Week
of |
Topics |
Reading
Due / In-Class Activity |
Writing
Due / Notes |
Jan. 15 |
- Writing as a technology
|
Th:
Baron's "From Pencils to Pixels" (WM) |
Th:
In-class work to begin Paper
one (exploratory paper) |
Jan. 22 |
Exploring
a Topic |
-
- T:
Getting started with writing (AN 6-28)
Th:
draft
workshop in class. Read An 34-51,
Bader, "Dos and
Don'ts of Written Commentary"; Dawson, "Peer
Editing Guide",
|
T:
Critique of Galen's draft (AN 29-33).
Th: Bring 5 drafts
of Paper One for peer-review |
Jan. 29 |
Writing for
Academic Audiences
-
|
T:
AN 52-80.Discuss
Sagan (AN) & Rheingold's
"Look Who's Talking" (WM) & discuss their strategies
as writers
Th:
tips for clarity & brevity; draft workshop |
T:
Complete
worksheet for either article before
class
Th:
Paper
one, draft deadline |
Feb. 5 |
Types
of Arguments |
T:
AN
95-108, Turkle's
"Virtuality & Its Discontents" (WM) and
Birkerts "Is Cyberspace Destroying Society?" (follow
course documents link w/in Blackboard) &
discuss their strategies as writers
Th:
tips
to avoid writer's block; draft workshop in class |
T:
complete
worksheet before class on Turkle |
Feb. 12 |
Types
of Arguments |
T:
Second Life Avatar Party (until 2:45). Experienced SLers will
help newcomers. Lt. Adrienne Meador, UR Police, will visit class
to discuss safety and crime online.
Th:
AN 113-126+ work on "The Lifeboat" exercise (An 124-126)
in class |
T:
Come
prepared to ask Lt. Meador questions about her work & what
you can do to protect yourself online.
Th : Paper two, (academic writing)
draft deadline
|
Feb. 19 |
Analyzing
visuals and doing research |
T:
Millar, "Filling the Void" (WM) & discuss her strategies
as a writer. Also
read Craig,
"Making
a Living in Second Life" & Terdiman, "Second
Life Intrudes on First One."
Th:
AN 204-209; 224-227; 243-249.Bring advertisement to class for
paper three |
T:
complete
worksheet for Millar before class
and set
up Second Life Avatar before
class.
|
Feb. 26 |
Analyzing
visuals and doing research |
T:
AN 210-218 and WS Chs. 1-2
Th:
draft workshop |
T:
Portfolio 1 due
|
Spring
BREAK: March 3-11. Class will meet again T. March 13. |
March 12 |
Looking
Hard at the Web |
T:
Sosnoski "Hyper-readers" (WM) &
discuss his strategies as a writer
Th:
Labi, "Online Jihad" (Follow course documents
link w/in Blackboard) |
T: complete
worksheet before class for Sosnoski
Th: Paper
three, (ad analysis) draft deadline |
March
19 |
This
is Your Second Life: Blogs, E-Zines, Games, and the Future of the
Web |
T:
Second Life Web site
& on your own WS Chs. 3-4 (for Ch. 4, study 4.1b only)
Th:
Second Life Web site
(second visit for at least one hours) & Rauch, "Sex,
Lies, and Videogames" (follow
course documents link w/in Blackboard) |
Work
in your pajamas and send your avatar to class!
Dr. Essid will be online in Second Life while at the CCCC Conference
in NYC on T & TH (hours TBA)
T:
Post entry to your journal about your experience in Second Life.
Th:
Complete a worksheet
for Rauch
|
March 26 |
This
is Your Second Life: Blogs, E-Zines, Games, and the Future of the
Web |
T:
Sunstein, "Fragmentation and Cybercascades" (WM)
& Blogs TBA
Th:
AN 348-365 + Getting
picky with MLA: works cited & annotated bibliographies AN
254-265
|
T:
Paper four, (Second Life &
Communication) draft deadline
|
April 2 |
Planning
a Major Project |
T:
Read Second Life Blogs listed on your Paper
Four Assignment Sheet + two of any sort
you choose.
Th:
AN
286-300.
|
T:
Complete
blog worksheet for one blog before
class
and Portfolio 2
due |
April 9 |
Planning
a Major Project |
T:
Draft workshop (bring extra copy of your proposal)
Th:
draft workshop |
T:
Paper
five draft deadline and one-page proposal
for final project due for approval |
April 16 |
Planning
a Major Project |
T:
AN 268-281(we will critique this paper in class). Be ready
to write about it!
Th:
Research Day at Boatright Library |
|
April 23 |
Project
Work |
T:
Research
Day at Boatright Library
Th:
Drop-Dead Last-Minute Project Review Session: MLA, analysis,
the works! |
T: Paper
six draft deadline |
April 30 |
|
|
Portfolio 3 due by noon
at my office |