Writing
430W/530:
Syllabus & Texts
Required materials:
- Porter, James E. Audience and Rhetoric (Prentice-Hall, 1992)
- Murphy, James J. A Short History of Writing Instruction (Hermagoras, 1990)
- 2000-01 WOU catalog OR 1999-2000 WOU catalog
- Two journal articles (see list; some available here, some need ILL order)
- Pocket folder for portfolio submission
Schedule of Assignments: Spring 2001
Apr 3 Course introduction
5 Porter, Chap 1;
Analysis (HO) #1
10
Murphy, Chap 1 & 2; Analysis #1, cont.
12 Porter, Chap 2
17
Porter, Chap. 3; EXP #1 DUE
19 Analysis #2 (HO)
24
Murphy, Chap 4 & 5
26 Murphy, Chap
6; Articles, Group 1 DUE
May 1 Porter, Chap 4 & 5; EXP
#2 DUE
3 Analysis #3 (HO)
8
Murphy, Chap 7; Analysis #3, cont.
10 Articles, Group 2 DUE
15
Porter, Chap 6 & 7; Analysis #4 [Bring WOU catalog]
17 Analysis #4,
cont; EXP #3 DUE
22
Porter, Chap 8; Analysis #5 (HO)
24 Articles, Group 3 DUE; Grad paper due
29
Analysis #6 [Bring items as assigned]; EXP #4 DUE
31 Analysis #6, cont.
June 5 EXP #5 DUE; begin portfolio
preparation
7 Portfolio preparation, cont.; EXP #6
early sub. (otherwise, due Mon. June 11th by noon)
Finals week: Portfolios due Tuesday, June 12th, by 2 pm. Turn in to instructor's office. Use final exam time (10-12) as a workshop to carefully PROOFREAD and CORRECT your two polished pieces. I WILL CUT NO SLACK ON SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION; 3 errors automatically = one grade reduction.
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University
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