This document provides an overview and schedule for Unit 3 of ENGL 309 Rhetorical Style. It outlines that students will analyze genres and incorporate rhetorical devices into their own writing about the year 2020. The unit outcomes are to successfully analyze and reproduce a genre using an original topic, and skillfully incorporate tropes and schemes. The schedule lists upcoming class activities like analyzing examples of open letters and commencement speeches, choosing a project genre, conferences, and workshops for a draft.

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UNIT 3 OVERVIEW AND
SCHEDULE
Writing 2020
Overview
In Unit 3, we're going to bring together what we learned in Units 1&2, AND also
grapple, in writing, with the insanity of 2020.
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Unit Outcomes
By the time you’ve completed this unit, you should be able to…
• Successfully analyze the features of a genre in order to reproduce it, using a topic
of your own invention.
• Skillfully and deliberately incorporate tropes and schemes into your writing.
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Date In Class Work Due
Monday,
3/22
Introduce Project 3: Writing
2020/21
Sign up for individual
conference to discuss Project 2
draft.
Wed.,
3/24
Open Letters • Read MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
(BAE pp 263-279) and identify the rhetorical
features of the genre (audience, purpose,
typical/conventional features). Be prepared to
discuss.
Friday,
3/26
Drop in Office Hours
Monday,
3/29
Commencement Speeches Listen to two of the “16 Best Graduation
Speeches” (as decided by Teen Vogue) and
identify the rhetorical features of the genre

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(audience, purpose, typical/conventional
features). Be prepared to discuss.
Wed.,
3/31
Invention Work Post your choice for Project 3: open letter or
commencement speech.
Friday,
4/2
Drop in Office Hours
Monday,
4/5
NO CLASS - Individual Writing
Conferences
Wed.,
4/7
NO CLASS - Individual Writing
Conferences
Friday,
4/9
NO CLASS - Individual Writing
Conferences
Monday,
4/12
Workshop Open Letter or
Commencement Speech Drafts
Upload draft of Open Letter or
Commencement Speech to Unit 3
Assignments in Bblearn for in-class draft
workshop.
Wed.,
4/14
Format for Project 3 Draft
Friday,
4/16
NO CLASS