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Week 5
9/30
(T)
Discussion of 1984. Presentation of Midterm Portfolio
requirements. Writer's Notebook due:
Assignment for 10/2: Start
essay
on Orwell and language.
10/2 (R)
Continued discussion of 1984.
Writing exercises: working with words. Selected poems by
Chris Mann.
Assignment for 10/7: Finish the draft of your essay.
Week 6
10/7 (T)
Bring draft of essay for peer response.
Assignment for 10/9: Revise as needed for Midterm Portfolio.
10/9 (R)
Midterm Portfolio due, including essay on Orwell and language.
Presentation of research assignment (see
Essay
Assignments), due 11/11.
Assignment for 10/17: Start research.
CONFERENCE
ASSIGNMENT: TO BE DETERMINED. On Oct. 16-18,
Bridgewater College will host The Conference on Christianity and
Literature, Mideast Region, Conference on "The Poetics of Conflict and
Reconciliation. Plan convocations and sessions you will
attend (Thursday, 10/16, 8:00 p.m.:
The Poetics of Conflict and Resolution – Claudia
Emerson, Chris Mann, Valzhyna Mort; Friday, 10/17, 8:00 p.m.: Poetry
Reading by Claudia Emerson).
Week 7
FALL BREAK
 10/17 (F)--BC
THURSDAY
Attend conference sessions of your choice. Help with
conference as needed. No regular class.
Assignment for 10/21: Write at least three pages of
reflection on your conference experiences for your writer's notebook.
Week 8
10/21
(T)
Whew! Back to normal!
Discussion of the conference. Academic careers. Defining
rhetoric.
Assignment for 10/23: Read handout by Ann Patchett.
10/23 (R)
Discussion of reading. Writing assignment: an
essay
of definition (with examples).
Assignment for 10/28: Read handouts on Classical Rhetoric: Read
A Brief
History of Rhetoric and Composition through the 19th century section
and Plato on
Rhetoric and Poetry. Read selectively from
Some Definitions of Rhetoric Postponed:
Begin
drafting Definition Essay.
Week 9
Hand in revised essay on Orwell and language this week (by Monday at
5:00). Notebook check (Tues. or Thurs.)
10/28 (T)
Rhetorical strategies/analysis:
Some definitions,
some more definitions. Reality check on research
project: make individual appointments or small-group appointments to
review project with Dr. Trupe.
Assignment for 10/30: Revise as needed. Begin reading Writing to Change the World
(Introduction and Chapter One).
10/30 (R)
Discussion of reading. Rhetorical analysis.
Assignment for 11/4: Continue revising as needed. Read
overview
of Plato's dialogue Gorgias. Continue
reading Writing to Change the World
(Chapters Two through Five).
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