Week 1
August 30, 2016
Tuesday
In Class:
Introduce Syllabus & Major Assignments.
Class Introductions.
For Next Class:
Read BBG #4-16 “Understanding Genres”
Read 10 Ways to Think About Writing
Watch Intro to Audacity
September 01, 2016
Thursday
In Class:
Theories of Writing.
Genre Discussion.
Remixed Personal Narrative Activity.
For Next Class:
Read Read BBG #87-100, 143-175: “Informative Genres”
Read Read Davis brief introduction “Writing With Sound”
Write Blog 1.
Week 2
September 06, 2016
Tuesday
Due:
Rough Draft Paper 1.
In Class:
Invention Activity for Paper 1.
Genre Analysis Activity.
For Next Class:
Read Devitt "Generalizing about Genre"
Read MHH “Plagiarism, Copyright Infringement, and Intellectual Property” pgs. 234-240
September 08, 2016
Thursday
In Class:
Plagiarism Activity.
Devitt Discussion.
Blog 2.
For Next Class:
Read MHH pgs. 1-13
Read BBG “Narrative Genres” pgs. 38-47,
Read BBG “Persuasive Genres” pgs. 176-187
Week 3
September 13, 2016
Tuesday
In Class:
Genre Activity
Choosing an Appropriate Genre.
Set up ePortfolios
For Next Class:
Read Bitzer's "Rhetorical Situation"
September 15, 2016
Thursday
In Class:
Rhetorical Situation Discussion.
Blog 3.
For Next Class:
Read Shicke’s “An Autoethnography of Sound”
Skim Jori's "On the Discourse Community of Electronic Music"
Revise Draft 1 for Conferences
Week 4
September 20, 2016
Tuesday
Due:
Paper 1 Draft 2.
In Class:
CLASS CANCELED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES.
For Next Class:
Revise Draft 2 with conference feedback.
September 22, 2016
Thursday
In Class:
CLASS CANCELED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES.
For Next Class:
Revise Paper 1 with conference feedback.
Read “Responding, Really Responding to Student Writing”
Listen "Sonic Practices" Podcast
Week 5
Week 6
September 27, 2016
Tuesday
Due:
Paper 1 Draft 3 for Peer Review.
In Class:
Peer Workshop Day.
Mapping Exercise.
For Next Class:
Read Dirk “Navigating Genres”
September 29, 2016
Thursday
In Class:
Introduce Research Essay
Research questions
For Next Class:
Send in Wix Link
Upload Polished version of Paper 1 by Friday at midnight!
October 04, 2016
Tuesday
In Class:
Career Center Guest Speaker
Introduce Project 2
Brainstorming Activities
MLA 8th Edition Overview
For Next Class:
Skim Wiggins
October 06, 2016
Thursday
In Class:
LIBRARY VISIT DAY! MEET IN STROZIER.
For Next Class:
Read BBG “Choosing a Topic through Basic Research” pgs. 261-276
Week 7
October 11, 2016
Tuesday
In Class:
Developing a Research Question.
Pitching Topics.
Journal 4.
For Next Class:
Read BBG “Moving from a Research Question to a Proposal” pgs. 277-294
Compose and submit proposal
October 13, 2016
Thursday
Due:
Research Proposal Due.
In Class:
Annotated Bibliography
Research Network Forum
For Next Class:
Read BBG “Organizing Your Sources” pgs. 295-302
Read MHH “Creating an Annotated Bibliography” pgs. 243-245
Compose Research-in-Progress Report
Week 8
October 18, 2016
Tuesday
Due:
Research-in-Progress Report
In Class:
Annotated Bibliography.
MLA Workshop.
For Next Class:
Write Research Report.
Read BBG “Getting Started with Sources” pgs. 304-321
October 20, 2016
Thursday
Due:
Research Report Due FRIDAY BY MIDNIGHT.
In Class:
Research Work Day.
Blog 5.
For Next Class:
Continue researching!
Week 9
October 25, 2016
Tuesday
Due:
Paper 2 Draft 1 Due.
In Class:
CLASS CANCELED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES.
For Next Class:
Revise with feedback from conferences.
October 27, 2016
Thursday
In Class:
CLASS CANCELED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES.
For Next Class:
Revise your research essay with feedback from conferences.
Week 10
November 01, 2016
Tuesday
Due:
Paper 2 Draft 2.
In Class:
Peer Review.
For Next Class:
Read “How to Write an Engaging Introduction” (linked in course readings)
Read “How to Write a Compelling Conclusion”
November 03, 2016
Thursday
In Class:
Introductions & Conclusions
Mapping Exercise 3.
For Next Class:
Revise research paper.
Read Shipka
Week 11
November 08, 2016
Tuesday
Due:
Paper 2 Draft 3
In Class:
Introduce Project 3
Shipka Discussion
Remediation Activity
For Next Class:
Brainstorm genres for project 3
November 10, 2016
Thursday
Due:
Project 3 Proposal Due Midnight!
In Class:
DIGITAL STUDIO WORK DAY!
For Next Class:
Read BBG “Choosing a Genre to Compose in” pgs. 448-465
Work on Project 3 Proposal
Week 12
Week 13
November 15, 2016
Tuesday
In Class:
Remediation Discussion.
Choosing Genres.
For Next Class:
Read BBG “Student Case Study: One Topic, Multiple Genres” pgs. 23-37
Read BBG “Composing Your Genre Piece” pgs. 466-475
Rough Draft of Project 3
November 17, 2016
Thursday
Due:
Project 3 Draft 1.
In Class:
DIGITAL STUDIO WORK DAY!
Blog 8.
For Next Class:
Work on Project 3
Week 14
November 22, 2016
Tuesday
Due:
Project 3 Draft 2.
In Class:
Peer Review Project 3.
For Next Class:
Read BBG “Assembling a Multigenre Project” pgs. 501-518
November 24, 2016
Thursday
In Class:
UNIVERSITY CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING.
For Next Class:
Travel safely!
Week 15
November 29, 2016
Tuesday
Due:
Project 3 Draft 3.
In Class:
Genre Conventions Check.
For Next Class:
Read “Composition as a ‘Write’ of Passage”
Read Yancey "Reflection"
December 01, 2016
Thursday
In Class:
Reflection. Revisiting theories of writing,
Journal 10.
Mapping 4.
For Next Class:
Revise Project 3.
Work on ePortfolio.
Week 16
December 06, 2016
Tuesday
In Class:
Presentations
Course Evaluations.
For Next Class:
Work on ePortfolio!
December 08, 2016
Thursday
In Class:
Presentations.
For Next Class:
Work on ePortfolio!
December 13, 2016
Tuesday
Due:
ePortfolio due by 5 PM!