Schedule

Unit 1. Discourse community project. What is the social context of writing?

 

Week 1 Jan 27.  Mon. Discourse community, genre, fiction and non-fiction based on personal experience and memoir. Social groups and modes of communication. Wed. Readings, Diaz. “Ysrael,” (p.3-20). Class discussion.

 

Week 2 Feb 3. Mon. Discourse community, inside and outside the text. Rhetoric. Audience. Diaz readings continued, “Fiesta 1980,” (p. 23-43). “Aurora,” (47-65) Wed. Secondary reading: Peck, Flowers, Higgins.  “Community Literacy: Can Writing Make a Difference?”

 

Write a 400-600 word reflection (#1) on discourse community, your reading and writing process and how you understand role of and modes of communication in a discourse community, and how your understanding has changed through our reading and discussion. What is the social context of your writing, in and out of academia.

 

 

Week 3 Feb 10. Mon. U.S. Constitution, “Preamble,” overview of Articles 1, 2, 3. Form of Government; Rhetoric, genre. Social context of writing. Wednesday college closed Lincoln’s Birthday

 

Week 4 Feb 17.; Monday college closed President’s Day. Wed. Diaz readings continued, “Agauntando,” (p.69-88) “Drown,” (91-107). Class discussion on discourse community in relation to text and compared to personal experience.

 

Write a 400-600 word reflection (#2) on U.S. Constitution, discourse community you belong to, relation to previous readings, and role of communication and writing

 

Week 5 Feb 24. Mon. U.S. Constitution, discussion. Overview. Question of whether the U.S. Constitution is pro- or anti-slavery;  Wed. 1619 Project, Hannah-Jones. Discussion continued, rhetorical analysis, audience, genre; academic vs journalism. Discourse Community Paper Due 1500-2000 words.

 

 

Unit 2. March 2-April 7. Mon. Research as Inquiry: write a research memorandum with subsections and summaries of multiple sources both academic (Cuny electronic library) and non-academic; this research memorandum will serve as a final draft proposal / plan for the Unit 3 multi-modal project. We will be studying Slavery in the U.S., the U.S. Constitution, and the consequences of the Civil War, mainly the Battle of Gettysburg. Students will choose topics from the readings.

 

Week 6 Mar 2. Mon. 1619 Project, Hannah-Jones and Wed. Responses, Wilentz. Discuss topics for research. Discuss rhetorical analysis of texts we are reading. Genre. Audience. Discourse community. Argument. Practice and calls for action. What is the social context of writing? How do you as reader respond?

 

Week 7 Mar 9. Mon. Slavery and the U.S. Constitution. Readings: 1619 Project, Hannah-Jones. Wed. Readings. Responses, Wilentz. Continue discussing topics for research, texts, and project proposals.

 

Write 400-600 word a reflection (#3) on readings and cognitive knowledge acquisition / production process and understanding. We will focus on 1619 Project and response by Wilentz.

 

Week 8 Mar 16. Mon. 1619 Project and Responses. Wed. Gettysburg Address. The Killer Angels, “Monday, June 29, 1863,” p. 3-68. Overview. Relation between 1619 and Civil War. Continue discussing topics for research, texts, and project proposals.

 

Week 9 Mar 23. Mon. Gettysburg Address; Wed. The Killer Angels, p. 3-68 Midterm reports. Discussion of research memorandum project.

 

Week 10 Mar 30. Mon. The Killer Angels , “Wednesday, July 1, 1863: The First Day” p. 73-150. Wed. The Killer Angels, p. 73-150. Discuss research memorandum project.

 

Write 400-600 word a reflection (#4) on readings and cognitive knowledge acquisition / production process and understanding. We will focus on the Civil War in relation to the question of slavery and the U.S. Constitution.

 

 

Week 11 Apr 6 Mon. reading, The Killer Angels, “Thursday, July 2, 1863: The Second Day.” p. 155-270 Tuesday (follows Wednesday Schedule); Research as Inquiry final draft Review of Sources project due. Spring break April 8-16

 

Week 12 Apr 13 Spring Break April 8-16

 

 

Unit 3. Multi-modal repurpose of knowledge and final portfolio. What do I know about my subject of inquiry and how can I communicate it to a selected audience (discourse community) with what modes?

 

Week 13 Apr 20 Mon. The Killer Angels, “Thursday, July 2, 1863: The Second Day.” p. 155-270. Wed..

 

Week 14 Apr 27 Mon. The Killer Angels. “Thursday, July 2, 1863: The Second Day.” p. 155-270. Wed. Discussion of multi-modal projects. Write 400-600 word a reflection (#5) on readings and cognitive knowledge acquisition / production process and understanding.

 

 

Week 15 May 4 Mon. The Killer Angels, “Friday, July 3, 1863 p. 275-345.” Wed. Discussion of multi-modal projects. Revision and proofreading of Final Portfolio

 

Week 16 May 11. Mon. Discussion of multi-modal projects. Revision and proofreading of Final Portfolio. Wed. The Killer Angels, “Friday, July 3, 1863 p. 275-345.” Multi-Modal project due.

 

Week 17 May 18 Mon. Final Portfolio including final reflection paper on electronic file due. Wed. All work due.