| Week 1 | Class Discussion | Homework |
| T Jan 16 | Introduction to English 215: course overview; get acquainted; in-class writing | Buy texts, read course policies, syllabus & pages 1-25 in Hult |
| Th Jan 18 | Discuss Reading: Disciplinary Inquiry & Assignment #1 | Arrange interview w/faculty in your discipline; prepare questions |
| Week 2 | Class Discussion | Homework |
| M Jan 21 | Last Day for Drop Add | |
| T Jan 23 | Interview Workshop | Read: assignment sheet & summarize interview |
| Th Jan 25 | Summary Due | Read: Bizzell's "What is a Discourse Community?" (Lib reserve) |
| Week 3 | Class Discussion | Homework |
| T Jan 30 | Discuss Bizzell, Discourse Communities, paraphrasing & quoting | Complete draft assignment 1 and bring on disk to class |
| Th Feb 1 | Word-Processed Rough drafts due on disk; Peer Review with worksheet | Polish draft for second peer review |
| Week 4 | Class Discussion | Homework |
| T Feb 6 | 2nd Draft assignment 1 due Peer Review | Polish assignment 1 |
| Th Feb 8 | Polished
draft assignment
1 due
In class reflection |
Read: Assignment 2 sheet , Ch 8 in Hult & first article, "Sexual Dimorphisim on the Human Corpus Callosum" by Christine De Lacoste-Utamsing et al in Science from JSTOR & summarize article. CLick here for info on accessing article from JSTOR |
| F Feb 9 | Unrestricted Withdrawal Deadline | |
| Week 5 | Class Discussion | Homework |
| T Feb 13 | Summary Due Discuss Assignment 2, Hult & article | Read: 2nd article, "Women, Reading, and Cultural Authority: Some Implications of the Audience Perspective in Cultural Studies" by Elizabeth Long from JSTOR & the 3rd article here, and Ch 7 in Hult & summarize articles |
| Th Feb 15 | Class Cancelled: Conferences | Read: Ch 6 & 9 in Hult |
| Week 6 | Class Discussion | Homework |
| T Feb 20 | Summary Due Discuss articles & Hult | Read Disciplinary Conventions and apply to the 3 articles read for this project. |
| Th Feb 22 | Disciplinary Conventions and workshop | Complete draft |
| Week 7 | Class Discussion | Homework |
| T Feb 27 | Class Cancelled: broken sewer line creates inhospitable environment! | Complete draft |
| Th Mar 1 | Draft of assignment 2 due on disk Peer Review Workshop | Polish draft |
| Week 8 | Class Discussion | Homework |
| T Mar 6 | Revised draft due on disk Peer Review | Read: assignment sheet & ch 2-3 in Hult |
| Th Mar 8 | Final
draft Assignment
2 due
In class reflection |
Write description of online database for your discipline; Find 2 or 3 discipline specific articles for your discipline; xerox & bring to class 3/20 Choose topic for assignment; compose Proposal for assignment 3; Read: ch 4-5 in Hult |
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| Week 10 | Class Discussion | Homework |
| T Mar 20 | Description Due Discuss assignment 3 & online databases & subject guides; Library E-Sources, E-Journals and Research Tools & academic journals ; articles, Hult & ways to organize assignment 3 | Continue research & composing |
| Th Mar 22 | Discuss: Citation formats; Selecting & Arranging Evidence; Emphasis by Organization Proposal Due | Continue research & composing |
| Week 11 | Class Discussion | Homework |
| T Mar 27 | Discuss: Integrating Quotations; Works Cited | Continue research & composing |
| Th Mar 29 | Conduct research in class | Continue research & composing |
| F Mar 30 | Restricted Withdrawal Deadline | |
| Week 12 | Class Discussion | Homework |
| T Apr 3 | Conduct research in class | Continue research & composing |
| Th Apr 5 | Conduct research in class | Continue research & composing; evaluate presentations |
| Week 13 | Class Discussion | Homework |
| T Apr 10 | Presentations & Workshop | Continue research & composing; evaluate presentations |
| Th Apr 12 | Class to meet for Public Lecture: Social Science 105. 3:30-5:00 | Continue research & composing; evaluate presentations |
| Week 14 | Class Discussion | Homework |
| T Apr 17 | Presentations:
Kimberly Williams, Crystal Mausberg, Deanna Zade & Workshop |
Evaluate presentations; Complete draft assignment 3 |
| Th Apr 19 | Presentations:
Robert Druley, Jami Finkelstein discuss project 4 |
Revise assignment 3 for 2nd peer review |
| Week 15 | Class Discussion | Homework |
| T Apr 24 | Presentations:Jenniefer
Reilly, Casie Schecter, Greg Page First Draft due: Peer Review |
Continue polishing draft |
| W Apr 25 | Restricted Complete Withdrawal Deadline | |
| Th Apr 26 | Workshop & Presentations: Phillip Todd, Michael Schneider, Ronnie Dezember, Pat Eaton | Evaluate presentations; Polish assignment 3 |
| Week 16 | Class Discussion | Homework |
| T May 1 | Second
Draft due: Peer Review Presentations: Michele Moreno, Anthony Celaya |
Work on project 4 |
| Polished draft assignment 3 due and Assignment #4 Due: Tuesday, May 8th, 2:30-4:30. LL 309B |