This schedule is dynamic and responds to the needs of the classroom situation and students as we move through the course. Some readings and assignments may be rearranged, some dropped, others added, as the needs of the situation demands. All changes to the syllabus will be announced in class and made online. The online syllabus is always the final authority on what is due and when, and it is your responsibility to stay current with the changes. And remember: you are accountable for all work, even if you do not attend class.
Remember: Always bring to class the text/readings on the assigned day. |
Date
Week 1 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Aug 25 |
Introduction to English 101: policies, project sequence exercises, in-class activities & hybrid classes
Respond to In-class writing |
Read: Chapter 1 of Envision; Course Policies and examine all course web pages and Envision website;
Respond to “Creative Practice” exercise p. 9-10 |
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Discuss: Ch 1, web pages & questions
Post: “Creative Practice” response
Activity: Cartoons as Rhetorical Acts |
Read Chapter 2 of Envision
Respond to “Creative Practice” exercise p. 43
Search various sites for interesting ad campaigns (see course web pages: visual resources link) |
Week 2 |
Class Discussion
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Homework |
T Sept 1 |
Discuss: Ch 2
Activity: Collaborative challenge p. 34
Due: “Creative Practice” response |
Read Project #1 HO;
Respond to Creative Practice on Apple ads (HO);
Search various sites for visual texts (see course web pages: visual resources link) |
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Post Creative Practice on Apple ads
Discuss Project #1
Read DeMello’s “Not Just for Bikers Anymore” p.300-11
Respond and Post Tattoos (HO) |
Read Chapter 3 of Envision
Respond to “Creative Practice” exercise on p. 55
Search various sites for visual texts (see course web pages: visual resources link) |
Week 3 |
Class Discussion
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Homework |
T Sept 8 |
Discuss: Envision Ch 3 & Various visual rhetoric possibilities
Activity: collaborative challenge p. 58
Due: Creative Practice” p. 55 |
Finalize choice of visual text for project #1
Begin drafting project #1 |
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Due: draft for workshop; peer responses |
Read peer comments & revise draft & engage in whatever research you find necessary |
Week 4 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Sept 15 |
Due: draft for workshop; peer responses |
Read peer comments and revise draft |
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Due: draft for workshop; peer responses
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Read: Chapter 4 of Envision through p. 97
Respond to Creative Practice p. 91 and 94-95;
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Week 5 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Sept 22 |
Project #1 due
Discuss Project #2
Discuss: Envision Ch 4
Due: Creative Practices p. 91 & 94-5 |
Read peer comments and polish draft
Read: Chapter 5 of Envision
Respond: to “Creative Practice” p. 121-22
Begin research for images of pop culture |
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Post Creative Practice p.121-22
Discuss: Envision Ch 5
Activity: Research Workshop
Due: Responses to research workshop
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Read: Read Ch 6 of Envision
Respond to Collaborative Challenge p. 144 |
Week 6 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Sept 29 |
Discuss: Envision Ch 6
Due: collaborative challenge p. 144
Activity: LOC Creative Practice |
Compose draft of project 2 |
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Post: draft for workshop & peer review
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Read peer comments & revise draft |
Week 7 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Oct 6 |
Project #2 draft due for workshop |
Read peer comments & revise draft |
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Post: draft for workshop & peer review |
Finalize Project #2 |
Week 8 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Oct 13 |
Project #2 due
HO Project # 3
Activity: Collaborative Challenge: Images and Captions
Sign-up for conferences |
Ch 12 of Envision, p. 392 -98; Steven Levy’s “Life Isn’t Just as You Want It? Remix It!” Newsweek March 28, 2005 and Bill Werde’s “Hijacking Harry Potter, Quidditch Broom and All ” from the New York Times, June 7, 2004
Respond Harry Potter Activity on BB |
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| Post: Harry Potter Response
Read: TBA
Respond to & Post responses to Werde Activity |
Read: Lawrence Lessig's "Free Culture" p. 403-11; Scott Matthews' "Copying Isn't Cool" p. 415-18; and Frere-Jones’ “The New Math of Mashups” p. 441-44 |
Week 9 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
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| Discuss: readings
Activity: Remixing Propaganda |
Read Ch 9 in Envision
MLA Citation and Documentation Activity |
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| Due: MLA Citation and Documentation Activity: Integrating Sources |
draft project #3 and bring draft to conference |
Week 10 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Oct 27
| Class Cancelled: Conferences
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Continue drafting project #3 |
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Class Cancelled: Conference |
Continue drafting project #3 |
Week 11 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Nov 3 |
Due: Project #3 draft for workshop
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Read peer comments & revise draft |
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Post: draft for workshop & peer review |
Revise all componets Project #3 |
Week 12 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Nov 10 |
Due: Project #3 & reflection due
HO & discuss Project #4
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Finalize Project #3 |
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Due: Project #3 & reflection due
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Read: Ch 11 p.327-29; Shapin’s “Clean-up Hitters” p. 330-34; Dreifus' "Olympain Talent" p. 334-37 & Sokolove’s “Drug in Sport” p. 339-45 |
Week 13 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Nov 17 |
HO & discuss Project #4
Discuss Readings
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Read: Ch 13 p. 459-60 and Kennedy's "Laura Croft" p.479-88 and Schleiner's "Velvet-Strike" p. 503-06. |
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Discuss: Readings and Violence and Gaming
Activity: TBA
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Read Thompson's "Making of an X Box Warrior" p. 508-14; Downing's "Army to Potential Recurits: Wanna Play" p. 519-20; Terdiman's "Playing Games with a Conscience" p. 521-23; and Frasca' "Ideological Videogames" p. 523-25 |
Week 14 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Nov 24 |
Workshop |
Draft Project #4 |
Th Nov 26 |
Thanksgiving |
Week 15 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Dec 1 |
Project #4 draft due for workshop |
Read peer comments & revise draft |
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draft for workshop & peer review |
Read peer comments & polish draft |
Week 16 |
Class Discussion |
Homework |
T Dec 8 |
Project #4 Workshop
Discuss reflection |
Finalize Project #4
Compose reflection |
Finals |
Final Exam
Tues, Dec 15th 12:10-2:00 |
There is no in-class final exam in this class, but you are required to turn in Project #4 and the Semester Reflection Project on the day scheduled for the exam in my office, LL 309B. If you fail to turn do so during the scheduled exam time, I cannot record your final course grade. |
