SFSU Course Archive
Below are archived versions of completed weeks of instruction. Please refer to your main SFSU page linked on the menu bar above to find current lesson plans and course materials.
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Week 1
Course Introductions
August 29
REVIEW:
LESSON:
Course orientation & website introduction; Week 2 assignment description
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Week 2
Argument Patterns Overview
September 5
SUBMIT:
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Argument Analysis ESSAY (2 pp minimum) (Canvas)
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Canvas Profile (headshot & narrative) (Canvas)
READ:
Everything's an Argument (EA): Chapter 1 "Understanding Arguments and Reading them Critically" pp 3-29
Business Communication (BC): Chapter 1 "Good Writing" pp 1-15
NYT Opinion Pages "Harris Endorsement" (web)
REVIEW:
Quotation Integration Strategies
LESSON:
Types of argument & writing strategies overview
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Week 3
Unit 1 Introduction
September 12
REVIEW:
Everything's an Argument (EA): Chapter 1 "Understanding Arguments and Reading them Critically" pp 3-29
Business Communication (BC): Chapter 1 "Good Writing" pp 1-15
NYT Opinion Pages "Harris Endorsement" (web)
READ:
EA Chapter 7 "Structuring Arguments" pp 131-142
EA Chapter 8 "Arguments of Fact" pp 164-185
Business Writer's Companion (BWC) selections:
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pp xxvii-xxxiv "Five Steps..."
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pp 3-6 "Audience" & "Collaborative Writing"
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p 33 "Preparation"
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p 35-38 "Proofreading" & "Purpose"
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p 39-40 "Revision"
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p 41 "Writing a Draft"
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pp 162-164 "Notetaking," "Paraphrasing," & "Plagiarism"
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pp 167-174 "Research"
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pp 310-311 "Conciseness"
STUDY:
"Rogerian Argument: Definition & Examples" | ThoughtCo (web)
"What is Rogerian argument?" (YouTube)
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Arguments of Fact - Project Guidelines
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Sample presentation 1 (Prezi link)
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Sample presentation 2 (Prezi link)
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Sample presentation 3 (Prezi link)
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Sample presentation 4 (Prezi link)
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Sample presentation 5 (Prezi link)
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Sample presentation 6 (Prezi link)
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Sample presentation 7 (Prezi link)
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Sample presentation 8 (Prezi link)
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Sample presentation 9 (Prezi link)
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Sample presentation 10 (Prezi link)
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LESSON:
Structuring Rogerian arguments of fact; Project overview & group selection​
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Week 4
Project Workshop
September 19
READ:
BC Chapter 2 "Start-up Strategies" pp 18-20 only
STUDY:
REVIEW:
EA Chapter 7 "Structuring Arguments" pp 135-142
EA Chapter 8 "Arguments of Fact" pp 164-185
LESSON:
Start-up strategy practice: The Questioning Method
WORKSHOP:
Group project development
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Week 5
Project Workshop
September 26
SUBMIT:​
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Personal Project Narrative (1 p minimum) (Canvas)
READ:
EA Chapter 15 "Presenting Arguments" pp 366-380
BC Chapter 6 "Presentations" pp 44-51
STUDY:
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Oral Presentation Rubric
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Peer Evaluation Sheet
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Tutorial: Making Effective Presentations
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Tutorial: Presenting with Impact
WORKSHOP:
Group project development
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Week 6
Group Presentations & Critique
October 3
SUBMIT:
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Prezi presentation link (Email)
COMPLETE:
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Peer review survey response (one for each group presentation) (Canvas)
PRESENT:
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Group Argument Pitches & Prezis​
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​Week 7
Skills Week: Business Forms: Cover Letters
October 10
SUBMIT:
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Cover Letter DRAFT (1 p min/max) (Canvas)
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Group Write (6 pp min) (Canvas)
READ:
BC Appendix B pp 70-71 (pp 139-142 for print editions)
BWC "Application Cover Letters" pp 261-265
STUDY:​
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12 Cover Letter Tips (web)
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Cover Letter Tips | Time (web)
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"Incredible Cover Letters" (YouTube)
EXERCISE: Group work: cover letter revision
LESSON:
Cover letters: Principles and critique
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