Refer to the Fall 2024 Academic Calendar for all holidays etc. This schedule is subject to change based on class needs and any college schedule changes.
Week 1, W 8/28 & W 9/4:
Wednesday, 8/28: Introductions & Course Overview
Texts:
- Course Materials on our course site
Writing:
- Follow instructions on the Week 1 Agenda
Monday, 9/2: College Closed
Wednesday, 9/4: Metacognition and Annotation
Texts:
- Article: “How to Read like a Writer” by Mike Bunn
- Resources: the library, computer labs, the Writing Center,
- Resources (Tips for Success on The OpenLab for Students)
- Reading/Writing Resource Essay: “Double-Entry Reading Journals” (Butte College).
Writing:
Week 2, M 9/9 & W 9/11:
Monday, 9/9: Plato’s Allegory of the Cave
Texts:
- Dialogue: “Allegory of the Cave” (Book VII) from The Republic, by Plato.
- Blog post: “Dark and Light: Practicing Balance—and Countering Racism—in Metaphors” by Alex Kapitan
- Video: “Plato’s Allegory of the Cave” by Alex Gendler
- Video: “The Cave: An Adaptation of Plato’s Allegory in Clay” by bullheadent
- Video: “Plato’s Allegory of the Cave” by Philosophy Vibe
Writing:
- Follow instructions on the Week 2 Agenda and the Project #1 Instructions.
Wednesday, 9/11: Genre, Education Narratives
Texts:
- Personal narrative/essay: “Learning to Read” by Malcolm X.
- Video: “Understanding Genre Awareness”
- Project 1 Assignment
Writing:
- Follow instructions in the Week 2 Agenda and the Project #1 Instructions.
Week 3, M 9/16 & W 9/18:
Monday, 9/16: Education Narratives
Texts:
- Speech: “Rejection is a Good Teacher” by Robert Hammond
- Personal Narrative: “Maybe I Could Save Myself By Writing” by José Olivarez
Writing:
- Follow instructions on the Week 3 Agenda and the Project 1 Instructions.
Wednesday, 9/18: Education Narratives
Texts:
- Opinion Essay: “Architecture Needs a Culture Shift” by Michael Caton
- Oral Narrative: “Rochelle Williams: Potential”
Writing:
- Follow instructions on the Week 3 Agenda and the Project #1 Instructions.
Week 4, M 9/23 & W 9/25:
Monday, 9/23: Peer Review, Revision, Process–and believing in yourself!
Texts:
- Oral Narrative: “Imposter Syndrome: Stories about not feeling good enough“
- Reading/Writing Resource Essay: “Shitty First Drafts” by Anne Lamott
- Reading/Writing Resource Essay: “Quotation Handout” by Carrie Hall
- Reading/Writing Resource Essay: “Citation and Formatting Guide” (City Tech Library)
- Reading/Writing Resource Essay: “MLA Style Introduction” (Purdue OWL)
Writing:
- Draft of Project 1: Education Narrative due in class
- Follow instructions on the Week 4 Agenda and the Project #1 Instructions
Wednesdsay, 9/25: Finishing Project 1
Texts:
- Reading/Writing Resource Essay: “Student Writing Must Be ” Graded By The Teacher” by Christopher R. Friend, pages 273- 277 in Bad Ideas About Writing
- Your draft of Project 1
Writing:
- Draft of Project 1 due in class
- Follow instructions on the Week 4 Agenda
Week 5, M 9/30 & M 10/7:
Monday, 9/30: Writing about what matters
Texts:
- Everyone’s Project 1
Writing:
- Project 1 (Education Narrative) Due
- Reflective letter on Project 1 writing process in class
- Follow instructions in the Week 5 Agenda.
Wednesday, 10/4: No classes scheduled
Monday, 10/7: Getting started with research
Texts:
- Reading/Writing Resource Essay: “Research Starts With a Thesis Statement” by Emily Wierszewski, pages 231- 235 in Bad Ideas About Writing
- Historical Document/Protest Literature: Declaration of Independence
- Poem: “38” by Layli Long Soldier
- Project 2 Instructions
Writing:
- Follow instructions on the Week 5 Agenda
Week 6, W 10/9 & T 10/15:
Wednesday, 10/9: Reflective Annotated Bibliography
Texts:
- NYTimes Newsletter: “What’s the Future for A.I.?” by Cade Metz
- Article: “The Science of Climate Change Explained: Facts, Evidence and Proof” by Julia Rosen
- Article: “Heat Is Costing the U.S. Economy Billions in Lost Productivity” by Coral Davenport
- Blog: “2024 Employee Well-Being Trends” by Erin Seaverson
- Reading/Writing Resource Presentation “What Is Research?” by Prof. Carrie Hall
Writing:
- Follow instructions on the Week 6 Agenda
- Drafting research questions
Monday, 10/14: College Closed
Tuesday, 10/15 (Classes follow Monday Schedule): Research for the Reflective Annotated Bibliography
Texts:
- Article: “The A.I. Revolution Will Change Work. Nobody Agrees How” by Sarah Kessler Article: “AI isn’t here to take your job, but help you work better” by Krish Ramineni
- Reading/Writing Resource Essay: “Research Starts With a Thesis Statement” by Emily Wierszewski, pages 231- 235 in Bad Ideas About Writing
- Reading/Writing Resource: City Tech Library’s Guide to Developing a Research Question to help you narrow down and finalize your research question
Writing:
- Follow instructions in the Week 6 Agenda and Project 2 Assignment.
- Drafting reflective annotated bibliography introductions
Week 7, W 10/16 & M 10/21:
Wednesday, 10/16: Inquiry-Based Research; Research Questions; Library session
Texts:
- Video: “Writing an Annotated Bibliography” (City Tech Library)
- Reading/Writing Resource Essay: “Annotated Bibliography Breakdown” (Purdue OWL)
- Materials shared by the library faculty
Writing:
- Follow instructions in the Week 7 Agenda and Project 2 Assignment.
Monday, 10/21: Researching for the Reflective Annotated Bibliography
Texts:
- Rhetoric Essay: “Backpacks vs. Briefcases: Steps Toward Rhetorical Analysis” by Laura Bolin Carroll (first half)
- Research for Project #2: The first source for your Unit 2: Reflective Annotated Bibliography
Writing:
- Presentations of sources
- Draft the annotation for your first source
- Follow instructions in the Week 7 Agenda and Project 2 Assignment
Week 8, W 10/23 & M 10/28: Midsemester
Wednesday, 10/23: Drafting Annotations; Reaching audiences;
Texts:
- Research for Project #2: Second source for your Unit 2: Reflective Annotated Bibliography.
- Rhetoric Essay: “Backpacks vs. Briefcases: Steps Toward Rhetorical Analysis” by Laura Bolin Carroll (second half)
Writing:
- Presentations of sources
- Follow instructions in the Week 8 Agenda and Project 2 Assignment.
Monday, 10/28: Drafting Annotations and Reaching audiences, continued; revision
Texts:
- Writing/Rhetoric resource video: “Ethos, Pathos & Logos” from Texas A&M Writing Center
- Writing/Rhetoric resource video: “How to use rhetoric to get what you want” from TED Ed
- Research for Project #2: Third source for your Unit 2: Reflective Annotated Bibliography.
Writing:
- Presentations of sources
- Follow instructions in the Week 8 Agenda and Project 2 Assignment.
- Drafts of Project #2 due in class
Week 9, W 10/30 & M 11/4:
Wednesday, 10/30: Evaluating Sources; Peer Review
Texts:
- Research for Project #2: Fourth source for your Unit 2: Reflective Annotated Bibliography.
Writing:
- Presentations of sources
- Follow instructions in the Week 9 Agenda and the Project #2 instructions.
- Drafts of Project #2 due in class.
Monday, 11/4: Finishing the Reflective Annotated Bibliography
Texts:
- Drafts of Project #2
Writing:
- Drafts of Project #2 due in class
- Follow instructions in the Week 9 Agenda and Project 2 Assignment
Week 10, W 11/6 & M 11/11:
Wednesday, 11/6: Starting Project 3; Considering Genres; Multimodal Texts
Texts:
- Drafts of Project 2
- Project 3 Assignment
Writing:
- Follow instructions in the Week 10 Agenda and Project 2 Assignment
Monday, 11/11: Drafting Project 3; More Mentor Texts
Texts:
- Article: “The listicle as literary form” by Arika Okrent
Writing:
- Project 2 assignments (Reflective Annotated Bibliography) due.
- Reflection on Project 2 writing process
- Follow instructions in the Week 10 Agenda and Project 3 Assignment
Week 11, W 11/13 & M 11/18:
Wednesday, 11/13: Using Mentor Texts to Guide our Writing
Texts:
- Blog Post Listicle: “10 listicle examples that will make you love the form” by Corinna Keefe
- Listicle: “Loving What You Do as a Civil Engineer: My Secrets to Fulfillment and Success” by Daniel M. Collins
- Blog Post Listicle: ” Why Choose Civil Engineering as your Career”
- Mentor texts
Writing:
- Follow instructions on the Week 12 Agenda
Monday, 11/18: Using Mentor Texts to Guide our Revising
Texts:
- Mentor texts
- Listicle: “7 Ways To Take Your Listicle to the Next Level in 2021” by Wainscot Health
- Infographic: “9 Types of Listicles You Probably Weren’t Aware Of” by Edisol
Writing:
- Follow instructions in the Week 11 Agenda and Project 3 Assignment
- Annotate your Project 3 mentor text
- Presentation of mentor texts
- Project 3 Draft due in class.
Week 12, W 11/20 & M 11/25:
Wednesday, 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 for peer review
Monday, 11/25: 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, M 12/2 & W 12/4:
Wednesday, 11/27: No Classes Scheduled
Monday, 12/2: 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
Wednesday, 12/4: Project 4: Final Portfolio and Reflection drafting
Texts:
- Projects 1, 2, and 3 for review
- Final Reflection instructions
Writing:
- Follow instructions on the Week 13 Agenda
- Drafts of the Final Reflection
Week 14, M 12/9 & W 12/11:
Monday, 12/9: 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.
Wednesday, 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 12/16 & W 12/18:
Monday, 12/16: Final Reflections
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, 12/18: Conclusions
Have a healthy, safe, and restorative Winter Break! Spring semester begins on Wednesday, January 29, 2025.
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