Tentative schedule of Classes:
| Date | Schedule of Classes: | Homework | |
| 1- M 8/28 | Class: Introduction to Locating Writing
A View from 300 Jay Street |
Create an account on the OpenLab and join our course.
Introduce yourself on our site by adding a comment to the homework post according to the guidelines posted there. Respond to at least 3 classmates’ introductions. |
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| 2- W 8/30: | Lab: Introduction to Blogging
Class: Introduction to the Glossary Project #1 assigned |
Follow the schedule for Project #1 (complete draft; post it by 9am Wednesday; bring a copy to 10am lab)
Complete first glossary entry (and keep on track throughout the semester!) |
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| M 9/4: | College closed (Labor Day) | ||
| 3- W 9/6: | Lab: Project #1 drafts due for peer review
Class: Reading an image |
Follow the schedule for Project #1 | |
| 4- M 9/11: | Class: Project #1 due
Project #2 assigned Creating a shared map |
Read Ellen Lupton, “Why Collaborate” and mark it with notes. Bring your annotated copy to class.
Follow the schedule for Project #2 |
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| 5- W 9/13: | Lab: Annotating a text and Notetaking
Class: “Why Collaborate” by Ellen Lupton |
Follow the schedule for Project #2 | |
| 6- M 9/18: | Class: Ursula Schwerin Library visit, A540: meet outside the library (4th floor in the Atrium building) | Reading based on library research
Follow the schedule for Project #2 |
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| W 9/20:Â | Lab: No classes scheduled
Class: No classes scheduled |
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| 7- M 9/25: | Class: Writing summaries |
Write a post summarizing “Why Collaborate”; offer feedback on your classmates’ summaries via comments. Follow the schedule for Project #2: Prepare presentation |
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| 8- W 9/27: | Lab: Presentations
Class: Presentations |
Follow the schedule for Project #2 | |
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| 9- M 10/2:Â | Class: Citation workshop | Follow the schedule for Project #2 | |
| 10- W 10/4: | Lab: Project #2 draft due for peer review
Class: peer review continued |
Finalize Project #2 | |
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| M 10/9: | School Closed—no classes | ||
| 11-W 10/11: | Lab: Project #2 due
Class: Project #3 assigned |
Read “City Limits” by Colson Whitehead. Bring your annotated copy to class.
Write a post summarizing “City Limits”; offer feedback on your classmates’ summaries via comments. Follow the schedule for Project #3 |
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| 12-M 10/16: | Class: Discuss Whitehead, “City Limits” | Follow the schedule for Project #3 | |
| 13-W 10/18: | Lab: Project #3 group work
Class: Discuss McGrath, “A Literary Visitor Strolls in From the Airport” |
Read Charles McGrath, “A Literary Visitor Strolls in From the Airport.” Bring your annotated copy to class.
Write a post summarizing “A Literary Visitor Strolls in From the Airport”; offer feedback on your classmates’ summaries via comments. Follow the schedule for Project #3 |
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| 14-M 10/23: | Class: Discuss Steinberg’s map: Examine “View of the World from 9th Avenue” (and cover version) by Saul Steinberg. | Read David L. Ulin, “Walk With Me.”Follow the schedule for Project #3: Prepare presentation | |
| 15-W 10/25: | Lab: Presentations
Class: Presentations |
Follow the schedule for Project #3 | |
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| 16-M 10/30:Â | Class: Incorporating quotations | Follow the schedule for Project #3 | |
| 17-W 11/1: | Lab: Project #3 draft due for peer review
Class: Continue Project #3 peer review discussions |
Follow the schedule for Project #3 | |
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| 18-M 11/6: | Class: TBA | Finalize Project #3 | |
| 19-W 11/8: | Lab: Project #3 Due
Class Project #4 assigned |
Read “What If You Could Choose Between the Fastest Route and the Most Beautiful?” by Lex Berko. Bring your annotated copy to class.
Write a post summarizing “What If You Could Choose Between the Fastest Route and the Most Beautiful?”; offer feedback on your classmates’ summaries via comments.
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| 20-M 11/13: | Class: Discuss Berko, “What If You Could Choose Between the Fastest Route and the Most Beautiful?” | Follow the schedule for Project #4 | |
| 21-W 11/15:Â | Lab: Project #4 group work
Class: Discuss “The Happiest and Saddest Places in New York City, According to Twitter” |
Read “The Happiest and Saddest Places in New York City, According to Twitter” by Ben Merchant. Bring your annotated copy to class.
Write a post summarizing “The Happiest and Saddest Places in New York City, According to Twitter”; offer feedback on your classmates’ summaries via comments.
Follow the schedule for Project #4 |
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| 22-M 11/20: | Class: Annotated Bibliographies | Follow the schedule for Project #4: prepare presentation | |
| 23-W 11/22: | Lab: Presentations
Class: Presentations |
Follow the schedule for Project #4 | |
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| 24-M 11/27: | Class: TBA | Follow the schedule for Project #4 | |
| 25-W 11/29: | Lab: Project #4 group work
Class: Project #4 group work |
Finalize Project #4 | |
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| 26-M 12/4: | Class: Project #4 Due | Read essay for Sample Final Exam | |
| 27-W 12/6: | Lab: Sample Final Exam
Class: Sample Final Exam peer review |
Finalize Glossary entries | |
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| 28-M 12/11: |
Class: Review for Final Exam (without discussing the reading) |
Prepare for Final Exam. Ask questions and share advice for the final exam via the OpenLab.
Glossary Wrap-Up due 12/12 on the OpenLab |
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| 29-W 12/13: | Lab: Writing a timed essay: review test-taking strategies
Class: Final Exam |
Prepare for final reviews and critiques | |
| 30-M 12/18: | ENG 1101 survey and feedback
Class: Final Reviews and Critiques |
Spring classes begin January 27, 2018. Enjoy the break! |
