Welcome to our Course Website for ENG 1121: Writing Across Situations!
Course Schedule
– subject to change –
Week One
Tues 1/29 Introduction to the Course
In-class Reading: Donald Murray, “All Writing is Autobiography”
Thurs 1/31 Unit 1: The Literacy Narrative
Reading Due: Amy Tan, “Mother Tongue”
Writing Due: Write a 1-2 page response defining “Literacy” as you understand it, and connecting it to experiences in your life as a student or outside of school
Week Two
Tues 2/5 Different Forms of Literacies, Languages, and Code Switching
In-class Reading: excerpt, Vershawn Ashanti Young, “Nah, We Straight”
Reading Due: Edward Bourelle and Andrew Bourelle, “Comic Book Brothers”
Writing Due: Literacy Narrative Outline
Thus 2/7 Overview of Peer Review
Discussion of Revision at the Macro and Micro Levels
Reading Due: Anne Lamott, “Shitty First Drafts,” Sample Student Literacy Narrative
Writing Due: Literacy Narrative Working Draft (3-4 pages, uploaded via the Course Website + 2 Hard Copies in class)
Week Three
Tues 2/12 No classes – College Closed – Lincoln’s Birthday
Thurs 2/14 Peer Review – Meet in Small Groups
Reading Due: Richard Straub, “Responding—Really Responding—to Other Students’ Writing”
Writing Due: Peer Review Letters to each author (2 copies per letter)
Week Four
Tues 2/19 Overview of Unit 2: Rhetoric, Genre, Discourse
Reading Due: Laura Bolin Carroll, “Backpacks vs. Briefcases: Steps Towards Rhetorical Analysis”
Writing Due: Reflective Response After Peer Review with Revision Plan
Thurs 2/21 Developing a Class Manifesto for Joining a Collegiate Discourse Community
Meet in Groups and Discuss Best Practices and Takeaways from Literacy Narratives
Reading Due: John Swales, “The Concept of Discourse Community”
Writing Due: Literacy Narrative Final Draft (uploaded via the Course Website + 1 hard copy)
Week Five
Tues 2/26 Defining a Discourse Community and a Research Question
Discussion of Choosing Topics, Mentor Texts, and Field Research
Reading Due: Anthony Bourdain, “Don’t Eat Before Reading This”
Thurs 2/28 Defining Criteria for a Rhetorical Analysis
Mini-Conferences at the end of class
Reading Due: excerpt, Ta-Nehisi Coates, “My President Was Black.”
Writing Due: Rhetorical Analysis & Synthesis Project Proposal of at least 2-3 pages
Week Six
Tues 3/5 How Does Analysis Fuel Research Inquiry? What else needs to be said?
Mini-Conferences at the end of class
Thurs 3/7 Integrating Many Sources into an Argument
Discussion of primary vs. secondary research, and how to effectively use sources in combination
Writing Due: Field Research Notes (optional)
Week Seven
Tues 3/12 Using a Mentor Text to Build Genre Awareness
Meet in Editor-Author Pairs and pitch ideas
Thurs 3/14 Descriptive Outlining
Overview of Author-Editor Peer Review and Descriptive Outlining
Reading Due: Sample Student Assignment
Writing Due: Working Draft of Article (uploaded via the course website + 1 hard copy in class)
Week Eight
Tues 3/19 In-Class Peer Review Workshop
Revision Discussion: Using Language Effectively
Reading Due: Donald Murray, “The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscripts”
Writing Due: Peer Review Letter (2 copies)
Thurs 3/21 Overview Unit 3: Using Research to Make Arguments
Group Meetings to Discuss Topic, Genres, and Research Planning
Reading Due: Stuart Greene, “Argument As Conversation: The Role of Inquiry in Writing a Researched Argument”
Week Nine
Tues 3/26 Library Visit
Reading Due: John Swales, “‘Create a Research Space’ (CARS) Model of Research Introductions”
Thurs 3/28 Making Arguments in Proposals
What do you need in order to contextualize and build your proposal?
Watch Diane Wolk-Rogers TED Talk
Reading Due: Christine Yared: “Don’t Let My Classmates’ Deaths Be in Vain,” Emma González: “A Young Activist’s Advice: Vote, Shave Your Head and Cry Whenever You Need To”
Writing Due: Article Final Draft, with Reflection Paper about Rhetorical Analysis and Transfer
Week Ten
Tues 4/2 Structuring a Proposal as a Two-Part Argument
Reading Due: Andrea Lunsford, Everyone’s an Author, “Making a Proposal” (handout)
Writing Due: Research Project Proposal Plan
Thurs 4/4 Making An Argument Relevant to Your Audience
Creating a Research Space by Putting Sources in Conversation
Writing Due: Annotated Bibliography (1 per person, with at least three entries)
Week Eleven
Tues 4/9 Troubleshooting Your Proposals: Issues in Writing Collectively
Overview of Group Project Presentations
Time for groups to meet
Reading Due: Sample Student Proposal (handout)
Thurs 4/11 Multimedia Presentations Begin
In-Class Peer Review Feedback for Revision
Writing Due: Group Memorial Proposal Working Draft (upload to course website + 3 hard copies)
Week Twelve
Tues 4/16 Overview of Unit 4: Multimodal Translation
Group Multimedia Presentations End
Reading Due: Cheryl Ball and Colin Charlton, “All Writing is Multimodal”
Writing Due: Oral Multimedia Presentation
Thurs 4/18 Considering the Possibilities of 21st Century Genres
Translating Arguments Across Genres: Discussion about multimodal genres and possibilities
Writing Due: Final Draft of Argumentative Proposals Due (1 per group)
Individual Reflections on the Research and Writing Process (1 per person)
Week Thirteen
Tues 4/23 No classes – Spring Break
Thurs 4/25 No classes – Spring Break
Week Fourteen
Tues 4/30 What Goes Into a Cross-Genre Translation?
Digital literacy and justifying genre choices
Reading Due: Chelsea Harrison, “College Students & Social Media”
Writing Due: Genre Translation Plan
Thurs 5/2 Library Day
Research to Deepen Your Analysis or Add Nuance to Your Argument
Mini-Conferences
Writing Due: Bring Additional Research Questions – what else you need to know about this digital genre?
Week Fifteen
Tues 5/7 Overview of Unit 5: Final Portfolio with Reflective Essay on Your Theory of Writing
In-Class Time to Work on Multimodal Translation Projects, Mini-Conferences
Reading Due: Thomas Osborne, “Late Nights, Last Rites, and the Rain-Slick Road to Self-Destruction”
Thurs 5/9 Peer Review of Multi-Genre Translations
Informal In-class Peer Review
Writing Due: Working Draft of Written Components Due
Week Sixteen
Tues 5/14 Reflection on Writing Across Situations
How has writing across different genres offered insight about the writing process?
Presentations of Multimodal Translation Projects
Writing Due: Final Draft Multimodal Translation with Reflection on Transfer
Thurs 5/16 Wrapping Up
Presentations of Multimodal Translation Projects
Any final questions and reflections to frame the Portfolio Reflection Essay
Week Seventeen
Tues 5/21 Final Portfolios Due
Writing Due: Final Portfolios with 3-4 page Reflection Essay
