Attendance is very, very important and DOES affect participation grades.
FYI: academic calendar for AUM is here: http://www.aum.edu/current-students/academics/calendar
Tues, Aug 20: Orientation, writing exercises, introduction to course themes
HW: Read Reid’s “Ten Ways to Think about Writing” — click and download:https://wac.colostate.edu/books/writingspaces2/reid–ten-ways-to-think.pdf
Thurs, Aug 22:
Writing exercises, discussion of Reid, intro to first writing assignment, creative ways to teach and inform others—analogies, mythbusting, etc.
HW: visit Wellness Center and take selfie to share with class, write down 5 positive and 5 negative traits of the space itself to share with us when you return
Tues, Aug 27:
Discuss how places can be viewed from different perspectives / discuss first paper
HW: write short paper describing your bedroom from both a positive and negative view (400 words)
Thurs, Aug 29:
Share papers, practice giving feedback to peers
HW: download Project 1 assignment sheet, read it carefully, pick your topic for this paper
Tues, Sep 3:
LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
Thurs, Sep 5:
How to share information—mythbusting, analogies, and other tricks
Sign up for workshops
HW: start the draft of your essay for Part A
Tues, Sep 10:
How to share information—mythbusting, analogies, and other tricks
HW: start the draft of your essay for Part B
Thurs, Sep 12:
Meet in groups at appointed times in my office (Room 144I in LA building, first floor)
HW: make edits and polish draft, add Part C to your paper
Tues, Sep 17:
Meet in groups at appointed times in my office (Room 144I in LA building, first floor)
HW: make edits and polish draft, add Part C to your paper; email your paper to khowar20@aum.edu by 11:59pm Wed night (the 18th).
Thurs, Sep 19:
Introduction to analysis, wallowing in complexity
HW: read Gita Dasbender’s article on critical thinking (link will be posted)
Tues, Sep 24:
Review Dasbender’s article together
More info on how to analyze and break things into parts
HW: download and read Project 2 assignment sheet, pick a restaurant where you will eat, visit the company website for this restaurant, read over the menu and description
Thurs, Sep 26:
How to gather data responsibly: relevance to topic, coding and grouping, balancing examples with explanations
HW: eat at your restaurant, take notes on the space, the menu, uniforms, layout, decorations; snap photos when needed. Begin organizing and coding the data and be ready to share in class Tuesday.
Tues, Oct 1:
Discuss how places and spaces work rhetorically; continue practicing rhetorical appeals and organization strategies for them
HW: read Irvin’s “What is Academic Writing?” (link will be posted)
Thurs, Oct 3:
Discuss Irvin and appeals of pathos, ethos, logos
HW: code and organize data for your paper, begin writing your draft
Tues, Oct 8:
Finish discussion of pathos, ethos, logos (add kairos)
HW: finish your draft
Thurs, Oct 10:
Workshops in my office, Room 144I, LA building, first floor
HW: revise your papers based on workshops; read over new syllabus schedule for second half of semester that will be posted this week online at our website
Midterm grades will be posted Oct 11.
Tues, Oct 15:
Workshops in my office, Room 144I, LA building, first floor
HW: revise your papers based on workshops; email final copy to khowar20@aum.edu by 11:59pm Wed night (the 16th)
Thurs, Oct 17:
Unit 3 begins
HW: check new schedule posted last week
Unit 3 project (proposal for change) will be due Tues, Nov 12 at 11:59pm.
Unit 4 project (letter of reflection) will be due Tues, Dec 3 at 11:59pm.
Portfolio (including letter) is due at the end of the final exam meeting: Tues, Dec 10, 10:30am.
