Beth Bensen-Barber

Eng 112 Spring 2015

Calendar/Schedule of Assignments
(This schedule is subject to change.)

All reading assignments are due on the day they are listed on the schedule
below. We will not be reading in class. You are responsible for completing
all assigned readings prior to arriving to class. Each reading assignment is
identified in the Readings column.
Also note that assignment due dates are in the Assignments column.

RRW = Read, Reason, Write

BB = Blackboard

Linked titles take you to a Web text.

Click on links to access texts.

Important Dates
January 16, 2015
Last day to add a class
January 28, 2015
Last day to drop a class with a refund
March 26, 2015
Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W
Start watching the news, reading the newspaper and favorite blogs to begin identifying research
topics of interest to you. Review topics on the following links: (Keep Taboo Topics for this
course in mind as you select a topic)

http://libguides.reynolds.edu/content.php?pid=143803&sid=1277216 (Reynolds topic

guide)
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/english/topicarg.html (examples of thesis statements and
research questions)
http://www.idebate.org/index.php
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005018778.html (this is a list of very BROAD
topics; you will need to narrow down by developing a more focused research question)

Week/Date
Week 1
Tu 13 Jan

Th 15 Jan

Readings

Assignments

Introduction to class
Discussion of class projects listed in syllabus
Questions about the syllabus and assignments?
No reading assigned
In-class review of library modules and complete

15 Jan:
Information
Literacy Pre-test by

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Information Literacy Pre-test

Week 2
Tu 20 Jan

Th 22 Jan

Week 3
Tu 27 Jan

Th 29 Jan

Week 4
Tu 3 Feb

Th 5 Feb

Week 5
Tu 10 Feb

Th 12 Feb

Week 6
Tu 17 Feb

2
the end of class

(click on links to access and read articles or watch videos)

Reading, Analyzing, and Understanding Visuals (RRW,
pp. 120-126)
Understanding Rhetoric
Introduction to Rhetoric (three minute video)

20 Jan: Academic
Honesty Agreement
in Blackboard by
midnight

Visual Rhetoric: Overview

What Is Visual Literacy (fifteen minute video)
Brown, Doodlers Unite! (five minute video)
Understanding the Basics of Argument (RRW, pp. 7075)
The Art of Rhetoric: Persuasive Techniques in
Advertising (click link to watch 8.5 minute video)
Orbach, Fat Is an Advertising Issue (click on link to
access and read article)
Understanding the Basics of Argument (RRW, pp. 7578)
Mitchell, Faith and Fashion
Pope et al, Evolving Images of Male Body Image (Go
to Week 3s content folder to access a PDF of this article)
No reading assigned
Continue discussion of rhetorical appeals and work on
Rhetorical Analysis essay
No reading assigned
In-class peer review of Rhetorical Analysis

5 Feb: Rough draft

Class canceled; attend individual conference; see

conference schedule in BB

9-12 Feb:
Complete draft of
Rhetorical Analysis
essay for individual
conference in BH,
Room 220B

Class canceled; attend individual conference; see

conference schedule in BB
Understanding the Basics of Argument (RRW, pp. 8187)

of Rhetorical
Analysis essay at the
beginning of class

17 Feb: Final
revision of
Rhetorical Analysis

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essay in
Blackboard by
midnight

Writing Effective Arguments (RRW, pp. 99-107)

Th 19 Feb
Note: Next week the class will begin using Library Modules. You may access Library Modules
by clicking on the links established in the course schedule or by going directly to each module
by clicking on the Library Modules button in the Course Menu in Blackboard. For each
module, you will see two links related to each module.
The first link for each module will take you directly to that module on the Library Research
Guide.

The second link for each module will take you to the assessment/quiz for that specific module.

Week 7
Tu 24 Feb

Th 26 Feb

Week 8
Tu 3 Mar

Th 5 Mar

Locating, Evaluating, and Preparing to Use Sources

(RRW, pp. 263-265)
Items a and b Library Module One
Locating, Evaluating, and Preparing to Use Sources
(RRW, pp. 265-269)

26 Feb: Assessment
for Library Module
One by midnight

Locating, Evaluating, and Preparing to Use Sources

(RRW, pp. 269-277)
Items a, b, and c in Library Module Two
Items a, b, c, and d in Library Module Three
Items a, b, c, and d in Library Module Four
Items a, b, and c in Library Module Five

5 Mar: Assessments
for Library Modules
Two and Three by
midnight

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~~ Spring Break: classes not in session 9-15 Mar ~~

Week 9
Tu 17 Mar

Items a and b in Library Module Six

17 Mar:
Assessments for
Library Modules
Four and Five by
midnight
17 Mar: Research
paper topic proposal
in Blackboard by
midnight

Th 19 Mar

Writers and Their Sources (RRW pp. 2-32; skim this

chapter)

19 Mar: Assessment
for Library Module
Six.

Week 10
Tu 24 Mar

Th 26 Mar

Week 11
Tu 31 Mar

Th 1 Apr

Week 12
Tu 7 Apr

Writing the Researched Essay (RRW pp. 281-287)

Gladwell, Something Borrowed (click on link to
access, print, and read article)
Items a, b, and c in Library Module Seven
No reading assigned
In-class activity: research day and/or work on module
assessments

26 Mar: Assessment
for Library Module
Seven

No reading assigned
In-class activity: Peer review of annotated bib; research
day

31 Mar: Draft of
annotated bib; bring
copies of source
materials to class
(books, scholarly
articles, newspaper
articles, etc.)

Class Canceled. Use today to finalize your annotated

bib. I will be attending a conference, but feel free to
email your questions to me and I will respond as soon as
I am able

Writing the Researched Essay (RRW pp. 287-300)

7 Apr: Final draft of

Annotated
Bibliography in

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Blackboard by
midnight

Th 9 Apr

Week 13
Tu 14 Apr

Th 16 Apr

Week 14
Tu 21 Apr

No reading assigned
In-class activity: Peer review of research paper draft

Class canceled; attend individual conference; see

conference schedule in BB

9 Apr Draft of
research paper
(outline, title, intro,
body paragraphs,
conclusion, Works
Cited list); bring
copies of source
materials to class
(books, scholarly
articles, newspaper
articles, etc.)

13-16 Apr:
Complete draft of
research paper for
individual
conference in BH,
Room 220B

Class canceled; attend individual conference; see

conference schedule in BB

16 Apr: Post-test:
Information Literacy
Assessment due by
midnight (go to
Blackboard course
site; click on
Library Modules
on the Course Menu,
click on Post-test
link)

21 Apr: Final
revision of research
paper in Blackboard
by midnight
21 Apr: At least five
images you are
considering using in
your Visual
Argument

No reading assigned
In-class activity: Work on visual arguments

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No reading assigned
In-class activity: Peer review of Visual Argument and
Self-reflection Essay

23 Apr: Complete

Week 15
Tu 28 Apr

Presentations

Th 30 Apr

Presentations

Due date will vary:

Final draft of Visual
Argument and Selfreflection essay for
presentation

Th 23 Apr

Finals Wk
Th 7 May

Finish presentations & class reflection (11:00 a.m.-1:40

p.m.)

draft of Visual
Argument with SelfReflection essay for
in-class peer review