Unit 1--Introduction | ||
1 | Sept 8 | Introduction |
Sept 10 | Hansen, ch. 16 | |
2 | Sept 13 | Diagnostic Essay (in-class).
Hansen, ch.1 |
Sept 15 | Hansen, ch. 2 | |
Unit 2--Comparing Different Texts and Audiences | ||
Sept 17 | Deciding on a Topic. Hansen, ch. 4 | |
3 | Sept 20 | Hansen, ch. 9 |
Sept 22 | Hansen, ch. 10 | |
Sept 24 | Inferring Audience from Style. | |
4 | Sept 27 | Hansen, ch. 20 |
Sept 29 | Bibliography for Comparative Analysis Due | |
Oct 1 | Writing Workshop: Organization and Paragraphing | |
5 | Oct 4 | Comparative Analysis Peer Review |
Oct 6 | Re-considering the Peer Review | |
Oct 8 | Writing Workshop: More Fluid Sentences | |
6 | Oct 11 | Comparative Analysis Due |
Unit 3--Interviewing Someone in the Field | ||
Oct 13 | Deciding on a topic | |
Oct 15 | Planning an Interview. Hansen, ch. 5 | |
7 | Oct 18 | Questions for Interview Due |
Oct 20 | Recording the Interview | |
Oct 22 | Writing Workshop: Quotations and Paraphrasing | |
8 | Oct 25 | Background research |
Oct 27 | Mid-term Evaluation and Recapitulation | |
Oct 29 | Complete the Interview by this Date | |
Unit 4--Reporting on the Interview | ||
9 | Nov 1 | Hansen, ch. 19 |
Nov 3 | Writing Workshop-More Active Sentences | |
Nov 5 | Interview Transcription | |
10 | Nov 8 | Report Peer Review |
Nov 10 | Presentation of Information Hansen, ch. 16 |
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Nov 12 | Writing Workshop: Leading Your Reader through Your Report | |
11 | Nov 15 | Report Due |
Unit 5--Presenting Your Opinion | ||
Nov 17 | Hansen, ch. 12 | |
Nov 19 | Organizing an Argument | |
12 | Nov 22 | Supporting and Argument |
Nov 24 | Opinion Piece Peer Review | |
Nov 26 | Holiday | |
13 | Nov 29 | Writing Workshop: TBA |
Dec 1 | Alternative Viewpoints | |
Dec 3 | Opinion Piece Due | |
Unit 6--Presenting Yourself | ||
14 | Dec 6 | Hansen, ch. 14 |
Dec 8 | Hansen, ch 15 | |
Dec 10 | Letter of Application and Resumé Peer Review | |
15 | Dec 13 | Document Design |
Dec 15 | Making a Case for Yourself | |
Dec 17 | Letter of Application and Resumé Due |