The discourse to be examined may be a single work or a more developed body of literature. Students must select different topic areas, and therefore, all topics and rhetorical works must be approved by the instructor. In addition to the report, students are required to prepare and deliver an oral presentation summarizing their findings to the class. The length of this presentation will be determined by the enrollment of the class. Both the written and oral components of this assignment will be graded.
Papers are due on each student's scheduled presentation day.
There will be two examinations, a midterm and a final. Both exams will cover both lecture and reading materials and will consist entirely of short answer questions. The final exam will not be cumulative. This standard calls for two hours of outside study per week for each course unit. Thus, in this course, students are expected to devote six hours per week outside of class to reading, studying and preparing assignments.