English 206: Critical Literacies & Community Writing

Course Schedule

Note: This is a tentative schedule that may be modified throughout the course. We will be
flexible and adapt as needed. Any schedule changes will be communicated during class, and/or
via email, Canvas, and our class website. An updated syllabus will be provided by the instructor,
but it is the student’s responsibility to stay up to date with any changes made.

Week Date Topic Readings/Watching Due Assignments Due

1 Mon, Jan 29 Introductions
Name Story: Power of
names & language

Syllabus Review

Wed, Jan 31 Introductions Review the syllabus, browse

our class website and
Canvas.
Syllabus & Website
Review

Fri, Feb 2 Introductions

Class Discussion:
Participation
Community connections
& boundaries
Good writing vs. bad
writing

2 Mon, Feb 5 What is Rhetoric? Rhetorical Analysis Find one quote about
rhetoric to share with
The Rhetorical Academic article: Jeanne the class. This can be
Situation Gunner and Doug Sweet’s from the reading or
“The Basics of Rhetoric: online.
Author, Audience, and
Purpose”
Wed, Feb 7 Writing & Rhetorical Academic article: “The
Conventions Rhetorical Use of
Why do we use citations Conventions” by Jeanne
Gunner and Doug Sweet
Genre as Social Action
 Fri, Feb 9 Multimodality Academic article:
“Multimodality.” College
Creating a Website for Composition and
Your Blog Communication

Website conventions Browse through Multimodal

Composing
3 Mon, Feb 12 Attend the 1:1 meeting Weebly Tutorials for
you signed up for with Beginners
Prof. K
Signing Up for a Free Wix
Work on your website Account

Wed, Feb 14 Attend the 1:1 meeting Weebly Tutorials for

you signed up for with Beginners
Prof. K
Signing Up for a Free Wix
Work on your website Account

Fri, Feb 16 Attend the 1:1 meeting Weebly Tutorials for Blog # 1: Who Am I?
you signed up for with Beginners -Reply to 1 peer.
Prof. K
Signing Up for a Free Wix (Remember to provide
Submit Blog # 1 Account a link to your blog
post under the Canvas
‘Discussions’ tab)
4 Mon, Feb 19 Human Need for Podcast: Mythology with
Storytelling John Butcher

Wed, Feb 21 Visual Rhetoric & Blog # 2: The

Digital Anti-Esssay
Communication -Reply to 1 peer
Texting, emojis, logos

Fri, Feb 23 Viral Rhetoric: Social

Media as a Literacy
Heuristic

5 Mon, Feb 26 Social Media & Blog #3: Social

Community Analysis Media & Community
Sharing Analysis
-Reply to 1 peer
Project 1 Overview:
Artifacts in
Communities
 Creating Cultural
Artifacts that Build New
Legacies

Wed, Feb 28 Artifacts in

Communities
Project 1: Outlining +
Drafting

Fri, Mar 1 Artifacts in

Communities
Project 1: Outlining +
Drafting

6 Mon, Mar 4 The Self, Ideology, & Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Intersectionality by Paulo Freire, Ch 1

Wed, Mar 6 Academia as a Form of Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Oppression by Paulo Freire, Ch 2

Fri, Mar 8 Composing Friday Project 1: Artifact

+ Open Community Rhetorical Analysis
Discourse

7 Mon, Mar 11 Dominant Ideologies in TedTalk: What to trust in a Blog #4: Personal
Politics “post truth world” Ideologies Collage +
Reflection
Post Truth World Reply to 1 peer

Wed, Mar 13 Capitalism,

Productivity, &
Success

Fri, Mar 15 Composing Friday

+ Open Community
Discourse

8 Mon, Mar 18

Spring Break
 Wed, Mar 20

Spring Break

Fri, Mar 22

Spring Break

9 Mon, Mar 25 Poverty, Wealth, The Rhetoric of War in the

Pandemic & Hope Coronavirus Pandemic

Time’s: “Finding Hope

Series” -Select one article to
read
Wed, Mar 27 Creativity & Mental Blog # 5: Instructions
Health for Something You
Love
-Reply to 1 peer
Fri, Mar 29 Composing Friday
+ Open Community
Discourse

10 Mon, Apr 1 Ideology in Music: Pick one song/ and or music

Racial Rhetoric video that is rhetorically
effective, and has a current
Janelle Monae on Being cultural message that
Queer and Black resonates with you.

Wed, Apr 3 Social Rhetorical Podcast: Man Enough-

Constructs: Sex, ALOK: The Urgent Need for
Gender, and Sexuality Compassion

Performative Acts Sex and

Gender by Judith Butler

Fri, Apr 5 Composing Friday

+ Open Community
Discourse

11 Mon, Apr 8 Feminist Ideology &

Rhetoric
 Wed, Apr 10 Language & Poetry Poetry 101

Fri, Apr 12 Ableism & Disability Blog #6: Multilingual

Poetry
-Reply to 1 peer

12 Mon, Apr 15 Environmental Explore the 2040 website,

Ideology the work they’re doing, and
watch the documentary
trailer.

Other docs to check out if

you’re interested: Top 17
Environmental Films of
2021
Wed, Apr 17 Project 2: Open Letter
+ Social Media
Composition Overview

Fri, Apr 19 Project 2: Open Letter

+ Social Media
Composition

Outlining + work on
first draft

13 Mon, Apr 22 Community

Engagement Overview

Open Letter + Social

Media Composition
Draft Workshop

Wed, Apr 24 Community

Engagement

Complete community
engagement activities

Fri, Apr 26 Community Project 2: Open

Engagement Letter + Social
Media Composition
Complete community due by midnight
engagement activities
14 Mon, Apr 29 Share Community Community
Engagement Engagement

Wed, May 1 Autoethnography

Overview

Fri, May 3 Autoethnography

Choose topic +
composition form

15 Mon, May 6 Autoethnography

Research

Wed, May 8 Autoethnography

Outline

Fri, May 10 Autoethnography Autoethnography

Workshop Drafts

16 Thurs, May 16 The Self + Community Project 3:

Reflection Autoethnography
Finals Week due by midnight
1:30 p.m. - 4:00
p.m.