Communication 311 Tentative Course Calendar
Week One
Tuesday 1/18 Intro Blog/Settle Roster, add/drop
Stock Issues Intro Get Book
Thursday 1/20 BLOG Welcome to Comm 311!
Discuss Advocacy Paper
Course Overview Read Chapter 1
Week Two
Tuesday 1/25 Introduction to Argumentation
Claims and Propositions Work on paper
Thursday 1/27 BLOG Watch ‘Great Debaters’
Read Chapter 2
Week Three
Tuesday 2/1 Advocacy Paper Due
Finish ‘Great Debaters’
Stock Issues.
Study lecture notes on stock issues
Thursday 2/3 Lecture Material Quiz 1: Stock Issues
BLOG Parliamentary Debate
In class exercise and video observation
Review class notes on Parliamentary Debate
Week Four
Tuesday 2/8 Lecture Material Quiz 2: Parli Debate Terms and Procedures Form teams and prepare for practice debates
Thursday 2/10 BLOG Practice Debates Read Chapter 3
Week Five
Tuesday 2/15
Performance evals due Practice Debates
Thursday 2/17 NO Class
BLOG NO Class
Week Six
Tuesday 2/22 Performance evals due Practice Debates
Thursday 2/23 Performance evals due
BLOG Practice Debates
Review Evidence Assignment
Begin Resolution Brainstorm Study for Exam 1 (this exam will cover will cover Stock Issues, Parli Procedures, Chapters 1, 2, and 3)
Week Seven
Tuesday 2/29 Performance evals due Library Orientation Work on evidence assmt.
Thursday 3/3 Exam 1
BLOG
Discuss position strategy and research sources for resolution Read Chapter 4
Week Eight
Tuesday 3/8 Bring at least ten articles with you to get credit for the evidence check
Check Evidence
CC Drills Finish Library Modules
Thursday 3/10 BLOG
Political Debate Finish Ev Sheets
Week Nine
Tuesday 3/15 Evidence Due
Cross Examination
Thursday 3/17 Bring research to class
BLOG
Choose debate teams and work on Case/Brief Construction. MANDATORY DAY! Write Case!
Week Ten
Tuesday 3/22 Case Due The Toulmin Model
Thursday 3/24 BLOG Reasoning
Create Debate schedule Write Brief!
Week Eleven
Tuesday 3/29 Brief Due
Fallacies
Discuss/Review Exam 2
Study for Exam 2 (This exam will cover fallacies and Chapters 4, 5, 13 and 18)
Thursday 3/31
Exam 2
BLOG Prepare for debate 1
Read Chapters 5, 13 and 18
Week Twelve
Tuesday 4/5 Debate 1
Thursday 4/7 BLOG Debate 1
Week Thirteen
Tuesday 4/12 Debate 1
Thursday 4/14 BLOG Debate 1
Spring Recess
April 18-24 Spring Recess
April 18-24 Spring Recess
April 18-24 Spring Recess
April 18-24
Week Fourteen
Tuesday 4/26 Choose Partners and Prep for Debate 2
Thursday 4/28 “Your Choice” Analysis Paper Due
BLOG
Debate 2
Week Fifteen
Tuesday 5/3 Debate 2 Prepare for the Tournament
Thursday 5/5 BLOG Debate 2
Tournament on 5/6: 50 points!
Week Sixteen
5/10 Debate 2
5/12 BLOG Review for Final Exam
Week Seventeen
Finals Week 5/12-18
