| Sep 6 | introduction effective words | |
| Sep 8 | effective sentences essay structure | |
| Sep 13 | summary They Say / I Say chapters 1-3 | |
| Sep 15 | response They Say / I Say chapters 4-7 | |
| Sep 20 | citations and bibliographies | |
| Sep 22 | proofreading, peer-review, and documentation | response essay first submission |
| Sep 27 | library session #1 | |
| Sep 29 | workshop first essay | |
| Oct 4 | academic dishonesty Handbook chapters 35 and 36 reading: Orwell | |
| Oct 6 | reading: Weber | response essay final submission |
| Oct 18 | mid-term test | |
| Oct 20 | library session #2 | |
| Oct 25 | academic essays Handbook chapter 33 They Say / I Say chapter 8 | |
| Oct 27 | Blueprint for Revolution | bibliography |
| Nov 1 | Blueprint for Revolution | |
| Nov 3 | Blueprint for Revolution | |
| Nov 8 | academic writing and academic conversations They Say / I Say chapters 9-10, 14 | |
| Nov 10 | workshop academic essay | |
| Nov 15 | introduction to rhetoric reading: Brumm | |
| Nov 17 | reading: Imai and Nakachi | academic essay |
| Nov 22 | effective sentences | |
| Nov 24 | reading: Lin, Hoffman, and Borengasser | |
| Nov 29 | review | |
| Dec 1 | review | |