Schedule

Below is information on the schedule followed by the schedule itself for the course, subject to change (check regularly!)  

Course Rhythm

Typically (**but not always! check the schedule**) the rhythm of our hybrid course will be:

  • Tuesdays: asynchronous work due on Tuesdays (i.e., reading, listening, writing, composing). WE DO NOT MEET at all (neither virtually nor in person). Since we do not meet, you’ll notice that there may be more writing/work due on Tuesdays compared to Thursdays.
  • Thursdays: in-person classes on Thursdays (usually with asynchronous work also due) at 9:55am-11:35am in VC 7-205.
  • Saturdays: By end of day Saturday, you’ll be expected to update your Labor Log for that week, submit the Labor Journal entry do that week, and to have submitted at least one Labor Post. If you know you are not going to work on Saturday (or Friday and Saturday, etc.) you are welcome to submit these materials earlier than Saturday. However, if you know you will be working as late as Saturday, you must make sure everything in Labor materials is reflected in that work.

Finally, around midterm, we will meet individually to check in on how things are going and to plan for rest of term together. More on this later, as well. 

Lesson Plans

To view the lesson plan for the day (and to access possible activities/links/etc. for that day’s lesson), click the date in the schedule to navigate to the lesson plan webpage (e.g., click “Thursday, August 26”). Lesson plans will be live by a few minutes before the beginning of class–though they may sometimes be live a few hours or a day earlier. Lesson plans are useful so you can follow along what is happening that day. Being logged into Discord is also helpful for in-class activities.

 

Read/Listen/Watch/Write/Compose

For all reading, listening, watching, writing, and composing there will be **separate** labor instructions on how to approach them. These labor instructions are on Blackboard in a folder labeled by the due date within “Labor Instructions.” Go to the folder labeled with the date for the labor instructions for that day’s assignments.

 

Topics

Topics on the schedule just give you a hint about what the class/work will focus on that day.

 

Accessing Readings

To know where to find a reading/file or where to submit something, use the below key:

(Blackboard) = major assignments will be submitted here, but sometimes minor ones, too. Readings or other files that are copyrighted will also be stored here.

(Google Drive) = This will always be in relation to your Labor Logs (a Google Sheet) and your Labor Journal entries (a Google Doc).

(Discord) = Many shorter pieces of writing will be submitted to Discord, like Reading/Listening Posts. If virtual meetings are required, these will also happen on Discord.

Hyperlink = some readings could be embedded with a hyperlink right on the schedule on our Blogs @ Baruch (WordPress) website, which is where you are now.  

 

Course Schedule

Week 1

Thursday, August 26

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due: None

Topic(s): go over course syllabus, go over grading contract, go over weekly labor assignments (i.e., labor logs, labor journal entries, and labor Discord posts), podcast vote, work due for Tuesday (Aug 30), and Prof. Blankenship visit for introduction of study.

 

Saturday, August 28

**GO TO LABOR INSTRUCTIONS FOLDER ON BLACKBOARD FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BELOW**

Labor Note: As you get used to the course rhythm, I’ll give you some advice each week here in addition to the Labor Instructions on Blackboard. Each week on Saturday by 11:59pm, you will be expected to complete your Labor Log, your Labor Journal entry for the week, and at least one Labor Post. It is easiest to fill in your Labor Log as you go. The Labor Posts have to be done while you are doing labor on reading/listening/viewing/writing/composing for other assignments. The Labor Journal entry can be done closer to the deadline compared to the other labor assignments.

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

  • Begin working on some of work due for August 30 (this will help you complete what is below).
  • Complete Labor Log for Week 1 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit Labor Journal entry for Week 1 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit at least one weekly Labor Post by 11:59pm (Discord)

 

Week 2

Tuesday, August 31

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due: 

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Labor Note: Here is a week where there are a lot of bullet-points, but each bullet-point does not take that much time. Therefore, you might want to also get to work on what is due for September 2, which has some work that will take longer (e.g., the Reading/Listening Post on “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”).

Topic(s): Annotating reading, language supremacy, grading contract, podcast.

 

Thursday, September 2

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due: 

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Labor Note: This week everyone will contribute a Reading/Listening Post. Each other week, not everyone will contribute one. You will contribute 4 overall, but may contribute up to 6 to higher your grade.

  • Read “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldúa (Blackboard)
  • Write Reading/Listening Post and post to Discord (Discord)
  • Comment on one other student’s Reading/Listening Post (Discord)
  • Sign up for your Reading/Listening posting and commenting schedule (Google Drive)

Topic(s): Language supremacy, finalize grading contract, podcast vote, Prof. Blankenship visit for pre-survey.

 

Saturday, September 4

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Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

  • Complete Labor Log for Week 2 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit Labor Journal entry for Week 2 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit at least one weekly Labor Post by 11:59pm (Discord)

 

Week 3

Tuesday, September 7

Reading/Listening/Watching Due/Writing/Composing: None

Topic(s): None

 

Thursday, September 9

Reading/Listening/Watching Due/Writing/Composing: 

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Labor Note: This will be our first time listening to the podcast we voted on. Start to think strategically about how you can get your listening done vs. your reading. For instance, I often listen to podcasts when doing chores (e.g., washing dishes) and while commuting. When I want to take a note, I take off my dish gloves, pause the podcast, shut off the water, and then take a note on my notes app on my phone (or, if I’m commuting, I just pause the podcast and take the note on my notes app).

Topic(s): rhetorical analysis, reading/listening post and commenting schedule, discuss podcast, writing process and practice

 

Saturday, September 11

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Complete Labor Log for Week 3 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit Labor Journal entry for Week 3 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit at least one weekly Labor Post by 11:59pm (Discord)

 

Week 4

Tuesday, September 14

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due: 

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  • Read “Backpacks vs. Briefcases: Steps toward Rhetorical Analysis” by Laura Bolin Carroll  (Blackboard)
  • Watch Claims and Evidence Video (Blackboard)
  • Listen to Episode 2 of Nice White Parents ‘I Still Believe In It’
  • Write Reading/Listening Post if it is your day to do so or comment on a Reading/Listening Post if not (Discord) 
  • Write brief, informal proposal for the Rhetorical Analysis, Draft 1 assignment (Discord)

Topic(s): summary vs. analysis, connecting claims to evidence, writing process and practice

 

Thursday, September 16

Reading/Listening/Watching Due/Writing/Composing: None

Topic(s): None 

******NO CLASS MEETING TODAY********

 

Saturday, September 18

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Complete Labor Log for Week 4 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit Labor Journal entry for Week 4 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit at least one weekly Labor Post by 11:59pm (Discord)

 

Week 5

Tuesday, September 21

Reading/Listening/Watching Due/Writing/Composing:

**GO TO LABOR INSTRUCTIONS FOLDER ON BLACKBOARD FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BELOW**

Topic(s): rhetorical analysis, peer response

 

Thursday, September 23

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Write Rhetorical Analysis, Draft 1 (Blackboard)
  • Read Peer Response handout (Blackboard)

Topic(s): revision, discuss podcast, introduce midterm reflection

 

Saturday, September 25

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Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

  • Complete Labor Log for Week 5 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit Labor Journal entry for Week 5 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit at least one weekly Labor Post by 11:59pm (Discord)

 

Week 6

Tuesday, September 28

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Complete Time Management Activity (Blackboard)
  • Read Rhetorical Analysis, Draft 2 Requirements (Blackboard)
  • Listen to Episode 4 of Nice White Parents, ‘Here’s Another Fun Thing You Can Do’
  • Write Reading/Listening Post if it is your day to do so or comment on a Reading/Listening Post if not (Discord) 
  • Write Formal Assessment of writing group members’ rhetorical analysis draft (Blackboard; submit to me and group member by email)

Topic(s): revision, discuss podcast + genre

 

Thursday, September 30

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Read “Navigating Genres” by Kerry Dirk (Blackboard)
  • Write Reading/Listening Post if it is your day to do so or comment on a Reading/Listening Post if not (Discord) 
  • Write Revision Plan (Discord)

Topic(s): conducting research project, discuss podcast, work on midterm reflection

 

Saturday, October 2

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Complete Labor Log for Week 6 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit Labor Journal entry for Week 6 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit at least one weekly Labor Post by 11:59pm (Discord)

 

Week 7

Tuesday, October 5

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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Topic(s): conducting research project

 

Thursday, October 7

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Write Rhetorical Analysis, Draft 2 (Blackboard)
  • Read Annotated Reflective Bibliography prompt (Blackboard)

Topic(s): stasis theory, discuss podcast

 

Saturday, October 9

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Complete Labor Log for Week 7 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit Labor Journal entry for Week 7 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit at least one weekly Labor Post by 11:59pm (Discord)

 

Week 8

Tuesday, October 12

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Read “Effectively and Efficiently Reading the Credibility of Online Sources” by Ellen Carillo and Alice Horning
  • Write Reading/Listening Post if it is your day to do so or comment on a Reading/Listening Post if not (Discord) 
  • Submit revised Research Question / Proposal (Discord)

Topic(s): using sources to organize an argument

 

Thursday, October 14

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due: 

  • Write Reflective Annotated Bibliography (Blackboard)

Topic(s): organizing sources for writing a research-driven argument, reflection

 

Saturday, October 16

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Complete Labor Log for Week 8 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • *****Write Midterm Reflection by 11:59pm (Blackboard) [no Labor Journal this week]*********
  • Submit at least one weekly Labor Post by 11:59pm (Discord)

 

Week 9

Tuesday, October 19

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • View Research Article Organization Video
  • Write Synthesis Paragraph
  • Fill out midterm survey (see email from October 11 as well as Labor Instructions for today).

Topic(s): research-driven argument

 

Thursday, October 21

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Write Research-Driven Argument, Draft 1

Topic(s): starting a podcast, revision of research assignment  

 

Saturday, October 23

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Complete Labor Log for Week 9 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit Labor Journal entry for Week 9 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit at least one weekly Labor Post by 11:59pm (Discord)

 

Week 10

Tuesday, October 26

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Read “The Bandwidth of Podcasting” by Eric Detweiler (make sure to read sections 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 8; you can skip or lightly skim the other sections). To navigate the sections, hover over “Chapter Sections” underneath the header image on each page and then scroll down to click on the section number to read; you can also click on the next section at bottom of each page.  (Blackboard for Labor Instructions)
  • Write Reading/Listening Post if it is your day to do so or comment on a Reading/Listening Post if not (Discord) 
  • Write Formal Assessment of writing group members’ research-driven argument draft (Blackboard; submit to me and group member by email)
  • Read Research-Driven Writing, Draft 2 + Cover Letter prompt (Blackboard)

Topic(s): starting a podcast

 

Thursday, October 28

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Download Audacity to your device
  • Sign up for a Podcast Post on October 28, November 11, November 16, or November 23
  • Podcast Discord Post 1 + comment by other group members (Discord)
  • Write Revision Plan

Topic(s): starting a podcast, making sure Audacity is downloaded, VOTE for podcast topic

 

Saturday, October 30

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Complete Labor Log for Week 10 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit Labor Journal entry for Week 10 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit at least one weekly Labor Post by 11:59pm (Discord)

 

Week 11

Tuesday, November 2

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Watch Audacity tutorials
  • Compose 2-5 minute audio essay of interview or monologue

Topic(s): working with audio, working with visuals, remediation

 

Thursday, November 4

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Listen to all audio essays from classmates (Blackboard)
  • Write Reading/Listening Post if it is your day to do so or comment on a Reading/Listening Post if not (Discord) 
  • Write collaborative sequencing and episode plans for podcast (Discord; done in class)

Topic(s): working with audio, podcast episode and sequencing plan

 

Saturday, November 6

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Complete Labor Log for Week 11 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit Labor Journal entry for Week 11 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit at least one weekly Labor Post by 11:59pm (Discord)

 

Week 12

Tuesday, November 9

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Research-Driven Argument, Draft 2 (revised as episode proposal + 1-2 minute “preview” of episode) NOW POTENTIALLY DUE LATER IN NOVEMBER, TBD
  • Hold your team meeting, coordinated by Project Manager
  • Team Charter, submitted by Project Manager
  • Task Schedule draft, submitted by Project Manager
  • Message Prof. Libertz your proposed deadline for Research Project, Draft 2.

Topic(s): podcast planning

 

Thursday, November 11

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due: 

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  • Podcast Discord Post 2 + comment by other group members (Discord)

Topic(s): purposes of writing, podcasting

 

Saturday, November 13

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Complete Labor Log for Week 12 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit Labor Journal entry for Week 12 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit at least one weekly Labor Post by 11:59pm (Discord)

 

Week 13

Tuesday, November 16

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Podcast Discord Post 3 + comment by other group members (Discord)
  • Find a time to meet with your group

Topic(s): putting the podcast plan together

 

Thursday, November 18

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Read Six Ways to Ask Better Questions in Interviews (thewritepractice.com) before class starts. If you are conducting an interview or preparing material for someone else conducting an interview, have interview questions ready; we will make time in class to do interviews with group members or those outside of your group.
  • Re-read “The Bandwidth of Podcasting” by Eric Detweiler (make sure to read sections 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 8; you can skip or lightly skim the other sections). To navigate the sections, hover over “Chapter Sections” underneath the header image on each page and then scroll down to click on the section number to read; you can also click on the next section at bottom of each page.  (Blackboard for Labor Instructions)
  • Write Reading/Listening Post if it is your day to do so or comment on a Reading/Listening Post if not (Discord) 

Topic(s): delivery and circulation of podcast, reflection

 

Saturday, November 20

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Complete Labor Log for Week 13 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit Labor Journal entry for Week 13 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit at least one weekly Labor Post by 11:59pm (Discord)

 

Week 14

Tuesday, November 23

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • None

Topic(s): podcast episode draft planning, recording, cover art, etc.

 

Thursday, November 25

Reading/Listening Due/Watching/Writing/Composing: None

Topic(s): None

*******NO CLASS TODAY************

 

Saturday, November 27

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

NONE (skip over Week 14 in your Labor Journal)

 

Week 15

Tuesday, November 30

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Read over Prompt for Final Reflection/Experiential-Learning Document.
  • Agniia Podcast Post reflection
  • Everyone who isn’t Agniia: comment with a response to Agniia’s questions in post.
  • Find a time to meet with your group

Topic(s): reflection

 

Thursday, December 2

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Proposal for Final Reflection or ELD

Topic(s): arrangement, circulation, delivery, reflection

 

Saturday, December 4

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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Remember that there was no Labor Journal entry due for Week 14, so skip over that and write entry for Week 15.

  • Complete Labor Log for Week 15 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit Labor Journal entry for Week 15 by 11:59pm (Google Drive)
  • Submit at least one weekly Labor Post by 11:59pm (Discord)

 

Week 16

Tuesday, December 7

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

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  • Finalize podcast episodes (Blackboard)

Topic(s): final podcast thoughts

 

Thursday, December 9

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

  • Listen to your class’s podcast episodes in order (Blackboard)
  • Write Reading/Listening Post if it is your day to do so or comment on a Reading/Listening Post if not (Discord) 

Topic(s): reflection, writing

 

Saturday, December 11

Reading/Listening/Watching/Writing/Composing Due:

None

 

FINAL PROJECT

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  • Submit Final Reflection or ELD by December 18
  • Submit Podcast Contribution Narrative by December 18