English 215: Syllaweb

Dr. Katherine Heenan
English 215 Syllabus
Arizona State University
Fall 2003
Line # 93002

This schedule is dynamic and responds to the needs of the classroom situation and students as we move through the course. Readings may be re-arranged, some may be dropped, and others may be added as the situation demands. It is your responsibility to stay current with the changes. Remember: you are accountable for all work, even if you do not attend class. Always bring to class the text/readings on the assigned day.

Week 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 || 11|| 12 || 13 || 14 || 15 || 16

Abbreviations for Texts
Hult, Christine. Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum. (RW)
Schmidt, Gary. Communities of Discourse: The Rhetoric of Disciplines. (CD)

Week 1	Class Discussion	Homework
T 8/26	Introduction to English 215: course overview; get acquainted; in-class writing	Read: CD 1-20; course policies, syllabus & examine course web pages; compose 1-2 pages detailing your current knowledge about your discipline/major field of study..
Th 8/28	Discuss: Academic Writing: Disciplinary Inquiry WAC/WID & Rhetoric	Read: HO on "Writing Summaries, Critiques and Syntheses," and CD 21-34; Read: also CD 501-511 & write summary of article
Week 2	Class Discussion	Homework
T 9/2	Discuss: Summaries and Analyses; summary of article; Project #1 & Disciplinary Conventions Due: Summary	Read: Project #1 sheet; CD 431-433 & RW Ch 8; Draft: list of disciplinary features
Th 9/4	Discuss: Social Sciences; Chart the Social Science Due: draft list	Read: Gilliam & Iyengar article available through JSTOR; draft summary Compose list of discipline-specific features with examples from article
Week 3	Class Discussion	Homework
T 9/9	Discuss: paraphrasing & quoting; Due: summary & disciplinary features	Compose draft project 1 and bring printed copy and on disk to class
Th 9/11	Due: Word-Processed Rough drafts Peer Review with worksheet; brief example	Revise draft for second peer review; Read: RW Ch 5
Week 4	Class Discussion	Homework
T 9/16	Due: 2nd Draft project 1; Peer Review; Discuss: Project #4 proposal	Polish draft project 1 Compose reflection
Th 9/18	Due: Polished draft project 1w/reflection Discuss: Project #2	Read: Project #2 HO; CD 581-584; 645-69 & RW Ch 7 Compose: list of disciplinary features of article
Week 5	Class Discussion	Homework
T 9/23	Discuss: The Sciences & Chart the Sciences Due: disciplinary features	Read: CD 684-695 & Compose Summary Read: RW Ch 6
Th 9/25	Instructor Ill	Read: articles for project #2 & summarize each Compose: list of disciplinary conventions and apply to the 3 articles read for this project.
Week 6	Class Discussion	Homework
T 9/30	Discuss: The Humanities & Chart the Humanities; Review Disciplinary Conventions Due: Summary	Read: CD 563-574;Revise summaries
Th 10/2	Discuss: Articles & Disciplinary Conventions & Gender studies Chart the disciplines	Read: HO on Gender Studies Compose draft project #2
Week 7	Class Discussion	Homework
T 10/7	Discuss: Sex & Gender Studies Workshop on synthesizing & comparing	Revise draft
Th 10/9	Due: Draft of project 2 Peer Review Workshop	List: faculty in your field & their specializations; Compose 2-3 pages detailing your knowledge about your discipline/major field of study
Week 8	Class Discussion	Homework
T 10/14	Due: Draft of project 2 on disk Peer Review Workshop #2	Polish draft & Compose reflection
Th 10/16	Due: Final draft Project 2 /reflection Discuss: On-Line searches, databases & subject guides; Project #3 given Discuss: Project #3 & Academic Journals;	Read: Ch 2 in RW & Project #3 HO & directions for interview with professor--typed notes of interview due: 11/4 & Compose description of online database for your discipline; Choose academic journal for your discipline & write description; finalize Proposal for project 4
Week 9	Class Discussion	Homework
T 10/21	Class Cancelled: Conferences Due: Database description, description of academic journal,& Proposal for project 4 Bring these materials to your conference	Compose: interview questions; finalize appt with interviewee
Th 10/23	Discuss: interview techniques & ways to organize project 3; Due: interview questions	Revise: interview questions Read: sample interviews & 281-295 in CD & compose summary
Week 10	Class Discussion Revised Syllaweb	Homework
T 10/28	Discuss:interview questions & summary; interviews & articles	Work with internview notes as guide to discipline
Th 10/30	Due: interview questions & summary Discuss: interviews & articles	Draft Project #3
Week 11	Class Discussion	Homework
T 11/4	Due: First draft project #3 workshop Due: Interview Notes;	Revise draft project #3
Th 11/6	Due: Second draft project #3; workshop	Polish project #3; Read: RW Ch 3-4
Week 12	Class Discussion	Homework
T 11/11	Veteran's Day: No Classes	Locate 2 articles from academic journals for project & summarize
Th 11/13	Project #4 given Discuss: project & Research Due: Article summaries Workshop	Locate & summarize two more articles
Week 13	Class Discussion	Homework
T 11/18	Due: Polished draft, project #3 w/reflection;	Begin drafting project #4
Th 11/20	Due: Article summaries; Workshop	Continue drafting project #4
Week 14	Class Discussion	Homework
T 11/25	Due: First draft/peer review	Revise draft project 4
Th 11/27	No Class--Thanksgiving	No Class--Thanksgiving
Week 15	Class Discussion	Homework
T 12/2	Due: Second Draft /Peer Review	Continue polishing draft
Th 12/4	Peer Review Workshop: Revising & Editing	Polish project 4
Week 16	Class Discussion	Homework
T 12/9	Revised draft project 4 due; Polished draft due if you want returned with comments on day of final	Work on project 4
Finals December 11th - 17th Our Exam Date TBA	There is no in-class final exam in this class, but you are required to turn in a reflection on Friday, Dec 12th between 10:00 and 11:55 am and pick up your work from me in my office, LL 309B. If you fail to turn in the reflection and pick up your work during the scheduled exam time, I cannot record your final course grade.