The questions or comments posted to our list must reflect students' understanding or questions about the reading or other assignments. Class presence and participation, plus web participation shall constitute half of the class grade. Students should read these three texts immediately after the quarter begins or earlier, and then at least once again before we are ready to discuss them in class. Bigger, Longer and Uncut. Other supplemental reading or material will be required or suggested each week.
Any edition is fine.
If you have a first edition, I'll probably buy it if you are selling it. A Handbook on Writing Argumentative and Interpretative Essays, by Ian Johnston. The papers count for a collective half of the class grade. Week 1 . Opinion v. Evidence.