Day 1: Tues, Aug 28
- Prior to class:
- Set up your personal course blog
- In class:
- Introductions to each other and the course
- Due before 10am Thursday (next class meeting):
- Read the following from Join the Conversation (hereafter JTC):
- “Writing at Baruch,” pgs 1-9 (skim)
- “Introduction to Analyzing Texts,” pg 11
- “What is Rhetoric?” pgs 12-16
- Respond to a couple prompts about these (short) readings our course blog (*not* your personal blog; I know—confusing). Your personal blog is where you’ll post your major assignments for the term to give you a digital platform for your final project and to form a digital portfolio of your work).
- Read the following from Join the Conversation (hereafter JTC):
Day 2: Thurs, Aug 30
- Discuss readings and responses
- Practice analyzing image
- Introduce key concepts in “Thread 1” of class (Primary thread): Interpreting and Creating Texts (Rhetoric and Language)
- Introduce first major project (Rhetorical Analysis)
Due before 10am Tuesday, Sept 4 (next class meeting):
- Read the following from JTC:
- “Tools for Analyzing Texts,” pgs 17-23
- Respond to a prompt about the reading on our course blog.
- Find an image, music video, or article headline that relates to a crisis from the past year and post it to our class blog.
Day 3: Tues, Sept 4
- Discuss reading and responses
- Practice analyzing rhetorical artifacts we post
- Watch “The Dangers of a Single Story,” by Chimamande Adichie (18:33)
- Introduce Thread 2 of class (Course Thematic Focus for Unit 1): Narrating Modern Plague
Due before 10am Thursday, Sept 12 (next class meeting):
- Read the following from JTC:
- “Metaphors We Live By,” by George Lakoff & Mark Johnson, pgs 158-164
- “Strategies for Active Reading,” Maria Plochocki, pgs 34-38
- Respond to prompts about the readings on our course blog.
Day 4: Thurs, Sept 6
- Discuss readings and responses
- Watch first half of How to Survive A Plague
- Apply readings to a cultural artifact (practicing for your Rhetorical Analysis project) such as How to Survive a Plague
Due before 10am Thurs:
- Review collection of ACT UP iconography, choose one work of graphic design from the collection, and write a 250-word rhetorical analysis of your chosen work
Day 5: Thurs, Sept 13 (no classes 9/11)
- Discuss responses
- Watch second half of How to Survive A Plague
- Discuss the rhetorical structures of the film and discuss handout by Sarah Schulman
Due before 10am Tues:
- Watch five clips from ACT UP Oral History Project
- Respond to prompts about the reading on course blog
Day 5: Tues, Sept 20
- Discuss responses
- Watch first half of UNITED IN ANGER
- Discussion
Due before 10am Thurs:
- Read articles posted on the blog (covering the aftermath of ACT UP and AIDS/HIV in other contexts)
- Respond to prompts about the readings our course blog.
Day 6: Thurs, Sept 22
- Discuss readings and responses
- Watch second half of UNITED IN ANGER
- Discuss
Due before 10am Tues:
- Read the following from JTC:
- “Introduction to Composing as a Process,” Seth Graves, pg 93
- “Freewriting,” Peter Elbow, pgs 97-99
- “Shitty First Drafts,” Anne Lamott, pgs 94-96
- Respond to prompts about the readings our course blog.
- Draft your Project Proposal and Zero Draft (notes toward a paper)
- See, Re-See, and Describe the text/artifact first
- Interpret using a lens or lenses you choose
Day 6: Tues, Sept 27
- Discuss Proposals with your Writing Group
- In class studio time for writing (bring ear buds if you’d like)
- Conferences with Prof. Frisbie
Due before 10am Thurs:
- Read the following in JTC:
- “What’s the Point?” Daniel Hengel, pgs 28-33
- “Responding—Really Responding—To Other Students’ Writing,” Richard Straub, pgs 104-114
- Respond to prompts about the readings on our course blog.
Day 7: Thurs, Sept 29
- Discuss readings
- Peer Review Workshop (practice reviewing student papers from previous semesters)
- In class studio time for writing
- Conferences with Prof. Frisbie
Due before 10am Tues:
- Post your draft to our password protected class Google Drive folder for review by your Writing Group members and Prof. Frisbie. (Please note: Writer’s Cover Letter should be included as page 1 or your draft will not be reviewed.)
Day 8: Tues, Oct 2
- Be a reader for (and provide feedback on) your Writing Group members’ drafts
Homework:
- Revise your draft.
Day 9: Thurs, Oct 4
- Introduce next project: Literacy Narrative
- In class writing: Revisit your first day writing, instead this time focusing on describing groups you’re part of and various parts of your identity (using a lens of intersectionality).
Due before 11:30pm Sun, Oct 7:
- Rhetorical Analysis project due (with revisions described in your Writer’s Letter) on your personal blog and in your password protected Google Drive folder.
Due before 10am Tues,:
- Read the Introduction to Gentrification of the Mind
- Read the following from JTC:
- “Introduction to (re)Making Language,” Seth Graves, pgs 39-40
- “Language, Discourse, and Literacy,” Seth Graves, pgs 41-42
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Day 10: Tues, Oct 9
- Discuss readings and relate to the Literacy Narrative project
- Work with your Writing Group to generate ideas and begin forming a plan for your project
Due before 10am Thur:
- Read excerpts from Gentrification of the Mind
- Read the following from JTC:
- “Translingualism,” Kamal Belmihoub and Lucas Corcoran, pgs 43-48
- “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” Gloria Anzaldúa, pgs 142-151
- Respond to prompts about the readings on our course blog.
Day 11: Thurs, Oct 11
- Discuss readings and your responses
- Tie readings to your own experience and the Literacy Narrative project
Due before 10am Tues:
- Read the following from JTC:
- “The Meanings of a Word,” Gloria Naylor, pgs 155-157
- Read short articles on the New York City Housing crisis
- Respond to prompts about the readings on our course blog.
Day 12: Tues, Oct 16
- Discuss readings and your responses
- In class studio time for writing
- Conferences with Prof. Frisbie
Due before 10am Thur:
- Read excerpts from Citizen, poem “Dinosaurs in the Hood” by Danez Smith
- Read the following from JTC:
- “The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscripts,” Donald Murray, pgs 100-103
Day 13: Thurs, Oct 18
- Discuss readings and your responses
- In class studio time for writing
- Conferences with Prof. Frisbie
- Draft due Monday to our class Google Drive folder for feedback from your Writer’s Group and Prof. Frisbie. (Must have Writer’s Letter as page one to get feedback.)
Day 14: Tues, Oct 22
- Peer Review
Due before 10am Thur:
- Read the following from JTC:
- “Revising Attitudes,” Brock Dethier, pgs 115-128
- Revise your manuscript (due Sun, Oct 28, 11:30pm)
Day 15 (Mid-Term): Thurs, Oct 25
- Discuss articles in groups and readings
- Practice reviewing Literacy Narrative assignments from previous classes
- Practice revising sentences together, paying attention to grammar and usage
Due before 11:30pm Sun:
- Literacy Narrative project due (with revisions described in your Writer’s Letter) on your personal blog and in your password protected Google Drive folder.
Day 16: Tues, Oct 30
- Introduce Research-Based, Narrative Argument project
Due before 10am Thurs:
- Read the following in JTC:
- “Introduction to Researching and Making Claims,” Seth Graves, pgs 49-50
- “The Research Process,” Seth Graves, Lucas Corcoran, and Kamal Belmihoub, pgs 51-52
- Read “Complicating the Narratives” (What if journalists covered controversial issues differently?)
- Respond to prompts about the readings on our course blog.
Day 17: Thurs, Nov 1
- Discuss readings
- Look at samples in media of how various groups are represented (immigrants, for example)
- Work in groups to find other examples, analyze, and share with the rest of us (focus on playing to or resisting stereotypes with nuance and context)
Due before 10am Tues:
- Readings TBD
Day 18: Tues, Nov 6
- Discuss readings and your responses
Due before 10am Thurs:
- Read in JTC: “Finding Evidence,” by Andrea A. Lunsford & John J. Ruszkiewicz (hereafter AL & JR), pgs 53-62
- Read sample Reflective Annotative Bibliography (RefAnnBib) as prep for doing yours
Day 19: Thurs, Nov 8
- Discuss readings
- Exploring the world of databases / librarian visit
- Go over RefAnnBib
- Work with your Writing Group to help generate ideas and approaches to your project
Due before 10am Tues:
- Prospectus due to your Google Drive folder
- Read in JTC: “Evaluating Sources,” by AL and JR, pgs 63-68, and “Questions to Consider as You Evaluate Sources,” by Lisa Ede, pg 69 and respond to prompts on the course blog.
Day 20: Tues, Nov 13
- Discuss credible sources
- Look at examples of actual “fake news” and take the quiz: Can you identify a credible source from a deceptive one?
- Begin creating a RefAnnBib for one of your sources
Due before 10am Thurs:
- Read in JTC: “Using Sources,” AL and JR, pgs 71-84, and “When Should I Quote, Paraphrase, or Summarize?” by Lisa Ede, pg 85
- Finish RefAnnBib for one source and submit to your Google Drive folder
- Read in JTC: “Plagiarism and Academic Integrity,” AL and JR, pgs 86-92, and “Introduction to Refining Your Writing Style,” Lisa Frisbie, pgs 129-131 and respond to prompts on course blog.
Day 21: Thurs, Nov 15
- Discuss readings and your responses
- In class studio time on project
- Conferences with Prof. Frisbie
Due before 10am Tues:
- Read in JTC: “Clutter,” William Zizsser, pgs 132-134, and “Words That Do Little,” handout based on Richard Lanham’s Revising Prose
Day 22: Tues, Nov 20
- Concision Workshop: Practice revising for clutter and words that do little on your last paper (or another paper of your choice you’ve written lately)
Due before 10am Thur:
- Work on draft and post it with your Writer’s Cover Letter to class Google Drive folder for feedback Monday
Day 23: Tues, Nov 27 (Thursday off)
- Peer Review
Due before 10am Thur:
- Read in JTC: “Grammar as a Rhetorical Choice,” Frank Cioffi, pgs 135-140 and post your response to course blog.
Day 24: Thurs, Nov 29
- Discuss reading and your response
- Grammar/revision exercise using your last paper (identify patterns / reflective writing / revise sentences together on board/projector)
Due before 10am Tues:
- Research-Based Narrative Argument project due (with revisions described in your Writer’s Letter) on your personal blog and in your password protected Google Drive folder.
Day 25: Tues, Dec 4
- Introduce final multimodal presentation assignment
- Studio time on project
- Conferences with Prof. Frisbie as needed
Day 26: Thurs, Dec 6
- Studio time on project
- Conferences with Prof. Frisbie as needed
Due before 10am Tues:
- Finalize your presentation
- Post your final Writer’s Reflective Letter on your course blog as an introduction to your digital portfolio and final project
Day 27: Tues, Dec 11
- Final Project Screenings
Day 28: Thurs, Dec 13
- Final Project Screenings