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October 11:
The St Martin’s Guide to Writing
: Planning and Drafting pp. 366-373
50 Essays: A Portable Anthology:
Plato, “Crito” pp. 310-325; Thomas Jefferson, “ The
Declaration of Independence” pp. 211-219
October 13:
Research notes due; Review: Outlines
The St Martin’s Guide to Writing
: Planning and Drafting pp. 368-369
50 Essays: A Portable Anthology:
Martin Luther King Jr. “Letter from the Birmingham Jail” pp.
220-237
October 18:
The St Martin’s Guide to Writing
: Critical Reading Guide pp. 373-374; Revising pp. 374-377;
editing and Proofreading pp. 377-379
50 Essays: A Portable Anthology:
James Baldwin,
Notes of a Native Son
pp. 60-81; Zora Neale
Hurston, “How It Feels to be colored Like Me” pp. 206-210; Brent Staples, “Just Walk on By:
Black Men and Public Space” pp. 404-407;
October 20:
First Draft and formal outline due
Revise in class
October 25:
Writing Conferences
October 27:
Lecture: Fallacies used in persuasion
The St Martin’s Guide to Writing
: pp. 671-672
November 1:
Final Draft
Introduce third paper
The St Martin’s Guide to Writing
: Chapter 6: Arguing a Position Introduction: pp. 264-267;
Basic Features: Arguing a Position pp. 267-269; Readings pp. 270-291
The St Martin’s Guide to Writing
: Guide to Writing pp. 293-298
Select Topics
November 3:
Thesis and scratch outline
The St Martin’s Guide to Writing
: Developing your Argument and counter argument pp. 299-
302;
50 Essays: A Portable Anthology:
Natalie Angier, “Men, Women, Sex and Darwin” pp. 29-42;
Stephen Jay Gould, “Women’s Brains” pp. pp. 184-190; Elizabeth Cady Stanton “Declaration of
Sentiments” pp. 400-403; Sojourner Truth, “Ain’t I a Woman?” p. 431; Dave Barry “Lost in the
Kitchen” pp. 82-84;Susan Bordo, “Never Just Pictures” pp. 85-92;