Read pp.156-168 Quiz on Essay Rebecca Jones’ the Good Argument; or, Intro to Essay #1 “Finding T Jan. 16 Why Bother With Logic?” 2 (WS) Read Quiz on Essay Debra Dickerson’s “Who Shot TH Jan. 18 Johnny” (Wordpress) Read pp.168-179 Writing Task Rebecca Jones’ the Good Argument; or, “Finding T Jan. 23 (WS) Why Bother With Logic?” 3 Read from Quiz on Essay MLK Jr.’s “Letter (Wordpress) Essay #1: Outline Due Birmingham Jail” TH Jan. 25 Prepare your rough draft! 4 T Jan. 30 Essay #1: Peer Editing Workshop (3%) Read the Essay #1 due (10%) Rebecca Jones’ “Finding Good Argument; or, Why Bother Quiz on Essay TH Feb.1 (WS) Introduce Great Debate With Logic?” Work on Great Debate Read to Teach Jay Heinrich’s “How T Feb. 6 a Child to Argue Great Debate! (5%) TH Feb. 8 5 Read Writing Task Laura Bolin Carroll’s T Feb. 13 Intro Essay #2 “Backpacks vs. Briefcases: Steps (WS) toward Rhetorical Analysis” Read Quiz on Essays Steve Siebold’s “Every 6 Teacher in America Should Have a TH Feb. 15 and Gun” Adam Gopnik’s “The Simple Truth about Gun Control” (WP) Quiz on Essays Read Stephen J. Dubner and Steven T Feb. 20 and David D. Levitt’s “Why Vote?” 7 (WP) Sedaris’s “Undecided” In-class Essay #2 (10%) TH Feb. 22 Quiz on video Watch Noam Chomsky, T Feb. 27 (YouTube) Manufacturing Consent 8 Intro to Sci-fi Quotation Marks TH Mar. 1
2 T Jan. 16 Read pp.156-168 Rebecca Jones’ “Finding the Good Argument; or, Why Bother With Logic?” (WS) Quiz on Essay Intro to Essay #1 TH Jan. 18 Read Debra Dickerson’s “Who Shot Johnny” (Wordpress) Quiz on Essay T Jan. 23 Read pp.168-179 Rebecca Jones’ “Finding the Good Argument; or, Why Bother With Logic?” (WS) Writing Task 3 TH Jan. 25 Read MLK Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (Wordpress) Quiz on Essay Essay #1: Outline Due 4 T Jan. 30 Prepare your rough draft! Essay #1: Peer Editing Workshop (3%) TH Feb.1 Read Rebecca Jones’ “Finding the Good Argument; or, Why Bother With Logic?” (WS) Essay #1 due (10%) Quiz on Essay Introduce Great Debate 5 6 T Feb. 6 Read Jay Heinrich’s “How to Teach a Child to Argue Work on Great Debate TH Feb. 8 Great Debate! (5%) T Feb. 13 Read Laura Bolin Carroll’s “Backpacks vs. Briefcases: Steps toward Rhetorical Analysis” (WS) Writing Task Intro Essay #2 TH Feb. 15 Read Steve Siebold’s “Every Teacher in America Should Have a Gun” and Adam Gopnik’s “The Simple Truth about Gun Control” (WP) Quiz on Essays 7 T Feb. 20 Read Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt’s “Why Vote?” and David Sedaris’s “Undecided” (WP) Quiz on Essays TH Feb. 22 In-class Essay #2 (10%) 8 T Feb. 27 Watch Noam Chomsky, Manufacturing Consent (YouTube) Quiz on video TH Mar. 1 Intro to Sci-fi Quotation Marks
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