RSCH 3020: Honors Research Seminar
Tentative Course Schedule
Winter 2019-2020
NOTE: This schedule may change as needed. Your presence in class ensures correct assignments
NOTE: ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE BY 4PM EACH DAY ON THE COURSE SCHEDULE.
Week 1
T 12/3 Introduction to Course; Everything is an Argument
(propaganda, argument, and persuasion); Reading Arguments
HOMEW0RK (DUE 12/5):
assignment to Ulearn by class time (See Submit
Essays/Assignments link in Ulearn).
- Read 5-10 articles that interest you (for any reason).
- Make a list of FIVE issues from this database that interests
you. Write a 3-5 sent. summary for each, explaining what
specifically draws you to that particular topic. The issues of
capital punishment, abortion, death penalty, or the
legalization of a drug are not allowed. Post these to your
blog by class time on Thursday.
lines.
- Complete detailed video notes for rhetorical appeals video
and post to Ulearn (MIN. of 600 words total)
R 12/5 Exploring Issues; Discuss Rhetorical Appeals
HOMEWORK (DUE 12/10)::
- From your list of five issues from last class' homework,
choose the topic that currently interests you most; locate an
article realting to your issue from the library database
read;
- Next, write a three page analysis (3 FULL PAGES) of this
article by answering the following questions :
What was the title of the article that you read? Who was
the author? What do you know about the author? What is their
background/expertise? What issue did the article deal with?
What was the author's position and what is their purpose in
writing this piece? What do you consider a significant piece
of evidence? A particularly strong or weak point? Who is the
audience that the author is writing for (For this consider age,
race, sex, socio-econmic background, educational level,
etc.)? What do you think prompted the author to write this
piece? What is the most important thing you learned from
this article? How/why do you agree or disagree with the
author?
- In this three pages you should also summarize the author's
main points.
- This summary counts as reader responses 1, 2 & 3 and
should be posted to Ulearn by class time
Week 2
Review Core Argument (triangle);
HOMEWORK (DUE 12/12):
answering the following questions by class time on
Thursday: Locate another article related to topic from your earlier list of 5 (or from
Reader Response 1, 2, & 3 analysis) and explain how you see logos, pathos, and
ethos at work in the writer's argument. In addition, identify and discuss what you
view as particularly strong or weak points.
HOMEWORK (DUE 12/17):
Week 3
HOMEWORK (DUE 12/19):
R 12/19 Work on Annotated Bibliography
HOMEWORK (DUE 1/7):
- Complete detailed notes for each video and post to
Ulearn(min. 300 words total)
- Complete Understanding MLA Quiz in Ulearn (VERY
IMPORTANT!)
Week 4
rhetorical appeals
HOMEWORK (DUE 1/9):
- Complete detailed video notes for each video and post to
Ulearn (MIN. of 600 words total; 300 for each video)
- Complete quiz in Ulearn (most common citations)
- Complete Academic Voice & MLA Citation Quiz in Ulearn (30
minutes long); VERY IMPORTANT &
Must be completed before class time on Thursday!
R 1/9 Discuss MLA citations
HOMEWORK (DUE 1/14):
to the following questions to Ulearn by class time on
Tuesday: Does the author clearly present three positions on
this issue? Which source represents which position?
Examine the content of the paper. Does the author
adequately answer each of the questions for each source as
outlined in the instructions for this assignment? Was there
something that wasn't explained for something that could
have been explained in more detail?
Week 5
HOMEWORK (DUE 1/16):
- Submit 1st draft of Exploratory Essay to SmartThinking Tutor; Upload report and
revision plan before class time on T 4/10 (note: 24 hours before SmartThinking report
received): upload report and revision plan as one MS Word file;
- Go to SUBMIT ESSAYS/ASSIGNMENTS <SMARTTHINKING REPORT&
REVISION PLANS
HOMEWORK (DUE 1/21):
- Did you upload your SmartThinking report and revision plan to Ulearn?
Week 6
T 1/21 Peer Critique; Discuss paper revisions if necessary
HOMEWORK (DUE 1/23):
chain of reasons;
HOMEWORK (DUE 1/28):
Susan Long
to the following questions to Ulearn by classtime on
Thursday: Are you convinced that the author has provided
readers with enough background so he or she can become a
credible part of this conversation? Point out sentences
that convince or do not convince you. How does the author
build his or her ethos? Identify the author’s claim. If you
have trouble finding it, say so. What is the most powerful
evidence? Why? What is the least convincing evidence?
Why? How does the author address audiences that might
disagree with his or her claim?
F 1/24 LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM A COURSE
WEEK 7
HOMEWORK (DUE 1/30) :
- Submit 1st draft of Position Paper to SmartThinking Tutor; Upload report and revision plan before class time on R 2/2 (note: 24 hours before SmartThinking report received): upload report and revision plan as one MS Word file;
- Go to SUBMIT ESSAYS/ASSIGNMENTS <SMARTTHINKING REPORT& REVISION PLANS
- Work on revisions of Position Paper
HOMEWORK (DUE 2/4):
- Did you upload your SmartThinking report and revision plan to Ulearn?
- Work on revisions of position paper
WEEK 8
T 2/4 Discuss Peer Critique
HOMEWORK (DUE 2/6):
HOMEWORK (DUE 2/10):
Week 9
T 2/10 Thesis Prospectus
HOMEWORK (DUE 2/12):
- Work on Thesis Prospectus
R 2/12 Thesis Prospectus
HOMEWORK (DUE 2/18):
Week 10
T 2/18 Thesis Prospectus
HOMEWORK (DUE 2/20):
R 2/20 Thesis Prospectus
Week 11
T 2/27 Reading Day; Work on Thesis Prospectus
R 2/29 Thesis Prospectus Due