Eng. 103, Spring 2007, Essid
Class Schedule
WM: Writing Material | AN: Argument Now | WS: Harvey, Writing From Sources

 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

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