Tentative Course Schedule (Subject to Change - all in-class announcements/changes will take precedent) WEEK DAILY ACTIVITIES HW Due: Week 1 Introductions Writing audit due Wednesday Overview of Syllabus T 1/9 Week 1 Discussion of Writing Audit Complete Writing audit In-class read writing articles Print out and bring to class Th 1/11 (forbes, wsj, etc.) Week 2 Discussion of knowledge framework Bring in a printed out text that you find persuasive. and Rhetoric Read Ogilvie bring to class “Rhetoric” T 1/16 Rhetorical Analysis -- what is it? Week 2 Discussion of discourse community Read Gee Discourse, and Linguistics” “Literacy, and Ogilvie Discourse Community” “ Th 1/18 Week 3 Discussion of Genre Read Ogilvie on Genre linguistic features T 1/23 length tone Th 1/25 Practice Rhetorical Analysis Practice Rhetorical Analysis Read Ogilvie - is a Rhetorical Analysis?” Week 5 “What Also assigned editorials T 1/30 Week 4 Practice Rhetorical Analysis Read assigned editorials and do rhetorical analysis of each. Th 2/1 Bring to class (on laptop) the rhetorical analysis of each Week 5 No class Bring in first draft /three editorials/analysis T 2/6 Meetings with AJ Week 5 No class in first draft/three editorials/analysis Th 2/8 Meeting with AJ Week 6 first draft rhetorical analysis due First Draft Rhetorical Analysis due T 2/13 workshop project Week 6 Discussion of and narration None W 2/15 / Rubric for rhetorical analysis Week 7 Discussion of Framing Rhetorical Analysis due Read X on framing Key to Political Persuasion” “The T 2/20 Week 7 Discussion of Clarity / radical Read Williams Chapter 1 Th 2/22 simplicity Week 8 Discussion of Rubric First Draft - pitch due Workshop pitch T 2/27 Week 8 Discussion of Revision and Grammar Th 2/29 Week 9 Discussion of Final project and T 3/6 Narration / Rubric Week 9 First Draft editorial due Th 3/8 Week 10 Elements of visual design Pitch/editorial due T 3/13 Elements of visual design Week 10 Bring in examples of really good design Th 3/15
Tentative Course Schedule (Subject to Change - all in-class announcements/changes will take precedent) WEEK DAILY ACTIVITIES HW Due: Week 1 T 1/9 Introductions Overview of Syllabus Writing audit due Wednesday Week 1 Th 1/11 Discussion of Writing Audit In-class read writing articles (forbes, wsj, etc.) Complete Writing audit Print out and bring to class Week 2 T 1/16 Discussion of knowledge framework and Rhetoric Rhetorical Analysis -- what is it? Bring in a printed out text that you find persuasive. Read Ogilvie “Rhetoric” bring to class Week 2 Th 1/18 Discussion of discourse community Read Gee “Literacy, Discourse, and Linguistics” and Ogilvie “ Discourse Community” Week 3 T 1/23 Th 1/25 Discussion of Genre linguistic features length tone Practice Rhetorical Analysis Read Ogilvie on Genre Week 5 T 1/30 Practice Rhetorical Analysis Read Ogilvie - “What is a Rhetorical Analysis?” Also assigned editorials Week 4 Th 2/1 Practice Rhetorical Analysis Read assigned editorials and do rhetorical analysis of each. Bring to class (on laptop) the rhetorical analysis of each Week 5 T 2/6 No class Meetings with AJ Bring in first draft /three editorials/analysis Week 5 Th 2/8 No class Meeting with AJ in first draft/three editorials/analysis Week 6 T 2/13 first draft rhetorical analysis due workshop project First Draft Rhetorical Analysis due Week 6 W 2/15 Discussion of and narration / Rubric for rhetorical analysis None Week 7 T 2/20 Discussion of Framing Rhetorical Analysis due Read X on framing “The Key to Political Persuasion” Week 7 Th 2/22 Discussion of Clarity / radical simplicity Read Williams Chapter 1 Week 8 T 2/27 Discussion of Rubric Workshop pitch First Draft - pitch due Week 8 Th 2/29 Discussion of Revision and Grammar Week 9 T 3/6 Discussion of Final project and Narration / Rubric Week 9 Th 3/8 First Draft editorial due Week 10 T 3/13 Elements of visual design Pitch/editorial due Week 10 Th 3/15 Elements of visual design Bring in examples of really good design
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