| 1 | The first assignment will be related to stock issues. |
| 2 | The second assignment will be to read and summarize a very difficult article in English about public speaking in Japan. |
| 3 | The stock issues of topicality, significance, and inherency will be treated. |
| 4 | Students will work on topicality analysis |
| 5 | We will begin to study the Imperial Tombs case as an example of a good affirmative policy speech. |
| 6 | Evidence and quotations will be discussed |
| 7 | The Toulmin model will be introduced |
| 8 | More Toulmin |
| 9 | Applications of Toulmin to previously studied arguments |
| 10 | Toulmin and Imperial Tombs |
| 11 | The final homework assignment will involve an essay about why Japanese citizens need policy debate. |
| 12 | Note taking |
| 13 | Overview of issues. |