| Jan 9 | introduction | |
| Jan 11 | effective words effective sentences | |
| Jan 16 | summary They Say / I Say chapters 1-3 | |
| Jan 18 | response They Say / I Say chapters 4-7 | |
| Jan 23 | essay structure citations and bibliographies | |
| Jan 25 | proofreading, peer-review, and documentation | response essay first submission |
| Jan 30 | library session #1 | |
| Feb 1 | workshop response essay | |
| Feb 6 | academic dishonesty Handbook chapters 35 and 36 reading: Orwell | |
| Feb 8 | reading: Weber | response essay final submission |
| Feb 13 | library session #2 | |
| Feb 15 | mid-term test | |
| Feb 27 | academic essays Handbook chapter 33 They Say / I Say chapter 8 | |
| Mar 1 | Blueprint for Revolution | bibliography |
| Mar 6 | Blueprint for Revolution | |
| Mar 8 | Blueprint for Revolution | |
| Mar 13 | academic writing and academic conversations They Say / I Say chapters 9-10, 14 | |
| Mar 15 | workshop academic essay | |
| Mar 20 | introduction to rhetoric reading: Brumm | |
| Mar 22 | reading: Imai and Nakachi | academic essay |
| Mar 27 | effective sentences | |
| Mar 29 | reading: Lin, Hoffman, and Borengasser | |
| Apr 3 | review | |
| Apr 5 | review | |