYT "Sex Education" opinion piece
STUDY:
Definition/Toulmin - Exercise Description
EXERCISE:
Group work: Outlining a Toulmin argument
Week 11
Workshop: Definition Arguments & The Toulmin Framework
April 10-11
No Zoom class this week -
Items listed below are due during your regular assigned class period this week
SUBMIT:
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Logical Fallacies QUIZ (Canvas)
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Reading QUIZ (Canvas: Due during our regular class period)
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Week 10 Definition/Toulmin Exercise REVISION (Canvas)
READ & VIEW:
EA Chapter 5 "Fallacies of Argument" pp 79-95
EA Chapter 6 "Rhetorical Analysis" pp 97-130
WATCH:
STUDY:
Thinking Logically: Deduction & Induction
REVIEW:
How to Write a Great Essay Quickly
LESSON:
Logical fallacies practice & review
Week 12
April 17-18
No Zoom class this week -
Midterm essay for BOTH sections of 714 due in Canvas by 1:45 pm April 18
SUBMIT:
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Definition/Toulmin ESSAY (timed in course, 700 words min) (In class: Canvas)