Weekly Agenda: September 19-23

Monday, September 19
New Vocabulary assignment
Lecture: Stasis Questions
-generate our own examples of each
Stasis Questions in Action:
- Global warming debate (EAA pp.29-32)
- Rembar case
- student examples
- An essay: “What’s in a Name” (Patterns for College Writing, pp.5-7)
HW: Read EAA handout pp. 32-42 (Audience & Appeals) – take notes; Complete vocabulary.

Wednesday, September 21
LATE START
Vocabulary Due
Discuss homework reading
- Audience
- Context
- Types of Appeals
o Ethos strategies
o Pathos strategies
o Logos strategies
Read “A Dog Ate My Disk…” (PFCW, pp. 471-474). Discuss:
- Audience, Context & Appeals
HW: Read “College Pressures” (PFCW, pp.462-468)
- Complete Comp.. Q’s 2,3 & 4; Purpose & Audience questions #1,2&4

Friday, September 23
Vocabulary returned
Discuss “College Pressures”; responses due
Read “The Ways We Lie” (PFCW, pp. 485-492).
- Partner Work: Answer Comp. #3&4, Purp. and Aud. #2; and Style & Structure #1
- argument – agree or disagree?
- audience & context
- types of appeals
- essay structure (classification)
HW: Review for vocabulary quiz
Read EAA Ch. 5 Handout, pp.103-120
Bring in 3 op-eds/editorials for 9/27