Schedule

Items marked due on the schedule are due at the beginning of class that day.

Week 1

TH Sept 9 Introductions, Syllabus, Diagnostic Essay

Week 2

T Sept 14 Read: Shitty First Drafts (blackboard), Discuss: Reading, Rhetoric

Th Sept 16 Class Cancelled

Week 3

T Sept 21 Discuss: blogs

TH Sept 23 School Closed

Week 4

T Sept 28 Read: Malcom X excerpt (Blackboard), p20-31, 500-509 Discuss: Essay #1, Reading,
literacy

TH Sept 30 Due: Blog Read: Excerpt from Writers Resource (blackboard), Excerpt from Non-
Designers (blackboard) Discuss: Reading

Week 5

T Oct 5 Discuss: Movie maker, images, copyright, fair use

TH Oct 7 Due: Draft of essay #1 for workshop

Week 6

T Oct 12 Due: Essay #1 Discuss: Essay #2, Student Examples

TH Oct 14 Due: Blog. Read: 68-79, 336-339, 517-523, 654, 668 Discuss: Reading

Week 7

T Oct 19 Read: 386-391, excerpt from Envision (blackboard) Discuss: midterm portfolios

TH Oct 21 Due: Blog. Class Cancelled for Conferences.

Week 8

T Oct 26 Mid-term Portfolio Work Day

TH Oct 28 Due: Midterm Portfolio. Discuss: Group Project. Group Project Work Day

Week 9
T Nov 2 Group Project Work Day

TH Nov 4 Due: Blog, Group Presentations

Week 10

T Nov 9 Due: Blog Read: 222-235, 336-339, 354-358, 359-361, 362-363, 350-353 Discuss: Reading.
Essay #3

TH Nov 11 Veterans Day- No class.

Week 11

T Nov 16 Meet at Library Read: 873-875, Excerpt from Envision. Discuss: Research and ad analysis

TH Nov 18 Due: Workshop Essay #3, Discuss essay #4

Week 12

T Nov 23 Due: Essay #3. Discuss: Essay #4

TH Nov 25 Thanksgiving Break. No class.

Week 13

T Nov 30 Read: 102-118, 682-685, 712-714 Discuss: Reading

TH Dec 2 Due: Blog. Read: Student Examples (blackboard), review examples (blackboard) Discuss:
Reading, reviews

Week 14

T Dec 7 Discuss: Final Portfolios. In class Work Day/Conferences

TH Dec 9 Due: Blog. In class Work Day/Conferences

Week 15

T Dec 14 Final Portfolio Workday. Final Portfolios Due by 5:00pm.