Course Schedule

Note: This is a general overview of the semester. You must look at the weekly Agendas in order to see your assignments for each class, including the most up to date reading assignments. These Agendas will be published by the end-of-day each Thursday with the work for the next week.

Week 1

Monday, 1/29: Introductions & first day writing activities

Wednesday, 1/31

Texts

• “She’s Your Basic LOL in NAD” by Perri Klass

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 1 Agenda  

Week 2

Monday, 2/5

Texts

• “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 2 Agenda  

Wednesday, 2/7

Texts

• Trifles by Susan Glaspell

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 2 Agenda  

Week 3

Monday, 2/12: College closed

Wednesday, 2/14

Texts

• Excerpts from Passing by Nella Larsen (Chapters TBD)

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 3 Agenda  

Week 4

Monday, 2/19: College closed

Wednesday, 2/21:

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 4 Agenda  

Thursday, 2/22 (Monday Schedule):

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 4 Agenda  

Week 5

Monday, 2/26

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 5 Agenda  
• Unit 1 Due on our class site by the start of class

Wednesday, 2/28

Texts

• “College Students Have Something to Say. It’s Just Not What You’d Expect” by Jonathan Malesic
• Opinion Essay TBD

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 5 Agenda  

Week 6

Monday, 3/4

Texts

• “What We Are Not Teaching Boys About Being Human” by Ruth Whippman
• Opinion Essay TBD

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 6 Agenda  

Wednesday, 3/6

Texts

• Opinion Essays TBD

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 6 Agenda  

Week 7

Monday, 3/11

Texts

• Opinion Essays TBD

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 7 Agenda  

Wednesday, 3/13

Texts

• “How to Write an OP-ED or Column” (Harvard Kennedy School Communications Program).
• “Op-ed Writing: Tips and Tricks” (The Op-ed Project).
• “Developing Strong Thesis Statements” (Purdue OWL).
• Review “Thesis Statements” (Purdue OWL).

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 7 Agenda  

Week 8

Monday, 3/18

Texts

• Opinion Essays TBD

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 8 Agenda  

Wednesday, 3/20

Texts

• Opinion Essays TBD

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 8 Agenda  

Week 9

Monday, 3/25

Writing

• In class writing. These drafts will be collected
• Follow instructions on the Week 9 Agenda  

Wednesday, 3/27

Writing

• In class writing. These drafts will be collected
• Follow instructions on the Week 9 Agenda  

Week 10

Monday, 4/1

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 10 Agenda  
• Unit 2 Due on our class site by the start of class

Wednesday, 4/3

Texts

• Chelsea Harrison, “College Students and Social Media”
• Annie Correal, “Love and Black Lives, in Pictures Found on a Brooklyn Street”
• Sophia Glock, “A Father, and a Childhood, Cloaked in Secrets”
• Zachary Small and Rumsey Taylor, “How the Legend of Zelda Changed the Game”
• Mike Baker, Malika Khurana, K.K. Rebecca Lai, Riley Mellen, Natalie Reneau, Bedel Saget, Elena Shao, Anjali Singhvi and Charlie Smart, Inside the Deadly Maui Inferno, Hour by Hour
• 1619 Project
• For more examples explore the following links:
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/briefing/innovative-storytelling-from-2023.html
  • https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/us/2023-year-in-graphics.html

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 10 Agenda  

Week 11

Monday, 4/8

Texts

• Your model multimodal text for Unit 3

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 11 Agenda  

Wednesday, 4/10

Texts

• Your model multimodal text for Unit 3

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 11 Agenda  

Week 12

Monday, 4/15

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 12 Agenda  

Wednesday, 4/17

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 12 Agenda

Week 13

Monday, 4/22: No classes
Wednesday, 4/24: No classes

Week 14

Monday, 4/29: No classes

Wednesday, 5/1

Texts

• Your model multimodal text for Unit 3

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 14 Agenda

Week 15

Monday, 5/6

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 15 Agenda
• Unit 3 Due on our class site by the start of class

Wednesday, 5/8

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 15 Agenda

Week 16

Monday, 5/13

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 16 Agenda

Wednesday, 5/15

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 16 Agenda

Week 17

Monday, 5/20

Writing

• Follow instructions on the Week 17 Agenda
• Final Portfolio Due on our course site
• In-class essay: Final Reflection

Wednesday, 5/22: Conclusions

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