| Unit 1—Introduction |
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| 1 | Jan 19 | Introduction |
| Jan 21 | Hansen, ch. 17, RBG 1 | |
| 2 | Jan 24 | Diagnostic Essay (in-class) Hansen, ch.1 |
| Jan 26 | Hansen, ch. 2 | |
| Unit 2—Presenting Your Opinion |
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| Jan 28 | Hansen, ch. 12, RBG 2 | |
| 3 | Jan 31 | Organizing an Argument |
| Feb 2 | Supporting an Argument | |
| Feb 4 | Opinion Piece Peer Review | |
| 4 | Feb 7 | Writing Workshop, Grammar Quiz on RBG 1-3 |
| Feb 9 | Alternative Viewpoints | |
| Feb 11 | OPINION PIECE DUE | |
| 5 | Feb 14 | Planning the debate, RBG 4 |
| Feb 16 | In-class debate on a current issue | |
| Unit 3—Interviewing Someone in the Field |
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| Feb 18 | Deciding on a topic, RBG 5 | |
| 6 | Feb 21 | Planning an Interview. Hansen, ch. 5 |
| Feb 23 | Background research | |
| Feb 25 | Questions for Interview Due, Grammar Quiz RBG 1-6 | |
| 7 | Feb 28 | Background report Due |
| Mar 1 | Recording the Interview | |
| Mar 3 | Writing Workshop: Quotations and Paraphrasing, RBG 7 | |
| 8 | Mar 6 | Complete the Interview by this Date |
| Mar 8 | Mid-term Evaluation and Recapitulation | |
| Unit 4—Reporting on the Interview |
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| Mar 10 | Hansen, ch. 19, RBG 8 | |
| 9 | Mar 13 | Writing Workshop-More Active Sentences |
| Mar 15 | Interview Transcription, Grammar Quiz RBG 1-9 | |
| Mar 17 | Report Peer Review | |
| 10 | Mar 20 | Presentation of Information Hansen, ch. 16 |
| Mar 22 | REPORT DUE | |
| Unit 5—Presenting Yourself |
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| Mar 24 | Hansen, ch. 14, RBG 10 | |
| MAR 27-APR 2 SPRING BREAK |
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| 11 | Apr 3 | Guest Lecturer—Janet Pribyl on resume writing (tentatively) |
| Apr 5 | Guest Lecturer—Janet Pribyl on cover letter writing (tentatively) | |
| Apr 7 | Peer Review Resume and Cover Letter | |
| 12 | Apr 10 | Making a Case for Yourself, RBG 11 |
| Apr 12 | LETTER OF APPLICATION AND RESUMƒ DUE | |
| Unit 6—Comparing Different Texts and Audiences |
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| Apr 14 | Deciding on a Topic. Hansen, ch. 4, Grammar Quiz on RBG 1-12 | |
| 13 | Apr 17 | Hansen, ch. 9 |
| Apr 19 | Hansen, ch. 10 | |
| Apr 21 | Inferring Audience from Style | |
| 14 | Apr 24 | Hansen, ch. 20 |
| Apr 26 | Bibliography for Comparative Analysis Due | |
| Apr 28 | Writing Workshop: Organization and Paragraphing, Grammar Quiz on all of RBG. | |
| 15 | May 1 | Comparative Analysis Peer Review |
| May 3 | Re-considering the Peer Review | |
| May 5 | COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS DUE | |
| FINAL EXAM ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2000 FROM 10-11:55AM. |
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