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Unit 1:
Portrait of a Word
Class 1 8/29:
Class introductions, reading of and discussion about class syllabus and course schedule, discussion about the class and expectations, and discussion about literacy, and transfer.
HW: Please go to, signup for, and explore our class’ Openlab site. Please read Mike Bunn “How to Read Like a Writer” and “Online Discussions: Tips for Students”
Class 2 8/31:
Discussion about outlining, brainstorming, and drafting. Discussion about Portrait of a Word assignment. Discussion about peer workshops. Review of “How to Read Like a Writer” and “Online Discussions: Tips for Students”
HW: Please read and blog post for Hanif Willis Abdurraqib “Zayn Malik and the Songs that Bring us to Prayer”.
Class 3 9/7: Review of “Zayn Malik and the Songs that Bring us to Prayer” and discussion about peer review, revision, editing, and proofreading.
HW: Please post to Openlab your Portrait of a Word outlines on or by class Sept 12th. Please read Junot Diaz “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”
Class 4 9/12: Conferences and peer workshops for Portrait of a Word outlines. Discussion about code switching. Discussion about “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”
HW: Please submit the first draft of your Portrait of a Word assignments by Sept 14th.
Class 5 9/14:
Discussion about reflective writing. Peer review session for Portrait of a Word first drafts. Discussion about Reflection assignments.
HW: Please read and do the blog post for Anne Lamott “Shitty First Drafts”
Class 6 9/19: Discussion about “Shitty First Drafts”
HW: Submit the final draft of the Portrait of a Word and Part One Reflection by Sept 21st to Blackboard.
Unit 2:
Discourse Communities
Class 7 9/21:
Discussion about discourse community and genre. Discussion and group work about Reddit.
HW: Please read and blog post for Erik Borg, “Discourse Community” and Patricia Bizzell “What Is a Discourse Community?”
Class 8 9/28:
Discussion about “Discourse Communities” and “What Is a Discourse Community?”
HW: Please read and blog post for Kerry Dirk, “Navigating Genres” and please watch the video “Understanding Genre Awareness”
Class 9 9/29:
Portrait of a Word conferences.
Class 10 10/3:
Discussion about “Navigating Genres”.Discussion about Discourse Communities assignment. Discussion about critical analysis. Discussion about analysis and synthesis.
HW: Outline your Discourse Communities assignment and submit to Openlab by Oct 12th.
Class 11 10/12:
Discussion about rhetoric and audience. Podcasts discussions. Group work on analysis and synthesis. Peer workshops and conferences for Discourse Communities assignment analysis.
Class 12 10/17:
Workshops for Discourse Communities assignment outline. In-class conferences for Discourse Communities assignment.
Class 13 10/19:
Library research session. Students will find one source that ties into their Discourse Communities assignment.
HW: Please find at least one piece you will use for your Discourse Communities assignment and write an analysis for it and how you will use it in your piece in 1 page and post it to OpenLab by Oct 24th.
HW: Read and blog post for John Mundy and Glyn White Chapter 10 “Comedy, Race, and Ethnicity” from “Laughing Matters”.
Class 14 10/24: Discussion about “Comedy, Race, and Ethnicity”
HW: Write the first draft of your Discourse Communities assignment and submit it by Oct 26th to Blackboard. In addition, read Suzanne Moore “Cancellation Might Feel Good, But It’s Not Activism”
Class 15 10/26:
Online Conferences for Discourse Communities assignment second draft.
HW: Please read Raul Perez “Racism without Hatred? Racist Humor and the Myth of Color-blindness” and Timmerman, Gussman, and King “Humor, Race, and Rhetoric- a Liberating Sabotage of the Past’s Hold on the Present”.
Class 16 10/31:
Conferences about Midterm grades.
HW: Please submit the final version of Discourse Communities assignment and Part Two reflection by Nov 2nd to Blackboard.
Class 17 11/2 :
Discussion about primary and secondary sources. Discussion about research citation formats. Discussion about research planning. Discussion about proposals and annotated bibliographies. Review of “Cancellation Might Feel Good, But It’s Not Activism” Discussion about “Racism without Hatred? Racist Humor and the Myth of Color-blindness” and “Humor, Race, and Rhetoric- a Liberating Sabotage of the Past’s Hold on the Present”.
HW: Blog post proposal and annotated bibliography using “Racism without Hatred? Racist Humor and the Myth of Color-blindness” and “Humor, Race, and Rhetoric- a Liberating Sabotage of the Past’s Hold on the Present”.
Class 18 11/7:
Discussion about New Genre/New Audience assignment. Peer review of proposals and annotated bibliographies. Discussion about use of texts and argumentation
Class 19 11/9:
Conferences for Discourse Communities assignment.
HW: Decide on an audience and genre for the New Genre/New Audience papers for discussion by next class. Post Brainstormed ideas for your New Genre/New Audience papers.
Class 20 11/14: SNL review.
HW: Write a proposal for your New Genre/New Audience and submit to OpenLab by Nov 16th.
Unit 3:
New Genre/New Audience
Class 21 11/16:
Review of New Genre/New Audience proposals
HW: Post outlines for your New Genre/New Audience
papers by Nov 21st to Openlab.
Class 22 11/21:
Review of New Genre/New Audience paper outlines.
HW: Please write an annotated bibliography about one piece of research you find for your New Genre/New Audience assignment by Nov 23rd to Openlab.
Class 23 11/23:
In-class work for the New Genre/New Audience.
Class 24 11/28: Peer workshops for New Genre/New Audience
proposal and annotated bibliographies.
Class 25 11/30:
HW: Complete the first draft of New Genre/New Audience
paper and submit it by Dec 5th to Blackboard.
Class 26 12/5:
Conferences for first draft of New Genre/New Audience
paper. Discussion about Portfolio and Final Reflection
Class 27 12/7:
Submit the final draft of New Genre/New Audience
paper and Portfolio by Dec 14th to Blackboard.
Class 28 12/12:
Portfolio Review
Class 29 12/14:
Portfolio with final draft of New Genre/New Audience
paper due.
Class 30 12/19:
Grading Day
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