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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| Tuesday March 29 | In class: Introductions, key terms, course goals:
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| Thursday April 1 | Reading: NYT, continued In class: Due:
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 mobile apps — I recommend the “Today’s Paper” app — via podcasts, and on its web site. |
| Week 2 Summary & Integration |
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| Tuesday April 5 |
Reading: NYT: |
| Thursday April 7 | Reading: NYT, In class: Due: |
| Week 3 Is Reading an Act of Composing? |
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| Tuesday April 12 |
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 |
| Thursday April 14 | Reading: NYT, as assigned In class: Due: |
| Week 4 From Text to Context Individual Conferences, TBA |
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| Tuesday April 19 |
Reading: Sunday Review and Page A1
Background: review in St. Martin’s Handbook |
| Thursday April 21 | Reading: NYT, as assigned In class: Workshopping Proposals Due: Contextual Analysis Proposal & Map |
| Week 5 Argument & Advocacy |
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| Tuesday April 26 |
Reading: NYT TBA
Due: Mid-term self assessment |
| Thursday April 28 |
Reading: NYT TBA Review in St. Martin’s Handbook:
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| Week 6 Truth-seeking behavior vs. Bullshit: Writing with a Method, Perspective, and Authority |
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| Tuesday May 3 | Reading: NYT TBA In class: Contextual Analysis Writing Workshop — paragraphs; visual & logistical coherence |
| Thursday May 5 |
Reading: NYT TBA
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| Friday May 8th | Due by midnight: Editorial Peer Reviews |
| Week 7 Proofreading, Editing, and one-on-one conferences |
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| Tuesday May 10 | Reading: NYT, as assigned In class: Contextual Analysis Writing Workshop: Proofreading |
| Thursday May 12 | Reading: NYT TBA In class: Contextual Analysis Writing Workshop Due: Contextual Analysis Draft #3 — proofreading version, with Informational Abstract |
| Week 8 Op-Ed Essays |
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| Tuesday May 17 | Reading: NYT TBA In class: Persuasive Writing Workshop Due: Op-Ed Essay draft #1 |
| Thursday May 19 | Reading: NYT TBA In class: Persuasive Writing Workshop |
| Week 9 |
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| Tuesday May 24 | No class: Memorial Day |
| Thursday May 26 | Reading: NYT TBA Due: Op-Ed, final draft Preview: Digital Writing Portfolios |
| Week 10 |
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| Tuesday May 30 | Reading: “A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself.” – Arthur Miller, 1961 In class: Portfolio editing workshop |
| Thursday June 2 | In class: Portfolio workshop |
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Extra portfolio office hours:
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| Finals Week |
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Final Exam Week We will meet during our assigned Final Exam time for the final, official delivery of your WRD104 Portfolios: 9:40 section: Thursday, June 9, 8:30 AM to 10:45 AM 1:00 section: Thursday, June 09, 11:30 AM to 1:45 PM |
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