Refer to the Fall 2023 Academic Calendar for all holidays etc. This schedule is subject to change based on class needs and any college schedule changes.

Week 1, M 8/28 & W 8/30:

Monday, 8/28: Introductions & Course Overview

Texts:

  • Course Materials on our course site

Writing:

Wednesday, 8/30: Metacognition and Annotation

Texts:

Writing:

Week 2, W 9/6 & M 9/11:

Monday, 9/4: College Closed

Wednesday, 9/6: Reading and Writing like a Writer

Texts:

Writing:

  • Follow instructions on the Week 2 Agenda and the Project #1 Instructions.

Monday, 9/11: Genre, Education Narratives

Texts:

Writing:

  • Follow instructions in the Week 2 Agenda and the Project #1 Instructions.

Week 3, W 9/13 & M 9/18:

Wednesday, 9/13: Plato’s Allegory of the Cave

Texts:

Writing:

  • Follow instructions on the Week 3 Agenda and the Project 1 Instructions.

Monday, 9/18: Education Narratives

Texts:

Writing:

  • Follow instructions on the Week 3 Agenda and the Project #1 Instructions.

Week 4, W 9/20 & W 9/27:

Wednesday, 9/20: Peer Review, Revision, Process

Texts:

Writing:

  • Follow instructions on the Week 4 Agenda and the Project #1 Instructions
  • Draft of Project 1: Education Narrative due in class

Monday, 9/25: No Classes Scheduled

Wednesday, 9/27: Finishing Project 1

Texts:

  • Your draft of Project 1

Writing:

  • Follow instructions on the Week 4 Agenda
  • Draft of Project 1 due in class

Week 5, M 10/2 & W 10/4:

Monday, 10/2: Writing about what matters

Texts:

Writing:

Wednesday, 10/4: Getting started with research

Texts:

  • Poem: “38” by Layli Long Soldier

Writing:

  • Follow instructions on the Week 5 Agenda

Week 6, T 10/10 & W 10/11:

Monday, 10/9: College Closed

Tuesday, 10/10 (Classes follow Monday Schedule): Reflective Annotated Bibliography

Texts:

Writing:

  • Follow instructions on the Week 6 Agenda

Wednesday, 10/11: Research for the Reflective Annotated Bibliography

Texts:

Writing:

  • Follow instructions in the Week 6 Agenda and Project 2 Assignment.

Week 7, M 10/16 & W 10/18:

Monday, 10/16: Inquiry-Based Research; Research Questions

Texts:

  • Reading/Writing Resource Essay: “Research Starts With a Thesis Statement” by Emily Wierszewski, pages 231- 235 in Bad Ideas About Writing

Writing:

  • Follow instructions in the Week 7 Agenda and Project 2 Assignment.

Wednesday, 10/18: Researching for the Reflective Annotated Bibliography

Texts:

  • The first source for your Unit 2: Reflective Annotated Bibliography

Writing:

  • Follow instructions in the Week 7 Agenda and Project 2 Assignment

Week 8, M 10/23 & W 10/25: Midsemester

Monday, 10/23: Drafting Annotations

Texts:

  • Two more sources for your Unit 2: Reflective Annotated Bibliography.
  • Research for Project #2

Writing:

  • Follow instructions in the Week 8 Agenda and Project 2 Assignment.

Wednesday, 10/25: Drafting Annotations, continued; revision; Library session

Texts:

  • Materials shared by the library faculty
  • Drafts for Project #2

Writing:

  • Follow instructions in the Week 8 Agenda and Project 2 Assignment.
  • Drafts of Project #2 due in class

Thursday, 10/26: FYLC + CT101 Event

  • Let’s celebrate Plato’s Allegory of the Cave with Pizza, Prizes, Games & Activities!
    • Who: All FYLC + CT101 Students and Faculty
    • When: Thursday, October 26, 2023; 12:45-2:00pm
    • Where: Room A209; Academic Building, 285 Jay Street

Week 9, M 10/30 & W 11/1:

Monday, 10/30: Evaluating Sources; Reaching audiences; Peer Review

Texts:

Writing:

  • Follow instructions in the Week 9 Agenda and the Project #2 instructions.
  • Drafts of Project #2 due in class.

Wednesday, 11/1: Finishing the Reflective Annotated Bibliography

Texts:

  • Project 3 Assignment

Writing:

  • Follow instructions in the Week 9 Agenda and Project 2 Assignment
  • Project 2 assignments (Reflective Annotated Bibliography) due.
  • Short reflection on Project 2 writing process

Week 10, M 11/6 & W 11/8:

Monday, 11/6: Starting Project 3; Considering Different Genres; Multimodal Texts

Texts:

  • Drafts of Project 2

Writing:

  • Follow instructions in the Week 10 Agenda and Project 2 Assignment

Wednesday, 11/8: Drafting Project 3; More Mentor Texts

Texts:

Writing:

  • Project 2 assignments (Reflective Annotated Bibliography) due.
  • Short reflection on Project 2 writing process
  • Follow instructions in the Week 10 Agenda and Project 3 Assignment

Week 11, M 11/13 & W 11/15:

Monday, 11/13: Using Mentor Texts to Guide our Writing

Texts:

Writing:

  • Follow instructions on the Week 12 Agenda

Wednesday, 11/15: Using Mentor Texts to Guide our Revising

Texts:

  • Mentor texts

Writing:

  • Follow instructions in the Week 11 Agenda and Project 3 Assignment
  • Annotate your Project 3 mentor text
  • Project 3 Draft due in class.

Week 12, M 11/20 & M 11/27:

Monday, 11/20: Revision, Peer Review

Texts:

  • Drafts of Project 3

Writing:

  • Follow instructions in the Week 12 Agenda and Project 3 Assignment
  • Drafts of Project 3, Part 2 due in class

Wednesday, 11/22: No Classes Scheduled

Monday, 11/27: Drafting Project 3 (continued) & Peer Review

Texts:

  • Drafts of Project 3

Writing:

  • Follow instructions in the Week 12 Agenda and the Project #3 Assignment
  • Draft of Project 3 due in class

Week 13, W 11/29 & M 12/4:

Wednesday, 11/29: Reflections

Texts:

  • Project 4: Final Reflection and Portfolio Assignment

Writing:

  • Follow instructions in the Week 13 Agenda and Project 3 Assignment
  • Project 3 assignments (Writing in a New Genre) due

Monday, 12/4: Project 4: Final Portfolio and Reflection drafting

Texts:

  • Final Reflection drafts

Writing:

  • Follow instructions on the Week 13 Agenda
  • Drafts of the Final Reflection due in class

Week 14, W 12/6 & M 12/11:

Wednesday, 12/6: Final Portfolio and Reflection, Revisions

Texts:

  • Projects 1, 2, 3 and all online work to bring into your Final Reflection and to revise for Final Portfolio

Writing:

  • Follow instructions in the Week 14 Agenda and the Final Reflection and Portfolio instructions.

Monday, 12/11: Final Portfolio and Reflection

Texts:

  • Projects 1, 2, 3 and all online work to bring into your Final Reflection

Writing:

  • Follow instructions in the Week 14 Agenda and the Project 4: Final Reflection and Portfolio Assignment.

Week 15, M 12/18 & W 12/20:

Wednesday, 12/13: Reading Day (no classes)

Monday, 12/18: Conclusions

Texts and Writing

  • Follow instructions in the Week 15 Agenda and the Project 4: Final Reflection and Portfolio Assignment
  • Project 4: Final Reflection and Portfolio (including revised work) due

Wednesday, 12/20: Conclusions

Have a healthy, safe, and restorative Winter Break! Spring semester begins on Thursday, January 25, 2024.

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