Calendar/Schedule of Assignments This schedule is subject to change (We might, as a class, decide to make changes as needed)

You are responsible for completing all assigned readings prior to arriving to class. Each reading assignment is preceded by the boldfaced word Read. Reading assignments are linked to Web pages or are PDFs found in the Readings/Handouts button on the Course Menu in Blackboard Also note that due dates are preceded by the boldfaced word Due.

PDF in BB = portable document format found in Readings/Handouts button on Course Menu in Blackboard

Linked titles take you to a Web page; click on links to access texts

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

http://libguides.reynolds.edu/content.php?pid=143803&sid=1277216 (JSRCC topic guide) http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/english/topicarg.html (excellent examples of thesis statements 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) Due Dates /Readings/ In-class Activities (This schedule is subject to change) In-class activity: Introduction to class; discussion of class projects listed in syllabus

Date Week 1 Tu 8 Jan

Beth Bensen-Barber Th 10 Jan

Eng 210 01PR Spring 13

Due: Three questions about the syllabus and course schedule Read: Rhetoric Read: Rhetorical Situations View: Purdue OWL: Introduction to Rhetoric (Remember to click on linked titles to access readings) In-class activity: View: "In Defense of Rhetoric: No Longer Just for Liars"

F 11 Jan Week 2 Tu 15 Jan

Last day to add a class. Due: Individual blog by the end of class Read: Getting Started with WordPress (click on linked title to read chapter three, Starting a Free WordPress Blog; this link is to an eBook in the Safari database; if you access the book off campus, you will need your MYJSRCC username and password) In-class activity: View: Mena Trott on Blogs, Discuss reading; create blog Read: Baron, From Pencils to Pixels Read: Daley, Expanding the Concept of Literacy In-class activity: Discuss readings; introduce digital literacy narrative assignment Due: audio recording device (digital recorder or use audio device on smart phones) Read: Jones-Kavalier & Flannigan, Connecting the Digital Dots Read: Brandt, Accumulating Literacy (PDF in BB) In-class activity: using Audacity to edit audio recording; Benson, Technologys Impact on My Literacy; work on literacy narrative Last day to drop a class with a refund. Read: Wysocki and Johnson-Eilola, Blinded by the Letter (PDF in BB) In-class activity: Sharma, From Dust Slates to Digital Communication; work on literacy narrative In-class activity: studio day; continue working on narrative Due: Audio technology narrative and written text for in-class peer review In-class activity: peer review (remember to bring headphones/earbuds to listen to audio narratives) Due: final revision of audio technology narrative and written text in Blackboard by midnight Read: McLuhan, The Medium is the Message (PDF in BB) Read: Tharp, What It Is, Why It Matters, Why Its the Future (PDF in BB)

Th 17 Jan

Week 3 Tu 22 Jan

W 23 Jan Th 24 Jan

Week 4 Tu 29 Jan Th 31 Jan

Week 5 Tu 5 Feb

Beth Bensen-Barber

Eng 210 01PR Spring 13

In-class activity: Introduce eBook Group Project; APA Documentation Th 7 Feb Read: Vega: Magazine Will Cater to Mobile (and Free Lancers) Read: Carmody, Making Disposable Dynamic Displays with Electronic Ink on Real Paper In-class activity: Discuss readings; introduce eBook group project; View The Future of the Book; View Medieval Help Desk; assign groups Read: none In-class activity: Library Session Read: Slocum, What Publishers Can and Should Learn from The Elements Read: Johnson, Yes, People Still Read, But Now Its Social In-class activity: discuss readings and identify emerging themes with readings; work in small groups; view Writing Online; work in small groups Read: Horrowitz, Will the Ebook Kill the Footnote? Read: Baron, The Last Print Dictionary Read: Pannapacker: Were Still in Love with Books In-class activity: Discuss readings; work in small groups Read: Gielen, Handheld E-Book Readers and Scholarship Report and Reader Survey Read: HighWire Press 2009 Librarian eBook Survey In-class activity: Discuss readings; work in small groups Due: eBook Group Project in Blackboard by midnight In-class activities: Presentation of eBook projects Due: eBook reflection essay in Blackboard by midnight In-class activity: Intro Research Project; begin conducting preliminary research to write your Research Paper Topic Proposal In-class activity: Developing your research question; research day Due: Research Paper Topic Proposal in Blackboard by midnight In-class activity: Developing your thesis statement; research day Spring Break: 11-17 March; classes not in session Week 10 Tu 19 Mar Th 21 Mar Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W In-class activity: research day

Week 6 Tu 12 Feb

Th 14 Feb

Week 7 Tu 19 Feb

Th 21 Feb

Week 8 Tu 26 Feb

Th 28 Feb

Week 9 Tu 5 Mar Th 7 Mar

Due: Research Question/Thesis/Abstract in Blackboard by midnight In-class activity: library session

Beth Bensen-Barber Week 11 Tu 26 Mar Th 28 Mar Week 12 Tu 2 Apr

Eng 210 01PR Spring 13

In-class activity: research day In-class activity: research day Due: Draft of Annotated Bibliography In-class activity: peer review of Annotated Bib Due: Ten to twelve source annotated bibliography in Blackboard by midnight Class Canceled: use this time to work on research paper Due: Draft of research paper at the beginning of class In-class activity: peer review Due: Complete draft of research paper Class canceled; attend individual conference; check Blackboard for conference schedule Due: Complete draft of research paper Class canceled; attend individual conference; check Blackboard for conference schedule Due: Final revision of research paper in Blackboard by midnight Read: Childs, Revising a Paper to Deliver (click on link to access and read article) In-class activity: introduce presentation assignment; work on presentations Presentations Presentations Due: Finish Presentations if needed (11:00 a.m. 1:40 p.m.)

Th 4 Apr Week 13 Tu 9 Apr

Th 11 Apr

Week 14 Tu 16 Apr

Th 18 Apr

Week 15 Tu 23 Apr Th 25 Apr Finals Week 30 Apr