Writing 1120, Section 42
Schedule
Schedule
The following is tentative and subject to change according to the needs of the class.
| Unit One: The Opinion Piece | ||
| T | August 29 | Introduction |
| Th | August 31 | They Say I Say, Introduction: Entering the Conversation In-class writing: Exercise 1 or 2 (your choice) on p. 14. |
| T | September 5 | They Say I Say, Part One: "They Say" Little Seagull Handbook, pp. 2-16, Writing Process In-class writing: Exercise One on p. 40 Small-group discussion: Bring an op-ed to class today that has made you think about a chosen topic and inspired you to learn more about it. |
| Th | September 7 | Paper 1 First Draft Due—one-on-one meetings with me instead of class today |
| T | September 12 | They Say I Say, Part Two: "I Say" In-class writing: Exercise two on p. 91 Little Seagull Handbook, pp. 17-29, Paragraphs Paper 1 Second Draft Due for Peer Review using Exercise Two on p. 101 of They Say I Say |
| Th | September 14 | Library Session, Starting the Research Process Meet in the Library, Rm 115 |
| Unit Two: Joining the Conversation | ||
| T | September 19 | Research Strategies |
| Th | September 21 | Topic One: Is College the Best Option? Gerald Graff, "Hidden Intellectualism" (264-271) Mike Rose, "Blue-Collar Brilliance" (272-284) In-class writing on the two essays Little Seagull Handbook, Synthesizing Ideas and Integrating Sources on pp. 105-118, and Arguments on pp. 43-53, Paper 1 Final Draft Due with Process Post |
| T | September 26 | In-class writing: Exercise One on p. 128 In-class activity: Evaluating Sources Process Post for Assignment One Due on Moodle |
| Th | September 28 | They Say I Say, Part Three: "Tying It All together," Chapters 8-9 Topic Two: Are We in a Race against the Machine? Kevin Kelly, "Better than Human: Why Robots Will—and Must—Take Our Jobs" (299-312) Brooke Gladstone and Josh Neufield, "The Influencing Machines" (330-339) Jenna Wortham, "I Had a Nice Time with You Tonight. On the App" (393-398) Paper 2 First Draft Due |
| T | October 3 | They Say I Say, Part Three: "Tying It All together," Chapters 10-11 Discussion of Exercise 1 on p. 137 Turn in written response to Exercise One on p. 128 Topic Three: What Should We Eat? Michael Pollan, "Escape from the Western Diet" (420-427) David Zinczenko, "Don't Blame the Eater" (462-465) |
| Th | October 5 | Radley Balko, "What You Eat Is Your Business" (466-470) Paper 2 Second Draft Due for Peer Review |
| T | October 10 | One-on-one conferences to discuss Paper 2 |
| Th | October 12 | Topic Three, continued Michael Moss, "The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food" (471-495) Paper 2 Final Draft Due with Process Post |
| Unit Three: College Writing | ||
| T | October 17 | They Say I Say, Part Four: "In Specific Academic Contexts," Chapters 12-13 Little Seagull Handbook, pp. 74-78, Annotated Bibliographies In-class writing: Exercise One on p. 172 |
| Th | October 19 | Topic Four: What's Up with the American Dream? David Leonhardt, "Inequality Has Been Going on Forever . . . but That Doesn't Mean It's Inevitable" (542-548) Edward McClelland, "RIP, the Middle Class" (549-560) |
| T | October 24 | Topic Four, continued Gary Becker and Kevin Murphy, "The Upside of Income Inequality" (581-590) Monica Potts, "What's Killing Poor White Women?" (591-609) Annotated Bibliography Due |
| Th | October 26 | Fall Break |
| T | October 31 | Topic Four, continued Brandon King, "The American Dream: Dead, Alive, or on Hold?" (610-617) Tim Roemer, "America Remains the World's Beacon of Success" (618-622) Shayan Zadeh, "Bring on More Immigrant Entrepreneurs" (623-636) |
| Unit Four: The Supported Argument | ||
| Th | November 2 | Topic Five: What's Gender Got to Do with It? Sheryl Sandberg, "Lean In: What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid?" (642-658) bell hooks, "Dig Deep: Beyond Lean In" (659-675) Anne-Marie Slaughter, "Why Women Can't Have It All" (676-696) Paper 3 First Draft Due |
| T | November 7 | They Say I Say, Part Three, Chapters 14-15 Little Seagull Handbook, pp. 37-42, Presentations |
| Th | November 9 | Topic Five, continued Richard Dorment, "Why Men Still Can't Have It All" (697-717) Steven Mays, "What about Gender Roles in Same-Sex Relationships?" (718-720) Dennis Baron, "Facebook Multiplies Genders But Offers the Users the Same Three Tired Pronouns" (721-725) |
| T | November 14 | Paper 3 Second Draft Due for Peer Review |
| Th | November 16 | One-on-one conferences to discuss Paper 3 |
| T | November 21 | Topic Five, continued Ellen Ullman, "How to Be a Woman Programmer" (726-731) Saul Kaplan, "The Plight of Young Males" (732-735) Penelope Eckert and Sally McConnell-Ginet, "Learning to Be Gendered" (736-745) |
| Th | November 23 | Thanksgiving Break |
| T | November 28 | Paper 3 Final Draft Due with Process Post Paper 3 presentations |
| Th | November 30 | Paper 3 presentations |
| T | December 5 | Paper 3 presentations |
| Th | December 7 | Paper 3 presentations |
| Th | December 14 | Final Exam, |
17 October 2017