Calendar

Gray rows indicate Thursdays and white rows indicate Tuesdays. This course calendar is subject to change throughout the semester.

Date Due Agenda
Aug. 17 • Watch course introduction video
• Print and sign course contract		 • Course introduction
Aug. 22 • Read PP preface and chapter 1 ("Introduction")
• Bring in one work from a possible project author and identify effective passages		 • Quiz 1
• Discussion
• Practical Exercise 1
Aug. 24 • Read S&S introduction, "Words," and chapter 1 ("Nouns") • Quiz 2
• Discussion
• Practical Exercise 2
Aug. 29 • Read PP chapter 2 ("Motives of Style")
• Identify possible works for Author Analysis Project		 • Quiz 3
• Discussion
• Practical Exercise 3
Aug. 31 • Read S&S chapter 2 ("Pronouns") • Quiz 4
• Discussion
• Practical Exercise 4
Sept. 5 • Read PP chapter 3 ("Convention and Deviation") • Quiz 5
• Discussion
• Practical Exercise 5
Sept. 7 • Read S&S chapter 3 ("Verbs") • Quiz 6
• Discussion
• Practical Exercise 6
Sept. 12 • Read PP chapter 4 ("Distinction: From Voice to Footing") • Quiz 7
• Discussion
• Kyle presentation
• Practical Exercise 7
Sept. 14 • Read S&S chapter 4 ("Adjectives") • Quiz 8
• Discussion
• Marcia presentation
• Practical Exercise 8
Sept. 19 • Read PP chapter 5 ("The Rhetorical Tradition") • Quiz 9
• Discussion
• Olivia presentation
• Practical Exercise 9
Sept. 21 • Read S&S chapter 5 ("Adverbs") • Quiz 10
• Discussion
• Austin presentation
• Clark presentation
• Practical Exercise 10
Sept. 26 • Read PP chapter 6 ("Tropes") • Quiz 11
• Discussion
• Kirsten presentation
• Moriah presentation
• Practical Exercise 11
Sept. 28 • Read S&S chapter 6 ("Prepositions") • Quiz 12
• Discussion
• Haley presentation
• Practical Exercise 12
Oct. 3 • Read PP chapter 7 ("Schemes") • Quiz 13
• Discussion
• Maggie presentation
• Practical Exercise 13
Oct. 5
No class
Oct. 10 • Read PP chapter 8 ("Images")
• Identify thesis and support for author analysis		 • Quiz 14
• Discussion
• Nikki presentation
• Morgan presentation
• Thesis revision exercise
• Practical Exercise 14
Oct. 12 • Read S&S chapter 7 ("Conjunctions") • Quiz 15
• Discussion
• Casey presentation
• Katie presentation
• Practical Exercise 15
Oct. 17 • Read PP chapter 9 ("Rituals of Language")
• Draft a section from part 2 of author analysis		 • Quiz 16
• Discussion
• Emily presentation
• Sarah Ann presentation
• Practical Exercise 16
Oct. 19 • Read S&S chapter 8 ("Interjections") • Quiz 17
• Discussion
• Ashley E. presentation
• Practical Exercise 17
Oct. 24 • Read PP chapter 10 ("Style and Culture")
• Clarify the selection criteria for your chosen material in your working outline (these outline patterns may be of help)		 • Quiz 18
• Discussion
• Sarah presentation
• Loren presentation
• Practical Exercise 18
Oct. 26 • Read S&S "Sentences" and chapter 9 ("The Subject, The Predicate") • Quiz 19
• Discussion
• Ashley M. presentation
• Practical Exercise 19
Oct. 31 • Submit Final Author Analyses
• Read S&S chapter 10 ("Simple Sentences")		 • Quiz 20
• Discussion
• Practical Exercise 20
Nov. 2 • Read S&S chapter 11 ("Phrases and Clauses")
• Identify possible works for Style Portfolio Project		 • Quiz 21
• Discussion
• Practical Exercise 21
Nov. 7 • Read S&S chapter 12 ("Length and Tone")
• Do some initial rhetorical analysis (audiences, conventions, purposes) on one of your chosen works		 • Quiz 22
• Discussion
• Practical Exercise 22
Nov. 9
(Class does not meet)
• Style Portfolio draft workshop 1
Nov. 14
(Class does not meet)
• Style Portfolio draft workshop 2
Nov. 16 • Read S&S "Music" and chapter 13 ("Melody") • Quiz 23
• Discussion
• Practical Exercise 23
Nov. 21 • Read S&S chapter 14 ("Rhythm")• Quiz 24
• Discussion
• Practical Exercise 24
• IDEA responses
Nov. 23   No class
Nov. 28  • Read S&S chapter 15 ("Lyricism") • Quiz 25
• Discussion
• Practical Exercise 25
Nov. 30  • Read S&S chapter 16 ("Voice")
Remember that Author Analysis revisions are due at the end of November		 • Quiz 26
• Discussion
• Practical Exercise 26
Dec. 6
(11:30)
• Submit final Style Portfolio
• (Optional) submit Extra Credit