1. Chronicle Article
2. Week One
2.1. T 1/10 - No assignment
2.2. Th 1/12
2.2.1. Watch: South Park, Season 11, Ep. 12 - Minutes 13:00 - 14:30
2.2.2. Discuss: James Purdy, "Wikipedia is Good for You!?"
2.2.3. Discuss: Chapter One, from The Academic Writer
2.2.4. Assign: Wiki-Exploration
3. G.Docs Syllabus
4. Week Two
4.1. T 1/17
4.1.1. Watch: Colbert, On Definition/contention
4.1.2. Discuss: TAW, Chapter Three
4.1.3. Due/Discuss: Wiki-Exploration
4.1.4. Assign: Definitions
4.2. Th 1/19
4.2.1. SNOW DAY!!
5. Week Three
5.1. T 1/24
5.1.1. In class reading: Aristotle
5.1.2. WikiExplore Wordle
5.1.3. Discuss: Wiki Ethos
5.1.4. Discuss: Wiki Pathos
5.1.5. Discuss: Wiki Logos
5.1.6. Assign: Article Research
5.1.7. Assign: Final Unit Project- Rhetorical Analysis
5.1.7.1. Questions to Consider
5.1.7.2. Rhetorical Analysis Wiki
5.1.7.3. An essay detailing what a Rhetorical Analysis does
5.1.7.4. A short handout defining Rhetorical Analysis
5.1.7.5. WSU: AFOSP Handout
5.1.7.6. Sample Analysis
5.1.8. Due/Discuss: Definitions
5.2. Th 1/26
5.2.1. Discuss: Peer Review Practices
5.2.2. Due/Discuss: Article Research
6. Week Four
6.1. T 1/31
6.1.1. Due/Discuss: Rough Draft One- Rhetorical Analysis
6.1.2. Small group peer review
6.1.3. Sign-up for conference time
6.1.4. Assign: Reflective Paper One
6.2. Th 2/2
6.2.1. **No class** Please show up for your mandatory conference instead.
6.3. Sun 2/5
6.3.1. Due via GoogleDocs Share: Draft Two- Rhetorical Analysis
7. Week Five
7.1. T 2/7
7.1.1. Discuss: MLA formatting
7.1.1.1. Citation Made Simple, Rhetorical Analysis sheet here
7.1.2. Discuss: Nicolas Carr "Is Google Making Us Stupid"
7.1.3. Due/Discuss: Reflective Paper One
7.1.4. Assign: Techno-Literacy Group Project
7.2. Th 2/9
7.2.1. Discuss: Excerpts from Is the Internet Changing the Way You Think
7.2.1.1. Shirky's "The Invisible College"
7.2.1.2. Smolin's "Hunter-Gatherers . . ."
7.2.1.3. Rheingold's "Attention, Crap Detection . . ."
7.2.2. Discuss: "The Future of Reading"
7.2.3. Watch (in class): Interview with Carr
7.2.4. Group-work time
8. Week Six
8.1. T 2/14
8.1.1. Due/Present: Techno-Literacy Project
8.1.2. Assign: Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives (DALN) Genre Study
8.1.2.1. DALN Website
8.2. Th 2/16
8.2.1. Discuss/Define: Literacy Narrative
8.2.2. Discuss Style
8.2.2.1. Vonnegut On Style
8.2.2.2. Orwell On Style
8.2.2.3. Nabokov On Reading/Writing
8.2.3. Due/Discuss: DALN Genre Study
8.2.4. Assign: Literacy Narrative Abstract
8.2.5. Assign: Unit Two Final Project: Literacy Narrative
8.2.5.1. Literacy Narrative, Alt. Assignment Sheet
8.2.5.2. Norton Guide to Writing Literacy Narrative
9. Week Seven
9.1. T 2/21
9.1.1. Due/Discuss: Literacy Narrative Abstract
9.1.2. Video: Creative Nonfiction
9.1.3. Peer Review Exercise
9.1.4. Assign: Reflection Paper two
9.2. Th 2/23
9.2.1. Due: Draft One Literacy Narrative
9.2.2. Peer Review day: Bring your essays
9.3. Sunday 2/26
9.3.1. Due via GoogleDocs Share: Draft Two- Literacy Narrative
10. Week Eight
10.1. T 2/28
10.1.1. Due/Discuss: Reflection Paper Two: LN
10.1.2. Introduce Unit Three: Research
10.1.3. Interpreting Data Exercise
10.1.3.1. Close Reading Info, Harvard
10.1.3.2. Close Reading info. Cambridge
10.1.3.3. Milton Excerpt
10.2. TH 3/1
10.2.1. Finish Discussing Data Interpretation
10.2.2. Assign: Unit Three Final Project: Annotated Bibliography
10.2.2.1. Sample Annotated Bib.
10.2.3. Assign: Unit 3.5 Final Project: Argumentative Research Paper
10.2.3.1. Sample Argumentative Research Paper (Beginning on page 120)
10.2.3.2. Argumentative Paper Info.
10.2.4. Assign: Research Proposal
10.2.4.1. Research Proposal Guidelines
10.2.4.2. Research Proposal Example
10.2.5. Multimodal Research exercise
10.2.5.1. Multimodal Research Guide
11. Week Nine
11.1. T 3/6
11.1.1. Library Day (Terrell Room 105)
11.2. Th 3/8
11.2.1. Due/Discuss: Research Proposal
11.2.2. Refining Topics Exercise
11.2.3. (Afternoon class Observation)
12. Week Ten
12.1. SPRING BREAK!
13. Week Eleven
13.1. T 3/20
13.1.1. Due: Draft One Annotated Bib.
13.1.2. Peer Review / Workshop day
13.2. Th 3/22
13.2.1. Due via GoogleDocs Share: Annotated Bib., Draft Two
13.2.2. Discuss: Constructing an argument
13.2.2.1. Essay Writing Resource
13.2.2.2. Jerz's Argument Page
13.2.2.3. Seven Rules of Argument
13.2.2.4. Gulliver Example (Ongoing)
13.2.3. Example Essay w/ Commentary
14. Week Twelve
14.1. T 3/27
14.1.1. Quote Integration Basics
14.1.2. Quote Integration Do's and Don'ts
14.1.3. Quote Integration Exercise (In class)
14.2. Th 3/29
14.2.1. No Formal Class - Extended Office Hours for help with Argumentative Research Paper (Sign up in advance or stop by when nobody else is there)
15. Week Thirteen
15.1. T 4/3
15.1.1. Proofreading Order
15.1.1.1. Concise Sentences
15.1.2. Error Checking
15.1.2.1. Twelve Common Errors
15.1.3. Effective Conclusion Handout
15.1.3.1. Example Conclusion
15.2. Th 4/5
15.2.1. Due: Draft One Argumentative Research Paper
15.2.2. Peer Review Day
15.3. Sun 4/8
15.3.1. Due via GoogleDocs Share: Argumentative Research Paper, Draft Two
16. Week Fourteen
16.1. T 4/10
16.1.1. Assign: Final Portfolio
16.1.2. Assign: Portfolio Cover Letter
16.1.3. Discuss: Revision Strategy
16.1.3.1. Space
16.1.3.2. Content
16.1.3.3. Grammar / Mechanics
16.1.3.4. Tone / Purpose
16.1.4. Evaluation Guidelines
16.2. Th 4/12
16.2.1. Example Portfolios
16.2.2. Workshop: Bring any essay you want to revise
17. Week Fifteen
17.1. T 4/17
17.1.1. No Class; Instructor out of town
17.2. Th 4/19
17.2.1. Due/Present: Portfolio Cover Letters
18. Week Sixteen
18.1. T 4/24
18.1.1. Portfolio Workshop Day
18.1.2. Argumentative Logic
18.1.2.1. Onion bad logic
18.1.2.2. 3 common illogical errors
18.1.2.3. False Dichotomy
18.1.2.4. Chapter on Argumentative Logic
18.2. Th 4/26
18.2.1. Due: Final Portfolio Project
18.2.2. Class Assessment