Calendar

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.

Week 1: January 7-11

  • This Week's Blog Prompt: Please tell us about your writiing experience. What types of papers have you written in the past? What are your strengths/weaknesses? What do you enjoy/loathe about writing? What do you hope to learn/do/take from this course? In what ways do you expect an accelerated composition class to differ from a general comp class? You do not have to answer all of these questions; simply use them as a general guide. You may write your own response, respond to what a classmate has written, or both. You should write at least 250 words total no later than Sunday, January 13th.

  • Monday: Introduction to the Course
    • Homework: Register for Drupal
  • Wednesday: Writing Diagnostic; Blog Guidelines
    • Homework: Look over Drupal
  • Friday: Introduction to Project One and "This I Believe"
    • Homework: Plot out 2-4 potential topics. List potential beliefs and provide details about how you might illustrate that belief in an essay. Bring this (typed ) to class on Monday.
    • Listen to/read a few "This I beliive" essays online. 

Week 2: January 14-18

  • Blog Prompt: Please write something about the This I Believe project: tell us about your topic; tell us about an essay that you heard/read on the website; describe problems you are having with the project; describe your strategies for the project, etc. You can address this as you see fit, and you may post an original response, respond to one of your classmates, or both. Due by Sunday, January 20th.

  • Monday: Look over sample essays; discuss topic ideas.
    • Homework: Complete Project One Planning Worksheet and bring it to class on Wednesday
  • Wednesday: Discuss Project Planning Worksheets
    • Homework: Write first draft of Project One; bring 2-3 copies with you to class, depending on your group size.
  • Friday: Peer Review how-to and getting started
    • Homework: Read and peer edit your partners' drafts. Bring these to class next Wednesday (peer review worksheet file attached below; must be logged in to access)

Week 3: January 21-25

  • Blog Prompt: You may blog on the topic of your choice. Just be sure your subject material is appropriate for your audience (i.e. your freshman comp classmates and instructor).

  • Monday: No Class, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
    • Homework: Finish peer reivew
  • Wednesday: Discuss peer review comments; project wrap-up
    • Homework: Revise draft. Be prepared to submit your revised draft on Friday. Please submit it in a folder, and include your planning worksheet and the peer reviewed drafts you received.
  • Friday: Revised draft of Project One due. Intro to Project Two, Intro to   film
    • Homework: Look over film terms

Week 4: January 28- February 1

  • Blog Prompt: Please write on the topic of your choice. You may perhaps want to write about film/documentary film, since we'll we discussing this all week.
  • Monday: Intro to Documentary Film
    • Homework: Look over documentary film terms sheet
  • Wednesday: Intro to Project Two; wrap-up film introduction; begin viewing Devil's Playground if time allows
    • Homework: If we begin viewing film, be sure to take down some notes after class
  • NOTE: CLASS CANCELLED FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST. Have a fun snow day!. 
  • Friday: View Devil's Playground
    • Homework: Jot down notes/thoughts on the film

Week 5: February 4-8

  • Blog: You may write on the topic of your choice

  • Monday: View Devil's Playground
    • Homework: Jot down notes/thoughts on the film
  • Wednesday: Finish Devil's Playground
    • Homework: Jot down notes/thoughts on the film
  • Friday: Discuss Devil's Playground
    • Homework: TBA

 

Week 6: February 11-15

 

  • Blog: Write on the topic of your choice. One possibility would be to share your thoughts on the film.
  • Monday: Discuss film
  • Wednesday: Discuss film
  • Friday: Writing an Argumentative Thesis and Body Paragraphs
    • Homework: Planning Worksheet (due Monday; attached below)

Week 7: February 18-22

  • Blog: Topic of your choice

  • Monday: Discuss Planning Worksheets
    • Homework: Begin drafting Project 2

  • Friday: Rough draft of Project 2 due
    • No Class Meeting Today
    • Email your rough draft to me and to everyone in your peer review group by 8:30am today
    • Use the Comment Feature of Word to conduct peer review
    • Answer the Peer Review Questions (attached below)
    • Email the peer-reviewed draft to the writer by 8:30am Monday, AND CC: me on that email
    • Bring a printed copy of the peer review questions (which you will have already answered) to class with you on Monday
    • Homework: Peer Review

Week 8: February 25-29

  • Blog: Topic of your choice

  • Monday: Wrap-up discussion of Film Analysis paper; discuss peer review comments
    • Homework: Revise rough draft; due Wednesday

  • Wednesday: Revised draft of Project Two Due (plus planning worksheet, and peer review comment sheets. You don't need to turn in rough drafts because they will be emailed to me).
    • Intro to writing about art
    • Homework: TBD

  • Friday: This I Believe Day (we'll read This I Believe essays aloud in class)
    • Homework: (Optional) Post a recording of your This I Believe essay on the blog. 

Week 9: March 3-7

  • Blog topics to be provided by Scotty, Harini, and Melanie (no later than Monday)
    • These topics are optional; feel free to write in reponse to 1, 2, or all 3 of them, or to develop your own topic of choice.

  • Monday: Intro to Goya and Project Three
    • Homework: Goya Plates 1-39; plus Introduction and Preface

  • Wednesday: Goya Plates
    • Homework: Goya plates 1-39
  • Friday: Goya Plates
    • Homework: Look over remaining Goya plates; choose 2-3 to discuss in class after break (you don't need to write anything down, but be prepared to talk about your chosen plates)
    • Have a great break!

Week 10: March 10-14

  • Blog: make-up week. if you've missed a blog in the past, you may post one this week as a make-up. If you haven't missed any blogs, you may have the week off, or write a post for extra credit.

  • No Class, Spring Break
  • Just be prepared to discuss the remaining Goya plates when class resumes

Week 11: March 17-21

  • Blog: Topics to be determined by
  • Monday: Discuss remaining Goya Plates
    • Homework: Decide on the contemporary artistic responses to war you will write about; bring sample to class on Wednesday
  • Wednesday: Discuss contemporary responses to war choices
    • Homework: Start drafting paper
  • Friday: Wrap-up Goya; writing an analytical thesis
    • Homework: Rough draft due Monday

Week 12: March 24-27

  • Blog: Topics to be determined by
  • Monday: Rough draft due
    • Email your draft to me and to your group by 8:30am
    • Homework: Peer Review (Link to Peer Review Questions)
      • Comment on drafts and answer the Peer Review Questions
  • Wednesday: Discuss Peer Review Comments

    • We will be meeting in a computer lab, so be sure to have access to your draft electronically.
    • MEET IN SC 277 today!!!
    • Homework:Revise your draft
  • Friday: Revised Draft due; Intro to Final Project and Sample Projects
    • Homework: Read pages in Hacker Manual; start thinking of topics for final project, decide if you want to workalone or collaborate.

Week 13: March 31-April 4

  • Blog topics: Check for suggested topics

  • Monday: Meet in Beering B286 (in basement)
    • How to use Purdue's Research Tools
    • Homwork: Read pgs. 101-123 in Hacker Pocket Style Manual
  • Wednesday: MLA citation
    • Homework: Decide on final project topic
    • SIGN UP FOR CONFERENCE TIME SLOT BY FRIDAY (see my recent blog entry for instructions)
  • Friday: No Class; work on proposal for final project (due Monday by 5pm via email)
    • MUST SIGN UP FOR CONFERENCE TIME!!!

Week 14: April 7-11

  • Possible Blog Topics TBA

  • NOTE: Conferences NOT scheduled during class time meet in my office (Heav 307D)
  • Monday: No Class, work day. Proposals due via email by 5pm today.
  • Wednesday: Individual Conferences: please come at your assigned time:

    • 8:30-8:50
    • 8:50-9:20: taken by Kayla, Kelsey, Ashley, and Rob
    • 10:30-10:50: taken by Melanie
    • 10:50-11:20
  • Friday: Individual Conferences: please come atyour assigned time:
    • 8:00-8:30
    • 8:30-8:50
    • 8:50-9:20
    • 10:30-10:50: taken by Emily
    • 10:50-11:20: taken by Scotty and Darrin
    • 11:20-11:40
    • 11:40-12 noon

Week 15: April 14-18

  • Blog Topic: Everyone must respond to this week's presentations on the blog

  • NOTE: Conferences NOT scheduled during class time meet in my office, Heav 307D
  • Monday: Individual Conferences, please arrive at your assigned time:
    • 8:00-8:30:
    • 8:30-8:50: taken by Allison
    • 8:50-9:20
    • 10:30-10:50: taken by Amber
    • 10:50-11:20
    • 11:20-11:40:
    • 11:40-12 noon:
  • Wednesday: Individual Conferences, please arrive at your assigned time:
    • 8:00-8:30: taken by Matt, Colin, Kyle
    • 8:30-8:50: taken by Austen
    • 8:50-9:20: taken by Megan, Morgan, Melissa
    • 10:30-10:50: taken by Joey
    • 10:50-11:20
    • 11:20-11:40: taken by Andrea
    • 11:40-12 noon: taken by Harini
  • Friday: Day One of In-Class Presentations, everyone attends class
  • MEET IN STANLEY COULTER (SC) 231
    • Presenation 1
    • Presentation 2
    • Presentation 3

Week 16: April 21-25

  • Blog: Everyone must respond to this week's presentations
  • NOTE: WE WILL MEET IN SC 231 ALL WEEK!!!
  • PLEASE COMPLETE COURSE EVALUATIONS THIS WEEK!!!
  • Link to Extra Credit Options
  • Goya Re-writes (accompnaied by graded draft) due no later than 5pm on Monday, April 28th.
  • Final Projects and Works Cited page due no later than 5pm on Monday, April 28th.
  • Monday: In-Class Presentations, Day Two, everyone attends class
    • Presentation 1
    • Presentation 2
    • Presentation 3
  • Wednesday: In-Class Presentations, Day Three, everyone attends class
    • Presentation 1
    • Presentation 2
    • Presentation 3
  • Friday: In-Class Presentations, Final Day, everyone attends class
    • Presentation 1
    • Presentation 2
    • Presentation 3