Rhetorical Analysis: "A Community of Cars"
English 1102-20
MWF 11:00-11:50pm RND 104 Instructor: T. Cole
Email: coletera@isu.edu Office: LA 219
Office hours: MWF 9:00-10:30am (or by appointment)
Required Text: Inventing Arguments: Brief Second Edition by John Mauk and John Metz.
Recommended Text: A Writer’s Resource 2009 edition.
Course Description: This course will provide instruction in critical reading and writing of expository and argumentative prose, including summaries, analysis, and research. Focus will be on critical reading, research methods, gathering, evaluating analyzing, and synthesizing ideas and evidence and documentation. The course is designed to help you understand and acquire the habits of mind central to academic inquiry and to exercise skills in reporting documented research.
Learning Outcomes: • Ability to paraphrase, to summarize, synthesize and communicate new information both orally and in writing. • Use traditional methods of argumentation and persuasion to effectively present your position on issues. • Navigate the research process to gather reliable information, explore multiple perspectives and communicate conclusions. • Read critically to understand and appreciate diverse social, political, and personal viewpoints.
Class Requirements: • Explanatory Synthesis 10% • Two Formal Essays 20% • 4 Rhetorical Analyses 25% • Final Exam 20% • Attendance & Participation/Quizzes 25%
In-Class Policies:
• Absence Policy: Students are allowed to have up to 6 “no questions asked” absences. However, on the 7th absence it is within my rights as the instructor to fail the student for the course. Athletic absences are not considered excused absences (0-2 absences is equivalent to an A in attendance, 3-4=B, 5=C, 6=D). If you are absent from class you may not make up any work. It is your responsibility to turn all assignments in on time. If you are more than 10 minutes late for class you will be marked as
MWF 11:00-11:50pm RND 104 Instructor: T. Cole
Email: coletera@isu.edu Office: LA 219
Office hours: MWF 9:00-10:30am (or by appointment)
Required Text: Inventing Arguments: Brief Second Edition by John Mauk and John Metz.
Recommended Text: A Writer’s Resource 2009 edition.
Course Description: This course will provide instruction in critical reading and writing of expository and argumentative prose, including summaries, analysis, and research. Focus will be on critical reading, research methods, gathering, evaluating analyzing, and synthesizing ideas and evidence and documentation. The course is designed to help you understand and acquire the habits of mind central to academic inquiry and to exercise skills in reporting documented research.
Learning Outcomes: • Ability to paraphrase, to summarize, synthesize and communicate new information both orally and in writing. • Use traditional methods of argumentation and persuasion to effectively present your position on issues. • Navigate the research process to gather reliable information, explore multiple perspectives and communicate conclusions. • Read critically to understand and appreciate diverse social, political, and personal viewpoints.
Class Requirements: • Explanatory Synthesis 10% • Two Formal Essays 20% • 4 Rhetorical Analyses 25% • Final Exam 20% • Attendance & Participation/Quizzes 25%
In-Class Policies:
• Absence Policy: Students are allowed to have up to 6 “no questions asked” absences. However, on the 7th absence it is within my rights as the instructor to fail the student for the course. Athletic absences are not considered excused absences (0-2 absences is equivalent to an A in attendance, 3-4=B, 5=C, 6=D). If you are absent from class you may not make up any work. It is your responsibility to turn all assignments in on time. If you are more than 10 minutes late for class you will be marked as