EWRT 2 Fall 2017 Week 1

Class Work Homework

Essay 1 Character Analysis Class 1 Contest 1 9/25

A Game of Thrones: Prologue Website

Green Sheet Syllabus Contests/Analytic Authorities Contest 1: Content

Rhetorical Strategy: using compressed statements to communicate meaning: Writing Social and Political Haiku

Buy books Register for Wordpress Read A Game of Thrones through page

100 Post #1 Write a Haiku (or two) that

expresses a social or political aspect of the reading thus far.

Study: Vocabulary (Exam one is at our next meeting). You can find the list of words on the website under “Vocabulary” “Vocabulary list one.”

Class 2 Vocab #1 Contest 2 9/27

Vocabulary Test #1

A few haiku

Discussion: A Game of Thrones

Arguing with FREECASH In-class writing Contest: Content 2 How to write a QHQ

Read: A Game of Thrones through page 200.

Post #2: Use the ideas you generated with the FREECASH method to write about two (or more) sides of an issue.

Post #3: QHQ: GOT Study Vocabulary

Week 2

Class 3 Vocab #2 Content 3 10/2

Vocabulary Test #2

Rhetorical Strategy: using dialogue to explain and describe: persuasive dialogue

Discussion: QHQ Contest 3: Content (Ten questions)

Read GOT through page 300 Post #4: Write a dialogue between you

and an equal, arguing the validity or error of a character's behavior or action. Or write a dialogue between two characters about the validity or error of a third characters' behavior or action. Use your in-class exercise as fodder.

Post #5: QHQ Game of Thrones

Class 4 10/4

QHQ: A Game of Thrones Analytic Authority Picks

Introduce Essay #1 Rhetorical Strategy: Analogy Introduction to Vocab Exam 3

Read A Game of Thrones through 400 Post #6 In-class writing: analogy Post #7 Describe your character;

include page numbers

Study Vocabulary: Exam Class 7

Week 3

Class 5 10/9

Defining your Character Characterization

o Direct o Indirect

Eight Methods of Characterization Rhetorical Strategies:

o Examples o Explanation

In-class Writing

Read A Game of Thrones through 500

Post # 8: In-class writing: Paragraph practice

Post #9: Find one example for each of the eight methods of characterization.

Study Vocabulary: Test class seven

Class 6 10/11

Team 1 In-class writing: What defines your character? Group Discussions Choosing your prompt Formulating a tentative thesis Outlining your essay Introductions: Writing a directed summary

Read A Game of Thrones through page 600 Post #10: Post your working thesis and outline. Find evidence to support your points. Include exact quotations and citations in your outline.

Post #11 Directed summary Study Vocabulary list #3: Test

next class There will be NO WORD

BANK Week 4

Class 7 Vocab #3 10/16

• Vocabulary Test #3 • Review • Counterarguments • Conclusions • Rhetorical Strategies: Aphorism and Chiasmus • In-Class Writing: Counterarguments, Conclusions, Aphorism, Chiasmus •

• Read A Game of Thrones through page 700

• Post # 12: Counterargument • Post #13: Conclusion • Post #14: Examples of aphorism

and chiasmus

Class 8 Library 10/18

• Discussion: Essay #1 • Library Resources • Research Activity

• Read A Game of Thrones through the End

• Post #15: Best 250 words of essay #1

• Bring two clean copies to our next class

Week 5

Class 9 10/23 Teams 2

• Writing Workshop: Revision strategies • Skill Review: • Integrating quotations • Citing summarized material • MLA formatting • Works Cited page • Teams 2

• Using the comments you received from your readers, revise your draft.

• Post #16: Introduction and Conclusions

• Read A World of Ideas: Government: Lao-Tzu "Thoughts from the Tao-te- Ching” (19-31).

• Post #17 Questions (TBD based on teams) for Critical Reading: (page 31) or QHQ Lao-Tzu.

• Essay #1: due via Turnitin Friday, week 5 at noon.

Essay #2 Government Lao-Tsu and Machiavelli

Class 10 10/24

Essay #1: Submit via Turnitin before Friday at noon. Discussion: Lao-Tzu "Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching” (19-31). Bio Rhetorical Strategies Questions for Critical Reading QHQ (time permitting)

Introduce Essay #2: GOVERNMENT Suggestions for Writing: Group discussion Vocabulary (time permitting)

Read A World of Ideas: Government: Machiavelli "The Qualities of the Prince” pages 35-50

Post #18 Questions (TBD based on teams) for Critical Reading: (page 50) or QHQ Machiavelli

Study Vocabulary Consider Essay #2: Which of the

prompts about Lao-Tzu would you choose?

Week 6

Class 11 10/30

• Discussion: Machiavelli "The Qualities of the Prince" • Biography • Rhetorical Strategies • Questions for Critical Reading • QHQ Discussion • Vocabulary (Time Permitting) • Essay #2: Choose your prompt

• Post #19: Apply the philosophy of Machiavelli and/or Lao-Tzu to A Game of Thrones

• Post #20 Essay #2: Choose one question from "Suggestions for Writing" pages 32-33, prompts 1-6 and one from pages 50-51, prompts 1-5. Post the questions and a potential thesis for each in preparation for the in-class exam.

• Study Vocabulary for exam #4: Next Class

Essay #3 Justice Cicero

Class 12 Vocab #4 11/01

Vocabulary Exam #4: 15 mins Discussion Lao-Tzu/ Machiavelli:

Examples and preparation

Group Preparation for discussion of Philosophy and A Game of Thrones.

Class Discussion

Essay #2 writing tips New Teams: Group

Preparation for Cicero Homework

Prepare for Essay Exam #2

Remember, Essay #2 will be an in-class exam held at our next meeting Read A World of Ideas: Marcus Tullius Cicero "The Defense of Injustice" (119-129)

Post #21 Questions for Critical Reading: (page 129) or QHQ Cicero).

Week 7

Essay #3 Justice Cicero and Thoreau Class 12.5 In-class exam #2 11/06

In-Class Essay Exam #2 Review Cicero

Class 13 11/08

Review: Machiavelli or Lao-Tzu Introduce Essay #3: Justice:

Discussion: Cicero "The Defense of Injustice" o Bio o Rhetorical Strategies o Questions for Critical Reading o QHQs

Suggestions for Reading: Thoreau

Read A World of Ideas: Henry David Thoreau "Civil Disobedience" (133-157)

Post #22 Questions (TBD) for Critical Reading: (page 157) or QHQ Thoreau

Week 8

Class 14 11/13

Review: Thoughts on Cicero? Essay #3: Justice: Due Friday,

week 8 at noon. Discussion: Thoreau o Bio o Rhetorical Strategies o Questions for Critical Reading o QHQ Thoreau

Suggestions for Writing Essay #3

Essay #3 (2-3 pages): Choose your topic from "Suggestions for Writing" pages 129-30, prompts 1-9 or pages 157-58, prompts 1-6

Post #23 The introduction and thesis for Essay #3

Post #24 How can we apply the philosophy of Cicero and/or Thoreau to A Game of Thrones?

Essay #4 Privilege and Perspective: Plato

Class 15 11/15

Essay #3 Questions or Comments Group Discussions: Justice and A Game of Thrones

o Get into your teams to consider the application of Cicero and Thoreau to A Game of Thrones

o Class discussion: Cicero/Thoreau and A Game of Thrones

New Teams

Read A World of Ideas: Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" (443-453)

Post #25 Questions (TBD) for Critical Reading: (pages 453-54) or QHQ Plato

Essay #3 Due Friday, week 8, before noon

Week 9

Essay #4 Privilege and Perspective Plato and Woolf Class 16 11/20

Introduce Section # 4: Privilege and Perspective Discussion: Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" o Bio o Rhetorical Strategies o Questions for Critical Reading / QHQs

Introduce Essay #4: In-class essay: Class 19

• Read: A World of Ideas: • Virginia Woolf

"Shakespeare’s Sister" (761-776)

• Post #26 Questions (TBD) for Critical Reading: (page 776) or QHQ Woolf

Class 17 11/22

Woolf Section # 4: Privilege and Perspective

Discussion: Woolf's “Shakespeare’s Sister" o Bio o Rhetorical Strategies o Questions for Critical Reading o QHQ Essay #4

Prepare for essay test 4 Post # 27 QHQ: How can we apply

the ideas of Plato and Woolf to A Game of Thrones? Make sure to include textual support in your post. You might consider how Woolf’s notions can be extended beyond the realm of women.

Week 10

Essay 5 Final Paper Class 18 11/27

End of quarter plan Group Discussions: Perspectives and A Game of Thrones

Introduce Essay #5

In-class writing: Generating prompts

Post #28: Post an essay prompt that you wrote for essay #5.

Post #29 Pick and post two potential essay questions for essay #5. You can use the one you wrote and one from the formal prompts, or you can use two from the list that I provided. Write a one or two sentence answer to the prompt. (a rough thesis)

Prepare for in-class essay #4 Class 19 In-class exam #4 11/29

End of Quarter Plan In-Class exam: Essay #4

Post #30: Essay #5 Brainstorming: Free-writing what you know about your topic 250 words

Begin Research for essay support

Post #31: Post tentative sources for essay #5 (MLA format)

Study for Vocabulary Make-up Exam

Prepare essay revision: Due Friday, Week 11, before noon.

Week 11

Class 20 12/04

End of Quarter Plan

Make up Vocab Exam In-class writing: Self Assessment Drafting Essay #5

The Last Post #32: Outline and Thesis for Essay 5

Finish your revision: Due Friday, week 11, before noon

Work on essay #5: Due before our final meeting.

Remember, we will not have a formal meeting for class 21. I will be available for conferences in my office during class hours. I do suggest making an appointment by email if you want to see me.

See you in class for the final!

Class 21 12/06 No class: Meetings in office

Individual Meetings in my office

Self Assessment and Revision: due Friday, Week 11 before noon

Remember, Essay 5 due before our final meeting

Week 12

Final Monday 12/11 7:00-9:00am

Final Paper Due 25 participation points Final discussion Film Screening

• The End!