After addressing questions from earlier classes, discussion treated results of the diagnostic exercise conducted at the last class meeting and introduced the Prop. A sample of the last is available online for student use: https://elliottrwi.com/2016/01/14/sample-topic-proposal-why-not-have-a-rhetoric-requirement-among-ul-lafayette-phd-students-in-english/.

Students are reminded of the following due dates:

• Prop RV (electronically before class begins, 3 February 2016)
• Prop FV (electronically before class begins, 10 February 2016)
• Explore RV (electronically before class begins, 24 February 2016)

The section met as scheduled, at 1300 in North Classroom Building Room 311. The roster listed 11 students enrolled, unchanged since the previous class meeting. Nine attended, verified by a brief written exercise.

One student attended office hours since the previous class meeting.