Sp16 - PRINCIPLES OF RHETORIC (43310)
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Davida Charney (email (mailto:[email protected]) ) (webpage (http://www.la.utexas.edu/users/charney/) ), Parlin 131, Office Hours T 11:30-2:30
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Wed Jan 20, 2016 Day1--Course Introduction (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735460) due by 2pm
Mon Jan 25, 2016 Day2--Kairos and Rhetorical Situations due by 2pm
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735471)
Ch1-2 Quiz (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735441) due by
2:15pm
Wed Jan 27, 2016 Day3--The Canons and Invention: Types of Claims due by 2pm
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735472)
Ch.3-Stasis Quiz-1 (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735443) due by
2:15pm
Mon Feb 1, 2016 Day4--Invention: Stases (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735473) due by 2pm
Ch3-Quiz-Stases-2 (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735442) due by 2:15pm
Wed Feb 3, 2016 Day5--Gorgias: Helen & Palamedes due by
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735474) 2pm
Mon Feb 8, 2016 Day6--Invention: Commonplaces due by
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735475) 2pm
Wed Feb 10, 2016 Day7--Analyzing Modern Encomia/Apologia due by
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735476) 2pm
Mon Feb 15, 2016 Day8-- Appeals--Ways to Support a Claim--Logos due by 2pm
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735477)
Logos Quiz (Chs 5 & 8) (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735433) due by
11:59pm
Wed Feb 17, 2016 Day9--Appeals: Pathos and Ethos due by 2pm
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735478)
Ethos/Pathos Quiz (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735444) due by
2:15pm
Mon Feb 22, 2016 Day10--Arrangement; Preparing for Peer Review due by
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735450) 2pm
Wed Feb 24, 2016 Day11--Encomium Rhetorical Analysis Peer Review Workshop due by
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735451) 2pm
Submit--Rough Draft Encomium Analysis due by
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735493) 2pm Mon Feb 29, 2016 Day12--Writing an Original Encomium/Apologium due by
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735452) 2pm
Wed Mar 2, 2016 Day13--Style (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735453) due by
2pm
Submit--Final Encomium Analysis due by
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735491) 2pm
Mon Mar 7, 2016 Day14--Style: Imitation (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735454) due by 2pm
Imitation Quiz (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735438) due by 3:15pm
Wed Mar 9, 2016 Day15-- Original Encomium Peer Review Workshop due by
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735455) 2pm
Submit--Rough Draft Original Encomium due by
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735495) 2pm
Mon Mar 14, 2016 SpBrk (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735488) due by 2pm
Wed Mar 16, 2016 SpBrk (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735489) due by 2pm
Mon Mar 21, 2016 Day16--Lincoln's Gettysburg Address due by
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735456) 2pm
Lincoln Movie Quiz (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735437) due by
2pm
Wed Mar 23, 2016 Day17--The Genre of Funeral Oration due by 2pm
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735457)
Submit--Final Original Encomium/Apologium due by 2pm
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735492)
Funeral Orations Quiz (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735434) due by
2:20pm
Mon Mar 28, 2016 Day18--The Greek Revival (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735458) due by 2pm
Quiz-Wills-Ch3 (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735445) due by 2:15pm
Wed Mar 30, 2016 Day19--The 19th C Culture of Death due by 2pm
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Quiz-Wills-Ch.4 (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735435) due by
2:20pm
Mon Apr 4, 2016 Day20--Writing the Gettysburg Address--Washington due by
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735461) 2pm
Wed Apr 6, 2016 Day21--Revolution in Thought due by 2pm
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Mon Apr 11, 2016 Day22--Revolution in Style (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735463) due by 2pm
Wed Apr 13, 2016 Day23--Writing the Gettysburg Address--Gettysburg due by
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735464) 2pm
Mon Apr 18, 2016 Day24--Delivery and Digital Rhetoric due by
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735465) 2pm
Wed Apr 20, 2016 Day25--Gettysburg Essay Rough Draft Workshop due by (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735466) 2pm
Submit Gettysburg Rough Draft due by
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735512) 2pm
Mon Apr 25, 2016 Day26--Visual Rhetoric (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735467) due by 2pm
Wed Apr 27, 2016 Day27--Digital Rhetoric (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735468) due by
2pm
Submit Final Draft: Gettysburg Essay due by
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735511) 2pm
Mon May 2, 2016 Day28--Documentation Workshop due by
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735469) 2pm
Wed May 4, 2016 Day29--Parting Homilies (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735470) due by 2pm
Final Quiz (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735439) due by 3:15pm
Wed May 11, 2016 Peer Review Running Total (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735485) due by 4pm
Participation Running total (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735484) due by 5pm
Quiz running total (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735486) due by 5pm
Final Point Total-Quizzes (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735481) due by
11:59pm
Final-Participation Point Total due by
(https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735480) 11:59pm
Ancient Rhetorics (C&H) Board (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735447)
Lincoln@Gettysburg Board (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735448)
Quiz-Wills-Ch. 5 (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735440)
Readings Etc. Discussion Board (https://utexas.instructure.com/courses/1164935/assignments/3735446) Goals And Objectives
Goals:
Rhetoric has been at the core of education for 2500 years, shaping cultural values and preparing young people to act as citizens in public life. Theories and schools of rhetoric emerged in ancient Greece at the same time as democratic forms of government. As formal schooling developed, rhetoric become one of the original seven Liberal Arts (along with logic, grammar, arithmetic,geometry, astronomy, and music). Rhetoric remained at the center of education throughout the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and early modern periods until Germanic forms of schooling came to dominate in the 19th C. A modern revival of the study of rhetoric began in the mid-20th C. Now many universities have graduate and undergraduate degrees in rhetoric.
Rhetoric 321 is designed to introduce you to the principles of rhetoric and some of its history. It will prepare you for— or tie together—the other courses in the rhetoric major. At the practical level, you will develop and improve three interrelated abilities: to analyze texts rhetorically, to think critically, to write persuasively. By writing both analytically and persuasively, you will become better judges and more effective advocates. Requirements:
Rhetorical Analysis of Encomium/Apologia (15%) Original Encomium/Apologia (15%) Lincoln Essay (25%) Quizzes (20%) Participation (discussion board posts and peer reviews): 15%
Note: Grades are assigned on a +/- basis: 0-2 is a minus; 7-9 is a plus. Required Texts:
Sharon Crowley and Debra Hawhee, Ancient Rhetorics, 5th ed., 2012 (Amazon link (http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Rhetorics-Contemporary-Students-Edition/dp/0205175481/ref=sr_1_1? ie=UTF8&qid=1389032038&sr=8-1&keywords=crowley+hawhee) ) Garry Wills, Lincoln at Gettysburg, 1992 (Amazon link (http://www.amazon.com/Lincoln-Gettysburg-America- Schuster-Library/dp/0743299639/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1389031885&sr=8- 2&keywords=wills+lincoln+at+gettysburg) ) Martin P. Johnson, Writing the Gettysburg Address, 2015 (Amazon link (http://www.amazon.com/Writing- Gettysburg-Address-Martin-Johnson/dp/070061933X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0) ) OPTIONAL: James Jasinski, Sourcebook on Rhetoric, UT-Library Ebook Link (http://catalog.lib.utexas.edu/record=b8175670~S29)
Grades Assignment Policies
Papers and Revisions
Rough Drafts
To pass the course, you must complete a "good faith" rough draft of EACH major assignment on time, obtain feedback from peers, revise your draft substantially in response to that feedback, and turn in a proofread final draft on time. A "good faith" rough draft is substantially complete in its overall line of argument; it includes references to major sources but may require additional research; it may still be rough in audience address, arrangement, style, and mechanics, Do not discard any drafts, notes, papers, or research materials until you receive a final semester grade.
NOTE: A late or INCOMPLETE rough draft will reduce your final paper grade by 5%.
Final Drafts
All final drafts will be submitted electronically as an an upload. Give the file a distinctive name that includes your first name, the assignment, and the file type, such as:
John_EncomiumAnalysis_rough.txt DClark_OrigEnc_final-revised.doc
Format--Heading
The upper right corner of the first page should contain a single-spaced heading with the following information:
your name course and unique number paper status (Assignment Name and rough, final, or revised draft) paper title (A Phase Appropriate to Your Topic) date of latest draft
Example:
John Clark RHE321-43310 Original Encomium--Final Draft Defending Donald Trump March 23, 2016
Format--Body
Double space your papers and use 1 inch margins on all four sides. Do not justify the right margins of your text. Do not use fancy or oversize fonts (10 or 12 points is acceptable). Number the pages.
Format--Citations
You may use any recognized citation system you like (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.) as long as you are consistent. Insert a page break before the citation page (link to how to (https://support.office.com/en-sg/article/Insert-a-page-break- a page break before the citation page (link to how to (https://support.office.com/en-sg/article/Insert-a-page-break- f73ff19e-1122-40f8-b53a-eedb16f698cd) ).
Revisions
You are welcome to revise any or all of your major papers to improve your grade. The grade of the revision will replace the original grade (but penalties for lateness that applied to the original grade will still apply to the revision). To receive a higher grade, a revision must go well beyond corrections of style and grammar--you may wish to discuss plans for revisions with me before you complete them.
Revisions can be turned in at any time. The latest possible submission will be the Wednesday of finals week at 5:00 PM.
Lateness Penalties
No deadline on posts to discussion boards, unless specifically noted. Late quizzes--not accepted Late or INCOMPLETE rough draft--5% reduction of final grade First late final-draft--no penalty; additional late drafts--5% reduction of grade, no revisions.
Posts, Quizzes, and Peer Reviews
A substantial portion of your grade (10%) will be earned by posting comments on discussion boards and commenting on your peers' papers. Each comment you post will earn at least one and as many as 10 points. To get a perfect score, you need 100 points by the end of the semester. You can earn points at any time and in a number of different ways.
Quizzes will assigned frequently at the start of class and will cover the assigned readings. Each quiz will be worth between 5-10 points. Your final quiz grade will be the total of all your quizzes with a maximum of 100 pts. So skipping a quiz simply means you need to do more quizzes or do better at the quizzes to reach a good grade. The "running total" for quiz points can be found under "My grades."
Discussion Boards will be used for communicating with your groups and commenting on the readings. Original/novel posts at any time are worth up to 3 points. Replies to any posts can be made at any time during the semester and are worth up to 3 pts. Posting will be closed at the end of the last class.
Peer reviews can be posted on rough drafts at any time up to 24 hours before the due date for the final draft. You may complete as many peer reviews as you like. Fuller reactions and more specific suggestions earn the highest grades, up to 10 pts.
The participation running total is a the total of points from all the discussion boards columns in the gradebook plus your peer review points. Likewise the quiz running total is the total across quizzes. I will update the running totals periodically. It is possible for the running total to exceed 100 pts. but your final quiz and final participation grades have a maximum score of 100 pts. Class Conduct
Writing Flag
This course carries the Writing Flag. Writing Flag courses are designed to give students experience with writing in an academic discipline. In this class, you can expect to write regularly during the semester, complete substantial writing projects, and receive feedback from your instructor to help you improve your writing. You will also have the opportunity to revise one or more assignments, and you may be asked to read and discuss your peers’ work. You should therefore expect a substantial portion of your grade to come from your written work. Writing Flag classes meet the Core Communications objectives of Critical Thinking, Communication, Teamwork, and Personal Responsibility, established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Attendance and Preparation for Class
You are expected to attend class daily, arrive on time, and participate in all in-class editing, revising, and discussion sessions. If you miss more than four classes, you will fail automatically. If you sign in after I have taken attendance, I will mark it as a one-half absence. If an unavoidable problem prevents you from attending class or arriving on time, discuss it with me as soon as possible. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to keep up with readings and assignments and to get notes from classmates.
Policy for Computer Classrooms
The Digital Writing and Research Lab (DWRL) is both a teaching and a research lab. As a student enrolled in a computer-assisted writing course, you are welcome to use the computers in this classroom and other DWRL labs (Par 6, Par 102, Par 104, FAC 8, FAC 9, FAC10) outside of class time. For information about lab locations and hours--and other computer related topics--see the following information about DWRL for students (Student Resources.)
Be aware that when you use the classroom computers, some materials saved on the servers or posted on the Internet may be accessible to others.
"The DWRL will not assume responsibility for personal views or any offensive material that you may post to a public forum as a result of your work in this class. Neither will the DWRL assume responsibility for further distribution of any work that is posted to a public forum."
Academic Integrity
Be sure to read and understand the policy statements in the website from the Office of the Dean of Students (http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/studentconduct.php) . Turning in work that is not your own or any other form of scholastic dishonesty may lead to failure of the course. A report of the incident will also be made to the Office of the Dean of Students. Dean of Students.
We will be covering the appropriate use of sources and the skills of paraphrasing, summarizing, and citing in class. However you should also read through the DWRL policies at: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/rhetoric/firstyearwriting/plagiarismcollusion.php (http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/rhetoric/firstyearwriting/plagiarismcollusion.php) .
If you have any questions about the use you are making of sources for your assignments, see me before you turn in the project.
You are permitted to seek help with your writing, but only from classmates and approved tutors. You are encouraged to visit the Undergraduate Writing Center (http://uwc.utexas.edu) (FAC 211) or the Learning Skills Center. Approved tutors in these locations are trained to help you resolve your own problems, so that all your writing reflects what you have learned. Do NOT use editing services other than these.
Email Notification Policy
All students should become familiar with the University's official e-mail student notification policy. It is the student's responsibility to keep the University informed as to changes in his or her e-mail address. Students are expected to check e-mail on a frequent and regular basis in order to stay current with University-related communications, recognizing that certain communications may be time-critical. It is recommended that e-mail be checked daily, but at a minimum, twice per week. The complete text of this policy and instructions for updating your e-mail address are available at http://www.utexas.edu/its/policies/emailnotify.html (http://www.utexas.edu/its/policies/emailnotify.html)
Special Accommodations
Any student with a documented disability (physical or cognitive) who requires academic accommodations should contact the Office for Services for Students with Disabilities (http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/ssd/) area of the Office of the Dean of Students at 471-6259 (voice) or 471-4641 (TTY for users who are deaf or hard of hearing) as soon as possible to request an official letter outlining authorized accommodations.
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Familiarize yourself with all exit doors of each classroom and building you may occupy. Remember that the nearest exit door may not be the one you used when entering the building.
Students requiring assistance in evacuation shall inform their instructor in writing during the first week of class.
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