ENG 1027  Honors Adv. Composition
Tentative Course Schedule
Spring 2024
MW 9:30-10:45, AC 532

Week 1    Week 2    Week 3    Week 4    Week 5    Week 6    Week 7    Week 8

Week 9    Week 10    Week 11    Week 12    Week 13    Week 14    Week 15    Week 16


NOTE:  This schedule may change as needed.  Your presence in class ensures correct assignments

ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE BY THE BEGINNING OF OUR CLASS MEETING TIME (9:30AM)


Week 1
M 1/8               Intro to Course; Review the Rhetorical Situation; Purpose and Audience; 
                          Blog Post:  What is Argument?

                          HOMEWORK (Due 1/10):  
  •                 Review Syllabus and Complete quiz in Ulearn (see Week 1 folder)
  •                 Set up your blog; email Prof. Harmon web address to your page. 
  •                Go to the library's database, Opposing Viewpoints.  Explore some of the   
                          topics there that interest you. Locate one article that you'd like to examine
                          in more detail.  Carefully read it and annotate it and then do Reader 
                          Response 1.
  •                 Do Reader Response 1:  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?
  •                 Bring 2 Discussion Questions to Class



W 1/10        Share Article Analysis with Class

                         HOMEWORK (Due 1/17): 

  •                Go to the library's database, Opposing Viewpoints. Explore some of the
                         topics there that interest you. Locate one article that you'd like to examine 
                         in more detail. Carefully read it and annotate it and then do Reader 
                         Response 2.  Article can be same topic as last class but doesn't have to be.
  •                 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?
  •                Be prepared to present article content to class.


Week 2
M 1/15            NO CLASS, MLK DAY



W 1/17            Share Article Analysis with Class

                          HOMEWORK (Due 1/22):   
  •                 Go to the library's database, Opposing Viewpoints. Explore some of the 
                         topics there that interest you. Locate a third article that you'd like to 
                         examine in more detail. Carefully read it and annotate it and then do 
                         Reader Response 3. Article can be same topic as last class but doesn't have
                         to be.
  •                 Do Reader Response 3: 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?
  •                 Submit to Ulearn: See Week 2 folder
  •                 Be prepared to present article content to class.


Week 3
 M 1/22           Intro to Annotated Bibliography and How to Use Databases

                          HOMEWORK (Due 1/24):


W 1/24             Research Topic Proposal Due; NO MEETING IN CLASSROOM;
                           Complete informal Rogerian assignment and post to your blog and 
                           complete discussion board in ulearn by 11:59pm on Friday, 1/26). 

                           HOMEWORK (Due 1/29):


Week 4
M 1/29             CLASS MEETS AT LIBRARY COMPUTER LAB; Time to gather sources?
                           Discuss Rogerian Assignment

                           HOMEWORK (Due 1/31):
  •                  Work on First Draft of Rogerian Letter

W 1/31            Invention Work and Organizing Ideas

                           HOMEWORK (Due 2/5):
  •                 First Draft of Rogerian Letter Due; Upload to Ulearn AND Submit to 
                         tutor.com; Draft must meet all minimum requirements


Week 5
M 2/5               First Version of Rogerian Letter Due;Why Critique? Critique Process; 
                          CONFERENCES

                          HOMEWORK (Due 2/7): 
  •                 Typed Peer Critique of Rogerian Letter (both parts); Submit BOTH PARTS
  •                 to Ulearn AS ONE MS WORD FILE
​                           feedback/report (overview and draft with comments) and your revision 
                         plan as ONE MS Word file to Ulearn in the Week 5 folder
  •                Continue to revise Essay 1

W 2/7            NO CLASS HARMON AT CONFERENCE; Complete Peer Critique with 
                        Partner & Work on Annotated Bibliography

                         HOMEWORK (Due 2/12):
  •                Revise Rogerian Letter
                
Week 6
M 2/12            Work day for Annotated Bibliography

                          HOMEWORK (Due 2/14):
  •                  Final Draft of Rogerian Letter Due with Reflection

W 2/14           Final Draft of Rogerian Letter Due with Reflection; Discuss Position Paper


                          HOMEWORK (Due 2/19):                                                  

                         overall claim? It is directly stated or inferred? What is their strongest 
                        piece of evidence? Is this author credible and is their a strong appeal to 
                         ethos? Why or why not? 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
  •                Annotated Bibliography Due


Week 7
M 2/19          Annotated Bibliography due; Structuring the Evidence of Your Position
                        Paper

                         HOMEWORK (Due 2/21):  



W 2/21          Discussion (Structuring the Evidence of Position Paper); Rebutttal; 
                        Constraints; Backing

                         HOMEWORK (Due 2/26):
  •                Position Paper Outline due; Submit to Ulearn

Week 8
M 2/26          Discuss Outlines

                         HOMEWORK (Due 2/28):    
  •                First Draft of Position Paper due (min. 4 full pages no more than 6); 
                        Upload  to ulearn and to tutor.com


W 2/28           First Draft of Position Paper Due; Exchange for Peer Critique; Why 
                          Critique? Critique Process


                          HOMEWORK (Due 3/11):   
  •                 Complete Peer Critique of Partner's Essay (both parts as discussed in        
                          class); upload both steps to ulearn as one MS Word document.
                         Complete Tutor.com Report and Revision Plan


SPRING BREAK, MARCH 4-8, NO CLASSES​


Week 9
M 3/11             Peer Critique, Position Paper; Conferences

                           HOMEWORK (Due 3/13):  
  •                   Revise Position Paper


W 3/13           Conferences

                          HOMEWORK (Due 3/18):  
  • ​                Final Draft of Position Paper due with Reflection

Week 10
​M 3/18           No Regular Class Meeting; Complete the folowing in Ulearn instead:
                         Watch Understanding MLA (part 1 and part 2) and complete Understanding 
                         MLA Notes (600 words min.) and Quiz in ulearn (week 10 folder); Due 
                         before 11:59pm TODAY


                          HOMEWORK (Due 3/20):   
  •                 Watch Most Common Citations part 1 and part 2
  •                 Complete MLA Notes (min. 600 words) and upload to ulearn 
  •                 Complete Most Common Citations Quiz


W 3/20           Group Work/Discussion: Practicing MLA

                          HOMEWORK (Due 3/25):   
  •                 Review example social media campaign (week 10 folder) and do Reader 
  •                 Response 5:
                         Who is the author's intended audience (think demographics, 
                         values/beliefs, etc.)? How do you know? What is the author's 
                         overall claim? It is directly stated or inferred? What is their strongest 
                         piece of evidence? Is this author credible and is their a strong appeal to 
                         ethos? Why or why not? 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

​Week 11               
M 3/25           
                         Final Draft of Position Paper due with Reflection; Reader Response 5 due 
                         by 11:59pm today;
                         Assign Groups; Set up
                         group documents and work on campaign proposal (choose a topic, choose a
                         specific audience, think about message of each post, order of each post, 
                         images that will be used, etc.); Discuss Social Media Campaign Assignment

                         HOMEWORK (Due 3/27):  



W 3/27           Continue to work on campaign proposal (message of each post, order of 
                          posts, images that will be used, etc.)

                           HOMEWORK (Due 4/1):  
  •                  Work on group project proposal

Week 12  
M 4/1            Group Project Proposal due; Workday for group project (Posts 1 and 2)


                          HOMEWORK (Due 4/3):  
  •                  Work on group project


W 4/3              Workday for Group Project (Posts 3 and 4)

                          HOMEWORK (Due 4/8): 
  •                  Work on group project


Week 13
M 4/8           Workday for Group Project (Post 5) and finalizing first draft

                          HOMEWORK (Due 4/10): 
  •                First Draft of Group Project (Social Media Campaign) due; upload to ulearn
                        as a MS Word document; one for group; each group member's name on 
                        document.


W 4/10          Exchange drafts for peer critque (someone not in your group); why critique?

                         HOMEWORK (Due 4/15):
  •                Complete critique of partner's social media campaign; upload completed 
                        critque to ulearn


Week 14
M 4/15           Discuss Peer Critique 

                          HOMEWORK (Due 4/17):
  •                Revise Social Media Campaign 
  •               Work on Portfolio

W 4/17          Work on Video Reflections

                           HOMEWORK (Due 4/22):
  •                 Final Draft of Group Project (Social Media Campaign) Due; one copy per 
                          group; everyone's  name on document; upload one copy to ulearn

F 4/23           LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM A COURSE


Week 15
M 4/22        Final Draft of Group Project Due with video reflection; submit one copy of 
                       social media campaign for group; each student completes their own 
                       individual video reflection and grades group members in reflection 


                       HOMEWORK (Due 4/29):
  •              Course Portfolio Due by 12:30 pm on M 4/29; make sure pages, and content 
  •              on pages, are visible to professor

Week 16
M 4/29          Portfolio Due by 12:30pm