Golden 1
WK/DATE
ACTIVITIES
Day 1
Jan 20
Overview of Course:
Review
Syllabi
The Rhetorical Situation
WK 1
JAN 24 - 30
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WK-3
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Circle: Discussion of Short Story & Film
MLA Documentation
Basic Outline of Short Paper
Introduction
Formal Essay #1:
Compare/Contrast Essay
Collaborative Workshop w/Peers:
Wednesday, Feb 3rd
FEB 7 – FEB 13
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Activate HCC Student Email
Fill out Academic Holidays and assignment due dates on
calendar.
Download Grammarly & Zotero
Read: “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by
Joyce Carol Oates.
https://www.d.umn.edu/~csigler/PDF%20files/oates_going.pdf
Familiarize yourselves with A Writer’s Reference MLA p 369-40
Watch Smooth Talk Wednesday
Quiz: Readings
WK 2
JAN 31 – FEB 6
READINGS & ASSIGNMENTS
READ:
 Compare/Contrast Handout
 Basic Outline of Short Paper
 Index of Templates
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Rhetorical Analysis Handout & Guide
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Revise Essays
60s: The Age of Innocence
Refer to the Rhetorical Analysis
Handout & Guide
Formal Essay #1
Compare/Contrast Essay Due Turnitin.com: Sunday, Feb 7th by 11:59 PM
Hard copy of essay in two-pocket folder Due Monday, Feb 8th beginning of
class.
WK 4
FEB 14 – FEB 20
60s: The Age of Innocence
Listen to Protest Songs of the 60s
Refer to the Rhetorical Analysis Handout
& Guide
2nd Formal Essay
Rhetorical Analysis Essay
Collaborative Workshop w/Peers:
Wednesday, Feb 17th
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Reduce Wordiness
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Formal Diction
READ:
WK-5
FEB 21 – FEB 27
Discuss:
 Critical Analysis
 Three Appeals &Refutation
Strategy in Comp II Study Guide
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“Letter from Birmingham Jail”
Critical Analysis Handout
Scholarly Articles on “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
Three Appeals &Refutation Strategy in Comp II Study Guide
2nd Formal Essay
Rhetorical Analysis Essay Due Turnitin.com: Sunday, Feb 21st by 11:59PM
Hard copy of essay in two-pocket folder Due Monday, Feb 22nd beginning of
class.
Golden 2
Quiz
WK 6
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FEB 28-MAR 5
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WK 7
MAR 6 – MAR 12
WK-8
Circle: Discuss King’s “Letter from
Birmingham Jail”
READ:
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3rd Formal Essay
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Rhetorical Analysis Essay
Collaborative Workshop w/Peers:
Components of the Argument Essay
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“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”
Comp II Study Guide—Argumentative Essay—Refutation—
Critical Analysis
Sketch an Outline for your argument bringing in evidence from
the text
Bring to class on Monday, March 7th
3rd Formal Essay
Discuss “An Occurrence at Owl
Creek Bridge”
Writing the Argument Essay
Rhetorical Analysis Essay Due Turnitin.com: Sunday, 6th by 11:59PM
Hard copy of essay in two-pocket folder Due Monday, Mar 7th
beginning of class.
Monday, Mar 7th Midterm
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Revise Argumentative Essay
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Watch “A Strange Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” short film on
YouTube
Bring Blue Book to class
MAR 13–MAR 19
SPRING
BREAK
WK-9
Research
SPRING
BREAK
MAR 20-MAR 26
WK 10
MAR 27-APR 2
Research
WK 11
APR 3-APR 9
Research Drafts
WK 12
APR 10-APR 16
Collaborative Workshop Research
Projects
WK 13
APR 17-APR 23
Conference w/Professor Golden
WK 14
Research Project Due
APR 24-APR 30
WK 15
MAY 2-MAY 7
WK16
MAY 8-MAY 14
PREPARE FOR FINAL ESSAY EXAM
Final Essay
Return Research Projects
M-9 Am
W- 8Am & 12 Pm
FINAL GRADES DUE
Have a Wonderful Summer & Enjoy Your Break!
Note: Multiple revisions of each paper will be done throughout the semester.
Those dates are not reflected on the A&A calendar as there is no way to assess how rapidly the grading or writing will occur.