Week

Date

Used in Class

For Homework

Week 1: Expectations and Introductions

T 8/21/09—Writing as a public activity

Student Guide (SG) p. 66, pp. 67–69

HW: Read SG pp. 28–32, Syllabus (also online on blog) to discuss at the second class; transcribe a conversation; revise in-class letter for tone, voice, and purpose

R 8/23/09—What is close reading (and why should I care)?

SG, ch. 3, pp. 43–47; "What They Didn't Tell You About Jack and Jill:  An Aspect of Reading Comprehension." (handout)

HW: Read and complete SG pp. 47-53; transcribe a brief "eavesdropped" conversation; assign discourse research for week 5

Week 2: Getting to Work

T 8/28/09—Fun with Analysis and Inquiry

Writing as ReVision (WR) "Story of an Hour" p. x; "Unicorn in the Garden" (handout); Analysis and inquiry (handout; SG 154–156, 159–163, 163–167)

HW: Williams, Style (online text) Intro–ch. 1; Read "What is Analysis" and Rosenwasser's "What is Analytical Writing" (handouts/online), respond; Begin daily journal (DJ)

R 8/30/09—More Fun (is it even possible?): Analyzing Purpose and Audience

WR "Disliking Books at an Early Age," or "The Necessity to Speak," or "I Hated Tonto (Still Do)"

HW: DJ; choose a text from WR to (briefly) analyze and bring copies for all to class; continue discourse research

Week 3: The Trouble with Writing (or putting Descartes before de horse)

T 9/4/09—How do readers analyze fiction?

SG Ch. 9,

HW: Williams, Style (online text) chaps. 2–3; DJ; Grammar Girl podcast for weekly response; DJ; review handout to choose readings (fiction) for first textual analysis essay (Essay #1); continue discourse research (choose presentation dates)

R 9/6/09— How do "real" writers construct essays?

SG Ch. 9, Ch. 4, Argument and Organization (handout)

HW: daily journal; Use prewriting to draft Essay 1; continue discourse research

Week 4: Release the Hacker

T 9/11/09—Think Globally, Act Locally (and revise everywhere)

Workshop Essay #1

HW: Williams, Style (online text) chaps. 4–5; DJ; Grammar Girl podcast for weekly response; DJ; revise Essay #1; continue discourse research

R 9/13/09—Let's Hackerize!

Workshop Essay #1, Style and Rules for Writers

HW: Complete Essay 1; daily journal; continue discourse research

Week 5: The Payoff #1

T 9/18/09—How do writers enjoy their writing?

Due: Essay #1 + all drafts

HW: Williams, Style (online text) chaps. 6–7; DJ; Grammar Girl podcast for Thursday reflection; daily journal; continue discourse research and prepare to present discourse research on Thursday

R 9/20/09—Discipline is good for you

Presentations

HW: DJ; Choose two complementary texts from handout for reading and response

Week 6: Purpose Rules

T 9/25/09— How are you gonna fix that?

Analyzing nonfiction—bring Orwell and "Thar Be Chickens" from D2L

HW: Williams, Style (online text) chaps. 5-6; DJ; Grammar Girl podcast for Thursday reflection; read On Bullshit and bring it to class on Thursday

R 9/27/09— How are you gonna fix that? Part Deux!

Analyzing nonfiction—bring Orwell and On Bullshit from D2L

HW: Download and read Hitchens essays from D2L; download and read the assignment sheet for Essay 2 (handout); daily journal; read ch. 7 of Style

Week 7: Time to Shop Your Work

T 10/2/09— How do writers compare and contrast things (and why bother)?

Analyzing nonfiction—bring Orwell and Hitchens from D2L; begin pre-writing/outlining for Essay 2

HW: Williams, Style (online text) chaps. 8-9; DJ; Grammar Girl podcast for Thursday reflection; begin drafting for Essay #2

R 10/4/09—Workshop #2

Bring Hacker and drafts

Sign up for conference slots

HW: Complete a draft of Essay #2 before your conference slot; daily journal

Conferences Thursday Office Hours/Friday TBA

Week 8: The Void

10/9/09—Cancelled (conferences)

10/11/09—Cancelled (conferences)

The last day to drop is Friday, October 12. Beware!

Week 9: Welcome Back, Hacker (with apologies to John Sebastian)

Conferences Monday/Tuesday

T 10/16/09—Return of the Hacker

Bring Hacker

HW: DJ; Grammar Girl podcast for Thursday reflection; revise Essay 2

R 10/18/09—The Payofff #2

Due: Essay 2 + all drafts

HW: Williams, Style (online text) ch. 10; DJ; draft options for Contextual analysis essay

Week 10: The Writer's Toolkit

T 10/23/09—What we need is some context

SG Ch. 10

Central text TBA

HW: DJ; Grammar Girl podcast for Thursday reflection; SG TBA

R 10/25/09—Research: Purpose and Structure

SG Ch. 10

Central text TBA

HW: DJ; SG TBA

Week 11: Style Guides Why They Matter

T 10/30/09—Why are APA and MLA different (it makes my head hurt)?

Hacker various

HW: DJ; Grammar Girl podcast for Thursday reflection

R 11/1/09—It's all in the details

Handout

HW: DJ; begin prewriting for Essay 3

Week 12: Structure, Structure, Structure

T 11/6/09—That model's got brains

SG various—model essays; Hacker various—workshoping

HW: DJ; Grammar Girl podcast for Thursday reflection; continue research and drafting for Essay 3

R 11/8/09—And more brains

SG various—model essays; Hacker various—workshoping

HW: DJ; continue research and drafting for Essay 3

Week 13: And You Thought You Had Style. . .

T 11/13/09—Return to the style guides

SG various; Hacker various; group work

HW: DJ; Grammar Girl podcast for Thursday reflection; continue research and drafting for Essay

TR 11/15/09—Tell us about your style SG various; Hacker various; group presentations

SG various; Hacker various; group presentations

HW: DJ; Grammar Girl podcast for Thursday reflection; continue research and drafting for Essay 3

Week 14: It Is Here!

T 11/20/09—How can you possibly give thanks for learning so much in so short a time? (I know you'll find a way)

Due: Essay 3 + Drafts

Thursday—Thanksgiving

Week 15: The End is Nigh

T 11/27/09—How to choose. . .how to choose

Drafts of all previous essays, rubric handout

HW: DJ; Grammar Girl podcast for Thursday reflection; begin revision

R 11/29/09—Wise move

Drafts of all previous essays, rubric handout

HW: DJ; continue revision

Week 16: Work It!

T 12/4/09—Last Workshop or last revision

R 12/6/09—Dead Day (Feel the Burn)