[I give students their syllabus at the start of the semester, along with their course policy statement. It too is available on the web, although the syllabus does change as conditions warrant. Please feel free to use this in any way that you like. I would love to hear about it, too, so if you do find this page useful drop me a line [jamesraywatkins at gmail.com] or leave a comment below.]
Week One, Room (LR, CH 3130): January 9 to 13
M: Introductions; Web, Email Information, Open Source and Free Software, etc; Self-Commentary One ( Due January 23 )
W: Introductions; Annotated Bibliographies / Reading Charts / Oral Reports (Interview / Research Summary); Interview Questions / Subject February 27
Reading for next class: Here’s How to Write Well (HHWW), Chapters 1 and 3; and “Work and Life in the Information Age” (Handout)
F: “Work and Life in the Information Age:” Planning research, brainstorming on research into writing, professions; critical analysis
Week Two, Computer Room (LR, CH 3120): January 16 to 20
M: No Class Martin Luther King Holiday
W: Computer Lab: Course Electronic Discussion List / Online Portfolio / Dreamweaver Basics; Interview Questions Exercise / Reading Charts
F: Computer Lab: Acceptable Online Sources / Dreamweaver Basics; Interview Questions Exercise / Reading Charts
Reading for Monday: “Growing Up Digital… ” (Online)
Week Three, LR: January 23 to 27
M: Discussion: “Growing Up Digital”
Reading: “Making the Map: An Interview with Gail Hawisher” (Reserves)
Self-Commentary One due January 23
W: Discussion: “Making the Map…”
Reading: “What Corporate America Can’t Build: A Sentence,” and “The Softening of Business Communication.”
F: Discussion: “What Corporate America Can’t Build: A Sentence,” and “The Softening of Business Communication.”
Week Four, CR : January 30 to February 3
M: Computer Lab / Spell and Grammar Check
W: Computer Lab
F: Computer Lab
Reading: “Gender Meanings in Grade Eight Students’ Talk…”
Week Five, LR: February 6 to 10
M: Discussion: “Gender Meanings in Grade Eight Students’ Talk… / “Oral Report Assignments
Reading: “Class and Classroom: Going to Work”
W: Discussion: “Class and Classroom: Going to Work”
F: Writing Workshop: Peer Critiques
Draft One Annotated Bibliography / Oral Report Summary due February 10
Back to the top of the page
Week Six, CR: February 13 to 17
M: Computer Lab
W: Computer LabPeer Critique, Draft One Annotated Bibliography due February 19
F: No Class, Lincoln’s Birthday
Week Seven, LR: February 20 to 24
M: Oral Reports
W: Oral Reports
F: Oral Reports
Week Eight, CR: February 27 to March 3
M: Oral Reports / Conference Sign Up
Reading for Conferences: “The Chronicles of Dr. Crazy,” and “Successful Interviewing: It’s all in the Preparation” (Handouts).
W: Oral Reports / Conference Sign Up
F: Oral Reports
Reading Charts and Interview Questions / Subject due online or by email on March 3
Week Nine, LR: March 6 to 10
M: ConferencesFinal Draft, Annotated Bibliography due March 6
W: Conferences
F: Conferences
Online Portfolio Review; Midterm Self-commentary due March 10
Week Ten: Spring Break, March 13 to 17
Week Eleven: CR, March 20 to 24 ; Award Winning Websites
M: Computer Lab
W: Computer Lab
F: Computer Lab
Reading for Monday’s class: Here’s How to Write Well (HHWW) Chapter 4
Back to the top of the page
Week Twelve, LR: March 27 to 31
M: Writing Workshop: Paragraphs
Reading for Wednesday’s class: HHWW Chapter 5
W: Writing Workshop: Sentences
Reading for Friday’s class: HHWW Chapter 2
F: Writing Workshop: Audiences
Week Thirteen, CR: April 3 to 7 ; Wikis
M: Computer Lab
W: Computer Lab
F: Computer Lab
Reading for Friday’s class: HHWW Chapter 7
Week Fourteen, LR: April 10 to 14
M: Writing Workshop: Critical Thinking
Reading for next class: HHWW Chapters 12 and 13
W: Writing Workshop: Punctuation and Verbs
Draft One, Interview / Research Summary due April 12
F: No Class
Week Fifteen, CR: April 17 to 21 ; Blogs
M: Computer Lab
W: Computer Lab
Peer Critique Draft One, Interview / Research Summary due April 19
F: Computer Lab
Week Sixteen, LR: April 24 to 28
M: Writing Workshop:to be announced
W: Writing Workshop:to be announced
F: Writing Workshop:to be announced
Final Draft, Interview / Research Summary due April 28
Website Portfolio and Final Self-Commentary due May 3
Note: There will be no final for this course.
Back to the top of the page
