ENG 1027 Honors Adv. Composition
Tentative Course Schedule
Spring 2023
MW 9:30-10:45
NOTE: This schedule may change as needed. Your presence in class ensures correct assignments
Week 1
M 1/9 Intro to Course; Review the Rhetorical Situation;
HOMEWORK (Due 1/11):
- Review Syllabus and Complete quiz in Ulearn (see Week 1 folder)
stated or inferred? What is their strongest piece of evidence that supports
their overall claim? What is the weakest? Why do you think so? Is this
author credible and is their a strong appeal to ethos? Why or why not (do
research if necessary)? Is there an appeal to pathos? If so, is it strong or
weak? Why? If there a strong or weak appeal to logos? Why or why not?
Can you identify any logical fallacies here?
W 1/11 Civil Discourse: What is It? Blog Post: What thoughts or feelings came up
for you as you read Kling's article?
HOMEWORK (Due 1/18):
- Do Reader Response 2: What is the author's overall claim? It is directly
stated or inferred? What is their strongest piece of evidence that supports
their overall claim? What is the weakest? Why do you think so? Is this
author credible and is their a strong appeal to ethos? Why or why not (do
research if necessary)? Is there an appeal to pathos? If so, is it strong or
weak? Why? If there a strong or weak appeal to logos? Why or why not?
Can you identify any logical fallacies here?
Week 2
M 1/16 NO CLASS, MLK DAY
W 1/18 Discuss Downs; Group Work
HOMEWORK (Due 1/23):
directly stated or inferred? What is their strongest piece of evidence that
supports their overall claim? What is the weakest? Why do you think so? Is
this author credible and is their a strong appeal to ethos? Why or why not
(do research if necessary)? Is there an appeal to pathos? If so, is it strong
or weak? Why? If there a strong or weak appeal to logos? Why or why not?
- Submit to Ulearn: See Week 2 folder
- Can you identify any logical fallacies here?
Week 3
M 1/23 COMPLETE ASSIGNMENT IN ULEARN AND ON BLOG;
Post by End of Day (11:59pm); Instructions in Week 3 folder of ulearn (Colin
Kapernick protest);Write 2 pa.ge Rogerian response to those with opposing
view;
Discuss Baldwin and Rogerian argument in Reflection that is Posted to
your blog. Instructions in ulearn (post reflection to blog by 11:59pm
tonight).
HOMEWORK (Due 1/25):
- Return to discssion board (Baldwin and Your Rogerian Approach; Respond to the post of one other student (min. 200 words).
Audience(s), Purpose, and the Central Message at the beginning of next
class
W 1/25 Jeffries Speech: Discuss Message, Purpose, and Audience
HOMEWORK (Due 1/30):
Week 4
HOMEWORK (Due 2/1):
- Work on First Draft of Rogerian Letter
W 2/1 Invention Work and Organizing Ideas
HOMEWORK (Due 2/6):
Smarthinking; Draft must meet all minimum requirements
Week 5
CONFERENCES
HOMEWORK (Due 2/8):
- Typed Peer Critique of Rogerian Letter (both parts); Submit BOTH PARTS
- to Ulearn AS ONE MS WORD FILE
feedback/report and your revision plan as ONE MS Word file to Ulearn in
the Week 5 folder
- Continue to revise Essay 1
W 2/8 CONFERENCES; Peer Critique
HOMEWORK (Due 2/13):
Week 6
M 2/13 CONFERENCES
HOMEWORK (Due 2/15):
- Final Draft of Rogerian Letter Due with Reflection
HOMEWORK (Due 2/20):
- Read Chapter 3 of Policiing The Crisis by Stuart Hall, "The Social
Construction of News," pp. 53-74 (see week 6 folder of ulearn)
- Reader Response 4: What is Hall's primary argument about the social
construction of the news that we consume as a culture? What are the
broader implications of his ideas for the media/news we conusme in 2023?
Week 7
M 2/20 Discuss "The Social Construction of News;" Discuss Media Analysis; Begin
Thinking About Topic (2 stories about the same topic from two different
media outlets)
HOMEWORK (Due 2/22):
- Locate two news stories about the same subject (print or video) and bring
these to class; Be prepared to discuss.
W 2/22 Library Instruction; CLASS MEETS AT LIBRARY COMPUTER LAB;
Continue Discussion,"The Social Construction of News;" Discuss News
Examples
HOMEWORK (Due 2/27):
- Media Analysis Topic Proposal Due; submit to ulearn
Week 8
DO NOT NEED TO MEET IN CLASSROOM
HOMEWORK (Due 3/1):
- First Three Annotations Due
W 3/1 First Three Annotations Due; Do Invention Work for Article #1
HOMEWORK (Due 3/13):
SPRING BREAK, MARCH 6-10, NO CLASSES
Week 9
M 3/13 Final Three to Five Annotations Due; Do Invention Work for Article #2
HOMEWORK (Due 3/15):
- Begin work on first draft of Media Analysis
W 3/15 Organizing Ideas
HOMEWORK (Due 3/20):
- First Draft of Media Analysis Due (min. 6 FULL PAGEs, no more than 8
FULL PAGES; Submit to ulearn and to Smarthinking
F 3/17 LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM A COURSE
Week 10
M 3/20 First Draft of Media Analysis Essay due; Why Critique? Exchange Papers
HOMEWORK (Due 3/22):
W 3/22 Peer Critique; Conferences

HOMEWORK (Due 3/27):
- Continue to Work on and Revise Media Analysis Essay
Week 11 
M 3/27 Conferences
HOMEWORK (Due 3/29):
- Continue to Review Media Analysis Essay
Essay
HOMEWORK (Due 4/3):
- Final Draft of Media Analysis Essay Due with Reflection
Week 12
M 4/3 Final Draft of Media Analysis Essay Due with Reflection;
Setup Group Documents on Google Drive; Choose Topic and Establish
Criteria for the Evaluation; Choose Topic
HOMEWORK (Due 4/5):
- Finalize Topic with Group (and "research" topic first-hand).
W 4/5 Workday for Group Essay
HOMEWORK (Due 4/10):
clearly argue which is "better?" Is the evidence convincing to you? Why
or why not? Did the writer include at least one positive and one
negative for each item being evaluated? Does the writer always make clear
value judgments (what is "good" or "bad")? Does the writer have clear
criteria for the evalation? What are their criteria?
Week 13
M 4/10 Workday for Group Essay
HOMEWORK (Due 4/12):
clearly argue which is "better?" Is the evidence convincing to you? Why
or why not? Did the writer include at least one positive and one
negative for each item being evaluated? Does the writer always make clear
value judgments (what is "good" or "bad")? Does the writer have clear
criteria for the evalation? What are their criteria?
W 4/12 Workday for Group Essay
HOMEWORK (Due 4/17):
- First Draft of Evaluation Due; upload one copy for group to ulearn
- Each group member also submits draft to Smarthinking tutor
Week 14
M 4/17 First Draft of Evaluation Due; Exchange for Peer Critique;
Workday for Group Essay
HOMEWORK (Due 4/19):
- Peer Critique (both parts) of partner's evaluation due; upload to ulearn
- Complete Smarthinking Report and Revision Plan, Evaluation Essay
W 4/19 Work Day for Group Project; Compare ST Reports and make plans for
revision; make sure portfolio pages visible to visitors
HOMEWORK (Due 4/24):
First full draft of Evaluation Due; one copy per group; everyone's
name on document; upload one copy to ulearn
Each group member uploads a copy of paper to Smarthinking
Week 15
M 4/24 Final Draft of Evluation Due with Reflection; submit one copy of essay for
group; each student completes their own individual reflection and grades
group members
HOMEWORK (Due 5/1):
- Course Portfolio Due by 12:30 pm on M 5/1; make sure pages, and content on
pages, are visible to professor
Week 16