Finally, if you re lucky and learn to write persuasive essays well enough, maybe you ll end up richer at the end of this course. Required texts Goshgarian, Gary. A Writer s Reference . Martin s Press, 1999. Readings are italicized , assignments are in bold .
All readings are from Dialogues unless otherwise indicated.
Chapter 1, pps. Chapter 2, pps. Chapter 5, pps. Papers 1-4 are graded on content, style, mechanics, and organization. B papers are reasonably well written and could be revised to meet the standards of an excellent paper, but have several minor problem areas.