ENG 556 Theories of Literacy
Readings & Assignment Due Dates

Week 1
Aug 26
Introduction & Syllabus
Keywords article
Sampson article
Schmandt-Besserat article
The Verge
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Week 2
Sept 2
Cushman, et al., Literacy, TOC, chapts 1 & 7
Street, Social Literacies (to p. 99)

Week 3
Sept 9
Literacy, chapts. 26 & 35
Street, Social Literacies (to end)

Week 4
Sept 16
Selber, Multiliteracies, chapts 1 & 2
Literacy chapt. 27 (Katherine)
& chapt. 28 (Naomi)

Week 5
Sept 23
Selber, Multiliteracies, chapts 3 &4
Literacy chapt. 30 (Rob) & chapt. 22 (Liz)
Literacy Project Proposal Due

Week 6
Sept 30
Selber, Multiliteracies, chapt 5 to end
Brandt, American (to p. 74)
Literacy chapt. 9 (Tracey) & chapt. 29 (Holly)

Week 7
Oct 7
Brandt, American (to p. 145)
Literacy chapt. 5 (Shawn) & chapt. 13 (Clare)

Week 8
Oct 14
Fall Break - no classes

Week 9
Oct 21 (class meets online)
Brandt, American (146 to end)
Reclaiming the Rural, Intro. and Section 1

Week 10
Oct 28
Reclaiming the Rural, Section 2
Literacy chapt. 8 (Kayla) & chapt. 17 (Mariam)

Literacy Project Progress Report Due

Week 11
Nov 4
Reclaiming the Rural, Section 3
Literacy chapt. 15 (Dev) & chapt. 33 (Abby)

Week 12
Nov 11
Veterans' Day - no classes

Week 13
Nov 19
Stuckey, Violence (to p. 61)
Literacy chapt. 18 (Tim)
& chapt. 2 (Kim)

Week 14
Nov 25
Stuckey, Violence (to end)
Oral Presentations

Week 15
Dec 2
Oral Presentations
Wrap-up
Literacy Project Reports Due

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