Fall 2010: RPW 324, section 01: Special Topics in RPW -- The Rhetoric of Mythology
NOTE: This syllabus may change as class needs dictate.
Homework schedule

Course weekly schedule:
Activities are DUE on the date indicated by the course schedule. Please review to plan your time wisely.

Class days: T = Tuesday; R=Thursday ::
Assignments: indicated by bold text :: Texts: CM=
Classical Mythology

Date due
(Theme/Focus) What is due on date indicated or what will be discussed in class
Week 1

T: (Introduction to course):
- general overview; discuss syllabus
- discuss texts for course

R
: (Overview):
- discuss CM introduction
- discuss rhetoric, mythology and their intersection

Week 2

T: (No class):
- Labor Day

R
: (Thinking & Critiquing):
- discuss CM chapter 1
- turn in CM chapter 1 response

Week 3 T: (Thinking & Critiquing | Analyzing & Applying):
- discuss CM chapter 2
- turn in CM chapter 2 response
- in-class presentation

R
: (Analyzing & Applying):
- discuss research methods
- work on draft 1
Week 4 T: (Thinking & Critiquing | Analyzing & Applying):
- discuss CM chapter 3
- turn in CM chapter 3 response
- in-class presentation

R
: (Analyzing & Applying):
- work on draft 1
Week 5 T: (Thinking & Critiquing | Analyzing & Applying):
- discuss CM chapter 4
- turn in CM chapter 4 response
- in-class presentation

R
: (Analyzing & Applying):
- present synopsis of draft 1 in class
Week 6 T: (Thinking & Critiquing | Analyzing & Applying):
- discuss CM chapter 5
- turn in CM chapter 5 response
- in-class presentation

R
: (Analyzing & Applying):
- work on draft 2
Week 7

T: (Thinking & Critiquing | Analyzing & Applying):
- discuss CM chapter 6
- turn in CM chapter 6 response
- in-class presentation

R: (Analyzing & Applying):
- work on draft 2

Week 8 T: (Thinking & Critiquing | Analyzing & Applying):
- discuss CM chapter 7
- turn in CM chapter 7 response
- in-class presentation

R
: (Analyzing & Applying):
- present synopsis of draft 2 in class
Week 9 T: (Thinking & Critiquing | Analyzing & Applying):
- discuss CM conclusion & timeline
- in-class presentation

R
: (Analyzing & Applying):
- work on final draft
Week 10

T: (Thinking & Critiquing | Analyzing & Applying):
- discuss article 1
- turn in article 1 response
- in-class presentation

R
: (Analyzing & Applying):
- work on final draft

Week 11 T: (Thinking & Critiquing | Analyzing & Applying):
- discuss article 2
- turn in article 2 response
- in-class presentation

R
: (Analyzing & Applying):
- work on final draft
Week 12 T: (Thinking & Critiquing | Analyzing & Applying):
- discuss article 3
- turn in article 3 response
- in-class presentation

R
: (Analyzing & Applying):
- work on final draft & discuss abstract
Week 13 T: (Analyzing & Applying):
- work on final draft & discuss abstract

R
: (No class):
- Thanksgiving break
Week 14 T: (Analyzing & Applying):
- work on final draft & discuss abstract

R
: (Analyzing & Applying):
- work on final draft of project in class; turn in final version of research project
Week 15 T: (Analyzing & Applying):
- Present abstracts of research projects in class

R
: (Analyzing & Applying):
- Present abstracts of research projects in class
Final exam
T: (Final examination):
- Turn in course portfolio on CD
- Read final exam instruction sheet and complete final exam response

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