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Homework 2

All assignments for this course are listed on the day assigned, not the day due. Unless otherwise noted, assignments are due by blackboard by classtime

 


WORTH: 15% of semester grade

A FRITZ SUGGESTION: At 15% of your semester grade, this is the single most important homework of the course. It's worth 15% not because it's long but because the assignment helps you develop a skill you will use for the rest of the semester and I want you to give the homework the care and attention that it merits.

Note that students who get a 92/100 or above on this hw and the next will be allowed one additional absence for the semester (so, 4 instead of 3)

So, it makes a lot of sense to do this assignment carefully and acquire the skills you will be using for the class.

 

 

CAN THIS BE TURNED IN LATE?: NO

BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE FILE-NAMING CONVENTIONS FOR THIS COURSE (5% penalty if you do not).

All files should be saved on your computer as: your last name, followed by an underscore ("_"), followed by the first two letters of your first name, followed by an underscore ("_"), followed by the assignment number. So if a student named Saddam Hussein were to submit assignment number 2, the file name would be:

hussein_sa_2.doc

THIS IS ASSIGNMENT 2

Don't stop until you see "end of assignment"

This assignment consists of two parts:

(1) reading a portion of a book chapter

Does All This Writing Stuff Matter in the Real World?

Only if you want a job! See this report (pdf file) explaining why MOST employers either require or prefer to hire candidates who have writing skills and often test for them.

(2) a short reading on the basics of argumentation and some short questions/exercises on that reading and the portion of the book chapter your read for (1).

The skills taught are essential for nearly all professional and academic settings.

So that you can plan your time, here is about how long each section of the assignment should take:

Reading 4 pages of chapter at 3 minutes per page plus vocab look up 20min
Reading introduction to basics of argumentation at 3 minutes per page

20

min
Questions / exercises 50 min
total 120 min

 

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