Table of Contents
Week 1: Course Overview & Annotating Texts
Monday, 1/29 & Wednesday, 1/31
Texts:
- Read “How to Read like a Writer” by Mike Bunn.
- Review “RWL” (Reading like a Writer) Power Point by Laura Westengard.
Writing:
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Week 2: What’s an “Education Narrative,” anyway?
Monday, 2/5 & Wednesday 2/7
Texts:
- Read “The Memory of My Grandmother” (City Tech student essay) by Anita Jiang.
- Read “Chapter 7” from the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass.
- Read “Learning to Read” by Malcolm X.
- Review “Double-Entry Reading Journals” (Butte College).
Writing:
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Week 3: Reading about Writing
Wednesday, 2/14
Texts:
- Read “Shitty First Drafts” by Anne Lamott.
Writing:
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Week 4: Your “Sh*tty First Drafts” for U1
Wednesday, 2/21 & Thursday, 2/22 (Thursday is on a Monday schedule!)
Texts
- Read “The Fourth of July” by Audre Lourde.
- Review “Narrative Basic Features” Power Point by Laura Westengard.
Writing:
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Week 5: Continuing Drafting U1
Monday, 2/26 & Wednesday, 2/28
Texts:
- Review “Citation and Formatting Guide” (City Tech Library).
- Review “MLA Style Introduction” (Purdue OWL).
- Review “Writing Transitions” (Purdue OWL).
- Review “What’s a Paragraph?” by Carrie Hall.
Writing:
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Week 6: Writing & Peer Reviewing U1
Monday, 3/4 & Wednesday, 3/6
Texts:
- Read “A Talk to Teachers” by James Baldwin.
- Listen to the Declaration of Independence.
- Read the Declaration of Independence.
- Read The Declaration of Independence Annotated by Randy Barnett.
- Read “38” by Layli Long Soldier.
Writing:
- Writing U1
- Peer reviewing U1 (on 3/6)
Unit 1: Education Narrative due by 11:59pm on 3/10
Week 7: Introduction to U2 aka “Reflective Annotated Bibliography”
Monday, 3/11 & Wednesday, 3/13
Texts:
- Watch “Writing an Annotated Bibliography” (City Tech Library).
- Watch the City Tech Library’s Guide to Developing a Research Question.
- Examine “Reflective Annotated Bibliography” Power Point by Laura Westengard
Writing:
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Week 8: Research & Research Questions for U2
Monday, 3/18 & Wednesday, 3/20
We will be meeting at the library on Wednesday, 3/20!
Texts:
- Review (if needed) the City Tech Library’s Guide to Developing a Research Question.
- Review (if needed) “Reflective Annotated Bibliography” Power Point by Laura Westengard
Writing:
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Week 9: Drafting Annotations for U2
Monday, 3/25 & Wednesday, 3/27
Texts:
- Watch City Tech Library’s Evaluating Online Sources
- Your sources for U2 research
Writing:
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Week 10: Finalizing Annotations for U2
Monday, 4/1 & Wednesday, 4/3
Texts:
- Your sources for U3 research
Writing:
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Unit 2: Reflective Annotated Bibliography due by 11:59pm on 4/7
Week 11: Considering Different Genres for U3
Monday, 4/8 & Wednesday, 4/10
Texts:
- Read Twitter Thread on Selena Netflix Movie, Maria Elena Garcia.
- Read Twitter Thread on Women and the Pandemic, Katie Porter.
- Read & listen to “Louise Erdrich On Her Personal Connection To Native Peoples’ ‘Fight For Survival’” (NPR interview).
- Read & watch “Native American elder Nathan Phillips, in his own words” (CNN interview clip) by Sara Sidner.
Writing:
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Week 12: Drafting Unit 3
Monday, 4/15 & Wednesday, 4/17
Texts:
- Students review their individual mentor texts, which you will choose as part of our Unit 3 preparatory work.
Writing:
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Spring Break. No classes scheduled between Monday, 4/22 to Tuesday, 4/30 – but don’t forget about U3!
Week 13: Peer Review of U3
Wednesday, 5/1
Texts:
- Students will use their mentor texts to assist in creation of U3 work.
Writing:
- Class time will be focused on U3 work
Week 14: Completion of U3, Discussion of Reflections & Revisions
Monday, 5/6 & Wednesday, 5/8
Texts:
- Students will use their mentor texts to assist in creation of U3 work.
Writing:
- Discussion of Reflections & Revisions
Unit 3: Writing in a New Genre due by 11:59pm on 5/6
Week 15: Revisions and Final Reflections
Monday, 5/13 & 5/15
Texts:
- Each student’s U1, U2, & U3 work
Writing:
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Week 16: Finals Week
Monday, 5/20 & Wednesday, 5/22
Final Reflection will be completed in class on 5/20
Revised U1, U2, or U3 must be submitted by 11:59pm on 5/22
- Final Reflection will be completed in class on 5/20
- This assignment must be completed in class and turned in by the end of the session. Just like a final exam for a biology or math class–if you do not attend, you will receive a 0 on this assignment!
- Revised U1, U2, or U3 must be submitted by 11:59pm on 5/22
- If you don’t submit a revised assignment by the due date/time, your previous grade will stand. This assignment is optional. If you’re happy with your grade, then don’t worry about this!
