Follow the links at the bottom of this page for a schedule of assignments for each week this semester. Within each week, you will find daily listings of assignments. Each bullet point for the day is a different task for you to complete. Unless specifically noted otherwise, all assignments are to be completed before class on the day listed.
This course calendar may be updated throughout the semester. I'll notify you about any major changes, but you are still responsible for keeping up with the current schedule.
IMPORTANT: You must visit all of the links provided within the course calendar. There are many links to follow and read. Make sure you visit all of them. Some links provide easy access to other parts of the class site which will help you in your assignments. Some links are to required readings. Others provide you with detailed instructions on completing the assignments. Eventually, you may come to know the instructions which supplement assignments that are repeated throughout the course, but it's still a good idea to continue to revisit the instructions to make sure that you are satisfying all of the requirements.
Assignments and readings for Week 1
Monday, Jan 7th
Introduction to ENGL 106
Course policies and syllabus
Wednesday, Jan 9th
Composing Designing Advocating
What is literacy map/narrative?
Readings: CDA pp. 1-23
Conferences
What do we write? Why do we write?
Friday, Jan 11th
Diagnostics
Course website
Readings: The Plaintiff Speaks CDA pp. 476-491 http://clarissasligh.com/essays/plaintiff.html
Assignments: Small Assignment #1 Pick one (or more) of the questions at the margins of the essay in CDA and answer the question(s).
Assignments and readings for Week 2
Monday, Jan 14 2008
Rhetorical Situation: Audience, Context, Purpose
Analyzing Literacy Narratives/visual maps
Writing a narrative: concepts
Readings: CDA pp. 23-56
Assignments: Journal #1
Wednesday, Jan 16 2008
Prewriting strategies
Revising editing proofreading
Readings: Little Brown pp. 1-38
Conferences
Questions about literacy narrative/visual
Werewolves in Their Youth discussion
Readings: Werewolves in their Youth
Friday, Jan 18 2008
Word commenting function
Openmind
Literacy Narrative peer review
Assignments: Literacy Narrative/visual map 1st drafts
Assignments and readings for Week 3
Monday, Jan 21 2008
Official University Holiday
Wednesday, Jan 23 2008
Writing introductions and conclusions
Basic Paragraphing
What is Profile?
Dominant impression
Organization strategies
Analyzing sample profiles
Readings: CDA pp. 57-78 Little Brown pp. 38-53
Assignments: Literacy Narrative/visual final draft
Conferences
Questions about profile assignment
Friday, Jan 25 2008
Online research
Prewriting for Profile
Assignments: Journal #2
Assignments and readings for Week 4
Monday, Jan 28 2008
Doing research for Profile
Interviews
Brainstorming possible interview questions
Readings: CDA pp. 256-258 Little Brown pp. 396-397
Wednesday, Jan 30 2008
supporting dominant impression
common student errors
Assignments: Small Assignment #2 Find and evaluate a profile and write what the dominant impression is and how does the author support this dominant impression
Conferences
Feedback Literacy Narrative
Friday, Feb 01 2008
Profile 1st peer review
Assignments: Profile 1st drafts
Assignments and readings for Week 5
Monday, Feb 04 2008
How to make arguments
Ethos, pathos, logos
Readings: CDA pp. 79-108
Wednesday, Feb 06 2008
Rhetorical Analysis
Design Plan for Profile
Assignments: Journal #3
Conferences
Revising 1st drafts
Dominant impression
Friday, Feb 08 2008
Profile 2nd peer review
Assignments: Profile 2nd drafts
Assignments and readings for Week 6
Monday, Feb 11 2008
What is Public Document?
Advocacy and argument
Readings: CDA pp. 111-142
Assignments: Profile Final draft
Wednesday, Feb 13 2008
Public Document Guidelines
Analyzing Public Documents
Readings: Little Brown pp. 127-138 CDA pp.329-346
Assignments: Reflection #1
Conferences
Prewriting and design plan for Public Document
Friday, Feb 15 2008
Evaluating Public Documents
Researching for Public Documents
Assignments: Small Assignment #3 Analyze the visual designs of CDA's and Werewolves in their Youth's cover pages.
Assignments and readings for Week 7
Monday, Feb 18 2008
Overview
Wednesday, Feb 20 2008
Visual Design
Visual rhetoric
Readings: CDA pp. 263-313 Little Brown p. 104-114
Assignments: Small Assignment #4 Pick an add, a poster, a book cover, or a photograph and analyze the visual design. Do not forget to add the material you analyzed, and to use the concepts we learned in class.
Conferences
DLC Publisher workshop
We are meeting in the DLC. All students must come to DLC at 12:30
Friday, Feb 22 2008
Public Document 1st peer review
Assignments: Public Document 1st draft
Assignments and readings for Week 8
Monday, Feb 25 2008
Common errors profile assignment
Werewolves in Their Youth Discussion
Readings: Werewolves In Their Youth, Spikes, and In the Black Mill
Assignments: Small Assignment #5 (Blog entry #1)
Wednesday, Feb 27 2008
Werewolves in Their Youth Discussion
Assignments: Journal #4
Small Assignment #5 (Blog entry #2)
Conferences
Feedback on profile assignments
Friday, Feb 29 2008
Public Document 2nd peer review
Assignments: Public Document 2nd draft
Small Assignment #5 (Response)
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Monday, March 3 2008
What is annotated bibliography?
Readings: Little Brown pp. 69-104 CDA pp. 143-176
Assignments: Public Document Final draft
Wednesday, March 5 2008
Analyzing annotated bibliography samples
Assignments: Reflection #2
Conferences
Field trip to the libraries
Friday, March 7 2008
Library Search Workshop
Spring Break No Classes
Assignments and activities for Week 11
Monday, March 17 2008
Summarizing, Evaluating, and reflecting on sources
MLA and APA styles
Wednesday, March 19 2008
Library search workshop
We all meet in DLC in the room we had Publisher workshop
Assignments: bring at least 2 questions you want to ask to the librarian who will be our guest speaker. I will collect the questions at the end of the class.
Conferences
Questions about the annotated bibliography
Friday, March 21 2008
Annotated Bibliography 1st peer review
presentation on reading by Derek
Assignments: Annotated Bibliography 1st drafts
Assignments and readings for Week 12
Monday, March 24 2008
Summarizing sources
Evaluating sources
Reflecting on sources
Wednesday, March 26 2008
APA and MLA
plagiarism
Class discussion on The Challenge of College Readiness
Assignments: Small assignment #6 Write down the differences between scholarly journals and magazines. Go to the library grab a magazine (undergraduate Library) and a scholarly journal (humanities Library) and find the differences. Use the transitional words for comparison such as on the other hand, in contrast, compared to etc.
Readings: The Challenge of College Readiness by David T. Conley Educational Leadership April 2007
Conferences
Questions about the annotated bibliography. Please come with questions.
Friday, March 28 2008
Peer review for the annotated bibliography
Assignments: Annotated Bibliography 2nd draft
Assignments and readings for Week 13
Monday, March 31st 2008
What is research Paper?
Plagiarism
Writing the Research Paper
Readings: Little Brown pp. 427-429
Assignments: Journal #5
Wednesday, Apr 2nd 2008
Class cancelled
I will be in New York for a conference
Conferences
Questions about annotated bibliography
Tuesday group must see me during my office hours or make an appointment
Friday, Apr 4th 2008
Plagiarism
Assignments: Annotated Bibliography Final draft (you have time until 9th of April)
Reflection #3
Assignments and readings for Week 14
Monday, Apr 7th 2008
Anatomy of Research Papers
Assignments: Small Assignment #7 Outline and summarize a scholarly journal article which is related to your major. Do not forget to bring the article with you.
Readings: Little Brown pp. 97-104
Wednesday, Apr 9th 2008
Summarizing, quoting, and paraphrasing
In text citation
Readings: Little Brown pp. 406-418
Conferences
Questions about research paper
Friday, Apr 11th 2008
1st peer review Research paper
Assignments: Research Paper 1st draft
Assignments and readings for Week 15
Monday, Apr 14th 2008
Oral modes of communication
Effective presentation guidelines
2nd peer review Research Paper
Readings: CDA pp. 223-261 except readings and interview section Little Brown pp. 123-127
Assignments: Research Paper 2nd draft
We are meeting in Stanley Coulter Hall room 283
Wednesday, Apr 16th 2008
Presentations: We are meeting in Stanley Coulter Hall room 283
Conferences
Feedback on Annotated Bibliography
Friday, Apr 18th 2008
Presentations
Tuesday, April 15th
Michael Chabon will be giving a reading, free and open to the Public, at 8:00 pm in Loeb Playhouse. He will be signing books after the reading, and books will be available for purchase (cash or check).
Assignments and readings for Week 16
Monday, Apr 21st
Presentations: We are meeting in Stanley Coulter Hall room 283
Wednesday, Apr 23rd
Presentations: We are meeting in Stanley Coulter Hall room 283
Conferences
Typical writing mistakes
Friday, Apr 25th
PresentationsCourse evaluation
Assignments: Research Paper Final Draft
Reflection #4