WEEK 1

Monday, January 30

Lab:  introduction to course.  

Guided Reading exercise: how to take notes, what to look for.

HW: Join OpenLab site

-Read “Superman and Me” (copy under Readings).  Post annotated copy of 2nd page to the appropriate Dropbox, under “Assignments” on Openlab, by beginning of class Monday.  Compare description of household object with actual picture of it.

Wednesday, February 1

Discussion of “Superman and Me”; intro to Assignment 1

HW: Print and Read “The Movie That Changed My Life” by Terry MacMillan (under Readings).  

-Post annotated copy of any 2 pages to the appropriate Dropbox, under “Assignments” on Openlab, by beginning of class Monday.  Respond via Blog Post #1, summarizing Alexie’s and MacMillan’s essays, then pointing out one contrast between them.

WEEK 2

Monday, February 6

LAB: plagiarism quiz; review of close reading

Writing the Summary cont’d.

HW: 5 sentence response paragraph to EITHER Alexie OR McMillan (bring to class); begin Essay 1.

Print and bring to class Writing To The Point Excerpt 1 (also under Readings).

Wednesday February 8

Discussion of McMillan and Alexie

HW: Essay 1 Final Draft due Wednesday, 2/15, at the beginning of class.

-read “I Have A Dream” with pre-reading questions in mind.  Post annotated copy of any 2 pages to the appropriate Dropbox, under “Assignments” on Openlab, by beginning of class Wednesday.

 

WEEK 3

Monday, February 13: NO CLASS.  

Wednesday, February 15

-E1 (Summary + Response) Final Draft due today.  Physical copy at the beginning of class and electronic copy on Openlab by 3 pm.

-Annotated pages of “I Have A Dream” due on OpenLab.

LAB: I Have A Dream/Sam Cooke Exercise. Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis Assignment; discussion of “I Have A Dream”

HW: Read “Letter from Birmingham Jail” pp 1-3.  Blog post #2 due Monday: letter to King, comparing reactions to “Dream” and to first few pages of “Letter.”  Bring BOTH King readings to next class.

 

WEEK 4

Monday February 20: NO CLASS.  Blog post #2 due today.

Wednesday, February 22

Discussion/comparison of King readings.  

HW: Read “Letter from Birmingham Jail” pp 4-6.  

-Blog Post #3, first paragraph of Rhetorical Analysis essay.  Scanned annotated pages from Birmingham Jail due next class.

-Bring BOTH King readings to next class.

 

WEEK 5

Monday, February 27

Wrap up “Birmingham Jail” discussion

Lab: Using the I-C-E P-P-Panini (formerly I-C-E Sandwich).  Plagiarism revisited.

HW: Write Essay 2 Draft

Wednesday, March 1: Catchup day.

HW: Write Essay 2 Draft.

 

WEEK 6

Monday, March 6.  Draft of Essay 2 due at the beginning of class today.

Lab: Peer Review Workshop

Revision: Common Grammar and Organizational Problems

Review of proper formatting; plagiarism issues; Writing To The Point Exercise

HW: Begin writing RA Final Draft; blog post #4 on how the re-vision process is showing you one positive and one negative feature of your writing that you wouldn’t otherwise notice.

Wednesday, March 8

PRACTICE MIDTERM.  Blog post #4 due at beginning of class today.

Lab: Writing to the Point Exercise; Revision cont’d.

HW: Essay 2 Final Draft due Wednesday, March 15.

 

WEEK 7

Monday, March 13

Pre-reading exercise for Carr, “Is Google Making Us Stupid”?

 

Wednesday, March 15

Essay 2 (Rhetorical Analysis) Final Draft due today at the beginning of class.  Physical copy in class, and electronic copy on Openlab by 3 pm.

Midterm prep.

HW: prepare for Midterm

 

WEEK 8

Monday, March 20

MIDTERM

Lab: Intro to Lens Essay; guided reading of Carr cont’d.

HW: Read the rest of Carr, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” under Readings.  Upload annotated pages from Carr.  Include the page where you think Carr states his thesis.

 

Wednesday, March 22

Discussion of Carr; Exhibit-Lens discussion.

HW: Read Clay Shirky, “Is the Internet Making Us Smarter?” under Readings. Blog post #5 on how either Shirky or Carr showed you something about the Internet that you wouldn’t otherwise see.  Make specific reference to one of their concepts.

Friday, March 24: Blog Post #5 due at 10 am today.

 

WEEK 9

Monday, March 27

Finding an Exhibit; Writing to the Point exercise.  

LAB: Art + Sentence Sequencing Exercise.

HW: Blog post #6 on Lens Essay topic.

 

Wednesday, March 29

Finding an Exhibit cont’d; in-class work on Lens Essay Drafts. Midterms Returned

WEEK 10

Monday, April 3

Catch Up Day

 

Tuesday, April 4

Essay 3 (Lens) Draft due, electronically on Openlab by 3 pm.  No physical copy.

 

Wednesday, April 5

Grammar Revisited

Lab: Lens Essay Draft Workshop.  Bring physical copy of Essay 3 draft.

HW: begin final draft of Essay 3; read one of the suggested readings on OpenLab.

 

APRIL 10-18: SPRING BREAK.

 

WEEK 11

Wednesday, April 19

Intro to Research Revision (Library Workshop?)

HW: Bring chosen suggested reading to next class.  Also, bring final draft of Essay 3 to class.

 

Thursday, April 20

Discussion of Required Reading; Formulating A Research Question

LAB: Formulating a Research Q in-class exercise; Revision, revisited.

Finishing up Lens Essay revision

HW:

Essay 3 (Lens) Final Draft due Monday at the beginning of class.  Physical copy in class, and electronic copy on Openlab.

 

WEEK 12

Monday, April 24

 

Lab: Citations Quiz

Using Sources: The B-E-A-M method

HW: 

Upload 2 annotated pages from your chosen reading.  Finish Research Question as blog post #7, due Wednesday.

 

Wednesday, April 26

B-E-A-M Method Cont’d; Citations

HW: list of formatted sources by beginning of class on May 1

 

WEEK 13

Monday, May 1

Outlining your Use of Sources Exercise

Lab: TBD

 

Wednesday, May 3

Catch-Up Day 

 

WEEK 14

Monday, May 8

Essay 4 (Researched Conversation) draft due, electronically on Openlab by 10 am.  Bring physical copy to class.

Lab: Essay 4 Draft Workshop.  Bring a copy of your draft to class.

PRESENTATIONS

 

Wednesday, May 10

PRESENTATIONS

 

WEEK 15

Monday, May 15

Lab: Practice Final Exam

PRESENTATIONS

 

Wednesday, May 17

PRESENTATIONS

 

Friday, May 19

Essay 4 (Researched Conversation) Final Draft due today by 3 pm.  Physical copy in my mailbox (N512) and electronic copy on Openlab by 3 pm.

 

WEEK 16

Monday, May 22

Lab: Final reflections.

Final Exam prep

 

Wednesday, May 25

FINAL EXAM