| Due Date | Assignment | Points Possible | Your Score |
| Week 1 | Work Week | ||
| Day 4 (Thu) | Checkpoint: Taking a Position | 30 | 30 |
| Day 7 (Sun) | Assignment: Supporting a Position | 100 | 100 |
| WEEK 1 SUBTOTAL: | 130 | 130 | |
| Week 2 | Read-and-Discuss Week | ||
| DQs | 15 | 15 | |
| Participation | 15 | 15 | |
| Day 5 (Fri) | Exercise: Review Quizzes (Chapters 1, 2, 3) | 20 | 20 |
| WEEK 2 SUBTOTAL: | 50 | 50 | |
| CUMULATIVE SUBTOTAL: | 180 | 180 | |
| Week 3 | Work Week | ||
| Day 4 (Thu) | Checkpoint: Taking a Position | 30 | 27 |
| Day 7 (Sun) | Assignment: Analyzing Sources | 100 | 100 |
| WEEK 3 SUBTOTAL: | 130 | 127 | |
| CUMULATIVE SUBTOTAL: | 310 | 307 | |
| Week 4 | Read-and-Discuss Week | ||
| DQs | 15 | 15 | |
| Participation | 15 | 15 | |
| Day 5 (Fri) | Exercise: Review Quizzes (Chapters 4, 5, 6) | 20 | 20 |
| WEEK 4 SUBTOTAL: | 50 | 50 | |
| CUMULATIVE SUBTOTAL: | 360 | 357 | |
| Week 5 | Work Week | ||
| Day 4 (Thu) | Checkpoint: Recognizing Rhetorical Devices | 30 | 30 |
| Day 7 (Sun) | Assignment: Identifying Fallacies | 100 | 100 |
| WEEK 5 SUBTOTAL: | 130 | 130 | |
| CUMULATIVE SUBTOTAL: | 490 | 487 | |
| Week 6 | Read-and-Discuss Week | ||
| DQs | 15 | 12 | |
| Participation | 15 | 5 | |
| Day 5 (Fri) | Exercise: Review Quizzes (Chapter 7) | 20 | 20 |
| WEEK 6 SUBTOTAL: | 50 | 37 | |
| CUMULATIVE SUBTOTAL: | 540 | 524 | |
| Week 7 | Work Week | ||
| Day 4 (Thu) | Checkpoint: Argument Validity | 30 | 30 |
| Day 7 (Sun) | Assignment: Argument Evaluation | 100 | 100 |
| WEEK 7 SUBTOTAL: | 130 | 130 | |
| CUMULATIVE SUBTOTAL: | 670 | 654 | |
| Week 8 | Read-and-Discuss Week | ||
| DQs | 15 | 15 | |
| Participation | 15 | 15 | |
| Day 5 (Fri) | Exercise: Review Quizzes (Chapter 12) | 20 | 20 |
| WEEK 8 SUBTOTAL: | 50 | 50 | |
| CUMULATIVE SUBTOTAL: | 720 | 704 | |
| Week 9 | Work Week | ||
| Capstone DQ | 30 | 30 | |
| Day 7 (Sun) | Assignment: Analyzing Research Information | 250 | 250 |
| WEEK 9 SUBTOTAL: | 280 | 280 | |
| CUMULATIVE SUBTOTAL: | 1000 | 984 | |
| FINAL GRADE: | A |