Writing 2 Schedule Spring 09:

April                

 

T  31   Orientation

 

Th 2  Bring totemic object and Tagmemic prewrite. Optional: Skim Kron in     Signs of Life (hereafter SL)  109-19 (also online)

 

T  7   Object paper due (be sure to always include any rough drafts and prewriting). Bring 3-5 print ads. Skim SL intro pp. 1-19.

 

Th  9   Read Writer's Reference   (hereafter WR) C1-3 (skim C-4) on the writing process. Read SL 141-50. Read Craig SL 161-73.

 

T 14   Bring semiotic prewrite. Read Solomon SL 409-19. WR skim G1-3, read G4-6 on grammar.

 

Th 16  Ad draft due (bring enough copies for your writing group). Optional: bring/email digital ads and images for culture jamming. Skim Wolf 486-94. Read WR P1-2 on commas.

 

T 21  Ad revision due (include feedback sheet, representative rough draft(s) and prewriting). Sign up for midterm conference (recommended). WR P3-5 on punctuation

 

Th 23  Bring Pentadic prewrite. Read Ray SL 308-16. Skim SL 209-18. WR P6-7. Do Nettrail http://nettrail.ucsc.edu/index.html

 

T 28   TV/Film draft due (bring enough copies for your writing group). Read Prose 222-8, Skim Pieto & Otter 232-9. Skim WR spelling/mechanics M 1-6

 

Th  30   TV/Film Revision due (include feedback sheet, drafts and prewriting). Read DeMott 567-77. WR R 1-3. (If you're not sure your argument paper topic has a media criticism angle, run it by me)

May

 

T  5   Argument prewrite (any method okay, but you might want to try dialogues) Videogame demos. Read Jenkins 524-39, skim Gibson 504-12. .

 

Th  7   Meet in McHenry Library Rm 2353 (Map to library) .Read Nelson 439-45.

 

T 12   Argument draft (bring enough copies for your writing group, PLUS one for instructor) Skim Seeger 317-25

 

Th 14  Read Goewey 119-29 carefully. Skim Parenti 368-71.

 

T  19    Argument revision due (include feedback sheet, drafts and prewriting).

 

Th 21  Bring paper that you're going to revise for final to workshop (enough copies for your group, with three questions on them).  Bring opponent and audience dialogues. Read WR MLA 1-3 on how to do citation/bibliography

 

T  26     Workshop (bring marked-up partner papers). WR skim MLA 4-5, E1-7 on style

 

Th 28  Presentations?

 

June

T 2   Bring a truly re-vised research paper, 6-8 pp. long, with 5-8 sources (at least three from academic sources). Specify purpose and audience, and include a paragraph that summarizes the feedback and states how you addressed those issues. In-class: Peer critiques using term paper checklist . Presentations

 

Th 4 Bring portfolio (all papers except handouts, optional journal) with your self-evaluation form . Presentations

 

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