ENG 103 Schedule | Fall 2014 (Schedule is subject to change)

ENG 103-81 Tue/Thu 11:00AM-12:15PM

Note: "EA" refers to the course textbook, Everything's An Argument (Lunsford & Ruszkiewicz).
Reminder: All Writing Projects are due via BLACKBOARD at 10:59AM on their due dates.
Week 1
T 8/19
Course Introductions/Policies/Overview, Project 1 Overview and Topic Assignments

TH 8/21
Personal Narrative and the Importance of Theme or Moral, Story Slam Examples, Topic Group
Discussions

Week 2
T 8/26
Kinds of Argument and Introduction to the Elements of Rhetoric
Due:
Reading Assignment- EA Chapter 1 and Chapters VII and IX from Narrative of the Life of
Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Written by Himself. which can be found here:
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/2718
Written Assignment- Post three(3) ideas for story slam and three(3) questions about the
class overall. (Submit to Blackboard before class 8/26)

TH 8/28
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos: The Tools of Rhetoric
Due:
Reading Assignment- EA Chapters 2-4

Week 3
T 9/2
Beginning, Middle, and End: Constructing an Effective Narrative
Due:
Reading Assignment- EA Chapter 5
Written Assignment- Brief Story Slam Topic Proposal (250-350 words). (Submit to
Blackboard before class 9/2)

TH 9/4
The Logistics of Academic Writing: MLA, Avoiding Plagiarism, etc.
Due:
Reading Assignment- EA Chapters 18-20

Week 4
T 9/9
Peer Review Workshop Day
Due:
Written Assignment- Completed Rough Draft of Project 1


TH 9/11
Writing to Persuade: Constructing an Effective Argument, Project 2 Overview
Due:
Reading Assignment- EA Chapters 7 & 8


Week 5
T 9/16
Project 1 Due
Story Slam Day 1


TH 9/18
Story Slam Day 2
Due:
Reading Assignment- EA Chapters 9-11

Week 6
T 9/23
Choosing a Good Topic and The Right Type of Argument

TH 9/25
No Class: Blackboard Writing Assignment due at the end of regular class time
Due:
Reading Assignment- EA Chapter 13
Written Assignment- Writing Assignment on Blackboard

Week 7
T 9/30
Peer Review Workshop Day
Due:
Written Assignment- Completed Rough Draft Project 2

TH 10/2
Academic Arguments
Due:
Reading Assignment- EA Chapters 16 & 17

Week 8
T 10/7
One-on-one Meetings

TH 10/9
Project 2 Due
Visual and Multimedia Arguments: Project 3 Overview
Due:
Reading Assignment- EA Chapter 14

Week 9
T 10/14
Cultural Rhetoric and New Media, In-class Group Writing
Due:
Reading Assignment- EA Chapter 22

TH 10/16
Audience Analysis Workshop
Due:
Reading Assignment- EA Chapter 25
Written Assignment- Complete In-class Writing Activity and turn in to Blackboard before
class 10/16

Week 10
T 10/21
No Class: Fall Break

TH 10/23
In-class Workshop Day


Week 11
T 10/28
BLACKBOARD Peer Review Workshop
Due: Rough Draft Project 3 (Placed on BLACKBOARD)

TH 10/30
BLACKBOARD Multimodal Project and Presentation Overview

Week 12
T 11/4
Multimodal Project Prep: Documentaries
Due:
Reading Assignment- EA Chapter 15 and Review EA Chapter 14
Writing Assignment- BLACKBOARD assignment from 10/30

TH 11/6
Project 3 Due
Multimodal Project Prep: Photo Essays

Week 13
T 11/11
Multimodal Project Prep: Podcasts
Due: Find an existing multimodal project. Bring to class and present example to class.

TH 11/13
Small Group Work on Final Project/Presentation

Week 14
T 11/18
Small Group Work on Final Project/Presentation

TH 11/20
Small Group Work on Final Project/Presentation

Week 15
T 11/25
Small Group Work on Final Project/Presentation

TH 11/27
No Class: Thanksgiving

Week 16
T 12/2
Presentations

TH 12/4
Presentations

Final Exam: Tuesday 12/9, 9:45AM-11:45AM (Final Presentations)