Week Four: San Diego

Mission Bay

I never saw the morning 'til I stayed up all night
I never saw the sunshine 'til you turned out the light
I never saw my hometown until I stayed away too long
I never heard the melody, until I needed a song.

—Tom Waits, "San Diego Serenade"

Week 4
M 6.28
READ
FM: 128-188

IN-CLASS
Reading discussion; Presentations (Farris, Brandon); Preview—Expository essay

DUE
Journal 4

W 6.30
READ
eR: “The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage” by Theodore B. Olson, “Same-Sex Marriage: ‘A Basic Civil Right’” by James Rotondi, “Same-Sex Marriage: Losing a Battle, Winning the War” by Andrew Cohen, “Stupidity, Gay Marriage, and the Evolution of Religion” by Dan Agin, “Why I Fought for the Right to Say ‘I Do’” by Greta Christina, “An Argument For Same-Sex Marriage: An Interview with Jonathan Rauch” by David Masci

IN-CLASS
Reading discussion; Presentations (Matt, Kyler)

DUE
Expository essay

UPCOMING:

Week 5
M 7.5
NO CLASS

W 7.7
READ
eR: “Why One Queer Person is Not Celebrating California's Historic Gay Marriage Decision” by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, “Preserve Traditional Marriage for Benefit of Future Generations” by Roger Crouse, “The Worst Thing About Gay Marriage” by Sam Shulman, “We Don't Need Gay Marriage” by Mark Vernon, “Sex and Consequences” by Peter Wood, “An Argument Against Same-Sex Marriage: An Interview with Rick Santorum” by David Masci

IN-CLASS
Lecture—Rhetoric 101; Reading discussion; Presentations; Preview—Persuasive essay

DUE
Journal 5