Schedule

Any changes will be communicated by email - be sure to check daily!

GD = Google Drive
WS =
Writing Spaces
text
Week 1 - Getting Started
Paper topic: Introduction as a writer
2 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

9/5

Class introduction

In Email: Review the Google

Classrooms link sent via email;
explore the class Google Drive
folder

9/7

Why learn writing?

READ in WS: 10 Ways to

Think About Writing (p. 3-24)

9/10

Using Google Drive and

Wordpress

In GD: Review tutorial notes

& comment any questions you have
within the document

Week 2 - Genres
Paper topic: Research writing conventions of your discipline
3 blog posts
Class Topic
9/12

Academic writing - the

different disciplines

Assignments & Readings

READ in GD: Follow the link

to Dukes Thompson Writing
Program page. Choose your
discipline and read the writing
guidelines for that discipline (Do
not read all of them, only yours!). If

your major is undecided, you may

choose one that interests you.
9/14

Types of essays: Expository &

Descriptive

READ in GD: Purdue OWLs

Expository & Descriptive

READ in GD: Expository &

Descriptive examples

9/16

Types of essays: Narrative &

Argumentative

READ in GD: Purdue OWLs

Narrative & Argumentative

READ in GD: Narrative &

Argumentative examples

Week 3 - Audience
Paper topic: Zombie proposal prompt
3 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

9/19

Conceptualizing your
audience - Who are you
writing for and why does it
matter?

READ in WS: Murder!

(Rhetorically Speaking) (pg.
87-102)

9/21

Constructing the argument

for your audience

Review rhetorical scenarios

in GD to prepare for class
discussion

9/23

Modes of writing for types of

audiences

Week 4 - University Library

Paper topic: Annotated bibliography (1 source)
3 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

9/26

In-class library review

Go to
odu.edu/library

and
explore the site in preperation for
learning about the library

9/28

Guest lecturer [Librarian]

**MEET AT LIBRARY**

9/30

Library research in practice

**MEET AT LIBRARY**

Week 5 - Research
Paper topic: Annotated bibliography (1 source + synthesis w/ previous source)
3 blog posts
Extra credit for midterm review
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

10/3

Citations: importance, types,

resources

READ in WS: Walk, Talk,

Cook, Eat: A Guide to Using Sources
(pg. 193-210)

10/5

Research synthesis

READ in WS: Annoying Ways

People Use Sources (pg. 242-257)

10/7

Reading strategies

READ in WS: Reading Games

(pg. 210-221)

Week 6: WritingInvention
Paper topic: Come up with a research paper topic & justification for that topic
2 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

10/10

***NO CLASS***
Fall break

10/12

Prewriting techniques:
discovering a topic

READ in WS: Looking for

Trouble (pg. 52-71)

10/15

Prewriting techniques:
organizing ideas

Week 7: PreWwriting
Paper topic: Apply prewriting organization techniques for topic from last week
3 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

10/17

Introduction & thesis

READ in GD: Scholarly

article example

WRITE in GD: Under your

name in the document under this
weeks folder, answer the following
questions: what are the elements of
the introduction? What is the
thesis?

10/19

Conclusions

READ in GD: Scholarly

article example

WRITE in GD: Under your

name in the document under this
weeks folder, answer the following
questions: what are the elements of
the conclusion? What does it do?

10/21

Misc: Style, Transitions, etc

READ in GD: Scholarly

article example

WRITE in GD: Under your

name in the document under this
weeks folder, answer the following
questions: what are the stylistic
elements of the article? How does
the author make the article flow?

Week 8: Peer review

Paper topic: Choose a piece of writing and critique it

3 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

10/24

What is effective peer review?

READ in GD: Introducing
Students to Peer Review in Writing

10/26

Methods for peer reviewing

10/28

Peer review in practice - topic

papers

Bring a printed or digital

copy of your topic paper to class for
peer review

Week 9: Conferences
Paper topic: Proposal draft due
3 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

10/31

Conference discussion &

preperation

WRITE in GD: prepare 3

discussion topics or questions for
your upcoming conference

11/2

**Class Cancelled**
Conferences

Attend your scheduled

conference

11/4

**Class Cancelled**
Conferences

Attend your scheduled

conference

Week 10
Paper topic: Final proposal with reflection based on professor & peer feedback
3 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

11/7

Peer-review: Proposal draft

Bring a printed or digital

copy of your proposal draft to class

11/9

11/11

Week 11: Grammar

Paper topic: Initial rough draft of final paper due with focus on thesis
3 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

11/14

Grammar: punctuation
overview

Bring a printed or digital

copy of a piece of your writing for
this class (blog post, weekly paper
assignment, etc)

11/16

Grammar: verbs, active &

passive voice

Bring a printed or digital

copy of a piece of your writing for
this class (blog post, weekly paper
assignment, etc); may be the same
or different from last class

11/18

Grammar: style

READ in GD: Checklist

elements of literary style

Week 12 - Asynchronous
Paper topic: none - have a good Thanksgiving!
1 blog post
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

11/21

***ASYNCH CLASS***

WRITE in GD: Peer review 3

drafts by midnight (see assignment
list in GD to determine who you
should peer review)

11/23

***NO CLASS***
Thanksgiving

11/25

***NO CLASS***
Thanksgiving

Week 13: Revision

Paper topic: Revised rough draft for final paper
3 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

11/28

Why revise?

READ in WS: The Sixth

Paragraph (pg. 286-302)

11/30

Revision strategies

12/2

Week 14: Final peer reviews

Paper topic: Blog overview reflection
2 blog posts
Class Topic

Assignments & Readings

12/5

Peer review

Bring a printed or digital

copy of your rough draft to class

12/7

Peer review

Bring a printed or digital

copy of your rough draft to class

12/9

Class reflection

In preparation for class

discussion, write down

one thing that you enjoyed

about this class

one thing that you disliked

about this class

one thing that you learned

from this class

Week 15 - FINAL
Paper topic: Final paper due
You may make up 3 missed blog posts, or gain 3 blog posts worth of extra credit if you
write a 300 word personal reflection of this class posted to your blog by the final exam date

Class Topic
12/12

Final exam date

Assignments & Readings

Final paper due by midnight

Post 300 word class

reflection to blog by midnight