Schedule2010

=2010 Schedule of Readings and Assignments= For a summary of due dates of the major assignments, see Requirements.

Mon., 8/23
IN CLASS: Introductions. Syllabus. Introduction to class wiki. Freewriting.

Wed., 8/25
DUE: Read Trimbur 1-17. Bring list of examples of writing from each of the four contexts discussed in Ch. 1. Read[| Ball Point], Ch. 1 (the password is on the syllabus), and sign and bring the Policy Acknowledgment Sheet to class. Request permission to join the wiki and, once approved, create a page titled with your name (e.g., Matt H.) IN CLASS: What is a writer? Interview a fellow student about their writing; then write up the interview to post it to the wiki.

Fri., 8/27
DUE: Read Trimbur 25-42. Post your interview with a classmate to the classmate's wiki page. Post an introduction of yourself to the class on your own wiki page. Post a picture of yourself on your page, if you want. (Try to keep the file size small. We're limited in how much free space we get here at wikispaces. IN CLASS: Analyze rhetorical situation of "[|Why California Should just Say No to Prop. 19]," from the //Los Angeles Times// (8/25/10).

Mon., 8/30
DUE: Read Trimbur Ch. 5, pp. 129-148, 160-167. Policy Acknowledgment Sheet due (available by clicking the Ballpoint link on the [|Ball Point] page. IN CLASS: We will explore why people write memoirs. What are the conventions of the genre? What makes a good memoir? We will also go over the Memoir assignment (p. 160-161) and introduce blogs. THIS WEEK: Start [|blogging]! See this list of [|Time Magazine's Best Blogs] to see examples of the kinds of things people write about on blogs.

Wed., 9/1
DUE: Read Trimbur Ch. 5, pp. 150-159.

Fri., 9/3
DUE: Read [|"I Was a Baby Bulimic."] Bring 3-5 short memory sketches, such as we began in class on Wednesday. See Trimbur pp. 160-161 for ideas. See this list for additional ideas. Blog post.

Mon., 9/6
Labor Day

Wed., 9/8
DUE: Read student memoirs, "Rick" and "Calling Home." Write out the exercise on p. 161 of Trimbur. Write zero draft of memoir (See example of zero draft vs. first draft). I'm not going to collect the zero draft, but I will need to see it. You can post it to your wiki page or bring a copy to class.

Fri., 9/10
DUE: Do the planning and working draft steps on pp. 163-165. Re-read pp. 167-171. First draft (working draft) of memoir due. You can turn in a hard copy or post it to your wiki page.Blog post. IN CLASS: We will be practicing peer commentary with the essay "Sunday Afternoons" (pp.169-171) in our text. Then we will get some brief commentary on your drafts.

Mon., 9/13
DUE: Read the [|Writing Program Grading Rubric]. The Rubric and the Memoir.

Wed., 9/15
Nothing due. Work on revising your memoir.
 * Memoir w/o a beginning
 * Choose a beginning

Fri., 9/17
Memoir due - hard copy. Blog post.

Mon., 9/20
DUE:
 * 1) **Email me** a short note about your experience so far writing your blog. How is it going? Are you having any problems? How hard or easy is it to come up with things to write? Is anyone reading it? Are you reading anyone else's? Could we do anything to improve the experience?
 * 2) **Write** a reflection on your writing process for the memoir (see pp. 476-477). Describe your process in as much detail as possible. Then look back over what you wrote and draw some conclusions. How well did you manage the elements of the writing process in this instance? Would you do anything differently if you had it to do over again? **Post**this writing to your wiki page.

Wed., 9/22
DUE: Read "Are You Happy Now, Being White?" (DearSammySosa.pdf), "17 Going on 18" (Quindlen_Smoking.pdf), and Trimbur Ch. 4, (pp.91-101)

Fri., 9/24
DUE: Read "An Open Letter to My Christian Friends," and Trimbur Ch. 4 (pp. 112-123). Bring list of ideas for your open letter. Blog post. Be able to answer the questions below for "An Open letter to My Christian Friends" and "My Dungeon Shook" (in Trimbur).: In class: focus on establishing the occasion.
 * [|An open letter to conservatives]
 * Describe the ethos of the letter. How does it establish the writer’s credibility?
 * How does the letter connect its claims to wider issues or to a wider audience? Who do you think the writer imagines his or her audience to be?
 * What advantages do you see in the writer’s strategy of using the letter form instead of writing a more standard essay?

Mon. 9/27
DUE: Read Trimbur Ch. 3 (49-65, especially pp. 61-65)--memorize the rhetorical appeals. Read DUE: Write a Statement of Purpose for your open letter (see Trimbur, p. 118) and post it to your wiki page. In class: focus on rhetorical stance.
 * [|An open letter to conservatives]
 * [|An open letter to Lindsay Lohan]

Wed., 9/29
DUE: Read Trimbur Ch. 4 (66-91). In class: Focus on the parts of an argument.

Fri., 10/1
DUE: Rhetorical analysis of an open letter completed on your group's wiki page. Blog post.

Mon., 10/4
DUE: Draft of public letter due (hard copy or posted on wiki page, **not** on your blog).

Wed., 10/6
Conferences. No class meeting. Note: You will be counted absent for today if you do not attend your conference.

Fri., 10/8
DUE: Blog post.

Mon., 10/11
DUE: Public letter with cover letter - hard copy.

Wed., 10/13
DUE: Read Trimbur, Ch. 12 (pp. 377-401)

Fri., 10/15
DUE: Read Trimbur, Ch. 12 (pp. 401-412), ch. 14 (pp. -448), Ch. 18 (pp. 520-528). Blog post on research process so far (working in groups, choosing a topic, forming a research question). Bring list of topic ideas if your group has not chosen one yet.

11:00 section: DUE: discussion of purpose of three passages from the sample research papers that use sources.

Mon., 10/18
DUE: Read Trimbur, Ch. 13, (413-425) on plagiarism and working with sources

Wed., 10/20
DUE: Group Research Proposal (see Trimbur, p. 401) with list of references indicating the types of sources you might use and why these would be appropriate.Blog post on research process so far (writing the proposal, finding and evaluating sources) Time in class to prepare for your presentation.

Fri., 10/22
Fall break

Mon., 10/25
DUE: Read Trimbur Ch. 13, 425-441. Be ready to create a Working Bibliography of your sources in MLA or APA style.

Wed., 10/27
DUE: Write answers to questions on p. 409 of Trimbur (hard copy).

Fri., 10/29
DUE: Blog post. This week you are back to writing about whatever you want on your blog.

Mon., 11/1
DUE: Draft of research paper, including Works Cited/References

Wed., 11/3
conferences

Fri., 11/5
conferences

Mon., 11/8
DUE: Paper 3 and cover letter.

Wed., 11/10
DUE: Read "Cosmetic Clips" and "Miriam's Song." Be ready to discuss these essays as examples of multigenre writing.

Fri., 11/12
DUE: Read the student examples of multigenre essays; come with ideas for your own essay

Mon., 11/15
DUE: Bring an example of any genre to share with the class on Monday. Anything is OK--print, online. You might want to look for genres that are associated with your topic. Or look for a genre that you encounter every day. (But try to look for something beyond a Facebook wallpost.) Also due: Go to [|weebly.com] (or another website creation site, if you are already familiar with something else) and create a website. Play around with it, and come to class with your questions. **Wed., 11/17** Begin writing for your essay. Here are some suggestions for getting started. DUE: A page or two of freewriting and whatever genres you have started working on. In class, we will practice writing poetry! **Fri., 11/19** No class meeting. DUE: Blog post. [|I am here.]

Mon., 11/22
No class meeting. [|I am here.] **Tues., 11/23** DUE: Post on the wiki, a "zero draft" of your multigenre essay (whatever pieces you have written so far). I expect between 5-10 pieces (they don't have to all be in different genres). If you are working on a website, you can post a link. Include a short cover letter to explain what you are trying to do and to explain how it's going.

No class meeting. No blog post due this week. [|I am here.]

Mon., 11/29
In class, focus on organizing the multigenre esay.

Wed., 12/1
DUE: Complete draft of Multigenre essay. Turn in the draft in whatever form you will be completing the final essay. If on a website, then provide a link. If in print, then turn in 2 hard copies (you will be giving one to a partner).

Fri., 12/3
READ: Here are the two multigenre essays I wanted you to look at, in terms of their design. The second one is in two parts.

DUE: Peer response letter: Respond to your partner's multigenre essay by writing her or him a letter. Use "I." Address your partner directly by referring to "you" and "your letter." Tell your partner what you like about the essay, what questions you have, and any suggestions you have for changes to make (what to keep, what to cut, what to move, etc.). Bring a printed, hard copy of the letter to class on Friday. DUE: Last blog post of the semester!

Mon., 12/6
DUE: Final copy of Multigenre essay with cover letter. The cover letter should explain what you are trying to do in your essay and how you accomplished your purpose. **Turn in a printed, hard copy of your cover letter,** even if your essay is on a website. It's OK if the same letter is also on your website.

Wed., 12/8
Begin working on your portfolio before coming to class today. We will use class time today to share and troubleshoot the portfolio. We will also be responding to prompts to continue reflecting for the cover letter.

Fri., 12/10
In class: Course Evaluations - bring your laptop. DUE: Draft of your cover letter (online or hard copy). We will be sharing excerpts from the letters with the class.

Mon., 12/13 (9:45 a.m.)
Final meeting for 11:00 section (103-37): Online Reflective Portfolio due

Tues., 12/14 (9:45 a.m.)
Final meeting for 10:00 section (103-32): Online Reflective Portfolio due