Following are your assignments for the semester, along with the weight each carries toward your final course grade, using a 100% standard grading scale. See our course website for the daily schedule, which I update often and which may change depending on our needs.

Part I of course

Project 1: Rhetorical Analysis of a Cultural Artifact

~ 2000 words; 6 double spaced pages (20% of course grade)

Part II of course

Project 2: Research Project (2 components)

Reflective Annotated Bibliographies (2)
~ 3 double spaced pages each (10% of course grade)

Research-Based Argument

~ 3500 words; 9-10 double spaced pages (30% of course grade)

Part III of course

Project 3: Creative Remix of Research Project

Writing component: 4 double spaced pages (20% of course grade)

Project 4: Portfolio Reflection

~1000 words; 3 double spaced pages (10% of course grade)

Weekly Writing: Discussion Board Due Dates and Grading Criteria

300 words per week, average (10% of course grade)

In addition to the major assignments above, I will ask you to respond to our course readings in writing (outside and during class) and through in-class and digital/virtual discussions and to engage with your major projects through a series of low-stakes writing that scaffold into your drafts.