Schedule for Course : Rhetoric of Everyday Texts
Please note that this calendar is designed to be flexible: we may make changes along the way, depending on your interests and the needs of the class.
Exact due dates appear on the “live” D2L course site; this calendar is for informational purposes.
Week One: March 30-April 5
- Read Welcome & Start Here
- Post Self-introductions
- Compose Course Survey & Course Assignment,
- Post response to What is an “everyday text”?
Week Two: April 6-12
- Read David Levy’s “Meditation on a Receipt”
- Post Discussion: Levy “Meditation” Reading Responses
- Create an archive of 8-10 print-based everyday texts, annotated, with an Introduction
Week Three: April 13-19
- Read Stillar’s “Analyzing Everyday Texts”and post your reading response
- Post responses to two classmates’ Stillar responses
- Finish and submit print-based everyday texts archive
Week Four: April 20-26
- Read George’s “Changing the Face of Poverty” and post your reading response
- Post responses to two classmates’ George posts
- Create an archive of 8-10 digital everyday texts, annotated, with an Introduction
Week Five: April 27-May 3
- Read Fleming’s “Subjects of the Inner City: Writing the People of Cabrini-Green.” and post your reading response due
- Post responses to two classmates’ Fleming posts
- Finish and submit digital everyday text archive
- For Writing Fellow feedback on your course project proposal, your draft is due
Week Six: May 4-10 — Writing fellows online real-time or face-to-face appointments
Week Seven: May 11-17
- Project iteration #1
- Editorial peer reviews for two classmates’ project iterations
Week Eight: May 18-24
- Project iteration #2: due Thursday, May 21
- Editorial peer reviews for two classmates’ project iterations
Week Nine: May 26-31 — Writing fellows online real-time or face-to-face appointments
- Project iteration #3
- Editorial peer reviews for two classmates’ project iterations
Week Ten:
Due Wednesday, June 10
- Course Project, final iteration
- Course Portfolio