
Previous Term (hidden)
Fall 2022
Week 1
Course Introductions
Thursday, August 25
REVIEW:
LESSON:
Course orientation & website introduction; Week 2 assignment description
Week 2
Argument Patterns Overview
Thursday, September 1
SUBMIT:
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Argument Analysis ESSAY (2 pp minimum) (iLearn)
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
Thursday, September 8
READ:
EA Chapter 7 "Structuring Arguments" pp 135-142
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 Project Presentation #1 (Prezi link)
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Sample Project Presentation #2 (Prezi link)
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Sample Project Presentation #3 (Prezi link)
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LESSON:
Structuring Rogerian arguments of fact; Project overview & group selection
Week 4
Project Workshop
Thursday, September 15
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
Thursday, September 22
SUBMIT:
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Personal Project Narrative (1 p minimum) (iLearn)
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
Thursday, September 29
SUBMIT:
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Prezi presentation link (Email)
COMPLETE:
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Peer review survey response (one for each group presentation) (iLearn)
PRESENT:
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Group Argument Pitches & Prezis
Week 7
Thursday, October 6
Class cancelled
Week 8
Skills Week: Business Forms: Cover Letters
Thursday, October 13
SUBMIT:
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Cover Letter DRAFT (1 p min/max) (iLearn)
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Group Write (6 pp min) (iLearn)
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
Week 9
Unit 3 Introduction: Definition-based claims & the Toulmin model
Thursday, October 20
SUBMIT:
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Cover Letter FINAL (1 p min/max) (iLearn)
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
Toulmin Argument (YouTube)
STUDY:
Definition/Toulmin Argument - Sample practice 1
Definition/Toulmin Argument - Sample practice 2
LESSON:
Structuring arguments of definition & the Toulmin model
Week 10
Workshop: Definition Arguments & The Toulmin Framework
Thursday, October 27
SUBMIT:
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Definition/Toulmin Exercise (iLearn)
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
Thursday, November 3
SUBMIT:
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Logical Fallacies QUIZ (iLearn)
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Reading QUIZ (in class)
READ:
EA Chapter 5 "Fallacies of Argument" pp 79-95*
EA Chapter 6 "Rhetorical Analysis" pp 97-130*
Trump speech transcript (web excerpt)
WATCH:
Analyzing Trump (web)*
10 Logical Fallacies (YouTube)
Deduction & Induction (YouTube)
STUDY:
15 Logical Fallacies (web)
15 Common Logical Fallacies (web)
Thinking Logically: Deduction & Induction (web)*
REVIEW:
Tips for writing timed essays*
How to Write a Great Essay Quickly (YouTube)
Sample 5 (Toulmin modeling review)
LESSON:
Logical fallacies practice & review
Sunday, November 6
SUBMIT:
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Definition/Toulmin ESSAY (timed in course, 700 words min) (iLearn)
Week 12
Unit Introduction: RFPs & Proposals
Thursday, November 10
READ:
EA Chap 12 "Proposals" pp 286-305
BWC "Proposals" pp 120-132
BWC "Formal Reports" pp 176-201
Project Proposal/RFP Assignment Description
Checklists for proposal writing
Business Plans vs Business Proposals (weblink)
REVIEW (You are NOT required to read all of the items linked below. Read and refer to them only as needed throughout the proposal unit):
* Please Note: The resources below are LARGE scanned files:
Some may take time to load on your machine
Deadline Tips for Proposal Writing
PROPOSAL TEMPLATES:
Business Proposal Template (weblink)
LESSON:
Proposal writing & planning
Week 13
Proposal planning & writing workshop
Thursday, November 17
WORKSHOP:
Group project development
Week 14
Thursday, November 24
Thanksgiving recess - No class this week
Week 15
Proposal planning & writing workshop
Thursday, December 1
SUBMIT:
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Abstract (1p min) (iLearn)
STUDY:
Abstract - Assignment Description
PenandthePad.com | How to Write an Abstract for a Proposal (web link)
WORKSHOP:
Group project development
Week 16
Project presentation & critique
Thursday, December 8
Last day of class
SUBMIT:
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Project Proposal/RFP (4 pp min) (iLearn)
REVIEW:
PRESENT & CRITIQUE:
Proposal will be screen shared for the class to review while your group informally presents its work for discussion and critique