This web site will accompany the print syllabus for Bradley Dilger’s Spring 2006 ENG 180. Though most course information will be available in the printed syllabus, please check this site frequently, since it will be used to distribute the most up-to-date materials used in the course.
4/27: A sample for today:
The need for a research center for civil justice is critically important in today's society since many criminal justice practices have had a negative impact on innocent persons and their constitutional rights. The Institute for Applied Criminal Justice Studies at Western Illinois University is prepared to take an important step in the establishment of a national clearinghouse of data and information relating to actions that have led to civil litigation and the settling of cases prior to any legal civil action.
Filing a lawsuit against public officers has become all too common over the past 20 years (Ross, 2003). Two examples of high-profile civil liability cases are a bombing incident that occurred in Philadelphia in 1985 which cost the city approximately 3.2 million dollars; and, the beating of Rodney King in 1991 which cost the city of Los Angeles 3.8 million dollars. While individual lawsuits filed against the police have gained momentum since the 1980s, the federal government, through the Department of Justice, has brought civil lawsuits against several police departments (Ross, 2003).
4/6: I have posted the research argument assignment (R4).
4/2: Here is a revised schedule for the remainder of the semester.
| week | dates | Readings | Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Apr 4, 6 | Style 7 (76–87); Reading Rhetorically 7 (109–22) | A3 final 4/7 or 4/11 |
| 12 | Apr 11, 13 | Style 8 (88–105); Reading Rhetorically 8 (123–44) | R4 worksheet 4/13 |
| 13 | Apr 18, 20 | Style 9 (106–22) | R4 draft 4/20 |
| 14 | Apr 25, 27 | Style 10 (123–44) | Conferences; R4 rewrite 4/28* or 5/2 |
| 15 | May 2, 4 | None | Final evaluations 5/2; Final exam 5/4 |
| EX | May 8 | None | R4 final 5/10 |
3/28: For Thursday, March 30, please bring your argument draft, Reading Rhetorically, and one of the other texts which offers checklists for reading your own writing. In class, I will provide a prompt that allows you to make an "editing plan" for your draft argument.
3/9: Here is the argument assignment (A3).
2/23: Three things for this weekend, and one for today:
2/14: I have made two changes to the course syllabus:
2/7: Please read the how-to assignment and Chapter Two of Reading Rhetorically for Thursday.
1/26: Bowdon and Scott for Tuesday. Bring notes to class; turn them in for a “take home quiz.”
1/19: Please follow the schedule on the syllabus, reading the “Footstools” essay from the course pack for Tuesday, focusing on three things: (1) how (not) to write; (2) writing situations and authorities; (3) document structures. Additionally, please read the first assignment carefully and be ready to discuss it.
1/17: Please read today’s Western Courier for class Thursday.
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