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UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO

SCHOOL: CIENCIAS SOCIALES Y HUMANIDAD.
COURSE: ENG 0100 - WRITING AND RHETORIC
Semester: 201710 - Primer Semestre 2017/2018 - NRC: 1899
Schedule: MJ 10:00 - 11:20 (Aula D-318)

PROFESSOR INFORMATION:
Professor: Mark Andrew Podvin Ryan
Email mpodvin@usfq.edu.ec
Office: D-114
Office hours: Monday: 8:00 10:00; Tuesday: 2:00 4:00; Wednesday: 8:00
10:00; Thursday: 2:00 4:00, Friday: 8:00 10:00

COURSE INFORMATION:
Credits: 4
Pre-requisites: ESL 0017
Co-requisites: None.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is a writing course with the expressed objective of developing academic and
real-world critical reading and writing skills. Students will generate approximately
3000-5000 words of polished writing throughout the semester that demonstrate their
abilities as rhetorically aware writers in English.

The course is based on the premise that reading and writing are rhetorical acts, in
which effective communication takes place in a dynamic relationship between the
writer, the text, and the audience in specific rhetorical situations. In the dynamic
writing environments of the twenty-first century, understanding the rhetorical
strategies used in a range of texts, including print, images, and digital and social
media, is essential for developing effective writing practices. As such, assignments
will cultivate students abilities to discern the effectiveness of both written and
multimodal texts and apply rhetorical concepts in their own compositions. Because
reading and writing are social practices, special emphasis will be given to
collaboration in the writing process as well as the acts of reading and responding to
texts. The course culminates in a final Portfolio, which includes a selection of revised
student writing and a critical reflection on students' learning experiences in the
course.

Ultimately, this course aims to develop a creative mind, capable of questioning and
finding answers through writing. By understanding how ideas and information are
conveyed within their rhetorical situations, students will learn to effectively challenge
established knowledge and generate new and compelling ideas of their own in the
university and beyond.

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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

# Learning Outcomes Level
1 Analyze the rhetorical effectiveness of both written Medio
and multimodal texts for specific audiences and
contexts.
2 Implement rhetorical concepts including genre, Medio
context, audience, and appeals in both written and
multimodal texts to persuade audiences.
3 Develop effective writing processes that includes Medio
strategies such as prewriting techniques, drafting,
revision, and editing, both independently and in
collaboration with other writers.
4 Articulate and sustain ideas clearly through common Medio
features of academic writing, including thesis
statements, topic sentences, transitions, and
supporting reasons and evidence.
5 Demonstrate precise control over the conventions of Medio
English grammar and writing mechanics toward the
development of a clear and compelling writing style.
6 Analyze and distinguish between scholarly, popular, Medio
and trade sources using academic databases, print
resources, and the internet and evaluate their
credibility.
7 Summarize, quote, and paraphrase relevant and Medio
credible sources in writing, and accurately document
sources within the conventions of a common scholarly
citation method (MLA or APA).

COURSE CONTENTS:
* Strategies for critical reading and thinking
* Principles of rhetoric for effective communication
* Writing process techniques
* Articulating, organizing, and supporting academic arguments
* Research and documentation techniques
* Conventions of English language usage

METHODOLOGY FOR THE INTEGRATION OF THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL

CONTENTS:
The teaching methodology used in all courses at USFQ follows the liberal arts
philosophy: encourage dialogue and enable learning through opportunities to
exchange ideas among teachers and students. It is expected that all the theoretical
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content courses explore potential applications to professional practice and work

contexts through the integration of diverse activities and simulations that foster the
contextualized understanding of concepts using reality and professional practice as
frames of reference.

HOURS DESCRIPTION OF APPLIED PRACTICE

Non-applicable.

FINAL GRADE SCHEME:

Your grades in this course are numerical that have letter grade equivalences.
91-100= A
81-90= B
71-80= C
61-70= D

ASSESSMENT:
Type General description % Of final grade

* Attendance and No more than 3 absences in class 15

participation and as much as time allows you are
required to participate in classroom
discussions.

** Essays 5 essays of different styles, 25

including: narrative, expository,
descriptive, persuasive and
informative.

*** Homework From my 5 short novels you will 25

complete a different handout based
on an excerpt from each of the
books.

**** Homework Iambic Pentameter presentation 20

following the rhythmic pattern of
William Shakespeare.

***** Portfolio Your selection of 3 revised essays 15

to be presented as the final exam.

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Description of Assessment Categories:

* Attendance and participation:

You are allowed three absences. The fourth class that you miss your Final grade in
this course goes down one half letter. Participation in class is equally important, as
are writing and speaking.

** Essays- Portfolio writings

You are required to write five assignments based on topics of your choice (I have
selected two themes of the five). Possible topics could include: abortion, gun control,
global warming, politics, medical prescriptions, etc. With the exception of the two
themes that I have already preselected, you select your topics and write a total of five
five-paragraph essays. The classic five-paragraph essay consists of: an introductory
paragraph, three supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion. Each assignment (5% of
your grade for each essay) needs to incorporate at least three credible sources in
which you adhere to a common scholarly citation method (MLA or APA). IT IS
IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR WORK PRESENTED
TO ME PRIOR TO GIVING ME THE FINAL DRAFT. Having said this, you need to
be, so to speak, on the ball.

As you can see, I have taken the liberty to assign you something specific as
explained on Tuesday, September 5. **Assignment No.1-Portfolio writing is to
write a five-paragraph essay in which you either refute or agree with the quotation).
This first draft is due Tuesday, September 12. The final draft is due Tuesday,
September 19.
The other assignment that I have selected is the assignment explained in the
syllabus on Thursday, September 14, **Assignment No.2 -Portfolio writing. The
first draft is due Tuesday, September 19; the final draft is due Tuesday, September
26.

The desired Learning Outcomes for **Assignments-Portfolio writings are:

Critical Reading, Rhetorical Awareness, Writing Process, Coherence,
Conventions and Style, and Incorporating Sources.

*** Homework: Assignments my books

Regardless of when you become enrolled in this course, you are required to hand in
the five assignments on the dates indicated. NO exceptions will be made! Note:
these five assignments, as mentioned above, account for 25% of your grade (5% of
your grade for each homework). All assignments must be handed in before the
initiation of each class session. I do not accept late work or unstapled work. Note:
You must adhere to the syllabus to see the due dates for all five assignments. The
desired Learning Outcomes in doing these assignments are that you: a.) Improve
your reading skills (Critical Reading), b.) Understand the appropriateness of

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Conventions and Style, c.) Implement Rhetorical Awareness, and d.) Create an
argument in defense of the questions asked for each of the five excerpts. Additional
information regarding this appears in the latter half of what I have written for August
29.

**** Homework: Iambic Pentameter

Iambic Pentameter is a verse rhythm that William Shakespeare often used. The first
video will explain to you what Iambic Pentameter is. How to Write a Poem in
I#7B115F The second video will better explain the specific task you are being
assigned, which is to write a poem and memorize it in Iambic Pentameter that is
associated with the Star Wars movies. William Shakespeares St#79AFAC. EVERY
student is required to write a Star Wars-related poem and memorize it in Iambic
Pentameter. NOTE: YOU MUST WORK IN GROUPS OF TWO, THREE, OR FOUR
STUDENTS. Be reminded, the rhythm you are to follow is: da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM
da-DUM da-DUM. I suggest you get together with your members and get started
immediately.
Example of Iambic Pentameter from William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet:
But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? (Act 2, Scene 2)
Example of the character C-3PO speaking in Iambic Pentameter from Ian Doeschers
book, William Shakespeares Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope: No heart within this
golden breast doth beat. I trust you see the usage of Iambic Pentameter being used
here. THE IAMBIC PENTAMETER PRESENTATION WILL BE NOVEMBER 7.
The desired Learning Outcomes of doing this project encompass the following:
Critical Reading, Rhetorical Awareness, Writing Process, and Conventions of
Style.
(Doescher, Ian. William Shakespeares Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope. Philadelphia:
Quirk, 2013. Print.)

***** Portfolio-Final Exam: From the portfolio writings that I have revised and
returned to you, you must select 3 essays, and, if necessary, make changes and
present this to me as your final exam.

LIBRARY BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Lunsford, A, et al. Everyones An Author With Readings. Second edition, New York:
Norton, 2016.
ISBN
Print: 978-393-93895-1
E-book: 978-0-393-28986-2

COURSE BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Podvin, Mark. Spending Time. First edition, Lulu, 2007. Print.
ISBN
Print: 978-9942-01-221-0

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POLICIES:
All students taking courses at USFQ must follow the rules for ethics of learning,
research, and behavior detailed in the USFQ's Code of Honor and Coexistence. All
courses should follow the policies stated in USFQ's Manual del Estudiante

Cell Phone: Unless I ask you to use your cell phones for classroom-related activities,
PLEASE have the simple courtesy to turn these off prior to entering class. The only
other justifiable excuse for using your cell phone would be that there exists some
kind of emergency.

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES:

August 22 --- Your syllabus, already uploaded to D2L, will be looked at and
explained.

August 24 --- Syllabus will again be discussed. I will explain to you what constitutes
plagiarism.

August 29 ----- You need to read chapter thirty-six in our text, Assembling a
Portfolio. What I am concerned with here is that you are able to present to me what
you are writing throughout the semester. Like everything in this syllabus, please do
what you are required to do when you are required to do it!
Top Stories starts today and most every day. Five minutes maximum! You are
required to briefly tell all of us what is the breaking news of the day or even the week;
this may include: World Events, Health, Politics, Arts, Movies, Business, Technology,
Sports, Science, Food, etc. Note: the word NEWS encompasses events that occur in
the North, the East, the West, and the South. Take the first letter of each of these
directions and you have formed the word NEWS, i.e., N=North, E=East, W=West,
S=South. Get it? Please put that into your academic GPS. We will use the class
roster to go in alphabetical order. You are required to check out whats happening on
the Internet and/or in physical journals, newspapers, etc. on a daily basis.

As already explained in the syllabus for ***Assignments my books, you are

required to hand in five assignments on the dates indicated. Read ahead in your
syllabus to see the dates that these assignments are due. Today I will hand out the
five assignments; nonetheless, these assignments are already posted on D2L. Quite
simply, what you need to do is open each assignment posted on D2L and read the
excerpt from each of my five novels, then answer the questions that appear at the
end of the reading. Note: YOU CANNOT DO THE ASSIGNMENTS IF YOU DO NOT
READ THE EXCERPTS FIRST, AND IT WILL TAKE TIME, PERHAPS SEVERAL
HOURS, TO READ EACH EXCERPT. The wisest advice I can give you is for free:
Never do tomorrow what you can do today. ***Assignments my book No.1 (Its
About Time: 12-23-12) is due Tuesday, September 12. I STRONGLY SUGGEST
YOU START READING MY EXCERPT TODAY! YOU CAN ALWAYS GIVE ME AN
ASSIGNMENT BEFORE THE DUE DATE, BUT YOU CAN NEVER GIVE ME AN
ASSIGNMENT AFTER THE DUE DATE!

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August 31 --- Top Stories.

I will read a poem written in Iambic Pentameter from Ian Doeschers book William
Shakespeares Star Wars: Verily A New Hope. I will then show you two videos:
William Shakespeares St#79AFAC
How to Write a Poem in I#7B115F

Note: As stated above in ****Iambic Pentameter, ALL students are required to write
and memorize (This means no reading from papers or any electronic device) a Star
Wars-related poem in Iambic Pentameter. NOTE: YOU MUST WORK IN GROUPS
OF TWO, THREE, OR FOUR STUDENTS. Be reminded, the rhythm you are to
follow is: da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM. I suggest you get together
with your members and get started today.
We will make a formal presentation in our own classroom or in a theater. Date for
presentation: November 7.

Continuation of How to Write Good Sentences, chapter thirty-one in text.

September 5 --- Top Stories.

We will look at how the MLA (Modern Language Association) Style and the APA
(American Psychological Association) differ in their respective usage of
documentation.

www.mla.org.webloc
APA Style.webloc
Purdue OWL- MLA Formatti#7B4192
APA Formatting and Style#7B4197

I will randomly call upon students to recite their Iambic Pentameter poems. NO
PAPERS OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES ALLOWED!

Your **Assignment No.1-Portfolio writing is to write a five-paragraph essay in

which you either refute or agree with the statement made that Everyones an
Author. The first draft is due Tuesday, September 12; the final draft is due Tuesday,
September 19.

September 7 --- Top Stories.

We will look at an online English Placement Exam, Free English Placement Test
found on Google.

Free English Placement Test

If time allows, we will look at Checking for Common Mistakes, chapter thirty-two in
our text.
Today begins our vocabulary enrichment; todays word is enable. 1.a. To supply
with the means, knowledge, or opportunity to be or do something. The definition for
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all words I have selected for vocabulary enrichment for the entire semester come
from: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin, 1982. Print.

September 12 --- Top Stories.

Vocabulary enrichment with the word vermiculate. 1.To adorn or decorate with
wavy or winding lines.
The first draft of **Assignment-Portfolio writing No.1 is due at the initiation of
todays class; the final draft is due Tuesday, September 19.

***Assignments my books No.1 due at the initiation of todays class.

***Assignments my books No.2 (Spending Time) is due Tuesday, September 26.
Start reading today!

We will continue to look at Checking for Common Mistakes, chapter thirty-two in text.

***Assignments my books No.2 (Spending Time) is due Tuesday, September 26.

Start reading today!

How are you doing with your Iambic Pentameter? You need to recite what you have
written so far. You cannot read from papers or any electronic device. You ALL need
to be prepared.
Furthermore, you need to read chapter thirty-six in our text, Assembling a Portfolio.
What I am concerned with here is that you are able to present to me what you are
writing throughout the semester. Like everything in this syllabus, please do what you
are required to do!
Top Stories starts today and most every day. Five minutes maximum! You are
required to briefly tell all of us what is the breaking news of the day or even the week;
this may include: World Events, Health, Politics, Arts, Movies, Business, Technology,
Sports, Science, Food, etc. Note: the word NEWS encompasses events that occur in
the North, the East, the West, and the South. Take the first letter of each of these
directions and you have formed the word NEWS, i.e., N=North, E=East, W=West,
S=South. Get it? Please put that into your academic GPS. We will use the class
roster to go in alphabetical order. You are required to check out whats happening on
the Internet and/or in physical journals, newspapers, etc. on a daily basis.

September 14--- Top Stories.

Vocabulary enrichments phrase is e pluribus unum, which is derived from the
Latin. One out of many. The motto of the United States.
I will call upon five students to recite their Iambic Pentameter poems. Again, you
cannot read or use any electronic device.
The first draft of **Assignment No.2- Portfolio writing is due Tuesday, September
19; the final draft is due Tuesday, September 26.
Note: For **Assignment No.2- Portfolio writing, you must listen to the song The
Boxer performed by three different groups: Simon and Garfunkel, The Whiffenpoofs

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(Yale University Glee Club that has performed at the USFQ), and Mumford and
Sons. You can find all of this on youtube.com. You must produce a 5-paragraph
essay in which you, based on your personal knowledge, argue which of the three
versions is the best. You must convincingly argue your point.
For Tuesdays class I will call upon more students to read their Iambic Pentameter
poems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3LFML_pxlY (Simon and Garfunkel)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pla-xEIDRbM (The Yale Whiffenpoofs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAl-vZsswb4 (Mumford and Sons)

September 19 --- Top Stories.

Part III of our text is Genres of Writing. The authors of our text state, What You Need
to Know about Genres of Writing. We will look at what the most common genres are
in your university studies.
Vocabulary enrichment: rhapsody. 1. Exalted or excessively enthusiastic
expression of feeling in speech or writing.

The final draft of ** Assignment No.1- Portfolio writing is due today.

The first draft of **Assignments No.2-Portfolio writing is due today; the final draft is
due Tuesday, September 26.

September 21----- Top Stories.

Vocabulary enrichment: The word is yearn. 1.To have a strong or deep desire; be
filled with longing. Usually used with for or to.
Iambic Pentameter work today.
The first draft of **Assignment No.3-Portfolio writing is due Tuesday, September
26; the final draft is due Tuesday, October 3.

September 26 --- Top Stories.

Final draft of **Assignment No.2- Portfolio writing is due today.
The first draft of **Assignment No.3- Portfolio writing is due today; the final draft is
due Tuesday, October 3.
Again, students will recite their Iambic Pentameter poems.
Chapter twelve of our text is concerned with Writing a Narrative.
Be reminded that there exist four types of essays: Descriptive Essays, Expository
Essays, Persuasive Essays, and Narrative Essays. Each type of essay serves a
distinctive purpose.
Vocabulary enrichment: odeum. 1. A small building of ancient Greece and Rome
used for public performances of music and poetry.
I will call upon five more students to read their Iambic Pentameter poems.
***Assignments my books No.2 due at the initiation of class today.
***Assignments my books No.3 is due October 19. Advice: start reading the
excerpt today!

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September 28---- Top Stories.

We will be looking at chapter eight of our text, The Need for Collaboration: Here
Comes Everybody!
Vocabulary enrichment: Norseman. Any of the ancient Scandinavians.
As stated in our text, Collaboration almost certainly plays a role in your work life.
(Lunsford, 94) We will work in pairs today, writing in an alternative fashion, i.e.,
person A writes a sentence and person B adds his/her sentence, and henceforth.
The objective is to see how well you collaborate.
Reminder: For next class we will do a full rehearsal for our Iambic Pentameter
presentation that, as you know, takes place November 7.

October 3 ---- Top Stories.

Vocabulary enrichment: excathedra comes from the Latin and means With
authority; from the seat of authority. Said especially of official or solemn papal
pronouncements.
We will look at chapter eleven, This Is Where I Stand Arguing a Position.
***Assignments my books No.3 is due October 19. Start reading today!
And your Lambic Pentameter poems? How are you doing? We will do a full rehearsal
today. Again, this is memorization of what you have written. No reading or usage of
any electronic devices!
The final draft of **Assignment No. 3-Portfolio writing is due today.
The first draft of **Assignment No. 4-Portfolio writing is due today, the final draft is
due Tuesday, October 17.

BE REMINDED, YOUR FORMAL IAMBIC PENTAMETER PRESENTATION

BEFORE FELLOW CLASSMATES WILL TAKE PLACE NOVEMBER 7.

October 12---- Top Stories.

Vocabulary enrichment: scurrilous. 1. Given to the use of vulgar or low abusive
language; foul-mouthed.

Continuing with our text, chapter thirteen deals with the process of Analytical Writing.
We will cover several of the divisions presented: Across Academic Disciplines,
Across Media, Across Cultures and Communities and Across Genres.
(Lunsford, 202-206)

October 17 ---- Top Stories.

Vocabulary enrichment: you give me a word.
We will continue with chapter thirteen. You will write in your Portfolios. Read the first
five paragraphs of chapter fourteen before the initiation of Tuesdays class. I will ask
you who Sgt. Joe Friday is and you will need to answer correctly. Words of wisdom:
Read it! Again, all of this forms part of your portfolio writing.
The final draft of ** Assignment No.4- Portfolio writing is due today.

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The first draft of **Assignment No. 5- Portfolio writing is due today; the final draft is
due Tuesday, October 24.

October 19---- Top Stories.

Vocabulary enrichment: autogamy. 1. Botany. Fertilization of a flower by its own
pollen; self-fertilization.
Chapter fourteen of our text is concerned with Reporting Information / Just the
Facts, Maam. OK, who is Sgt. Joe Friday? What TV program did he appear in? How
does this connect with chapter fourteen? I will assign you a writing project in class
today. For our next class, YOU NEED TO HAVE READ Reporting Information/An
Annotated Example, Same-Sex Marriage PRIOR TO THE INITIATION OF CLASS.
Words of wisdom: Read it today!
***Assignments my books No.3 is due at the initiation of class today.
***Assignments my books No.4 is due Tuesday, November 14. Advice: start
reading the excerpt today!

October 24 --- Top Stories.

Vocabulary enrichment: nugatory. 1. Of no value; worthless trifling: a nugatory
point.
We will answer the questions that appear at the end of the Same-Sex Marriage
essay.
For our next class (yes, October 26) you will have already read in chapter fourteen
the essay Heart and Sole: Detroiter Walks 21 Miles in Work Commute by Bill Laitner.
Final draft of ** Assignment No.5- Portfolio writing is due today.

October 26 ----- Top Stories.

Vocabulary enrichment: you give me a word.
We will answer the questions that appear at the end of Bill Laitners essay from
chapter fourteen.
The Fascinating World of Whisky, written and directed by Mark Podvin. Is the video
informative? Be critical.

October 31 ---- Top Stories.

Vocabulary enrichment: apomorphine. A poisonous white crystal-line alkaloid,
C17H17NO2, derived from morphine and used medicinally as an expectorant,
emetic, and hypnotic.
Chapter fourteen of our text takes us to Two Thumbs Up Writing a Review. We go
to movies, read books, eat at restaurants buy products and services, etc. We give
one thumb up or two thumbs up to show our approval, or just the opposite to show
our disapproval. Essentially what we do in writing a review is to evaluate something,
but in doing so, we should be equipped with the necessary skills to determine why
we like or dislike something. We need to have criteria. We will listen to a few movie
soundtracks to get you writing reviews of the music, and as you listen to each
soundtrack, you are required to write a short review.

1.) Wild Soundtrack

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2.) 12 Years a Slave Roll Jordan Roll

3.) The Entertainer (movie: The Sting) Scott Joplin
4.) Mad Max Soundtrack
5.) Birdman Soundtrack (Antonio Snchez drumming)
6.) The Lord of the Rings Soundtrack
7.) The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
8.) The Body Guard I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston)
9.) Interstellar Soundtrack
10.) Rocky Soundtrack
11.) Indiana Jones Soundtrack
12.) The Titanic My Heart Will Go On (Celine Dion)
13.) The Grand Hotel Budapest Soundtrack
14.) Gregorian chants from Silos (the men)
15.) Benedictine Nuns Ave Mara
16.) Whiplash Soundtrack Caravan
17.) Papillon Soundtrack
18.) Shaft Theme Song Isaac Hayes
19.) The Sound of Music Soundtrack Do Re Mi (Julie Andrews)
20.) The Great Escape theme song Soundtrack
21.) Cinema Paradiso Soundtrack
22.) Schindlers List Soundtrack
23.) Into The Wild Soundtrack

Five more students will recite their Iambic Pentameter poems. And if time allows, we
will play Scrabble.

November 7 ---- Top Stories.

Vocabulary enrichment: usher. 1 One who serves as official doorkeeper, as in a
courtroom or legislative chamber.

Iambic Pentameter presentation today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Prior to next class, you will have read Anya Schultz review Serial: A Captivating New
Podcast. Advice: Read it today!

November 9 ---- Top Stories.

Vocabulary enrichment: taint. 1.To stain the honor of someone or something: Her
reputation is forever tainted.
Now is your turn to react to Anya as a reviewer. You will write about how credible a
reviewer she isor is not. You got it, Portfolio time!

November 14 ---- Top Stories.

Vocabulary enrichment: halogen. Any of a group of five chemically related
nonmetallic elements that includes fluorine, chlorine, bromine, Iodine, and astatine.

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Chapter sixteen takes us to Heres What I Recommend Making a Proposal. The

authors of our text state that proposals are recommendations that something be
done. Example: If you are at least a second-year student here, you know that the
current park in front of some of our buildings on campus used to be a parking lot for
professors. Who recommended that the universitys parking lot be turned into a park?
Obviously, the individual or individuals who recommended that the lot be turned into
a park presented a convincingly enough case to get their way. You will write a
proposal in your Portfolios of what YOU believe should be changed at our university.
Note: This is not a Grievance Center. This is an academic opportunity to write about
our campus.
In order to be prepared for our next class, I suggest you read up on Syrias Civil War.
Whos right, whos wrong and what is the solution to bring about peace?
To prepare for next class, you will need to read the section concerning Means of
Persuasion: Emotional, Ethical, and Logical Appeals in Chapter seventeen.
***Assignments my books No.4 is due at the initiation of class today.
***Assignments my books No.5 is due November 30.

November 16 ---- Top Stories.

Vocabulary enrichment: orchard. 1. An area of land devoted to the cultivation of
fruit or nut trees.
Continuing with Chapter sixteen, we more clearly understand what is involved in
writing a good proposal. Write in your Portfolios what you believe is a convincing
proposal to end the Civil War in Syria. Note: You need to understand the complexity
of the problem before you can write a proposal for peace.

November 21 ---- Top Stories.

Vocabulary enrichment: remnant. 1. Something left over; a remainder.
We move on to Part IV of our text, The Centrality of Argument. Chapter seventeen
deals with Analyzing and Constructing Arguments. The American Heritage
Dictionary of the English Language defines argument as A discussion in which
disagreement is expressed about some point; debate. Everyday events are riddled
with argumentation: Did the British do the right thing in voting to leave the European
Union? Should there exist a stricter or more lenient gun-control law in countries
where killings by guns are high? Should gay marriages be allowed? Should you get a
good grade in this course if you do nothing to deserve it? Etc.
Your Portfolio writing will be concerned with writing three different means of
persuasion that Aristotle advocated: emotional, ethical, and logical. I doubt you will
have sufficient time to write all three essays in one day; thus, we will extend this
activity over a three-day period. Today will be Emotional Persuasion.

November 23 ---- Top Stories.

Today you will write your Ethical Persuasion.
Reminder: Iambic Pentameter poems.

November 28 ---- Top Stories.

And finally, today you will write on Logical Appeal.

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November 30 ---- Top Stories.

Chapter seventeen goes on to explain one particularly effective model for analyzing
arguments developed by philosopher Stephen Youlmin. Youlmin lays out the
following model for writing arguments:

Claim: Our College should ban the smoking of e-cigarettes.

Qualification: The ban should be limited to public places on campus.
Good reasons and evidence: E-cigarettes contain some of the same toxins as
cigarettes; research shows that they are a hazard to health.
Underlying assumptions: Those who work and study here are entitled to
protection from the harmful acts of others; the U.S. Constitution calls for
promoting the general welfare of all citizens.
Backing for the assumptions: Other colleges and even some cities have
banned e-cigarettes; highly respected public health advocates have testified
about their ill effects.
Counterarguments: E-cigarettes are less harmful than traditional; smokers
have rights too. However, this argument limits the ban to public spaces, which
means smokers can still use e-cigarettes in their homes and other private
places.
Conclusion: Our school should ban the use of e-cigarettes in public places to
protect the health of all who work and study here.
(Lunsford, 411-412)
Prior to coming to Tuesdays class (December 5), you are required to read the
first two pages of chapter eighteen, Strategies for Supporting an Argument.
***Assignments my books No.5 due at the initiation of class today.

December 5 ---- Chapter eighteen takes us to the art of analogies, as demonstrated

by the two excerpts, i.e., Annie Dillard, A Writing Life and Malala Yousafzai, 2013
Speech at the United Nations.
In your Portfolios you will write a short speech directed to an audience that you
select. Our text states that, Analogies are comparisons that point out similarities
between things that are otherwise very different. Take this into account as you write
your speech.
(Lunsford, 419)

December 7 ----- Top Stories.

Cause/Effect. Our text states that, When we analyze causes, were trying to
understand and explain why something happened. And when we think about
effects, we speculate about what might happen. A simple example could be the
drinking/hangover case. If you down a whole lot of booze, you increase your chances
of suffering from a hangover the morning after. In your Portfolios you will write a
timely Cause/Effect article. Please do not plagiarize me on this one.
(Lunsford, 421)

December 12----- Portfolio-Final Exam due today.

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This syllabus was reviewed and approved by the coordination of the respective
academic area or department. All sections of this course must follow this
syllabus. Any changes or adjustments to this syllabus must be approved by
the coordinator responsible for this academic area or department and must be
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