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    This document outlines the schedule and assignments for a writing and literacy course over the semester. It includes: 1) Introductions and an overview of literacy and writing in the first few weeks, including introducing the literacy memoir assignment and discussing discourse communities. 2) Later units focus on understanding culture and power, effective research strategies, and visual and digital literacy. Assignments include blogs, interviews, research papers, and a final multimedia project. 3) The schedule concludes with student presentations and a final exam period for reflections. Peer reviews are built into the schedule to provide feedback on draft assignments. Readings are assigned to supplement each topic.

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    This document outlines the schedule and assignments for a writing and literacy course over the semester. It includes: 1) Introductions and an overview of literacy and writing in the first few weeks, including introducing the literacy memoir assignment and discussing discourse communities. 2) Later units focus on understanding culture and power, effective research strategies, and visual and digital literacy. Assignments include blogs, interviews, research papers, and a final multimedia project. 3) The schedule concludes with student presentations and a final exam period for reflections. Peer reviews are built into the schedule to provide feedback on draft assignments. Readings are assigned to supplement each topic.

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    * = Reading and Writing Literacies ** = Reading and Writing Literacies supplemental ^ = Course Website

    Date
    Aug. 29

    In-Class/Topic
    Introductions & syllabus What is good writing? Individual/class learning goals

    Assignment

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    Sept. 5

    Literacy, writing Introducing the Literacy Memoir Assignment Discourse Communities Activity Literacy/learning inventory

    Read, I just wanna be average** Timeline with 5 most important moments in your academic career

    Sept. 10

    Literacy and social construction; genre Discussion: What is a blog? MAPS Blog #1 Assigned

    Mother Tongue* and Literacy as Social Practice^

    Sept. 12

    Understanding Genre, telling stories Rubric Development: Project #1 More discourse

    Indian Education** Stephen King: On Writing^

    communities Sept. 17 Peer Review Peer review workshop Peer review session #1 Sept. 19 Effective Revision Global Concerns Revision Strategies More Arrangement Rubric Revisions? Sept. 24 Introducing Unit #2 Assignment #1 Debrief What is culture? What are artifacts? Ethos, pathos, logos Sept. 28 ** Mackadocious^ and Nikki Minaj^ Assignment #1 Due The Skin We Ink^ and We Real Cool^ CURIOUS RESEARCHER TBA Blog #1 Due Draft Assignment #1 Due

    Sommers: Revision Strategies,^

    Cultures, discourse, power Topic Discussion 10 Questions Artifact interview prep Blog #2 Assigned

    Oct. 1 **

    Power & culture contd Language and culture discussion

    Poetics of Hip-Hop^ Politics of the English Language^

    Oct. 3

    Artifact interviews Citation, plagiarism Citation, plagiarism, authority workshop Rubric Development

    Short Artifact Presentation Blog #2 Due How we listen to music* School vs. Education*

    Oct. 8 Oct. 10

    Peer Review Peer Review Session #2 Writing style Rubric Revisions?

    Draft Assignment #2 Due Children, Wired and Poetry for Everyday Life* Little Brown Handbook TBA Assignment #2 Due Class ethos and politics of inquiry^ and Learning the Language* The Mind at Work^ and One Carpenters Life**

    Oct. 15

    Introducing Unit #3 Assignment #2 Debrief Interview Workshop/Activity Researching Disciplines The Mind at Work Activity Discussion Literacy Log assigned Changing Nature of Literacy Literacy Log Presentation

    Oct. 17

    Oct 22

    Blog #3 due WIDE Report^,Wired: New Literacies, Everything bad is good for you^ Curious Researcher TBA Little Brown Handbook

    Oct. 24

    Finding what you need Library

    Oct. 29

    Effective Research Strategies Literacy and other texts The Truth Wears Off*

    Oct. 31 Nov. 5

    Rubric Development Peer Review Peer Review Session #3 Check-in Day Rubric Revisions?

    Draft Assignment #3 Due Living Through College Literacy^

    Nov. 7

    Introducing Unit #4 What is a remix? Examples

    Assignment #3 Due Multimodality: Challenges to Thinking about Language^ I think therefore IM* and Teaching Visual Literacy in a Digital Age**

    Nov. 12

    The Visual World and CRAP What resumes can tell us about visual culture Proposals Assigned

    Nov. 14

    Nov. 19

    Digital Composing Workshop | 300 Bessey Hall Reflecting on Proposals

    Proposals Due

    TBA

    Nov. 21

    The Design Process Rubric Development Peer Review Peer Review Session #4

    New London Group^

    Nov. 26

    Draft of Assignment #4 Due

    Nov. 28 Dec. 3

    Rubric Revisions? OFFICE HOURS Introducing Assignment #5 Presentations Day 1

    Continue work on Assignment #4 Assignment #4 Due

    Dec. 5 Dec. 10 Dec. 12

    Presentations Day 2 Presentations Day 3? Final EXAM / Reflections / Joviality

    All Revisions Due! Assignment #5 Due

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