Bridgewater State University English102 Fall 2011 MWF Schedule

Week 1 W Sept 7 Discuss: Introductions, Syllabus, Expectations F Sept 9 Discuss: Media and Technology in Society Week 2 M Sept 12 Read: p.3-11 Discuss: Identity, Essay 1 W Sept 14 Read: p.15-20 High Schools Secret Life Discuss: reading and blogs F Sept 16 Read: p.53-59 Alter Egos: Avatars and Their Creators, P.60-65 Facebook: Editing Myself Discuss: social networking, Blogs, essay 1 brainstorming Week 3 M Sept 19 Due: blog W Sept 21 Read: p.73-76 September 11 Tattoos Discuss: Reading, Technology tools F Sept 23 Discuss: design principles Week 4 M Sept 26 Due: Essay 1 for workshop W Sept 28 Due: Essay 1 Read: p.94-104 Discuss: Essay 2, community Discuss: community F Sept 30 Read: p.119-124 It Takes a Tribe, p.125-129 Jon Stewart Commencement Address Discuss: Community Week 5 M Oct 3 Read: p.133-138 Found Notes Discuss: community W Oct 5 Due: Blog Read: p.158-161 MySpace Outage, p.162-166 Someone to Watch Over Me

F Oct 7 Due: Blog and Essay #2 for workshop. Discuss: Group Project Week 6 M Oct 10 Columbus Day- No Class W Oct 12 Group Project Workday

F Oct 14 Due: Blog, Group Presentations Discuss: Midterm Portfolios Week 7 M Oct 17 Midterm Portfolio Workday W Oct 19 Class Cancelled for Conferences F Oct 21 Class Cancelled for Conferences Week 8 M Oct 24 Due: Midterm Portfolios by beginning of class Discuss: Essay 3 W Oct 26 Read: p.418-429 Discuss: Entertainment F Oct 28 Due: Blog Read: p.439-445 Profiles Encouraged Discuss: Celebrities Week 9 M Oct 31 Read: p.459-468 Everything Bad is Good For You: Games Discuss: Gaming W Nov 2 Read: p.476-492 Pearls Before Breakfast Discuss: Entertainment reactions F Nov 4 Due: Blog Read: p.493-495 Hip Hop Life Discuss: Music Week 10 M Nov 7 Due: Essay #3 for Workshop W Nov 9 Friday schedule of classes -(Wed classes will not meet) Due: Essay #3. Discuss: Essay #4 F Nov 11 Veterans Day- No classes Week 11 M Nov 14 Read: p.624-636 Discuss: Technology W Nov 16 Library Day. Meet at Maxwell Library reference desk on first floor. F Nov 18 Due: Blog Read: p.638-643 This is How We Live p.644-649 Technological Somnambulism Discuss: Technology as Advancement? Week 12 M Nov 21 Read: p.657-663 Six Word Memoirs. Discuss: Words as Technology W Nov 23 Read: p.687690 The Psychology of People and Machines. P.703-710 What is Convergence Culture? Thanksgiving Break Nov 24-Nov 27

Week 13 M Nov 28 Read: p.711-712 New Technological Breakthrough Discuss: Technology W Nov 30 F Dec 2 Week 14 M Dec 5 W Dec 7 Due: Essay 4 for workshop F Dec 9 Due: Essay 4 Week 15 M Dec 12 Portfolio Workday/Conferences W Dec 14 Portfolio Workday/Conferences Final Exam Schedule: 8:00am class- Friday, December 16 8:00-10:00am 12:20 class- Wednesday, December 21 11:00-1:00am