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m-8.25.08
Introduction
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w-8.27.08
Diagostic
Writing Opportunity
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- Buy
textbook
- Read
"A Note to Students" [SMH xxi-xxvii]
- HW:
Do the tutorial on xxiv and xxv to become familiar the text; you
will not be submitting this
- HW:
Respond to Introductory Email
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| 2 |
m-9.1.08
Labor
Day:
No Class
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w-9.3.08
Writing
with Technology
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- Read
"Computer Basics" [SMH
434-446]
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| 3 |
m-9.8.08
Introduction
to Rhetoric & The Appeals
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- Read
"Expectations for College Writing" [SMH
14-22]
- Read
"Rhetorical Situations" [SMH 36-48]
- Read
"Analyzing
Arguments" [SMH 146-167]
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w-9.10.08
The
Rhetorical Canon
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- Read
"Reading, Writing, and Research" [SMH
23-35]
- Read
"Constructing Arguments" [SMH
177-204]
- HW:
Submit RA
entry #1 to the Blackboard
Discussion Board by the beginning of class
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| 4 |
m-9.15.08
Introduction
to Genre
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- Read
"Working with Others" [SMH
139-144]
- Read
"Writing in U.S. Academic Contexts" [SMH
782-790]
- Read
"Writing for Business" [SMH
890-902]
- HW:
Submit RA
entry #2 to the Blackboard
Discussion Board by the beginning of class
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w-9.17.08
Understanding
Generic Expectations
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- Read
"Facebook"
- Read
"MySpace"
- Read
Munter et al., "Business Emails" [BB]
- Read
"Online Texts" [SMH 466-482]
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m-9.22.08
Reading
Visuals
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- Read
"Thinking Visually" [SMH
49-53]
- Read
"Thinking Critically about Visuals" [SMH
168-176]
- Read
"Document Design" [SMH 447-465]
- HW:
Submit RA
entry #3 to the Blackboard
Discussion Board by the beginning of class
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w-9.24.08
Composing
Presentations
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- Read
"Oral and Multimedia Presentations" [SMH
483-501]
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m-9.29.08
Presentations
on the Genre of Social Networking
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w-10.1.08
Reading
Texts Critically
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- Read the assignment descriptions for the Proposal, Audience Research Memo, Final Text
- Read "Preparing for a Research Project" [SMH
212-221]
- Read
"Conducting Research" [SMH 222-242]
- HW: In 300-500 words, explain how the research that you and your peers did on Social Networking Profile pages makes you think about how you have/will compose your own profile. Use rhetorical and genre concepts when appropriate. Submit a hard copy at the beginning of class.
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m-10.6.08
Understanding
Academic Prose
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w-10.8.08
Evaluating
Sources
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m-10.13.08
Fall
Break:
No Class
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w-10.15.08
The
Power of Grammar
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| 9 |
m-10.20.08
Peer
Review of Proposal
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w-10.22.08
Conferences
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| 10 |
m-10.27.08
Field Research |
- Read
"Field
Research" [SMH
242-248]
- Submit
Proposal
to the instructor as a hard copy at the beginning of class
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w-10.29.08
Designing
Field Research
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m-11.3.08
Conducting
Field Research
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- HW:
Develop a one-page plan for conducting your research; this should
include your research questions, a description of what you plan
to do (including the questions you will use for your interview,
surveys, or observations), and an explanation.
- Note
Last Day to Drop Classes is November 4, 2008
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w-11.5.08
Understanding
Audience
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m-11.10.08
Analyzing
Data
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w-11.12.08
Peer Review
of Audience
Research Memo
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m-11.17.08
Conferences
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w-11.19.08
Delivery:
Composing with Multimedia
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| 14 |
m-11.24.08
Style:
Using Effective Language
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- Read
"Effective Language" [SMH 503-538]
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w-11.26.08
Thanksgiving
Break:
No Class
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| 15 |
m-12.1.08
Final
Text Workshop
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w-12.3.08
Portfolio–
Workshop
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| Finals |
m-12.12.08
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