Calendar/Schedule of Assignments

All reading assignments are due on the day they are listed on the schedule below. We will not be reading in class. You are responsible for completing all assigned readings prior to arriving to class. Each reading assignment is preceded by the boldfaced word Read. Also note that Due dates are preceded by the boldfaced word Due on their due dates.

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WT = Writing Today, your course textbook

Date Week 1 T 21 Aug Th 23 Aug

Reading Assignments/In-class Activities (This schedule is subject to change) Introduction to course; introduction to Blackboard Due: Diagnostic essay in Blackboard by midnight Read: Getting Started (WT, pp. 2-11) Read: My Name essay assignment sheet give to you on 23 August In-class Activity: Intro and begin writing diagnostic essay Last day to add a class Read: Topic, Angle, Purpose (WT, pp. 12-21); Readers, Contexts, and Rhetorical Situations (WT, pp. 22-33); In-class Activity: Intro Essay #1 (Literacy Narrative); Hubersalad, Visual Literacy Narrative Final Read: Memoirs (WT, pp. 36-56); Inventing Ideas and Prewriting (pp. 328340) In-class Activity: Interview a classmate Read: Drafting Introductions and Conclusions (pp. 392-399); Developing Paragraphs and Sections (pp. 400-411) In-class activity: Creating your blog site

F 24 Aug Week 2 T 28 Aug

Th 30 Aug

Week 3 T 4 Sep

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W 5 Sep Th 6 Sep

Last day to drop a class with a refund Due: 300-600 word micro genre (short Literacy Narrative) in your class blog site by midnight (Review your interview responses for invention ideas) Read: Using Basic Rhetorical Patterns (WT, pp. 412-415) Read: Vega, Toms Essay (click on link to access and read article) Read: Revising and Editing (pp. 373-389) In-class activity: Discuss Toms Essay; practice peer review session Due: Complete draft of Literacy Narrative for in-class Peer Review Workshop Due: Peer review response letters in Blackboard by midnight Note: not participating in peer review will result in a 10% downgrading of your Literacy Narrative. Please contact me should you not be able to participate in peer review.

Week 4 T 11 Sep

Th 13 Sep

Week 5 T 18 Sep

Due: Final revision of Literacy Narrative in Blackboard by midnight. Read: Reviews (pp. 78-101) In-class activity: Intro Essay #2 (Movie Review) Class canceled (use this time to choose and view a film for the Movie Review essay) Read: Roger Ebert Reviews (click on link to access and read reviews) In-class activity: search for movie reviews pertaining to your movie choice Due: 300-600 word micro genre (The Rave) of movie of your choice in your class blog site by midnight. Read: Kaling, Flick Chicks: A Guide to Women in the Movies (click on link to access and read article) Read: Choosing a Style (WT, pp. 348-357); Using Basic Rhetorical Patterns (WT, pp. 415-422) Faculty convocation/planning day; classes not in session Read: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Citing Sources (WT, pp. 477-490) Read: Denby, Call the Doctor: Contagion; Dream Factory: Inception (click on links to access and read articles) Read: Harry Potters Girl Trouble (WT, pp. 629-631) Due: Complete draft of Movie Review for individual conference. Class canceled: Attend individual conference; consult conference schedule posted in Blackboard. Class canceled: Attend individual conference; consult conference schedule

Th 20 Sep Week 6 T 25 Sep

Th 27 Sep

Week 7 T 2 Oct Th 4 Oct

Week 8 T 9 Oct

Th 11 Oct

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Note: not attending your individual conference will result in a 10% downgrading of your Movie Review. Please contact me should you not be able to attend your conference. Week 9 T 16 Oct Due: Final revision of Movie Review by midnight in Blackboard. Read: Swift, A Modest Proposal(click on link to access and read essay) Read: Proposals (WT, pp. 247-285) In-class Activity: Intro Essay #3 (A Modest Proposal) Read: Commentaries (WT, pp. 195-220); Starting Research (WT, pp. 450459) In-class Activity: Research day Read: Finding Sources and Collecting Information: (WT, pp. 460-472) In-class activity: Library session Due: 300-600 word micro genre (The Pitch) related to Modest Proposal in your class blog site by midnight. Read: Finding Sources and Collecting Information (WT, pp. 460-476) In-class Activity: Research Day Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W. Read: Using MLA Style (WT, pp. 491-515) In-class Activity: perfecting MLA Due: Complete draft of Modest Proposal for in-class Peer Review Workshop Due: peer review response letters Note: not participating in peer review will result in a 10% downgrading of your Modest Proposal. Please contact me should you not be able to participate in peer review. Due: Complete draft of Modest Proposal for individual conference. Class canceled: Attend individual conference; consult conference schedule posted in Blackboard. Class canceled: Attend individual conference; consult conference schedule posted in Blackboard. Note: not attending your individual conference will result in a 10% downgrading of your Modest Proposal. Please contact me should you not be able to attend your conference.

Th 18 Oct

Week 10 T 23 Oct

Th 25 Oct

F 26 Oct Week 11 T 30 Oct

Th 1 Nov

Week 12 T 6 Nov

Th 8 Nov

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Due: Final revision of Modest Proposal by midnight in Blackboard. Read: Presenting Your Work (WT, pp. 573-585) In-class Activity: Intro Presentation Assignment TBA Presentations Fall Break; classes not in session Presentations Presentations Presentations Read: Creating a Portfolio (WT, pp. 550-561) In-class Activity: Intro Essay #4: Portfolio with reflection Due: Portfolios with reflection in blog site during scheduled exam time (8:00 a.m 10:40 a.m.)

Th 15 Nov Week 14 T 20 Nov Th 22 Nov Week 15 T 27 Nov Th 29 Nov Week 16 T 4 Dec Th 6 Dec Finals Week T 11 Dec