| Class Date | In Class Activities | Reading/Writing Due |
| Tues, Feb. 2nd | Welcome, Syllabus Review | N/A |
| Thurs, Feb. 4th
Last day to add a course Last day to drop for 75% tuition refund |
Set up blogs@baruch account, create introductory post | Syllabus Quiz; professional email |
| Tues, Feb. 9th | Discussion of group presentation | |
| Thurs, Feb. 11th | Blog Post #1 Due by 11:59 p.m. | |
| Tues, Feb.16th | 5 min group presentations
Discussion of first essay—sample essays reviewed + topics discussed |
Come to class with three topics and a paragraph on each describing why you’d like to write about it. |
| Thurs, Feb. 18th | Blog Post #2 Due by 11:59 p.m. | |
| Tues, Feb. 23rd | ||
| Thurs, Feb. 25th | Blog Post #3 Due by 11:59 p.m. | |
| Tues, March 2nd | Peer Review in Class | First Draft of Critical Analysis Essay Due |
| Thurs, March 4th | Blog Post #4 Due by 11:59 p.m. | |
| Tues, March 9th | Come to class with three topics for research project and a paragraph on each describing why you’d like to write about it. | |
| Thurs, March 11th | Blog Post #5 Due by 11:59 p.m. | |
| Tues, March 16th | Final Draft of Critical Analysis Essay Due | |
| Thurs, March 18th | Blog Post #6 Due by 11:59 p.m. | |
| Tues, March 23rd | Peer Review in Class | Research paper outline due |
| Thurs, March 25th | Blog Post #7 Due by 11:59 p.m. | |
| Tues, March 30th | Spring Break- No Class | N/A |
| Thurs, April 1st | Spring Break-No Class | N/A |
| Tues, April 6th | Creative Re-Mix Discussion + Examples | |
| Thurs, April 8th | Individual meetings to discuss research papers | Watch Documentary John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky on Netflix. Listen to Imagine Album and Read “John Lennon’s Music: A Range of Genius.” Blog Post #8 Due by 11:55 p.m. |
| Tues, April 13th | Peer review of research papers in class | Draft of research essay (2000 words minimum) due the night before class by 11:55 p.m. (Monday, April 12th) |
| Thurs, April 15th | Work on revising research papers | Watch Documentary John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky on Netflix. Listen to Imagine Album and Read “John Lennon’s Music: A Range of Genius.” Blog Post #8 Due by 11:55 p.m. |
| Tues, April 20th | Watch video on the History of popular music in America (in class viewing). Discuss to follow. | Work on research revisions |
| Thurs, April 22nd | Finish research essay draft | Final Draft of Research Essay Due by 11:55 p.m. |
| Tues, April 27th | Workshopping creative remix ideas/draft in peer groups | Creative Remix plans/draft due at 11:59 p.m. |
| Thurs, April 29th | Re-read/watch/listen to two of the assigned ‘texts’ from earlier this semester | Write blog about how you perceive these texts speaking to or challenging one another now versus then. |
| Tues, May 4th | In-class work session toward completion of creative remix | Work on creative remix |
| Thurs, May 6th | Blog about creative remix experience due by 11:55 p.m. | |
| Tues, May 11th | Final Class Reflections | |
| Thursday, May 13th | Work on creative remix projects | |
| Tues, May 18th | NO CLASS | Creative Remix Final Draft Due at 11:55 p.m. |