Tentative
Schedule of Reading Assignments and Class Meetings
NOTE: These assignments and
readings are to be completed on the day they are listed. For example, when you
come to class on Friday, August 22, you should have read pages 1-20 in the
Introduction of The
World Is a Text (hereafter referred to as World)
and pages 9-29 in the
New Century Handbook (hereafter referred to as NCH).
Please note that these
readings and assignments are tentative. We may need to make changes as the
semester progresses. Any changes will be announced in class and via email. You
need to check your email regularly; it is even more important that you check
your email on days you miss class. Remember you are responsible for being
prepared for class when you return after an absence–excused or unexcused.
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date |
assignment |
IN-class activity |
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W 20 |
|
Introduction to course |
|
F 22 |
World: Introduction
1-20; |
Meet in Haley Center
3116. |
|
M 25 |
NCH chapter 3, 29-53 |
Interviews and
Introductions |
|
W 27 |
World: 21-33; |
Complete introductions.
Writing Project (WP) 1 assigned. |
|
F 29 |
Draft 1.1 due; |
Workshop:
Moving from First to Second draft; meet in Haley Center 3116 |
|
M
1 September |
Labor
Day— |
No
class meeting |
|
W 3 |
NCH chapter 5e, 92-97 |
Practice peer review. |
|
F 5 |
Draft 1.2 due |
Peer Reviews; meet in
Haley Center 3116 |
|
M 8 |
Individual Conferences |
No class meeting |
|
W 10 |
Individual Conferences |
No class meeting |
|
F 12 |
NCH chapter 5, 71-91; bring latest draft to class (save to disk). |
Revision and Editing
Workshop; meet in Haley Center 3116 |
|
M 15 |
WP 1 due; World:
“Reading Public Spaces” 206-209. |
Observation Exercise |
|
W 17 |
World: Meeks 218-233. |
Group reports on
observation exercise; discuss Meeks essay. |
|
F 19 |
World: Hamilton
233-248; observation exercise 2 due. |
WP 2 assigned; invention
activities; meet in Haley Center 3116 |
|
M 22 |
Draft 2.1 due. |
Group Activity:
Evaluating Your Choices |
|
W 24 |
NCH chapter 6g-h, 121-125. |
Workshop:
Introductions and Conclusions |
|
F 26 |
Draft 2.2 |
Peer Reviews |
|
M 29 |
Individual Conferences |
No class meeting |
|
W 1 |
Individual Conferences |
No class meeting |
|
F 3 |
NCH chapter 46, 767-779; bring latest draft to class. |
Editing Workshop: Focus
on the Comma; meet in Haley Center 3116 |
|
M 6 |
WP 2 due |
Group Activity:
Reading Ads; |
|
W 8 |
World: “Reading
Advertising and the Media” 547-554; Gladwell, “The Coolhunt”
557-571; Wilson and Gutierrez, “Advertising and People of Color”
572-80 |
Discussion of readings. |
|
F 10 |
World: Lutz, “Weasel Words” 611-624. |
Topic Proposals; meet in
Haley Center 3116 |
|
M 13 |
NCH chapter 34, 661-69. |
Group Meetings |
|
W 15 |
Draft 3.1 due. |
Group Meetings |
|
F 17 |
Draft 3.2 due. |
Peer Reviews; meet in
Haley Center 3116 |
|
M 20 |
Individual Conferences |
No class meeting |
|
W 22 |
Individual Conferences |
No class meeting |
|
F 24 |
NCH chapter 31, 643-647 |
Editing Workshop:
Focus on Pronoun Reference; meet in Haley Center 3116 |
|
M 27 |
WP 3 due. |
Presentations:
Groups 1 and 2. |
|
W 29 |
NCH chapter 35, 671-675; sentence combining exercise due. |
Presentations:
Groups 3 and 4 |
|
F 31 |
NCH chapter 36, 677-683; parallel structure exercise due. |
Presentations:
Groups 5 and 6. |
|
M 3 November |
World: Sillars 169-171; Pitts 313-15. |
Discuss readings. |
|
W 5 |
World: Yolen 452-458;
written report on “artifact” due. |
WP 4 assigned.
“Artifact” reports. |
|
F 7 |
NCH chapter 38, 692-97; sentence variety exercise due. |
Topic Proposals; meet in
Haley Center 3116 |
|
M 10 |
Revised topic proposals
due. |
Invention activities |
|
W 12 |
Draft 4.1 due |
Group Activity |
|
F 14 |
Draft 4.2 due |
Peer Reviews; meet in
Haley Center 3116 |
|
M 17 |
Individual Conferences |
No class meeting |
|
W 19 |
Individual Conferences |
No class meeting. |
|
F 21 |
NCH chapters 29 and 30, 632-642. |
Revision Workshop:
Focus on sentence construction; meet in Haley Center 3116 |
|
M
24 |
Thanksgiving
Holiday |
Thanksgiving
Holiday |
|
W
26 |
Thanksgiving
Holiday |
Thanksgiving
Holiday |
|
F
28 |
Thanksgiving
Holiday |
Thanksgiving
Holiday |
|
M 1
December |
NCH chapter 32, 648-53 |
Editing Workshop:
Focus on modifiers; meet in Haley Center 3116 |
|
W 3 |
WP 4 due. |
Begin preparation for
final examination. |
|
F 5 |
Draft 5.1 due; disks
due. |
Revise draft; meet in
Haley Center 3116. |
|
M 8 |
Draft 5.2 due. |
Peer Review |
|
W 10 |
Review Error Analysis
Sheet. |
Peer Review |
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|
T
16 |
11:00-1:30 |
Final
Examination |