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 here: infoessayproject1, read it carefully, pick your topic for this paper
Tues, Sep 3:
LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
Thurs, Sep 5:
Discuss key terms: audience, rhetoric, etc.
How to share information–student examples from your recent writing exercises
Sign up for workshops
HW: write the draft of your essay for Part A, start B
Tues, Sep 10:
How to share information—mythbusting, relevance, and organization of info
HW: finish Part B, email your draft to me and your peer team by Wednesday at 3pm; Come to the workshop with these things (you may do this handwritten on paper or type and print it out for each person):
a list of 2 places where you’re not sure about the relevance of information given (is it too much? is it focusing on the most important things? does it sound too much like Wikipedia?)
a list of 2 places you have trouble “seeing” the author’s perspective (is it too vague? did they define the terms they use? are sentences in a logical order that helps you understand things?)
a lit of 2 areas where rhetoric changes in an effective way from child to adult (does it go deeper than just inserting a new word? does it engage the audience in a new way to meet their needs?)
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:
Info about Filibuster, reflecting on workshops
Introduction to analysis, wallowing in complexity
HW: read Gita Dasbender’s article on critical thinking: CLICK HERE dasbender–critical-thinking
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 HERE: WRITINGPROJ2,
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:
Review DasBender and “jello” section of Reid’s article
Discuss how texts work rhetorically and how to organize data (PEEL)
HW: read Irvin’s “What is Academic Writing?” CLICK HERE: irvin–what-is-academic-writing
Thurs, Oct 3:
Opening quiz on Irvin
Discuss Irvin and organization of examples with explanations (PEEL)
HW: begin writing your draft
Tues, Oct 8:
Going deeper than surface readings–final practice of analysis
HW: finish your draft, Thursday folks need to email it to your group AND me by 3pm on Wednesday, bring notes to give to your peers
Come to the workshop with these things (you may do this handwritten on paper or type and print it out for each person):
a list of 2 places where you’re not sure about the relevance of information given (is the person bringing up too many Ps without E and E to follow?)
2 places you have trouble “seeing” the author’s perspective (is it too vague? are sentences in a logical order that helps you understand things?)
2 places where the author breaks things apart and/or thinks critically about something others might take for granted or not notice
Thurs, Oct 10:
Workshops begin in my office, Room 144I, LA building, from 9:20 to 10:40
HW: revise your papers based on workshops; Tuesday folks send out your drafts to your peers and me by 3pm (please send them earlier if possible)and prepare your notes for your peers based on the list above
Midterm grades will be posted Oct 11.
Tues, Oct 15:
Workshops finish in my office, Room 144I, LA building, from 9:20 to 10:40
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: identifying problems, considering solutions re: campus life at AUM
HW: write letter to the chancellor (350 words–typed or handwritten is fine)
Tues, Oct 22:
How to propose change for local problems/set up of classical argument
Working on appropriate scope
HW: bring an example from popular culture that is similar to the one we’ve viewed in class, showing someone whose scope was too large when trying to solve a problem. Write down the name of the movie/show/novel where you found the example, and be ready to share your example in class.
Thurs, Oct 24:
Final chat about scope, share examples from pop culture
Example from former student: CLICK HERE studentproposalfrom2018
Review new assignment sheet: CLICK HERE ProposalProjectFall2019
Investigation a new genre: the Likert scale (a type of survey)
HW: construct 5-7 question survey for classmates in the form of a Likert scale–print enough copies for your peers and me
Tues, Oct 29:
SURVEY DAY
HW: tally your results, decide how to present them in your argument, eliminate items on survey that didn’t help you
Thurs, Oct 31:
Lessons in business writing: official letters, use of white space, use of photos and captions, displaying survey results
Divide into workshop groups
HW: begin writing draft, take photos of location, identify potential websites for research
Tues, Nov 5:
Putting the project all together
Dealing with sources
HW: finish draft, email it to your group
Thurs, Nov 7:
Workshop Day 1
HW: revise/make corrections on paper
Tues, Nov 12:
Workshop Day 2
HW: revise/make corrections on paper
Thurs, Nov 14:
Email documents to khowar20@aum.edu by start of class
Write reflection for your proposal experience
Begin discussing portfolios
HW: organize all materials from the class, begin putting them all in one file
Tues, Nov 19:
Portfolios and Blackboard settings
HW: keep organizing, read over requirements for reflection letter and portfolio
Thurs, Nov 21:
Discuss reflection letter assignment due Dec 3
HW: write reflection letter
Tues, Dec 3:
Reflection letters due via email to me by 11:59pm tonight.
Final troubleshooting of portfolios on Blackboard
HW: get your portfolio together
Tues, Dec 10:
EXAM TIME is 8-10AM–finalize portfolio and upload
Students may report at 9am to classroom since this process will take approx one hour
All portfolios must be in Bboard by 11am this day.
WINTER HOLIDAYS BEGIN!
