Weekly Plans Revised

WEEK
OF:
June 27
MONDAY
6/27
In class: Welcome!
Syllabus talk
Wix Set-up
TUESDAY
6/28
In class:
Introduce project 1
Lets assemble a blog post
Examples of project 1, and
brainstorm time
Begin finding source material
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
6/29
In class:
Present vocabulary posters
Quick vocabulary usage quiz

analyze a text
Lets assemble a fairy tale
Using model texts, describe your

genre for project 1share with
class
Begin writing the proposal, piece by

piece, due by end of class
6/30
In class:
In-class workshop
Plot your life exercise- how
can we learn to love
revision?
Everything is a Remix
Remix activity
Plagiarism activity
How will we cite in project 1?
Lets make a rubric
Homework:
Read pg. 4-22 in the Bedford
Blog Post 1: Read pp. 38-47 in

the Bedford. Choose one of
Homework:
the narrative genres in the Find 5 source texts/model texts
Bedford (or one of your
for your chosen genre for
own), and compose a
project 1. Bring them to class
miniature version of your
tomorrow.
Homework:
own, informed by the
Draft 1 of project 1 due by class
reading. Your purpose is to
time on Thursday, 6/30, on Bb
introduce yourself through
one of these narrative genres.
Think of a comic strip, short
story, a character spotlight
news article, an interview
get creative.
Homework:
Read pp. 376-391 in JohnsonEilola & Selber reading on
Bb.
Blog Post 2: Paraphrase your
understanding of JohnsonEilola & Selbers term:
assemblage. What does it
mean to you? Do you have
any questions about it?
July 4
NO CLASS- Fourth of July

Homework:
Finish watching Everything is
a Remix.
Blog Post 3: How will you
remix your source texts into
a completely new
composition? Give us an
example of what you have
done so far, and explain what
texts you drew from, and
how you have remixed them
for your own purposes.
Submit draft 2 of project 1
on Bb by class time on 7/5
this draft should be
prefaced by a short
explanation of your genre,
your purpose, and your
audience.
July 11
7/5 ONLINE WORKSHOP on

Blackboard: When class time
starts: in your groups, read
each others first drafts. For
each persons draft, Include at

least 3 questions you have for
them, 3 comments of what is
working well, and 3
constructive pieces of advice
you may include some things
you might do or consider if this
was your work.
Then, after reading your
groups feedback on your
piece, provide a 100 word
response to each of your group
members, answering their
questions or otherwise
addressing their commentsthanking them, telling them
your plans on moving forward,
clarifying something they had
questions about etc.
7/6
7/7
INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES
INDIVIDUAL
Homework:
CONFERENCES
Homework:
Read about informative genres on
Bring 5 small items that have
pp. 88-100 in the Bedford.
Blog Post 4: Read about one of the
some kind of meaning to you
major informative genres in chapter
to class on Monday
3, and then compose one of your
Read about persuasive genres
own. Label which genre you are
on pp. 176-187 in the
composing within. As you comment
Bedford.
on others pieces, identify what
Blog Post 5: Write a short
conventions or elements of that
researched argument to
genre you see working, or what
convince your classmates of
elements might be added or
something, or to do
adjusted. You might also want to
something. Use at least one
infer what the writers purpose and
outside source. Read the
audience seem to be (and why you
Bedfords description (pp.
think that), and have a conversation
212-230) and use the
on what the writer was actually
checklist on pp. 230 to guide
going for.
your draft.
Homework
Draft 3 due on Bb by
conference time
7/11
7/12
7/13
In class:
In class:
In class:
5 Things activity
Share research proposals- how Share research progress reportsdo we find the so what and
what did we learn, and how will
Introduce project 2
stick
to
it?
What
is
this help us write? Whats the
Topic brainstorm- what makes
manageable
in
the
time
we
point of this genre? How is it an
a good research
have left?
assemblage?
question/thesis statement?
Citation
style
activityin-text
Lets
look at examples within the
What is a research proposal?
and
works
cited
genre:
Research paper
Defining the genre
7/14
In class:
In-class workshop: What
quoted, summarized, and
paraphrased material is most
compelling for your
argument?
Activity: how can we use
visuals in research papers?
Begin finding sources: How to

use the library databases
How do we cite these things,
and why do we have to?
Finish 2 annotated sources for
the Research Progress
Report before class ends.
Publish as Blog Post 6.
Homework:
Submit Research Proposal
on Bb by class time
tomorrow, 7/12
July 18
introductions
Integrating quotes: How to,
and How Not To, a Buzzfeed The research paper: what should
list
this look like again?
Evaluating sources- what is
In class work time
credible?
Homework:
How to read a source
Research progress report work Blog Post 8: What introduction

strategy will you use? Why does
time- finish at least 3 more
that work for your purpose and
sources today and publish as
your audience (be sure to identify
Blog Post 7.
your purpose and your audience in
this blog post)?
Homework:
Draft 1 of project 2 due on Bb by
Research Progress Report
class time tomorrow, 7/14, for in
due on Bb by class time
class workshop. Bring 3 copies
tomorrow, 7/13
to class!
7/18
In class:
Lets talk about visualswhat
are your ideas?
Tutorial: Playing with data
visualization sites
Create a rubric
Conclusion workshop
Homework:
Blog post 10: What conclusion
strategy will you use, and

why is it the best strategy for
your topic, your purpose,

and your audience?
Why might they be useful?

Lets remind ourselves: Whats
the function of a works cited
page?
Mini-Activity: Assemble a
micro-researched essay
lets put together an
argument from multiple
sources
In class work time
Homework:
Blog Post 9: What kinds of
visuals would be useful for
your purpose and audience?
Why would they be useful?
Draft 2 of project 2 due on
Bb by class time Monday,
7/18
7/19
7/20
7/21
In class:
INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES
INDIVIDUAL
Homework: Read about multimodal CONFERENCES
Bias and subjectivity in
genres in the Bedford.
Homework:
researched arguments
Blog
post
11:
Choose
1
multimodal
Blog post 12: Watch this video

What are the pieces of your
genre and find one spectacular
on multimodality[link]
argument? How do they
and successful example of that
and take notes for yourself
work together to appeal to
genre.
For
example,
this
is
a
on multimodality and layout:
your audience?
successful
photo
essay[[link]]
what is it? how does it help
Quick RWC style workshop
because
it
portrays
emotion
so
us compose? Now imagine
via Google Docsis your
strongly through its genre of a
you are a volunteer at a
argument clear to readers?
photo
essay.
Discuss
what
the
recreational or community
Brainstorm questions to ask in
genre
is,
what
expectations
we
center for the summer. You
conference
have of the genre, what common
are expected to give the
Wix portfolio time: lets learn
genre conventions are, and then
students that attend a
about putting in buttons for
evaluate this compositions
summer camp at this rec
documents, and add in the
successwhy is it successful? Be
center a presentation on
assignments that we have

completed so far.
July 25
Homework:
Draft 3 of project 2 due on
Bb (and a hardcopy!) by
conference time
7/25
7/26
In class:
In class:
Introduce project 3
Lets talk about the model texts
what will you steal, and
Artists statement talkwhat
how will you do it?
works best for you? What
Brainstorm:
Programs that
things should you be taking

note of and collecting to
would be helpful to make
compose the fullest, most
these genres a reality
meaningful artists statement The basics of using Canvaan
for your work?
audience exercise
Proposalwhat will your
Proposal workshopwhats
project 3 look like?
good about these ideas, and
In-class proposal work time
what could be
improved/thought out for
Homework:
success
Project 3 proposal due
Begin working on genre 1 in
tonight, 7/25, on Bb by
class
11:59pm
Homework:
Blog post 13: Find 3 models
Draft 1 of project 3 (one

of each of your genres, and
post either screenshots or
genre) due on Bb by class
URLs to them in this blog
time tomorrow, 7/27
post. Under each URL or
Read Bitzers Rhetorical
screenshot, explain what the
Situation (on Bb) and define
model is doing well, and
these major terms: rhetorical
what you might want to
situation, exigence, and
emulate. Example on our
audience, and give an

course site blog.
example of each. What are
specific.
7/27
In class:
Assembling the rhetorical situation
how does this apply to us as
composers?
Rhetorical situation activity: lets

compose in a variety of rhetorical
situations
What is the rhetorical situation of
your composition in 2 genres?

How does this help you
understand your project?
Workshop: Role playingwhat

expectations will your audience
have for your genre? Are you
meeting them? More importantly,
are you exceeding them? How can
you improve?
Homework:
Draft 2 of project 3 (second genre
and revised first genre) due on
Bb by class time tomorrow, 7/28
Read about the genre of an artists
statement in the Bedford. (pg.
231-244, 476-477)
Blog post 14: Read this article on
the anti-artist statement:
pollution. What kind of

multimodal composition(s)
would you create for this
audience and this purpose?
Why?
7/28
In class:
What is the artists statement?
What will yours look like?
Design discussionwhat are
the design principles? How
do we apply them in our own
work? How do we evaluate
other work?
A dabble in color theory
what colors work together?
Project 3 workshop: last
minute strengthening
Go over ePortfolio
expectationswix in class
work time
Homework:
Draft 3 of project 3 (all
genres finished with a
revised artists statement)
due on Bb by conference
time
two questions you have about

this reading?
August
1
8/1
INDIVIDUAL
CONFERENCES
Homework:
Blog post 15: What have you
learned? How might that
help you in the future?
8/2
INDIVIDUAL
CONFERENCES
Homework: Final ePortfolio
link (with all revisions) due
on Bb by class time
tomorrow, 8/3
http://hyperallergic.com/67670/theanti-artist-statement-statement/
Now, which genre would you feel
most comfortable using to convey
the information that artist
statements usually contain? If you
were going to explain your work,
your compositions, and your
composing process, what genre
would you most want to use?
Why?
8/3
In class: Project 3 & ePortfolio
Presentations!
8/4
In class: Project 3 & ePortfolio
Presentations!

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WEEK

Quick vocabulary usage quiz

Using model texts, describe your

Begin writing the proposal, piece by

Read pg. 4-22 in the Bedford

Blog Post 1: Read pp. 38-47 in

NO CLASS- Fourth of July

7/5 ONLINE WORKSHOP on

each persons draft, Include at

Begin finding sources: How to

Research progress report work Blog Post 8: What introduction

strategy will you use, and

your topic, your purpose,

Why might they be useful?

Blog post 12: Watch this video

assignments that we have

things should you be taking

Draft 1 of project 3 (one

audience, and give an

Rhetorical situation activity: lets

your composition in 2 genres?

Workshop: Role playingwhat

pollution. What kind of

two questions you have about

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