In Class

January 14:
Introduction to
course, topic of
inquiry, and each
other

UNIT 1
Definition Essay
& Critical Summaries
Read
Brett Lott- Toward a
Definition of Creative
Non-Fiction
Gloria Anzalda- How to
Tame a Wild Tongue

Write
In your journal entry,
write about how you
think Anzaldas work
qualifies as creative nonfiction and how she
describes a particular
kind of culture.
First Draft of Definition
Essay. You should write at
least two pages, and
write a list of potential
points you will be making
in the rest of the paper.
Bring your work-inprogress to class on
Tuesday.

January 16: Unit 1

Assignment - MLA
format guidelines,
Pre-writing Definition
Essay

Joe HarrisComing to Terms

January 21: Coming to

terms with Harris and
Composing Critical
Summaries (DKH- pp.
108-109) Practice
with Gerard Jones
Violent Media is
Good for Kids

Joel Stein- The New

Greatest Generation:
Why Millennials Will Save
Us All

In your journal entry,

reflect upon the authors
writing style considering
context and audience.

Douglas HaddowHipster: The Dead End

of Western Civilization

Write a Critical Summary

of Steins article.

DK Handbook (DKH)Composing

Make sure to bring in

DKH.
January 23: Asking
Questions to Guide
Research (DKH- pp.
34-37)

Pew ResearchMillennials: Confident.

Connected. Open to
Change.
Revising With Style (pp.
224-259 in DKH)

Write a Critical Summary

of the Pew Research
article.
Write Second Draft of
your Definition Essay
considering the feedback
you got.
Make sure to bring in
DKH as well as your
portfolio.

January 28: Revising

Sherry Turkle- Always-

Write a Critical Summary

Summaries and Essay

Workshop

on/Always-on-you: The
Tethered Self
Peggy Orenstein- I
Tweet, Therefore I am

of Turkles article.
In your journal entry,
write about your
perception of the concept
of self as discussed by
the authors.
Make sure to bring in
DKH.

January 30: Locating

and Evaluating
Sources (pp. 38-53)

February 4: Reflecting
on Unit 1- write about
how writing critical
summaries has been
helping you to
understand, or
complicate our topic
of inquiry thus far.

In Class
February 6:
Introduction to Unit 2
Assignment
-Articulating your
Research Question
based on
Positionality

Online Research- Look for

at least three sources
that you might want to
incorporate in your
portfolio, being attuned
to the location of the
source (where it was
originally published),
whether its scholarly or
non-scholarly (trying to
get one of each), and its
date of publication.

Fill in the table

delineating the three
sources that you found.
Include this in your
portfolio.

Writing AnalyticallyAnalysis: What It Is and

What It Does

Revise your definition

essay.
Continue revision of your
critical summaries. Write
a 1-page reaction of your
progress throughout the
unit and potential
research questions. Bring
in work-in-progress.

After reading the three

articles, choose one and
write a Critical Summary.

UNIT 2
Rhetorical Analysis of
Secondary Sources
Read
Write
Kevin Brown- Rhetoric
Complete Unit 1 Portfolio.
and the Stoning of Rachel
Jeantel
Bring DKH
Rhetorical Analysis
Handout

February 11:
Studying Rhetorical
Appeals using Linda
Holmes Saturday
Night Live Takes a
Very Important First
Step

Hua Hsu- The End of

White America?

In a journal entry, write

about the rhetorical
appeals that Hsu takes up
and how they affect your
reaction to the previous
readings. How are these
two related?

February 13:
Identifying/Creating
a Rhetorical
Situation- Locating
Tension

Do an online/library
search to locate at least
four articles that you
might want to use in your
Source Analysis.

In the discussion forum,

post the MLA citation of
one of the sources that
you would like to share
with the class, along with
a paragraph stating why
you chose it.

February 18: From

Convictions to
Analytical Claims

Susan Bordo- Beauty

Rediscovers the Male
Body

In your journal entry, write

about the difference
between the analytical
and argumentative claims
that these authors make?
Provide examples.
Finish elaborating the
exigency of your topic.

February 20:
Incorporating Quotes
and Paraphrase into
your Analysis

DKH- Shaping paragraphs Begin to put together your

for audience and purpose source analysis paper,
(170-183)
including analytical
claims. Bring a 3-page
draft.

February 25:
One-on-One
Conferences

Joe Harris- Forwarding

Write a second draft (at

least 4 pages) of your
Source Analysis paper.

February 27:
Reflecting on Unit 2
Workshop

Joe Harris- Countering

Compile Unit 2 portfolio

and finish the Source
Analysis.

UNIT 3
Argumentative SynthesisPrimary & Secondary Research

In Class
March 4:
Introduction to Unit 3
Assignment

Read
Joe Harris- Taking an
Approach

Write
In your journal entry, write
about your understanding
of the concepts Harris put
forth.

March 6: Unpacking
Harris - Countering/
Forwarding/Taking an
Approach
March 9-16:
SPRING BREAK
March 18: Rewriting
your topic- Starting
anew

Writing for an Audience,

Statement of Purpose
from DKH - 194-206

Statement of Purpose
(Submit Online)

Primary Research
Methods (DKH- pp. 7073)

In your journal, write

about the experience you
had today. Be honest
about what worked and
what didnt work for you.
Consider the different
approach you might take
in your paper.

March 20:
NO CLASS

Research for two

additional secondary
sources considering
primary research
material that authors
use.

Finish Primary Research

Proposal. Send to me via
e-mail no later than
Sunday.

March 25: Making

argumentative
claims

Begin primary research

In your journal, write the

argumentative claims that
you are contemplating.

March 27:
Synthesizing and
conversing with your
sources

Embark on more research Write a First Draft (aim for

as needed.
at least 4 pages) of your
Synthesis Paper. Email
draft before our meeting.

April 1: One-on-One
Conferences

Embark on more research Write a Second Draft and

as needed.
bring to class next time.

April 3: Reflecting on
Unit 3 Workshop

Embark on more research Compile Unit 3 portfolio

as needed.
and finish your
Argumentative Synthesis.

Academic Drop
Deadline

UNIT 4

Translation Project &

Rhetorical Reflection
In Class
Read
Write
April 8: Translating
Gunther Kress- Literacy
In your journal, write a
by Illustrating
in the New Media Age
reflection on what the
Academic
reading has made you
Arguments.
Visual Essay- Word,
think about the variety of
Image, and the Design of meaning-making
the Page
strategies and
multimodality. How do you
plan to use this in your
project?
April 10:
John Berger- Ways of
Start searching for
Brainstorming Genre, Seeing
images, sounds or other
Audience, and
modes that you want to
Technology
incorporate into your
multimodal translation.
Write a pro/con list of the
mode that you choose
based on our class
discussion.
April 15: Visual
Rhetoric and the
Evolution of Images

Continue your research

Crafting your multimodal
product

In your journal entry, start

reflecting on the possible
rhetorical effects of your
images/text/animations,
etc.

April 17: Issues of

Copyright (Creative
Commons)

Continue your research

Crafting your multimodal
product

Get ready to bring in a

draft of your multimodal
translation.

April 22: Writing a

Reflection on
Multimodal Rhetoric

Finish your 3-4-page

reflection and bring it to
class next time.

April 24:
Presentation of
Multimodal Projects

Complete Unit 4 Portfolio.

April 24:
Final Reflection on
our Course Inquiry

LAST DAY OF CLASS