Week 2 Homework

Here's your homework reminder for this week (Week 2) going into next week (Week 3).

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Let's start with your written homework.

First, don't forget that your first two research write-ups, Research Write-Up 1 and Research Write-Up 2, are both due on Monday, 3/30. That means I'll collect them from you at the start of class on Monday. If you find that you'll be unable to submit any of these write-ups on time, or if you know you'll arrive late to class, please let me know as soon as possible. To remind you, these write-ups can either be typed up and printed out, or they can be hand-written (very clearly, of course!) on notebook paper.

Second, your second draft for Essay 1 is due on Wednesday, 4/1. This draft is also due at the very start of class, and I'd like to be perfectly strict about that. An essay submitted at 12:30pm is on time. An essay submitted later than that is late. Also, any hand-written essay and any essay submitted by email will be rejected. To remind you, I need your essays submitted in hard copy -- and they must all be typed up and printed out. Finally, don't forget that when you submit your second draft, you have to submit it in a specific packet. Let me describe this packet in a little diagram:

Top:                     -------<Rubric for Essay 1>-------
Next:                    ====<Essay 1 Second Draft>==
Next:                    ===<Your Partner's Critique>==
Bottom:                ====<Essay 1 First Draft>====

Makes sense? Please don't forget any of these pieces. And make sure to put your name on the rubric.

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Now, let me give you your reading homework.

First, here's a personal essay, a blog post that's part of a series called "University of Venus" on the web publication Inside Higher Ed, titled "Feeling Failure," written by Jaime O'Connor:
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/university-venus/feeling-failure.

Next, here's the kind of editorial article, "On Plagiarism," by Richard A. Posner, published in The Atlantic:
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2002/04/on-plagiarism/302469/.

And lastly, here's a handout, taken from Aristotle's book, On Rhetoric, which is actually less of a book and more of a collection of his lectures, which I'd like you to skim, not necessarily read in-depth:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B59oU02C12STZXNIR2lTeUF4QXc/view?usp=sharing.

Special note: As you skim this selection from Artistotle's teaching, pay closest attention to his general headings. Conveniently, I've gone ahead and underlined and starred certain pieces of this handout that are important, which can help you in locating those essential nuggets to pay close attention to.

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And that's it. If you have any questions or concerns, please email me.

See you again soon!