english 210 01pr syllabus and schedule

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English 210 01PR

Advanced Composition

Fall 2013

Syllabus

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Contact/Course Information

******Eng 210 does not satisfy the 200-level literature requirement******

The best times to reach me in my PRCoffice by phone or in person are during

my MW or TuTh scheduled office hours.Otherwise, please contact me by email.

Office Hours

MW 10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.TuTh 2:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.

Virtual Office Hours: I will respond toemails and voice mails as quickly aspossible. If you do not receive a response

from me within 24 hours during the workweek (M-F), please send another email orcall m office hone a ain.

Instructor: Beth Bensen-BarberCourse Time: TuTh 1:00 - 2:15 p.m.Classroom: PRC, BH, Room 165Email: [email protected]: PRC, BH, Room 220BOffice Phone: 804.523.5754

Course Web site:

http://bbensen-barber.com/2013falleng210/
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Beth Bensen-Barber 2 Eng 210 01PR Fall 2013

Text Books and Purchase Materials

Required Purchase Textbook:

o No required purchase textbook.o Assigned readings will be available by PDF in Blackboard or linked on the course schedule (see

course schedule below).

o Print and read assigned digital texts before class time and bring these texts to class for in- classdiscussion. You may also use laptops or tablets to read articles.

Recommended Purchase Textbooks:

o Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York:Modern Language Association of America, 2009.

o Hacker, Diane. A Writers Reference. 6thed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2009.o

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th ed. Washington, D. C.:American Psychological Association, 2009.

Additional Purchase Materials:

o Required: (free) An open mind and willingness to take on newchallenges.

o Required: (free) A WordPress blog account. Sign up at the followingURL:

https://wordpress.com/

(Further instructions provided during class time and closer tosubmission of first blog entry)

o Required: At least a2GB flash drive orother plug-in device forsaving documents regularly. Bring to class daily.

o Required: 1 pair ofheadphones with microphone. Headphones canrange in cost from as little as $5.00 to $40.00 or more. Earbuds arealso fine. (More on this in class.)
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MAC Users: Feel free to bring your Apple laptops to class and use them, but beaware of compatibility issues that often arise in a PC environment and when

using Blackboard.

If you did not pass Eng 112 with a C or better, you must repeat the course before

taking Eng 210.

o Required: Reliable Internet connectivity outside of the college.o Required: Reliable access to Microsoft Office or equivalent technology.o Recommended: Smart phone with a combination of the following capabilities: audio

recorder, digital camera, iVideo camerao Recommended: A collegiate dictionary and thesaurus.o

Recommended: 3-ring binder or 2-pocket folder to file class handouts.

Course Description

Prerequisites: Successful completion of English 112 with a C or better.

Description: Eng 210 helps students refine skills in writing non-fiction prose; additionally, thecourse guides students in the development of individual voice and style. Eng 210 introducesprocedures for publication in an electronic environment, composing and producing alphabetic,visual, aural, and/or digital texts.

Additionally, Eng 210 will take you beyond the freshman writing experience by making youaware of your individual writing styles and processes, as they apply to a mediated classroom.Eng 210 will also ask you to reflect on your communication skills with a strong focus on therhetorical process. The course will also focus on increased development of writing ability andfacility in non-fiction prose, emphasizing critical thinking, observation, research, andsophisticated reading of selected texts. Placing emphasis on clarity, style, voice, and audience,Eng 210 will gently nudge you toward producing clearly articulated alphabetic texts as well asprofessionally designed multi-media projects. This means you will be composing in a mediatedenvironment, composing and producing alphabetic, visual, aural, and digital texts.

General Course Goals: Upon successful completion of this course, you will have developed andcontributed to a course blog, created an audio narrative, created a group digital documentary,developed an annotated bibliography, written one eight- to ten-page researched essay, andcomposed one analytical review of a writing book in two modes: written and a second mode ofyour choice. The course will ask you to document sources in either APA or MLA documentationstyles.


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WARNING: This class is a reading-, writing-, thinking-, listening-, andspeaking- intensive course that supports a cell-phone-free environment.

Please review the JSRCC Student Handbookto familiarize yourselves withthe college Learning Environment Principals.

Eng 210 requires you to be present both in mind and body. Expect toparticipate in class discussion, collaborate with classmates, compose drafts inclass, conduct freewriting, and share your writing with classmates. With thisin mind, in order to keep up with the fast pace of this course, it is imperative

that you attend class regularly and remain abreast of readings andassignments.

General Course Objectives:o Develop a greater sense of the rhetorical situation, focusing on the development of style,

purpose, voice, audience, and genre.o Develop library, field, and Web-based research skills, implementing the use of MLA or APA

documentation style in various projects.o

Produce researched and documented essays based on well-informed arguments and thereading of a diverse selection of texts.o Produce the equivalent ofat least two researched and documented papers totaling 18 pages.o Participate in the writing process, composing multiple drafts, providing feedback on drafts,

and editing drafts.

o Participate professionally in interactive discussions, peer reviews, and one or more formaloral presentations.

Digital Technology: (includes the following but not limited to this list)o Use the Internet to conduct digital research, using college library databases in a

scholarly/academic manner to find credible and peer reviewed, books, journal articles, and

Web sites.o Produce documents using a variety of electronic and digital media to include but not limited

to blogs, videos, podcasts, and slide shows.o Use digital technologies to create an argumentative digital documentary.o Post responses and/or assignments in the course Blackboard site and/or class Blogs.o Communicate with classmates and instructor using email in a professional and polite manner.

Course Requirements

Electronic Learning Environments: We will be using a variety of technological, mostly web-based, applications in Eng 210 Advanced Composition this semester. Specifically, you willdevelop a blog to submit assignments and you will also create a YouTube account to post videos.By default, these technologies are open to the public for the purpose of sharing your work with
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Excused vs. Unexcused Absences: I appreciate receiving emails concerningan absence; however, simply sending an email, presenting a note from yourdoctor or lawyer, or discussing your absence with me do not excuse missedclasses. An absence is an absence. To be fair to all students, I do notdifferentiate between excused or unexcused absences. I do not have amaximum number of absences, but should you abuse this policy, you could

jeopardize your final semester grade. Use your absences wisely.

the larger Internet community. To use the web-based application responsibly please observe alllaws and JSRCC policies that are incorporated into policies concerning Student Conduct (Policy1-35) and Academic Integrity (Academic Honesty). Some specific aspects of law and policy thatmight be well to remember are prohibitions against copyright infringement, plagiarism,harassment, or interferences with the underlying technical code of the software.

As a student using the web-based applications certain rights accrue to you. Any original workthat you make tangible belongs to you as a matter of copyright law. You also have a right to theprivacy of your educational records as a matter of federal law and may choose to set yourprivacy settings to private and only share with the instructor and your classmates. Yourcontributions to the various web-based applications constitute educational records. Bycontributing to the web-based applications, and not taking other options available to you in thiscourse equivalent to this assignment that would not be posted publicly on the Internet, youconsent to the collaborative use of this material as well as to the disclosure of it in this courseand potentially for the use of future courses.

Attendance Policy: Attendance is included in your class participation grade, which is worth 5%of your semester grade. I do not calculate your attendance grade until the end of the semester.Please keep in mind that if the class meets for 45 sessions and you are absent ten times, you willreceive 35 out of 45 points, which is equivalent to a C or 78%. As a conscientious student and asa student involved in a community of learners, you are required to attend class regularly.Arriving more than five (5) minutes late will result in a tardy; three (3) late arrivals will result inone (1) absence. Likewise, departing from class more than five minutes before dismissal willalso result in a tardy. Do not use class time to notify me about absences, tardies, or earlydepartures. Speak with me either before or after class, see me during my office hours, or send mean email.

Per JSRCCsCollege Attendance Policy 1-3 (found in theJSRCC Student Handbook), you willbe involuntarily withdrawn from the course to receive a full refund for failure to attend class bythe 15% attendance drop deadline (10 Sep 2013) if you have not participated in class activities atleast once prior to this date. You will also be involuntarily withdrawn and receive a grade of Wif you stop attending class for a period of two weeks by the final 60% attendance drop deadline(31 Oct 2013). If applicable, these actions could impact your financial aid. Should you need tomiss an inordinate number of classes, you might consider withdrawing from the course or riskreceiving a failing grade at the end of the semester.
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Withdrawal Policy: Before withdrawing from the course, please contact me to discuss youracademic standing in the class. Also, prior to withdrawing, contact a financial aid specialist todiscuss any potential impact a withdrawal may have on your eligibility for financial aid.Withdrawals also count as an attempt and may therefore impact your ability to take a repeatedcourse (see Repeated Course Policy).

After the add/drop period, a student may withdraw without academic penalty, and receive agrade of "W," if withdrawal is officially completed prior to the last date to withdraw listed onCourse Schedule and in the Course Syllabus. Please refer to thePolicy 1-10 Student InitiatedWithdrawalfor withdrawal procedures and specifics.

Important: If you decide not to complete the course you must officially withdraw from thecourse by following the stated procedures in the College Catalogue. After the last date towithdraw, I will consider extenuating circumstances on a case by case basis. However, youmust contact me within one week of circumstances.

Repeated Course Policy: Students are normally limited to two (2) enrollments in the samecourse. Prior to registering to take a course for a third time, students must submit a completedRequest to Repeat Course Form with all required approvals, and documentation of extenuatingcircumstances to a campus Student Success Center. Repeat approval is not required for certainexempted courses, and all attempted hours and grade points for these courses will be calculatedin the GPA (College Catalogue).

Student Conduct Policy: In order to achieve the best learning environment possible for thisclass, JSRCC administrators, faculty, and staff expect students to adhere to the highestbehavioral standards. All forms of disruptive behavior will not be tolerated in this course.Disruptive Behavior can be defined as behavior that interferes with the teaching and learningprocess. As such, any disruptive behavior will be addressed by the instructor and/or reported tothe Vice President of Student Affairs for judicial processing.

Types of behavior viewed as disruptive in this class include but are not limited to the following:

o talking during lectures;o cell phones ringing in the middle of a lecture; exiting class to respond to a cell phone call;o arriving to class late; departing class early;o arguing with other students in the class;o speaking rudely to instructor or classmates;o sleeping in class;o Computer classroom (unless required for in-class work): surfing the net for info not

relevant to the days course work; checking email during class time; accessing andparticipating in activities on social networking sites (i.e. Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc.).

In addition, please note that three (3) incidents of disruptive behavior may result in a zero forparticipation in your overall grade. Single incidents that are severe will result in the loss ofparticipation credit for the course (i.e. earning a failing grade). Should your behavior becomedisruptive, I reserve the right to file a Behavior Intervention Referral Form in the Office of
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Although this course welcomes and encourages the use of a variety of digitaland electronic media, please refrain from using unless required for in-classwork/projects.

Stow cell phones, laptops, and listening devices in purses or back packs.Should you forget to turn off your cell phone and it rings or vibrates, quicklyturn it off without being disruptive to the class. Listening to portable iPodsand/or answering your cell phone in class or walking out of class to answer yourcell phone will result in the filing of a Behavior Intervention Referral Form.No exceptions.

Students who plagiarize will either receive a failing grade on the assignment orfail the course; students may also be reported to the Dean of the School ofHumanities and Social Sciences, Vice President of Academic Affairs, andVice President of Student Affairs for disciplinary action and for the filing of aBehavior Intervention Referral Form.

Student Affairs. Please review policy number 2-18 (Classroom Interruptions) in theJSRCCStudent Handbookfor further details.

If you have any questions regarding the JSRCC Student Conduct policy (Policy 1-35), pleaserefer to theJSRCCStudent Handbookonline, or contact the Office of Student Affairs at

804.523.5296.

Electronic Devices Policy: Unless required for in-class work, any electronic sounddevices, withor without earphones, such as iPods, laptops, pagers, cellular telephones, electronic games, portabletelevisions, radio/tape players, etc. are prohibited in classrooms, laboratories, and LearningResource Centers and should be turned off. Please review theJSRCC Student Handbook, policynumber 2-19 (Electronic Devices on Campus) for further details.

Academic Honesty Policy: Plagiarism is not acceptable.

Per JSRCCs 2009-2010JSRCC College Catalog, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community Collegesubscribes to the notion of academic honesty and integrity as it relates to students behavior

within the classroom or with assignments and examinations. J. Sargeant Reynolds Policy 1-34,Academic Honesty, outlines those behaviors that are unacceptable at the institution, as well asprocedures guiding the finding of fact. Any student who is found to have violated the policy willbe subject to disciplinary action which could result in sanctions from a failing grade on theassignment or class, to expulsion from the institution (36). Please consult policy number 1-34(Academic Honesty) in theJSRCC Student Handbookfor complete details and definitions ofacademic dishonesty and plagiarism.
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SafeAssignment: Safe Assignment is a program designed to scan student documents forinstances of plagiarism. I will be asking you to submit your work through SafeAssignmentperiodically during the semester. Occasionally, I will submit a document myself if I suspectquestionable text. It is not my intent to catch students plagiarizing; however, because this is a200 level course, I expect students to understand the conventions of documentation and citing.

Should SafeAssignment identify violations of plagiarism, I will send you formal notification of afirst violation before filing a Behavior Incident Referral Form. Please understand that if you donot contact me, I will make note of this on Behavior Incident Referral Form. In some instances Iwill offer you the opportunity to revise your work. Subsequent violations of plagiarism willresult in automatic failure from the class and the filing of a Behavior Incident Referral Form withthe Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vice President of Academic Affairs,and Vice President of Student Affairs.

Email Policy: Per JSRCC Policy 1-8, email is the official method of communication. Allfaculty must communicate with their students using their college email accounts. Please developa habit of checking your college accounts often, as I will communicate with you using only your

JSRCC email addresses. Your email accounts became active when you were assigned a username and password. Go toMy JSRCC Log-infor access to your email account, Blackboard, etc.

Students with Disabilities: Per JSRCCs college policy 1-15,Eligibility of Students withDisabilities to Receive Accommodations(found in theJSRCC Student Handbook), specialservices/accommodations are provided to assist students in accessing programs and activitiesoffered by the college. Should you require special needs, please register with the Office ofStudent Accommodations (Downtown Campus 804.523.5628, or Parham Road Campus andWestern Campus 804.523.5289). Please provide documentation of your disability.

For further details go to the following URL:http://www.reynolds.edu/studentaffairs/accom.htm

Peer Reviews: I will schedule periodic peer review workshops to improve your editing andproofreading skills. Failure to attend class on scheduled peer review days will result in anabsence, a zero for the days assignment, and a decrease of one letter grade on your final papergrade. Bring a COMPLETE DRAFT on peer review days; arriving without a copy of yourpaper or with an incomplete draft will result in dismissal from class for the day, in turn resultingin an absence, a zero for the days assignment, and a decrease of one letter grade on your finalpaper grade (equivalent to 10% of your grade). Unless otherwise stated, peer reviews may not beaccomplished outside of class.

Conferences/Workshops: I will schedule periodic conferences/workshops to monitor yourprogress this semester. Failure to attend a conference/workshop will count as two (2) absences,as I will be canceling one weeks worth of classes during the week that I hold aconference/workshop. Arrive on time for your scheduled conference/workshop and bring aCOMPLETED DRAFT of your project. Arriving without a copy of your project or with anincomplete draft will result in your final project grade being lowered by one letter grade(equivalent to 10% of your grade).
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If you have a legitimate, documented reason for not attending a peer reviewsession, conference, or workshop, I will gladly make other arrangements toassist you with making up your missed participation. However, you must

notify me at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled peer review, conference,

or workshop date. An accepted substitution is for you to attend a documentedand scheduled tutoring session in one of the Academic Support Centers at theParham Road, Downtown, or Western campuses. Schedule and attend a

tutoring session at the location most convenient for you.Blackboard: In addition to the course Web site, you will also accessBlackboard, the onlinecourse management platform in use at JSRCC that will supplement Eng 210. In addition toaccessing the course syllabus, assignments, and Grade Book, you may write in-class and out-of-class responses to reading assignments, to handouts, to electronic reading assignments, etc.Responses may be in the form of freewriting sessions, journal topics (an e-journal), and out-of-

class writing assignments in Blackboard. Check Blackboard often for updates and changes to theschedule or to assignments.

General Classroom Guidelines: Eng 210 is a course that requires A LOT of writing, reading,and researching. Please incorporate ample time into your schedules to complete assignments in atimely manner. Since this course is labor intensive, missed assignments will be difficult to makeup. Contact a classmate or me for assignments missed due to absences. I will expect you to turnin homework assignments on time even if you are absent the day the class receives theassignment. You will not be able to make up any in-class assignments. Students who findthey are falling behind or are having problems should contact me as soon as possible. Monitoryour progress regularly to avoid any possible downfalls.

Class Climate Survey: Reynolds uses Class Climate to collect student evaluations of faculty.Toward the end of the semester, expect an e-mail message, in your JSRCC e-mail account, fromsender name "Class Climate Survey" inviting you to participate in an online survey to evaluatethe effectiveness of your class. You will receive a separate e-mail message for each coursesection in which you are enrolled. Each e-mail message contains a password-protected link tothe online survey. By clicking this link, your password is automatically recognized, and you areable to respond anonymously to the survey. After completing the survey, you will receive aconfirmation message, via e-mail.

Emergency Preparedness: (Program the numbers below into your cell phone)

Campus Police: PRC523-5219, DTC523-5472, WC523-5407Chief of Police and Security Services: Garth Wheeler523-5239College Safety Manager: Pamela Hicks523-5722

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY DIAL5911 (College Police Dispatcher) The 5911 numbercan be dialed directly from the Colleges IP phone system.
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Grading

Posting of Grades to Blackboards Gradebook: I usually take two weeks to grade a batch of

papers. I will post grades, commented papers, and rubrics (when required) when I completegrading an entire classes worth of an assignment.

Grading Scale:

Letter Grade Percentages

A+ 99-100

A 94-98

A- 90-93

B+ 89

B 84-88

B- 80-83C+ 79

C 74-78

C- 70-73

D+ 69

D 64-68

D- 60-63

F 59 and below

Projects:

Projects Percentages Due Dates

eJournal created in WordPress.com for reflecting onthe processes you use to produce communication andconduct research; you will spend 5-10 minutes mostclass sessions writing in your blogs.

10 Most class sessions

Digital Literacy Narrative: Written 5% / Audio 5% 10 12 Sep (audio)17 Sep (written)19 Sep (final)

eBook Group Project: Project 10% / Reflection Essay10%

20 15 Oct(presentation andproject)17 Oct (reflectionessay)

Annotated Bibliography: 10-12 annotated sources foryour research project.

15 7 Nov (draft)12 Nov (final)

Research Paper: 8-10 page research paper 25 14 Nov (draft 1)18-21 Nov (draft 2)3 Dec (final)


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You are allowed ONE late assignment during the semester; otherwise, I do notaccept late assignments.

I will not accept a late paper if you turn it in after I have returned graded papers.

Technology problems are NOT an excuse for multiple late assignments!

Presentation: 10 minute oral presentation on researchpaper

10 10 or 17 Dec

Class Participation/Attendance (Includes attendance, in-class discussion, miscellaneous homework, in-classassignments, quizzes, etc. Smaller assignments not listedabove will be calculated into your class participation grade.)

10

Total Percentage Points 100

Late Assignment Policy: Word process all assignments prepared outside of class time. Mostassignments are due in your class blog or in Blackboard by midnight on the due date; otherwise,they are due at the beginning of class. I usually take two weeks to grade a batch of papers.

While I understand problems that occur when using technology, it is your responsibility tocomplete assignments well in advance of due dates to avoid last minute issues likemalfunctioning printers or crashing computers that might prevent turning in assignments in atimely fashion. Save your work on disc, thumb drive, flash drive, etc. OFTEN. Should yourhome computers fail, you have access to the college computer labs. Do not assume that I willaccept emailed attachments of your work due to technology problems or other reasons; contactme PRIORto the due date and PRIORto emailing a paper to me. Additionally, please do notuse class time to print assignments on their due dates. Be prepared and print assignments prior toarriving to class.

Follow the Schedule of Assignments carefully, and write down any assignments I announce inclass to ensure adequate preparation for in-class assignments, as well as for your responsibilitiesoutside of class. You are responsible for completing all reading assignments even if we do notdiscuss all of them in class, and bring assigned text(s) to class. It is probably a good idea tokeep all graded and ungraded assignments in a folder on your desktop AND flash drive or in aphysical folder or binder, as you will refer to returned assignments over the semester.

Incomplete Policy: I will consider assigning incomplete (I) grades if students have a legitimate,documented reason. I will assign an incomplete (I) if students have less than four absences andhave completed at least 75% of the course work.

Revision Policy: I do allow revisions, provided you turn in assignments on the assigned duedate, and provided you return revisions to me within two weeks after you receive the initialgrade. If you submitted a hard copy, turn in revisions with the graded essay so that I can makea clear judgment about your revisions. If I received an electronic version of your work, do notresubmit the graded essay, as I will already have a copy. I will average the two grades; if you


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Simply correcting errors I have pointed out in your projects does not count.

Focus on content, organization, and style issues.

receive a 75% on the first essay and an 85% on the revision, your final essay grade will be an80%.

Because you are in Advanced Composition, I do expect revisions to be quite substantial. Do notassume that I have identified all errors. For example, if I make note of a few fragments, be sureto proofread your paper carefully to edit out all fragments. Avoid correcting surface errors; focuson developing ideas or work on problem areas. Also, do not change your topic; changing to anew topic is not revising. Do not hesitate to talk to me about revisions. I am more than happyto schedule an appointment to meet with you to clarify my comments or provide assistance withgrammar, development of ideas, technology, etc.

Continue to next page forCalendar/Schedule of

Assignments


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Calendar/Schedule of Assignments

(This schedule is subject to change.)

Individual research assignments do not begin until midway through the semester. However, toensure adequate preparation, start watching the news, reading the newspaper and favorite blogs tobegin identifying research topics of interest to you. Review topics on the following links: (KeepTaboo Topics for this course in mind as you select a topic)

http://libguides.reynolds.edu/content.php?pid=143803&sid=1277216(JSRCC topicguide)

http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/english/topicarg.html(excellent examples of thesisstatements and research questions)

http://www.idebate.org/index.php http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/ulib101/sampletopics.pdf http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005018778.html(this is a list of very BROAD

topics; you will need to narrow down by developing a more focused research question)

This schedule is subject to change.

Date Readings Assignments

Week 1

Th 22 Aug Introduction to Course; introduction toBlackboard

No assignments due this

week

All reading assignments are due on the day they are listed on the schedulebelow.

We will not be reading in class. You are responsible for completing allassigned readings prior to arriving to class. Each reading assignment ispreceded by the word Read and appears in the Readings column.

Also note that assignment due dates appear in the Assignments column.

Linked titles = electronicreadings. Click on links to access

and read essays.

PDF in BB = portable documentformat found in Readings/

Handouts button on Course Menu
http://libguides.reynolds.edu/content.php?pid=143803&sid=1277216http://libguides.reynolds.edu/content.php?pid=143803&sid=1277216http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/english/topicarg.htmlhttp://www.gc.maricopa.edu/english/topicarg.htmlhttp://www.idebate.org/index.phphttp://www.idebate.org/index.phphttp://www.libraries.wvu.edu/ulib101/sampletopics.pdfhttp://www.libraries.wvu.edu/ulib101/sampletopics.pdfhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005018778.htmlhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005018778.htmlhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005018778.htmlhttp://www.libraries.wvu.edu/ulib101/sampletopics.pdfhttp://www.idebate.org/index.phphttp://www.gc.maricopa.edu/english/topicarg.htmlhttp://libguides.reynolds.edu/content.php?pid=143803&sid=1277216


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Week 2

Tu 27 Aug

Th 29 Aug

Last day to add a class

Read: RhetoricRead: Rhetorical SituationsView: Purdue OWL: Introduction to Rhetoric

(Click on linked titles to access readings)

Read:Getting Started with WordPress(clickon linked title to read chapter three,Starting a Free WordPress Blog; this linkis to an eBook in the Safari database; if youaccess the book off campus, you will needyourMYJSRCC username and password)

27 Aug: Three questions aboutthe syllabus and courseschedule27 Aug: Academic Honesty

Agreement in Blackboard bymidnight

29 Aug: Individual blog by theend of class

Week 3

Tu 3 Sep

Th 5 Sep

F 6 Sep

Read: Baron, From Pencils to Pixels

Read: Daley,Expanding the Concept ofLiteracy

Read: Jones-Kavalier & Flannigan,Connectingthe Digital DotsRead: Brandt, Accumulating Literacy (PDF inBB)

Last day to drop a class with refund

5 Sep: Audio recording device(digital recorder or use audiodevice on smart phones)

Week 4

Tu 10 Sep

Th 12 Sep

Read: Wysocki and Johnson-Eilola, Blinded by

the Letter (PDF in BB)

Read: Baron, Siri, Take a Sonnet 12 Sep: draft of audio essay;studio day for working onaudio narrative

Week 5

Tu 17 Sep

Th 19 Sep

No reading assigned; peer review (remember tobring headphones/earbuds to listen to audionarratives)

Presentation of audio essays

17 Sep: Audio technologynarrative and written text forin-class peer review

19 Sep: Final revision of audio

technology narrative andwritten text in Blackboard bymidnight

Week 6

Tu 24 Sep Read: McLuhan, The Medium is the Message(PDF in BB)Read: Tharp, What It Is, Why It Matters, WhyIts the Future (PDF in BB)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorichttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorichttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorichttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/625/01/http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/625/01/http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/625/01/http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/625/01/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIESu4yXco4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIESu4yXco4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIESu4yXco4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIESu4yXco4http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com.ezproxy.vccs.edu:2048/book/-/9781435460065http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com.ezproxy.vccs.edu:2048/book/-/9781435460065http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com.ezproxy.vccs.edu:2048/book/-/9781435460065http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/pencils.htmhttp://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/pencils.htmhttp://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/pencils.htmhttp://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/pencils.htmhttp://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0322.pdfhttp://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0322.pdfhttp://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0322.pdfhttp://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0322.pdfhttp://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0322.pdfhttp://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0322.pdfhttp://www.msmc.la.edu/include/learning_resources/todays_learner/eqm0621.pdfhttp://www.msmc.la.edu/include/learning_resources/todays_learner/eqm0621.pdfhttp://www.msmc.la.edu/include/learning_resources/todays_learner/eqm0621.pdfhttp://www.msmc.la.edu/include/learning_resources/todays_learner/eqm0621.pdfhttp://www.msmc.la.edu/include/learning_resources/todays_learner/eqm0621.pdfhttp://illinois.edu/blog/view/25/94497http://illinois.edu/blog/view/25/94497http://illinois.edu/blog/view/25/94497http://illinois.edu/blog/view/25/94497http://www.msmc.la.edu/include/learning_resources/todays_learner/eqm0621.pdfhttp://www.msmc.la.edu/include/learning_resources/todays_learner/eqm0621.pdfhttp://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0322.pdfhttp://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0322.pdfhttp://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/pencils.htmhttp://proquest.safaribooksonline.com.ezproxy.vccs.edu:2048/book/-/9781435460065http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIESu4yXco4http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/625/01/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetoric


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Th 26 Sep Read: Vega, Magazine Will Cater to Mobile(and Free Lancers)Read: Carmody, Making Disposable DynamicDisplays with Electronic Ink on

Real PaperWeek 7

Tu 1 Oct

Th 3 Oct

No reading assigned; library session

Read: Slocum, What Publishers Can and ShouldLearn from The ElementsRead: Johnson, Yes, People Still Read, But NowIts Social

Week 8

Tu 8 Oct

Th 10 Oct

Read: Horrowitz, Will the Ebook Kill theFootnote?

Read: Baron, The Last Print DictionaryRead: Pannapacker:Were Still in Love withBooks

Read: Gielen,Handheld E-Book Readers andScholarship Report and ReaderSurveyRead: HighWire Press2009 Librarian eBookSurvey

Week 9

Tu 15 Oct

Th 17 Oct

No reading assigned; presentation of eBook

projects

Read: Alves, Unintentional Knowledge: WhatWe Find When We are Not Looking

15 Oct: eBook Group Project

in class and Blackboard

17 Oct: eBook reflection essayin Blackboard by midnight17 Oct: Begin conductingpreliminary research to writeyour Research Paper TopicProposal

Week 10

Tu 22 Oct

Th 24 Oct

No reading assigned; developing your researchquestion; research day

No reading assigned; developing your thesisstatement; research day

Week 11

Tu 29 Oct Last day to withdraw from class w/grade of W

No reading assigned; library session

29 Oct: Research PaperTopic Proposal inBlackboard by midnight
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/11/business/media/11nomad.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/11/business/media/11nomad.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/11/business/media/11nomad.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/11/business/media/11nomad.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/11/business/media/11nomad.htmlhttp://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/11/making-disposable-dynamic-displays-with-electronic-ink-on-real-paper/http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/11/making-disposable-dynamic-displays-with-electronic-ink-on-real-paper/http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/11/making-disposable-dynamic-displays-with-electronic-ink-on-real-paper/http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/11/making-disposable-dynamic-displays-with-electronic-ink-on-real-paper/http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/11/making-disposable-dynamic-displays-with-electronic-ink-on-real-paper/http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/08/what-publishers-can-and-should.htmlhttp://radar.oreilly.com/2010/08/what-publishers-can-and-should.htmlhttp://radar.oreilly.com/2010/08/what-publishers-can-and-should.htmlhttp://radar.oreilly.com/2010/08/what-publishers-can-and-should.htmlhttp://radar.oreilly.com/2010/08/what-publishers-can-and-should.htmlhttp://radar.oreilly.com/2010/08/what-publishers-can-and-should.htmlhttp://radar.oreilly.com/2010/08/what-publishers-can-and-should.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/business/20unbox.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1316865635-CGJM5cx/MzV+vE2vG+WbSghttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/business/20unbox.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1316865635-CGJM5cx/MzV+vE2vG+WbSghttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/business/20unbox.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1316865635-CGJM5cx/MzV+vE2vG+WbSghttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/business/20unbox.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1316865635-CGJM5cx/MzV+vE2vG+WbSghttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/business/20unbox.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1316865635-CGJM5cx/MzV+vE2vG+WbSghttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/business/20unbox.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1316865635-CGJM5cx/MzV+vE2vG+WbSghttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/books/review/will-the-e-book-kill-the-footnote.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/books/review/will-the-e-book-kill-the-footnote.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/books/review/will-the-e-book-kill-the-footnote.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/books/review/will-the-e-book-kill-the-footnote.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/books/review/will-the-e-book-kill-the-footnote.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1http://illinois.edu/db/view/25/59751?count=1&ACTION=DIALOGhttp://illinois.edu/db/view/25/59751?count=1&ACTION=DIALOGhttp://illinois.edu/db/view/25/59751?count=1&ACTION=DIALOGhttp://illinois.edu/db/view/25/59751?count=1&ACTION=DIALOGhttp://chronicle.com/article/Were-Still-in-Love-With-Books/129971/http://chronicle.com/article/Were-Still-in-Love-With-Books/129971/http://chronicle.com/article/Were-Still-in-Love-With-Books/129971/http://chronicle.com/article/Were-Still-in-Love-With-Books/129971/http://chronicle.com/article/Were-Still-in-Love-With-Books/129971/http://chronicle.com/article/Were-Still-in-Love-With-Books/129971/http://chronicle.com/article/Were-Still-in-Love-With-Books/129971/http://chronicle.com/article/Were-Still-in-Love-With-Books/129971/http://www.humanitiesebook.org/HEBWhitePaper3.pdfhttp://www.humanitiesebook.org/HEBWhitePaper3.pdfhttp://www.humanitiesebook.org/HEBWhitePaper3.pdfhttp://www.humanitiesebook.org/HEBWhitePaper3.pdfhttp://www.humanitiesebook.org/HEBWhitePaper3.pdfhttp://www.humanitiesebook.org/HEBWhitePaper3.pdfhttp://www.humanitiesebook.org/HEBWhitePaper3.pdfhttp://www.humanitiesebook.org/HEBWhitePaper3.pdfhttp://highwire.stanford.edu/PR/HighWireEBookSurvey2010.pdfhttp://highwire.stanford.edu/PR/HighWireEBookSurvey2010.pdfhttp://highwire.stanford.edu/PR/HighWireEBookSurvey2010.pdfhttp://highwire.stanford.edu/PR/HighWireEBookSurvey2010.pdfhttp://chronicle.com/article/Unintentional-Knowledge/139891/?cid=cr&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=enhttp://chronicle.com/article/Unintentional-Knowledge/139891/?cid=cr&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=enhttp://chronicle.com/article/Unintentional-Knowledge/139891/?cid=cr&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=enhttp://chronicle.com/article/Unintentional-Knowledge/139891/?cid=cr&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=enhttp://highwire.stanford.edu/PR/HighWireEBookSurvey2010.pdfhttp://highwire.stanford.edu/PR/HighWireEBookSurvey2010.pdfhttp://www.humanitiesebook.org/HEBWhitePaper3.pdfhttp://www.humanitiesebook.org/HEBWhitePaper3.pdfhttp://www.humanitiesebook.org/HEBWhitePaper3.pdfhttp://chronicle.com/article/Were-Still-in-Love-With-Books/129971/http://chronicle.com/article/Were-Still-in-Love-With-Books/129971/http://illinois.edu/db/view/25/59751?count=1&ACTION=DIALOGhttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/books/review/will-the-e-book-kill-the-footnote.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/books/review/will-the-e-book-kill-the-footnote.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/business/20unbox.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1316865635-CGJM5cx/MzV+vE2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Th 31 Oct No reading assigned; research day 31 Oct: ResearchQuestion/Thesis/Abstract inBlackboard by midnight

Week 12

Tu 5 Nov

Th 7 Nov

No reading assigned; research day

No reading assigned; peer review of AnnotatedBib

7 Nov: Draft of AnnotatedBibliography

Week 13

Tu 12 Nov

Th 14 Nov

Class Canceled: use this time towork onresearch paper

No reading assigned; peer review of researchpaper

12 Nov: Ten to twelve sourceannotated bibliography inBlackboard by midnight

14 Nov: Draft of researchpaper at the beginning of class

Week 14Tu 19 Nov

Th 21 Nov

Class canceled; attend individual conference;check Blackboard for conference schedule

Class canceled; attend individual conference;check Blackboard for conference schedule

19 Nov: Complete draft ofresearch paper

Fall Break

26 Nov1 Dec

Week 15

Tu 3 Dec

Th 5 Dec

Read: Childs, Revising a Paper to Deliver(click on link to access and read article)

TBA

3 Dec: Final revision ofresearch paper in Blackboardby midnight

Week 16

Tu 10 Dec Presentations 10 Dec: Presentation ofresearch paper

Finals Wk

Tu 17 Dec Presentations 17 Dec: Presentation ofresearch paper during finalexam time (11:00 a.m.1:40p.m.)
http://writingcommons.org/process/review/revising-a-paper-to-deliverhttp://writingcommons.org/process/review/revising-a-paper-to-deliverhttp://writingcommons.org/process/review/revising-a-paper-to-deliverhttp://writingcommons.org/process/review/revising-a-paper-to-deliver

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