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. Should you miss a class, you are responsible for finding out what you missed from a classmate and for knowing about—and adjusting for—any calendar changes. Professional protocols and collegiality ask you to alert us if you’ll be missing on a day when we’re having a workshop or when you are scheduled to present materials.
 Week 1“We Are What We Find, Not What We Search For” |
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| Wednesday 1/4 |
In class: Introductions, key terms, course goals:
Due: Course survey Weekend advice: We’re reading the New York Times at an interesting time in its early-in-the-21st-century redevelopment in both print and digital platforms. You should spend some time browsing its most recent digital manifestations on Facebook, on its proprietary applications, via podcasts, and on its web site. |
| Week 2 Relationships Between Research, Audience, & Purpose |
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| Mon. 1/9 |
Reading: NYT article Background: review in St. Martin’s Handbook 8d on rhetorical appeals, and 8e, on elements of argument — especially claims, assumptions, and premises |
| Wed. 1/11 |
Reading: NYT, continued 9:40 section: “Dynasty, North Korean-Style” |
| Week 3 From Text to Context Individual Conferences, TBA |
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| Mon. 1/16 |
Reading: NYT article TBA Sunday and a 60-90 second overview of an article of your choice, telling us why it is significant to you and why it should be significant to us 21st-century alternatives to Letters to the Editor? |
| Wed. 1/18 |
Reading: NYT, continued 9:40 section: Rhetorical précis on “How Fares the Dream?” |
| Week 4 Arguments & Advocacy |
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| Mon. 1/23 | Reading: NYT article TBA Sunday In class: Op-Ed Workshop Due: Op-Ed Draft: “What is College For?” |
| Wed. 1/25 |
Reading: NYT continued In class: Rhetorical précis and peer review on two classmates’ Op-Ed articles |
| Fri. 1/27 | Due: Online library workshop |
| Week 5 Choosing and Narrowing a Topic: Argument, Persuasion, and Advocacy |
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| Mon. 1/30 |
Reading: Sunday NYT Due: Research strategies: “What are Books For?” |
| Wed. 2/1 |
Meet in the Richardson Library Room #109 Due: Research & Argumentation Module St. Martin’s Handbook 10b: analyzing the assignment; 10c: narrowing a topic; 11a: differentiating kinds of sources |
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| Week 6 Writing with a Method, with a Perspective, and with Authority |
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| Mon. 2/6 |
Reading: NYT article TBA Sunday Due: “What are Books For?” |
| Wed. 2/8 | In class: NYT article TBA Sunday Draft #1: Research & Argumentation |
| Week 7 Method, Perspective, and Authority, Continued |
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| Mon. 2/13 |
Reading: NYT article TBA Sunday Research & Argumentation |
| Wed. 2/15 | Reading: St. Martin’s 4b: Peer Review In class: Revising and Editing Contextual Analyses St. Martin’s Companion site: the Top 20 |
| Week 8 Workshop: Remixing the New York Times |
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| Mon. 2/20 | Reading: NYT article TBA Sunday Due: Contextual Analyses — one or two, depending on the option you chose — see email for final checklists; proofread, saved, and published on Digication |
| Wed. 2/22 | Reading: NYT, continued In class: Remix the NYT Workshop |
| Week 9 |
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| Mon. 2/27 | Reading: NYT, continued In class: Remix the NYT Workshop |
| Wed. 2/29 |
Reading: NYT, continued
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| Week 10 |
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| Mon. 3/5 |
Reading: NYT article TBA Sunday Preview: WRD104 course portfolios Option #1: WRD Learning Outcomes-based Digital Portfolio > Due: remixes and NYT meme project |
| Wed. 3/7 |
Reading: NYT, continued |
| Finals Week |
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| Mon. 3/12 |
In class: Portfolio workshop |
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Due: WRD104 Course Portfolio Section #227: Monday, March 19th, 8:45-11:00 a.m. We will meet during our assigned Final Exam time for the final, official delivery of your WRD104 Portfolios. Extra office hours will be available if you need help with your portfolio before and during Finals Week. |
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