| I. Literacy Narratives |
| Week 1: What Is (My) Archive? (1) (Mon) 8/28 Before Coming to Class: – Buy the course reader, Join the Conversation (instructions for buying the course reader on Blackboard) – Read pp.1-11 (“Writing at Baruch”) – Bring A Song You Like In Class: – Introductions / Syllabus and Course Policies Overview / 1st Day Survey (Wed) 8/30 Before Coming to Class: – Read pp. 47-52 (“Introduction,” “Language, Discourse, and Literacy”) – Read Ana Mata’s “Jam Journal: When words fail, playlists help”; Austin Kleon’s “Starting from scraps.” – Bring A Photo You Like In Class: – Intro to Key Terms and Concepts / Individual Response on Blackboard |
| Week 2: What Is (My) Archive? (2) (Mon) 9/4 No Class (Labor Day) (Wed) 9/6 Before Coming to Class: – Read pp. 85-88 (“No Words”) – Read Casey Cep’s “A Thousand Words: Writing from Photographs” In Class: – Intro to Key Terms and Concepts (Continued) / Intro to Project #1 Assignment |
| Week 3: Narrative Skills (1) (Mon) 9/11 Before Coming to Class: – Read pp. 89-92 (“Caught Between Two Worlds”) -Read Monica Mai’s “When I am Warm I am Safe” In Class: Essay Topic Choice / Intro to Narrative Skills and Peer Review / In Class Writing / Writing Center 15min? (Wed) 9/13 Before Coming to Class: – Read pp.66-69 (“The Linguistic Landscape of New York”) – Read Michelle Zauner’s “Crying in H Mart” (The New Yorker) In Class: – Intro to Narrative Skills (Continued) / In Class Writing / Peer Review |
| Week 4: Narrative Skills (2) (Mon) 9/18 Before Coming to Class: – Read pp.69-84 (“How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” “Mother Tongue”) In Class: – Intro to Narrative Skills (Continued) / A Short Lecture from Writing Center / Peer review of Literacy Narrative Drafts via Google Drive (further instructions TBA) (Wed) 9/20 Before Coming to Class: – Work on Your Essay – Read pp. 31-33 (“Clutter”) In Class: – Decluttering and Style / Workshop |
| Week 5: Literacy Narratives (Mon) 9/25 No Class (Wed) 9/27 Before Coming to Class: – Revise your essay to remove clutter per last week’s in-class exercise – Work on adding additional detail and development – Write Writer’s Letters In Class: -Workshop (continued) |
| (Sun) 10/1 First Essay Due Due for: (1) Literacy Narrative Essay (2) Writer’s Letter *Turn in by uploading in Google Docs format in our Google Drive by midnight |
| II. Rhetorical Analysis |
| Week 6: What is Rhetoric? (Mon) 10/2 Before Coming to Class: – Start Watching: “Chasing Coral” (Netflix, full feature on YouTube) In Class: – Intro to Rhetorical Analysis / Key Terms and Concepts (Wed) 10/4 Before Coming to Class: – Read: pp. 93-100 (“Introduction” “What is Rhetoric?”) – Finish Watching: “Chasing Coral” (Netflix, full feature on YouTube) In Class: – Key Terms and Concepts (continued) / Intro to Project #2 |
| Week 7: Tools for Rhetorical Analysis (Mon) 10/9 Before Coming to Class: – Read: pp. 101-113 (“Tools for Analyzing Texts”) – Read: Ellen Samuels’ “Six Ways of Looking at Crip Time” In Class: – Modes of Analysis / Summary vs. Analysis / Analytical Lenses (Wed) 10/11 Before Coming to Class: – Read: pp. 114-128 (“What’s the Point?” “Excerpt from Citizen” “You Left Out the Part About…”) – Watch: “Barbie” (Main Trailer on YouTube) In Class: – Analytical Lenses (Continued) / Thesis Statements and Topic Selection Week 8: Topics on Rhetorical Analysis (Mon) 10/16 Before Coming to Class: -Read pp. 132-143 (“One Step Towards Equality, Two Steps Back for Asian Americans” “Nu Pagodi: Propaganda for Children of the USSR”) -Write: Prospectus Worksheet #1 Due (on Blackboard by the beginning of class) -Watch: “Nu Pogodi 14” (Youtube) In Class: – Topic Selection (Continued) / Working with Details / Making the Most of Your Artifact (Wed) 10/18 Before Coming to Class: -Read pp. 200-209 (“Organizing an Argument”) -Read Veronica Gillispie-Bell’s “More Mothers Are Dying. It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way.” (New York Times) – Write: Prospectus Worksheet #1 Due (on Blackboard by the beginning of class) In Class: Organizing Arguments / Essay Design and Structure / Essay Design Exercise |
| Week 9: Rough Draft Workshop Week (Mon) 10/23 No Class (Wed) 10/25 Before Coming to Class: -Write Prospectus Worksheet #2 Due (on Google Drive in your designated writing group’s folder by the beginning of class) In Class: Essay Design Demo / Prospectus Workshop (instructions TBA) |
| Week 10: Responding and Revising (Mon) 10/30 Before Coming to Class: -Begin working on your rough draft -Read pp. 27-30 (“The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscripts”) and pp. 34-45 (“Responding—Really Responding—to Other Students’Writing”) -Work on your rough draft In Class: Peer review rough drafts (Wed) 11/1 Before Coming to Class: -Write: Rough Draft Due (minimum 4 pages for full credit) (turn in on Google Drive in your designated writing group’s folder by the beginning of class) -Read In Class: Peer review rough drafts |
| Week 11: Essay #2 Workshop week (Mon) 11/6 Before Coming to Class: – Revise your essay In Class: -Workshop (Wed) 11/8 Before Coming to Class: – Revise your essay In Class: -Workshop (continued) |
| (Sun) 11/12 Second Essay Due Due for: (1) Rhetorical Analysis Essay (2) Writer’s Letter *Turn in by uploading in Google Docs format in our Google Drive by midnight |
| III. Research Arguments |
| Week 12: What is Research (Mon) 11/13 Before Coming to Class: – Watch “Why a Designer Turned the U.S.-Mexico Border Into an Art Installation” (The New Yorker) In Class: – Introduction to Unit 3 / (Wed) 11/15 Before Coming to Class: – Read: pp. 145-149 (“Introduction” and “The Research Process”) and pp. 235-246 (“The Russians Are (Still?) Coming” and “Avoiding Misconceptions:Immigrants Are Beneficial to Society”) In Class: – Pre-research / Research Questions / Defining Topics / In Class Writing: Blog Post 5 |
| Week 13: Research Process (1) (Mon) 11/20 Before Coming to Class: – pp. 150-166 (“Finding Evidence,” “Evaluating Sources” and “Questions to Consider as You Choose Sources”) In Class: -Workshop (continued) / Library Session (Wed) 11/22 No Class |
| Week 14: Research Process (2) (Mon) 11/27 Before Coming to Class: – Read: pp. 167-188 (“Using Sources,” “When Should I Quote, Paraphrase, or Summarize” and “Plagiarism and Academic Integrity”) Write: Prospectus Worksheet (on Unit III Group Drive Folder, due at beginning of class) In Class: – (Wed) 11/29 Before Coming to Class: – Read: pp. 189-199 (“Stasis Theory” and “Organizing Your Ideas”) In Class: – |
| Week 15: Essay #3 Workshop Week (1) (Mon) 12/4 Before Coming to Class: – Write: Rough Draft, minimum 4 pages (on Unit III Group Drive Folder, due at the beginning of class) In Class: – (Wed) 12/6 Before Coming to Class: – Read: Peer feedback – Write: Work on revising your draft In Class: |
| Week 16: Essay #3 Workshop Week (2) (Mon) 12/11 Before Coming to Class: – Write: Annotated Bibliography due on Blackboard at the beginning of class In Class: -Workshop (Wed) 12/13 Reading Day (No Class) |
| Week 17: Essay #3 Workshop Week (3) (Mon) 12/18 Before Coming to Class: – Write: Reverse Outline Due on Blackboard at beginning of class – Write: Upload your revised (ideally, complete) draft onto your group’s Google Drive by the beginning of class In Class: -Workshop (continued) (Wed) 12/20 Last day of Class |
| (Sun) 12/22 Last Essay Due Due for: (1) Researched Argument Essay (2) Writer’s Letter *Turn in by uploading in Google Docs format in our Google Drive by midnight |
