Calendar/Schedule of Assignments (This schedule is subject to change.

All reading assignments are due on the weeks they are listed on the schedule below. You are responsible for completing all assigned readings prior to listening to or reading lectures and prior to participating in Discussion Board. Each reading assignment is preceded by the word Read. Also note that assignment due dates are preceded by the boldfaced word Due on their due dates.

Linked titles = electronic readings. Click on links to access and read t essays.

WT = Writing Today

Reading Assignments/Activities (This schedule is subject to change) Week 1: January 7 Due: Diagnostic essay in Blackboards Submit Assignments by midnight on Friday, January 11 Due: Week Ones original Discussion Board (DB) response by midnight on Friday, January 11.

Read: Getting Started (WT, pp. 2-11) Read: Topic, Angle, Purpose (WT, pp. 12-21) Read: Readers, Contexts, and Rhetorical Situations (WT, pp. 22-33) Note: Always check the Lectures button on the Course Menu to ensure you read, listen to, or view appropriate lectures and assignments for each weeks readings. After checking Lectures move on to Discussion Board.

Friday, January 11: Last day to add a class Week 2: January 14 Due: Week Ones DB response to two classmates by midnight on Monday, January 14. Due: Week Twos original DB response by midnight on Friday, January 18. Read: Memoirs (WT, pp. 36-56) Read: Vega, Toms Essay (click on link to access and read article) Read: Inventing Ideas and Prewriting (WT, pp. 328-340) Note: Your first of three blog posts is due by midnight on Monday, January 21. Review instructions for how to create your WordPress blog in the Blog folder in Assignments in Blackboard. Please feel free to contact me and/or schedule a face-to-face appointment with me for assistance with creating your blog.

Week 3: January 21 Due: 300-600 word micro genre (Short Lit Narr) in your blog site by midnight on Monday January 21

Due: Week Twos DB response to two classmates by midnight on Monday, January 21. Due: Week Threes original DB response by midnight on Friday, January 25. Read: Drafting Introductions and Conclusions (pp. 392-399) Read: Developing Paragraphs and Sections (pp. 400-411) Read: Using Basic Rhetorical Patterns (WT, pp. 412-415) Read: Paragraph (click on link to access and read article, including the six links within the article)

Wednesday, January 23: Last day to drop a class with a refund Week 4: January 28 Due: Week Threes DB response to two classmates by midnight on Monday, January 28.

Due: Complete draft of Literacy Narrative in Week 4s DB for online peer review session by midnight on Wednesday, January 30.

Due: Peer Review response emails to peer review partners and instructor by midnight on Friday, February 1. Read: Revising and Editing (pp. 373-389) Read: In Lectures, read the sample peer review response letter and peer review tips. Please model your peer review responses after the samples. Note: Upload your essays into the Peer Review Discussion Board Forum for Week Four. Please follow instructions as outlined in the forum. Week 5: February 4 Due: Final revision of Literacy Narrative essay in Blackboard by midnight on Monday, February 4 Due: Week Fives original DB response by midnight on Friday, February 8.

Read: Reviews (pp. 78-101) Read: Harry Potters Girl Trouble (WT, pp. 629-631) Read: Review: Twilight (WT, pp. 636-638) Note: Early this week, select and watch a movie of your choice to write your Rave and Movie Review. You might need to watch the movie more than once; take careful notes as you view the film. Make note of the characters names and roles in the film, the plot structure, significant events, etc. Write down quotations or lines that you think might support any claims you make about the film. Consider comparisons you might be able to make to a piece of literature, another film, a historical event, etc. Week 6: February 11 Due: 300-600 word micro genre (The Rave) of movie of your choice in your blog site by midnight on Monday, February 11.

Due: Week Fives DB response to two classmates by midnight on Monday, February 11. Due: Week Sixs original DB response by midnight on Friday, February 15. Read: Kaling, Flick Chicks: A Guide to Women in the Movies (click on link to access and read article) Read: Choosing a Style (WT, pp. 348-357) Read: Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Citing Sources (WT, pp. 477-490) Note: Lectures this week will relate to MLA documentation style. Please consult pp. 491-515 in Writing Today and pp. 353-412 in A Writers Reference. Week 7: February 18 Due: Week Sixs DB response to two classmates by midnight on Monday, February 18. Due: Week Sevens original DB response by midnight on Friday, February 22. Read: Denby, Going Native: Avatar and Sherlock Holmes; Dream Factory: Inception (click on links to access and read articles) Read: Roger Ebert Reviews (click on link to access and read a review of the movie you are analyzing; conduct a search in the search window)

After clicking on the Roger Ebert link, type your movie title in the search window, then click "Go"

Week 8: February 25 Due: Week Sevens DB response to two classmates by midnight on Monday, February 25. Due: Complete draft of Movie Review for online peer review session by midnight on Wednesday, February 27.

Due: Peer Review response emails by midnight on Friday, March 1. Read: In Lectures, read the sample peer review response letter and peer review tips. Please model your peer review responses after the samples. Note: Upload your essays into the Peer Review Discussion Board Forum for Week Eight. Please follow instructions as outlined in the forum.

Week 9: March 4 Due: Final revision of Movie Review in Blackboard by midnight on Monday, March 4.

Read: Proposals (WT, pp. 247-285) Read: Swift, A Modest Proposal(WT, pp. 755-760) Read: Whitty, Diet for a Warm Planet (WT, pp. 742-746) Read: Starting Research (WT, pp. 450-459)

~~ Spring Break: classes not in session 11-17 Mar ~~ Week 10: March 18 Due: 300-600 word micro genre (The Pitch) related to Modest Proposal in your blog site by midnight on Monday, March 18.

Read: The Writing Process Is Bounded by Two Contrary Actions: Believing and Doubting (click on link to access and read article) Read: Finding Sources and Collecting Information (WT, pp. 460-476) Read: Using MLA Style (WT, pp. 491-515)

Thursday, March 21: Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W. Week 11: March 25 Read/Listen to: Witness for the Poo-secution (Click on link to listen to a 14 minute podcast of This American Life radio show. After listening to or fast forwarding through the request for a donation, fast forward to 32:01, Act Three Witness for the Poosecution.)

Fast forward by left clicking on the time line and moving the time to 32:01.

Note: This weeks reading assignment is quite light. Continue conducting research and working on writing your Modest Proposal essays. Please dont hesitate to email me or call me with your questions or concerns. Week 12: April 1 Due: Complete draft of Modest Proposal for online peer review session by midnight on Wednesday, April 3

. Due: Peer Review response emails by midnight on Friday, April 5. Read: In Lectures, read the sample peer review response letter and peer review tips. Please model your peer review responses after the samples. Note: Upload your essays into the Peer Review Discussion Board Forum for Week Twelve. Please follow instructions as outlined in the forum. Week 13: April 8 Due: Final revision of Modest Proposal essay in Blackboard by midnight on Monday, April 8.

Read: Presenting Your Work (WT, pp. 573-585) Note: Your reading is again quite light this week. Please use this time wisely, as you work on

your presentations. Week 14: April 15 Assignment Due: Modest Proposal presentations in VoiceThread; upload by midnight on Monday, April 15

Note: Please follow instructions in Week 14s DB forum for presenting in VoiceThread. Please do not hesitate to contact me with questions or assistance. Week 15: April 22 Read: Creating a Portfolio (WT, pp. 550-561) Week 16/Finals Week Due: Electronic Portfolios with reflection in your blog site by midnight on Monday, April 29