ENGLISH 1302: Advanced College Rhetoric

Texas Tech University

Spring 2021 Thursday Schedule
Please note the following:
 This schedule is subject to change, depending on the progress and development of the
course.
 Activities (Readings, Process Work, and Final Due dates) are due by the time listed
below. “Topics” are in-class discussion topics and activities.
 Readings from Introduction to College Rhetoric and Inquiry (2nd ed.) are marked
“Textbook.”
 Readings not from the textbook are provided on Blackboard as PDFs or links.

Note the following important dates from the university’s academic calendar:
 Monday, January 25: Last day for student-initiated addition of a course on MyTech.
 Thursday, February 4: Last day for student-initiated drop on MyTech without academic
penalty.
 Tuesday, February 16: Last day to withdraw from the university and receive partial
financial credit.
 Friday, March 18: Spring vacation
 Tuesday, March 23: Mid-semester grades due via Raiderlink.
 Monday, April 5: No classes.
 Wednesday, April 21: Last day for student-initiated drop on MyTech with academic
penalty.
 Wednesday, November 25 to Sunday, November 29: Thanksgiving holiday.
 Tuesday, May 4: Last day of classes.
 Thursday, May 6 to Tuesday, May 11: Final examinations.
 Monday, May 17: Final grades due via Raiderlink.

Monday (by 11:59 PM) Thursday (Cohort B, by class time)

UNIT I: Developing Interest & Inquiry
Week 1
THURSDAY, January 21
NOTE: Entire class will meet online THURSDAY

Topics: Introduction to course, syllabus, introductions, in-

class writing, overview textbook and handbook, overview
Blackboard, introduce Unit I, Rant Assignment, & I-Search
Essay

Week 2
Monday (by 11:59 PM) Thursday (Cohort B, by class time)
Monday, January 25 Thursday, January 28
Read: Textbook, “Welcome to First-Year Writing Read: Textbook, Chapter 4: “Shitty First Drafts” (pp. 43-
at Texas Tech” (pp. ix-xxx), Chapter 1: “On 49), Chapter 15: “From Identifying Issues to Forming
Unlearning” (pp. 3-6), & Chapter 2: “Practicing” Questions” (pp. 203-219), Chapter 16: “Asking Questions”
(pp. 7-19) (pp. 221-225), & Chapter 23: “Listening and the Ethics of
Process: Reflection on Course Principles and Speech” (pp. 295-317)
Values Topics: In-class writing, discuss readings and values,
Process: Three ideas toward project unlearning, practicing, on inquiry and asking questions;
public speaking, watch example rants, Get your project
idea approved this week
Week 3
Monday, February 1 Thursday, February 4
Read: Textbook, Chapter 5: “On Revising” (pp. 51-57)
Topics: In-class writing, deliver Rants, peer feedback
Due in Class: Deliver Rants
UNIT II: Mapping the Conversation
Week 4
Monday, February 8 Thursday, February 11
Process Due: Draft of I-Search Essay Process Due: Peer feedback on I-Search Essay
Conferences Conferences
Week 5
Monday, February 15 Thursday, February 18
Due: Final I-Search Essay Read: Textbook, Chapter 3: “Starting with Inquiry” (pp. 21-
41), Chapter 8: “Understanding Arguments and Reading
Them Rhetorically” (pp. 85-101) & Chapter 14: “Stasis
Theory: An Introduction” (p. 191-200)
Topics: In-class writing, introduce Unit II, introduce
Mapping the Conversation Essay, introduce Annotated
Bibliography, stasis theory, reading rhetorically, mapping
issues and stakeholders
Process Due After Class: Identifying Stakeholders
Week 6
Monday, February 22 Thursday, February 25
Process Due: Respond to Identifying Stakeholders Read: Textbook, Chapter 6: “From Reading as a Writer”
discussion (pp. 61-66), Chapter 7: “Using Sources” (pp. 67-82), &
Chapter 20: “Plagiarism and Academic Integrity” (pp. 259-
267)
Topics: In-class writing, reading rhetorically, mapping
issues and stakeholders, stasis theory, finding and
evaluating sources, summarizing and annotating sources,
academic integrity
Week 7
Monday (by 11:59 PM) Thursday (Cohort B, by class time)
Monday, March 1 Thursday, March 4
Read: Textbook, Chapter 18: “Finding Evidence” Process Due: Post draft of Annotated Bibliography
(pp. 235-247) & Chapter 19: “Evaluating Sources” Topics: In-class writing, summarizing sources, annotated
(pp. 249-258) sources, reading rhetorically, evaluating sources, academic
integrity, peer feedback
Process Due After Class: Peer feedback on draft of
Annotated Bibliography
Week 8
Monday, March 8 Thursday, March 11
Due: Final Annotated Bibliography Topics: In-class writing, synthesizing sources, stasis theory
Week 9
Monday, March 15 Thursday, March 18
Process Due: Draft Discussion of One Stakeholder Topics: In-class writing, exploring complexity, stasis,
Process Due: Stakeholders as Research Tool in perspective, feedback on draft work, continuing research
textbook Process Due After Class: Peer feedback on Draft
Process Due: Citation Chasing as Research Tool in Discussion of One Stakeholder
textbook
Week 10
Monday, March 22 Thursday, March 25
Process Due: Draft Discussion of a Second Topics: In-class writing, exploring complexity, stasis,
Stakeholder perspective, feedback on draft work, continuing research,
Process Due: Draft Discussion of a Third drafting of introduction and background and context in
Stakeholder class, sign up for conferences
Process Due After Class: Peer feedback on Draft
Discussion of Second Stakeholder
Process Due After Class: Peer feedback on Draft
Discussion of Third Stakeholder
Week 11
Monday, March 29 Thursday, April 1
Process Due: Full Draft of Mapping the Process Due: Peer Feedback on Draft of Mapping the
Conversation Essay Conversation Essay
Conferences Conferences
UNIT III: Entering the Conversation
Week 12
Monday, April 5 Thursday, April 8
No Classes Due: Final Mapping the Conversation Essay
Read: Textbook, Chapter 21: “From Formulating to
Developing a Thesis” (pp. 271-274), Chapter 25:
“Multimodal Arguments” (pp. 339-360)
Topics: In-class writing, introduce Unit III and Final Project,
brainstorming approaches for final project
Process Due After Class: Three Possible Statement of
Purposes with Explanation
Week 13
Monday (by 11:59 PM) Thursday (Cohort B, by class time)
Monday, April 12 Thursday, April 15
Process Due: Draft Statement of Purpose and Design Plan
for Final Project
Read: Textbook, Chapter 27: “Working with Multimedia
Assets and Sources” (pp. 379-403)
Topics: In-class writing, developing a thesis and claims,
researching your audience, medium, and genre,
developing a statement of purpose and design plan
Week 14
Monday, April 19 Thursday, April 22
Topics: Workshop Final Projects
Process Due Before Class: Draft of Final Project with
Statement of Goals and Choices
Process Due After Class: Feedback on Final Project
Week 15
Monday, April 26 Thursday, April 29
Due: Project 5: Final Project with Statement of Read: Sample Self-Assessment Essay
Goals and Choices Topics: Introduce Final Self-Assessment Essay, in-class
writing
Week 16
Monday, May 3 Tuesday, May 4
Process Due: Draft of Self-Assessment Essay (both Cohorts A & B; no class meeting)
Process Due: Peer Feedback on Self-Assessment Essay
Finals Week
Day & Time TBD
Due: Final Self-Assessment Essay (in Blackboard)