Schedule

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

*The instructor reserves the right to change the schedule as necessary. Students will be notified of any changes in class or via email. It is the student’s responsibility to keep track of these notifications.
*Unless stated otherwise, you should complete reading the chapters (including model essays) and other assigned material by the dates they are listed on syllabus and come to class ready to discuss the material.
*The instructor will assign additional reading materials as necessary which will be posted to Blackboard during the semester. In addition to the reading assignments, there will be in-class exercises and presentations, some of which will be assigned in advance and some of which will be impromptu.

Week 1 Monday (01/11): Introductions. Syllabus review.
Wednesday (01/13): Introduction to rhetorical criticism
Friday (01/15): Chapters 1-2. Group work on artifacts or other activities.

Week 2 Monday (01/18): No class-Martin Luther King Day
Wednesday (01/20): Chapter 3. Neo-Aristotelian Criticism. Introduction to method. Discussion.
Friday (01/22): Chapter 3. Neo-Aristotelian Criticism. Group work on artifacts.

Week 3 Monday (01/25): Chapter 7. Ideological Criticism. Introduction to method.
Wednesday (01/27): Chapter 7. Ideological Criticism. Discussion and exercises.
Friday (01/29): Chapter 7. Ideological Criticism. Group work on artifacts.

Week 4 Monday-Friday (02/01-02/05): Chapter 7. Ideological Criticism.

Week 5 Monday-Friday (02/08)- (02/12): Chapter 10. Pentadic Criticism.

Week 6 Monday-Friday (02/15-02/19): Chapter 10. Pentadic Criticism. *Read the sample pentadic analysis on Blackboard. *For next week (02/22-02/26), choose an artifact and develop a potential research question. Starting Monday, everyone will give a brief (2-3 minute) in class presentation in which s/he will explain the significance of the artifact and the value of analyzing it rhetorically.

Week 7 Monday-Friday (02/22-02/26): Presentations on selected artifacts.

Week 8 Monday-Friday (03/01-03/05): Chapter 4. Cluster Criticism.

Week 9 Monday-Friday (03/08-03/13): No classes -- Spring Holiday

Week 10 Monday-Friday (03/15-03/19): Chapter 8. Metaphor Criticism. Essay #1 DUE on 03/15.

Week 11 Monday (03/22): Chapter 8. Metaphor Criticism.
Wednesday (03/24)-Friday (03/26): No classes – *Attend one of the movies at The 2010 OnFilm Festival from March 24-27 and complete the related assignment— Due on your blog by 03/29.

Week 12 Monday-Friday (03/29-04/02): Chapter 5. Fantasy-Theme Criticism.

Week 13 Monday-Friday (04/05-04/09): Chapter 5. Fantasy-Theme Criticism.

Week 14 Monday-Friday (04/12-04/16): Chapter 6. Generic Criticism.

Week 15 Monday-Friday (04/19-04/23): Chapter 6. Generic Criticism.

Week 16 Monday (04/26): Last day of our class. Essay #2 DUE.