Schedule

This schedule is a plan for the semester that is subject to change. Like any good plan, situations arise that warrant tweaking or addition/subtraction of readings. Be sure to check this page weekly. Group presentations to be scheduled.

M 1/6
Intro to the syllabus

W 1/8
Orality and Literacy
{read} BH 19-22

F 1/10
{read} Havelock 3-31

M 1/13
{read} Havelock 61-84

W 1/15
{read} Havelock 135-160

F 1/17
Mini-Project #1 due

M 1/20
No Classes Martin Luther King Day

W 1/22
{read} Havelock 197-210 and The Odyssey Handout PDF

F 1/24
Plato
{read} Plato Introduction in BH 80-86

M 1/27
Plato
{read} The Phaedrus in BH 138-168
Mini-Project #2 due

W 1/29
Plato

F 1/31
Aristotle
{read} BH 169-78

M 2/3
Aristotle
Reading Response Opportunity #1
{read} 179-188 and 197-202

W 2/5
Aristotle

F 2/7
Women in Classical Rhetoric
Aspasia
Sappho
{read} BH 27-28 and 56-64

M 2/10
Stasis Theory PDF
{read} Dieter
Reading Response Opportunity #2

W 2/12
Stasis Theory

F 2/14
Roman Rhetoric
{skim} Rhetorica ad Herennium BH 241-282

M 2/17
Cicero
{read} Introduction BH 283-8 and De Oratore 289-304
Reading Response Opportunity #3

W 2/19
Cicero
{read} De Oratore Book III BH 335-9

F 2/21
Medieval Rhetoric
{read} Introduction BH 431-38

M 2/24
Augustine
{read} Introduction BH 450-4
Reading Response Opportunity #4

W 2/26
Augustine
{read} On Christian Doctrine Book IV (1-7, 39-44, 51-61)

F 2/28
Practicing Rhetorical Analysis
{read} David Foster Wallace "Present Tense"
Stop at "Corollary to Thesis Statement for Whole Article" subtitle