Engl 301 Assignments
Per the guidelines on the syllabus and the guidelines and expectations from the Composition Program, Department of English, Washington State University, you will compose and revise four formal essays this semester, three of which, including the research paper, will be submitted for a grade in a Writing Portfolio.
All four essays, as noted on the syllabus, must be submitted to the instructor in order to receive a passing grade for the course.
All assignments must be submitted on the due date; electronic copies are acceptable if submitted in an appropriate format and manner. You will find drop boxes in Blackboard for each assignment.
In the event that you miss class on a due date, it is your responsibility to ensure you make appropriate arrangements to submit the required materials by or on the due date.
Please note you have access to the three computer labs on the ground floor of Avery Hall, and can use them to work on and upload your projects.
Homework Assignments (.5% each, half a page minimum required for each):
- January 16 Essay 1 Brainstorming Part 1
- January 18 Essay 1 Brainstorming Part 2
- January 23 Audience and Pronoun Use
- January 25 Quintilian and Thonney
- February 1 Wollstonecraft Responses Part 1
- February 3 Wollstonecraft Responses Part 2
- February 15 Primary and Secondary Research
- February 20 Rogerian Argument Brainstorming
- March 10 Essay Reflection
- March 29 Rhetorical Moves
Formal Essays (see guidelines for peer evaluation and instructor due dates):
- Rhetorical Analysis 3-4 pages
- Classical Argument 4-6 pages
- Rogerian Argument 5-7 pages
- Proposal (for Essay 4) 1-2 pages
- Researched Argument 8-12 pages
Final Graded Assignments:
April 19 Annotated Bibliography 10%
April 28 Writing Portfolio 65%
If you have any questions about the essays, writing portfolio, or annotated bibliography, do not hesitate to ask. It is better to know than risk your grade.
Workshops:
These are not formally graded but count toward participation and may include in-class writing.
- January 23 Rhetorical Analysis Intro
- February 3 Classical Argument Intro
- February 8 Sources and Classical Argument Organization
- February 17 Rogerian Argument Brainstorming and Organization Part 1
- February 27 Rogerian Argument Organization Part 2
- March 3 Classical and Rogerian Arguments
- March 22 Rubric and Draft Reflection
- March 31 Researched Argument
- April 10 Writing Portfolio
- April 19 Cover Letter Brainstorming