Course Schedule

* This class is designed to meet the students needs. For this reason, the syllabus is subject to change
throughout the semester.*

Week Tuesday Thursday

1/17 1/19
1
Syllabus & Introduction Intro to Collaboration
Foundations
Frye, Invisible Knapsacks Read: Re(actions), Chs. 1-3, pages 1-21
Read: Lorber, Night to His Day
(In-Class: Identity Inventory &
Interest Survey)
(In-Class: Mapping Conceptions of
Privilege)
1/24 1/26
2
Watch Pruitt-Igoe Documentary Read: Re(actions), Ch. 4, pages 23-29;
Gender, Identity,
(Link to be e-mailed) Ch. 5, pages 31-34
and St. Louis
(In-Class: Pruitt-Igoe Discussion &
(In-Class: identify gender & identity
applications to topics)
Addressing markers)
Due: Service Site Decision
Local Context
1/31 2/2
3
No ClassService Site Visit No ClassService Site Visit
Getting Involved
Read from Identity Reader: Read from Identity Reader: Mother
Researching
Mother Tongue (29-34); How Tongue (29-34); How to be Black
Local Context
to be Black (42-63); We Are Not (42-63); We Are Not All Created
All Created Equal (255-257) Equal (255-257)
2/7 2/9
4
Watch Shield & Brooks, PBS News Read: Re(actions), Ch. 6, pgs. 43-52
Dissoi Logoi
Hour (Episodes TBD)
Library VisitMeet near Einsteins
Research Plan & http://www.pbs.org/newshour/tag
Bagels
Analysis /shields-and-brooks/
(In-Class: Race & Class identity
markers, develop research plan &
research question)
2/14 2/16
5
Roundtable Research/Prep Roundtable Research/Prep
Dissoi Logoi
Bring in sources for Dissoi Logoi. In-Class: Develop concept maps for topics;
Interpreting &
use maps to narrow research question and
Synthesizing In-Class: Research Collection &
make connections to form cohesive
Research Discussion
overview for presentations.

2/21 2/23
6
Roundtable Research / Prep Due: Dissoi Logoi Roundtables (turn in
Research / Dissoi
In-Class: Presentation Practice Works Cited at presentation)
Logoi
 2/28 3/2
7
Due: Dissoi Logoi Roundtables Read Re(actions), Ch. 6, pgs. 53-55 &
Problem
(turn in Works Cited at Ch. 7, pgs. 57-66
**Remember to presentation)
Statement of Purpose Drafting
continue research
collection for In-Class: Narrow areas of research
remainder of interest; develop specific stakeholders
semester**
3/7 3/9
8
Statement of Purpose Drafting Due: Statement of Purpose
Problem
(In-Class: Read aloud and receive
In-Class: Develop sense of overall
feedback from peers)
intervention into topic
9 3/14 3/16
Spring Break Spring Break
Read: Composition Studies Read: Composition Studies Through a
Through a Feminist Lens Ch. 5 Feminist Lens Ch. 5
3/21 3/23
10
Group Conferences in Adorjan 209 Group Conferences in Adorjan 209
Conferences
3/28 3/30
11
Read: Composition Studies Read: They/Say, I Say
Developing an
Through a Feminist Lens Ch. 6
Argument In-Class Workshop: Finding a voicehow
In-Class Workshop: Continue to insert yourself into the conversation
research, focusing on interventions
4/4 4/6
12
In-Class Workshop: Argumentative Library VisitMeet near Einsteins
Refining an
Storyboards
Argument
4/11 4/13
13
iMovie & Video Workshop Easter Break
Argument
4/18 4/20
14
Conferences in Adorjan 2097-10 No ClassesWork on Completing Videos
Argument
minute Draft Due
4/25 4/27
15
Full Videos Due for Revision Video Revision / Workshop
Argument
Workshop
5/2 5/4
16
Due: Video Argument & Response Due: Video Argument & Response
Argument
In-class viewing and peer response In-class viewing and peer response

5/9 Exam Day

Final Exams
No ClassesStudy Day Due: Reflection Essay