Major Assignments and Their Point Value
for
English 399: Rhetoric of Religion - Mary Baker Eddy
Instructor: Karen D. Austin * kaustin@shepherd.edu
Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV 25443
| Date Due | Assignment and Brief Description | Points |
| Feb 01 | 500+ word paper on Context: Use a selection from Bloom's The American Religion to ask how Eddy's sermon "Message to the First Church...June 15, 1902" or "Pulpit and Press" display characteristics that make it a a product of her times. | 250 |
| Feb 22 | 500+ word paper on Ethos: Use a selection of Gill's biography of Eddy to analyze Eddy's autobiography "Retrospection and Introspection." Explain and illustrate how Eddy created a self through her language. | 250 |
| Apr 22 | 500+ word paper on Logos: Use information from a Web Quest on the philosophic topic "Mind-Body Duality" to analyze Eddy's autobiography "Retrospection and Introspection" and her sermon "Unity of Good," pointing out Eddy's stance on this conflict as demonstrated in her writings. | 250 |
| May 03 | 500+ word paper on Pathos: Use the terms in the English 102 Perrine book or the Holman Handbook to analyze some of Eddy's psalms/hymns. Explain how these literary devices appeal to one level of need as defined by Maslow. Explain how Eddy uses formal features of language to appeal to her audience members' (fellow worshippers') needs. | 250 |
| May 09 | Rewrite of the Paper on Context, Ethos and/or Logos. | higher grade |