Prof. Valentin V. Asiddao

English 103 Updates

Essays

Research Project

              11     No class

              16     No class

              18     Intro.; in-class essay

                       Assignment: Reread and analyze Edith Tiempo's "Belief," "That Oxymoron, Freedom," and "A Ballad of Flowers and the Councilman"

                       1.) state the subject of each poem; 2.) state the overall point each poem makes about its subject; 3.) analyze how each poem shapes its reasoning

              23     Rewrite in-class essay; argument; thesis; reasons, values

              25     Claim; support; warrant

                       Discuss Edith Tiempo's "Belief," "That Oxymoron, Freedom," and "A Ballad of Flowers and the Councilman"

                       Assignment: 1). state each poem's claim; 2.) state each poem's support for its claim

              30     Discuss Edith Tiempo's "Belief," "That Oxymoron, Freedom," and "A Ballad of Flowers and the Councilman"

                       Thesis; thesis points

Feb.         1     Thesis; thesis points

                 6     no class

                 8     Essay 1 draft due (be prepared with a typed, polished draft); small group discussion: Essay 1

                        Assignment: Read "From The Uses of Argument," Stephen Toulmin

               13     Essay 1 due

                        Discuss "From The Uses of Argument," Stephen Toulmin

               15     Syllogism, enthymeme, dialogue, induction, deduction

                        What we don't argue about; what we argue about

                         Assignment: read John Donne's "The Flea."

                 20     Read and discuss John Donne's "The Flea."

                 22     Discuss John Donne's "The Flea"

                          Assignment: brainstorm, take notes, and prepare to write a draft of Essay 2 in class; topic: Analyze and evaluate the speaker's argument

                  27     In-class writing: Essay 2

Mar.           1     Essay 2 draft due (be prepared with a typed, polished draft); small group discussion: Essay 2

                    6     no class

                    8     Essay 2 due

                           Midterm exam review: "In Defense of Prejudice," Jonathan Rauch

                  13     Midterm exam: "In Defense of Prejudice," Jonathan Rauch

                  15     Explain research project

                  20     no class

                  22     no class

                  27     Discuss fallacies

                  29     Dead Man Walking

Apr.            3     Holiday

                    5     Holiday

                  10     Dead Man Walking

                  12     Dead Man Walking

                  17     Essay 3 due

                           Discuss research project

                           Beyond the Mat

                  19     Beyond the Mat

                  24     Beyond the Mat

                  26     In-class writing: Essay 4 draft

May            1     Essay 4 due

                     3     Summaries of sources (at least five) and works cited list due

                            Abstract due

                            Individual conference

                     8     Essay folder due

                            Individual conference

                   10     Research project due

                             Final exam review

                    15     Final exam

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