Making a FYE Syllabus
M/W Syllabus Shell
(available on Teaching FYE website)
WEEK ONE
•
September 28
•
•
August 24
•
September 30
WEEK TWELVE
•
August 26
WEEK SEVEN
•
November 9
WEEK TWO
•
October 5
•
November 11
•
August 31
•
October 7
WEEK THIRTEEN
•
September 2
WEEK EIGHT
•
November 16
WEEK THREE
•
October 12
•
November 18
•
September 7 LABOR DAY
•
October 14
WEEK FOURTEEN
•
September 9
WEEK NINE
•
November 23
WEEK FOUR
•
October 19
•
November 25 THANKSGIVING BREAK
•
September 14
•
October 21
WEEK FIFTEEN
•
September 16
WEEK TEN
•
November 30
WEEK FIVE
•
October 26
•
December 2
•
September 21
•
October 28
FINAL EXAMS: December 4-11, 2015
•
September 23
WEEK ELEVEN
WEEK SIX
•
November 2
November 4
Assign Five Papers
WEEK ONE
•
September 28
•
•
August 24
•
September 30
WEEK THIRTEEN (Unit Four)
•
August 26 Paper 1 written in class
WEEK SEVEN
•
November 9
WEEK TWO (Unit One)
•
October 5
•
November 11
•
August 31
•
October 7
WEEK FOURTEEN
•
September 2
WEEK EIGHT
•
November 16
WEEK THREE
•
October 12
•
November 18
•
September 7 LABOR DAY
•
October 14 Paper 3 due
WEEK FIFTEEN
•
September 9
WEEK NINE (Unit Three)
•
November 23 Paper 5 due
WEEK FOUR
•
October 19
•
November 25 THANKSGIVING BREAK
•
September 14
•
October 21
WEEK SIXTEEN (Prepare for In-Class Final)
•
September 16
WEEK ELEVEN
•
November 30
WEEK FIVE
•
October 26
•
December 2
•
September 21Paper 2 due
•
October 28
FINAL EXAMS: December 4-11, 2015
•
September 23
WEEK TWELVE
WEEK SIX (Unit Two)
•
November 2
November 4 Paper 4 due
Scaffold Writing Instruction
WEEK ONE
•
August 24 Introduction to the course
•
August 26 Paper 1 written in class
WEEK TWO (Unit One)
•
August 31 Chapter 4, section 4a (pp. 109-117) (active reading). Paper
2 assigned.
•
September 2 Paper 1 returned and discussed. BH29-36 (Thesis
Statements). READINGS.
•
WEEK SEVEN
September 7 LABOR DAY
•
September 9 READINGS.
WEEK FOUR
November 11 Paper 4 returned and discussed; review of writing
conventions using BH
WEEK EIGHT
•
•
October 12 Typed draft of Paper 3 due; peer review; bring BH to
class
WEEK FIFTEEN
•
October 14 Paper 3 due; workshop—papers annotated, proofread
and discussed; bring BH to class
WEEK NINE (Unit Three)
•
October 19 Readings 1 & 2. Paper 4 assigned.
October 21 Paper 3 returned and discussed; review of writing
conventions using BH. Reading 3
•
September 16 Thesis and outline of Paper 2 due; BH Chapter 3,
sections 3a-3c (pp. 87-99) (building paragraphs)
WEEK ELEVEN
•
•
September 21 Typed draft of Paper 2 due; peer review; BH Chapter
•
2, section 2a (49-57) (revising; peer review)
•
September 23 Paper 2 due; workshop—papers annotated,
proofread, and discussed; bring BH to class.
September 28 READINGS 1 & 2. Paper 3 assigned.
•
October 7 Thesis/plan due for Paper 3; workshop; BH Chapter 3,
WEEK FOURTEEN
section 3d (pp. 99-105) (coherent paragraphs); Chapter 1, sections 1e
and 1g (pp. 39-42; 46-48) (introductions and conclusions)
•
November 16 READINGS 3 & 4
•
•
November 9 READING 1 & 2
•
September 14 BH Chapter 1, sections 1a-d (pp. 11-39) (exploring,
planning, and drafting). Paper 1 proposal due.
WEEK SIX (Unit Two)
•
October 5 READINGS 3 & 4
•
WEEK FIVE
WEEK THIRTEEN (Unit Four)
•
WEEK THREE
•
September 30 Paper 2 returned and discussed; review of writing
conventions using BH. Discuss ethos, pathos, and logos (BH ??)
October 26 Thesis/plan due for Paper 4; workshop; BH Chapter 8,
sections 8a-8c (pp. 200-204) (effective sentences)
October 28 Draft due. CONFERENCES
WEEK TWELVE
•
November 2 Draft due. CONFERENCES
•
November 4 Paper 4 due; workshop—papers annotated, proofread,
and discussed; bring BH to class
November 18 Thesis/plan due for Paper 5; drafting workshop
•
November 23 Paper 5 due; workshop—papers annotated, proofread
and discussed; bring BH to class
•
November 25 THANKSGIVING BREAK
WEEK SIXTEEN (Prepare for In-Class Final)
•
November 30 Paper 5 returned and discussed; review of writing
conventions using BH.
•
December 2 Prepare for final exam.
FINAL EXAMS: December 4-11, 2015
Determine Readings/Writing Prompts
WEEK ONE
WEEK SEVEN
WEEK THIRTEEN
•
August 24 Introduction to the course
•
•
•
August 26 Paper 1 written in class
•
WEEK TWO (Unit One: New Media & You)
•
August 31 Chapter 4, section 4a (pp. 109-117) (active reading); “I Tweet, Therefore I
Am” (RC 24-27). Paper 2 assigned
•
September 2 Paper 1 returned and discussed; “Hyper and Deep Attention: The
Generational Divide in Cognitive Modes” (RC 27-34). BH39-42 (Thesis Statements).
•
September 7 LABOR DAY
September 9 “Always On” (35-40); “Diagnosing the Digital Revolution” (RC 40-44);
“’Dead Space 2’: Your Mom Doesn’t Want You to Play This Video Game” (RC 84-85)
WEEK FOUR
•
October 14 Paper 3 due; workshop—papers annotated, proofread and discussed; bring •
November 25 THANKSGIVING BREAK
BH to class. “Suggestions for Reading Advertising” (RC 191-192); “In the Shadow of the
Image” (RC 178-182)
WEEK FIFTEEN (Prepare for In-Class Final)
WEEK NINE (Unit Three: Visual Rhetoric)
•
November 30 Paper 5 returned and discussed; review of writing conventions using BH.
•
October 19 “Ways of Seeing” (RC 193-202); “The Female Nude: Surfaces of Desire” (RC
193-206); “Reading the Gaze” (206-210). Paper 4 assigned.
•
December 2 Prepare for final exam.
•
October 21 Paper 3 returned and discussed; review of writing conventions using BH.
“The Most Honest Artform Available” (RC 310-313); “American Photographs” (RC 490495)
FINAL EXAMS: December 4-11, 2015
•
September 14 BH Chapter 1, sections 1a-d (pp. 11-39) (exploring, planning, and drafting).
“Sample Student Essay” (RC 45-48). Paper 1 proposal due.
WEEK TEN
•
September 16 Thesis and outline of Paper 2 due; BH Chapter 3, sections 3a-3c (pp. 8799) (building paragraphs)
WEEK FIVE
•
October 26 Thesis/plan due for Paper 4; workshop; BH Chapter 8, sections 8a-8c (pp.
200-204) (effective sentences)
•
October 28 Draft due. CONFERENCES
•
September 21 Typed draft of Paper 2 due; peer review; BH Chapter 2, section 2a (49-57) WEEK ELEVEN
(revising; peer review)
•
September 23 Paper 2 due; workshop—papers annotated, proofread, and discussed;
bring BH to class. Discuss ethos, pathos, and logos (BH ???); “Reading Labels, Selling
Water” (RC 248-250).
WEEK SIX (Unit Two: RHETORCAL ANALYSIS)
•
September 28 “Caring for the Woods” (RC 277-282); “A More Perfect Union” (RC 476484). Paper 3 assigned.
•
September 30 Paper 2 returned and discussed; review of writing conventions using BH.
November 16 “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” (RC 521-529); “Nobody Mean More to Me
Than You and the Future Life of Willie Jordan” (RC 157-167)
October 7 Thesis/plan due for Paper 3; workshop; BH Chapter 3, section 3d (pp. 99-105)
(coherent paragraphs); Chapter 1, sections 1e and 1g (pp. 39-42; 46-48) (introductions •
November 18 Thesis/plan due for Paper 5; drafting workshop
and conclusions)
WEEK FOURTEEN
WEEK EIGHT
•
November 23 Paper 5 due; workshop—papers annotated, proofread and discussed;
•
October 12 Typed draft of Paper 3 due; peer review; bring BH to class
bring BH to class
WEEK THREE
•
October 5 “News from Nowhere” (RC 509-514);”Slumdog Tourism” (RC 518-521)
•
November 2 Draft due. CONFERENCES
•
November 4 Paper 4 due; workshop—papers annotated, proofread, and discussed;
bring BH to class
WEEK TWELVE (Unit Four: RHETORIC IN THE CONTACT ZONES)
•
November 9 “Arts of the Contact Zones” (RC 529-539): “Hipster: The Dead End of
Western Civilization” (RC 235-238)
•
November 11 Paper 4 returned and discussed; review of writing conventions using BH
Add Other Assignments
WEEK ONE
•
•
August 24 Introduction to the course
WEEK SEVEN
•
•
August 26 Paper 1 written in class
•
October 5 “News from Nowhere” (RC 509-514);”Slumdog Tourism” (RC 518-521): 5th
TRACS Forum post
WEEK THIRTEEN
•
October 7 Thesis/plan due for Paper 3; workshop; BH Chapter 3, section 3d (pp. 99-105)
(coherent paragraphs); Chapter 1, sections 1e and 1g (pp. 39-42; 46-48) (introductions
and conclusions)
WEEK TWO (Unit One: New Media & You)
•
•
August 31 Chapter 4, section 4a (pp. 109-117) (active reading); “I Tweet, Therefore I
Am” (RC 24-27): 1st TRACS Forum Post. Paper 2 assigned
September 2 Paper 1 returned and discussed; “Hyper and Deep Attention: The
Generational Divide in Cognitive Modes” (RC 27-34): 2nd TRACS Forum post. BH 39-42
(Thesis Statements).
WEEK THREE
•
WEEK EIGHT
September 21 Typed draft of Paper 2 due; peer review; BH Chapter 2, section 2a (49-57)
(revising; peer review)
•
September 23 Paper 2 due; workshop—papers annotated, proofread, and discussed;
bring BH to class. Discuss ethos, pathos, and logos (BH ???); “Reading Labels, Selling
Water” (RC 248-250).
WEEK SIX (Unit Two: RHETORCAL ANALYSIS)
•
September 28 “Caring for the Woods” (RC 277-282); “A More Perfect Union” (RC 476484): 4th TRACS Forum post. Paper 3 assigned.
November 18 Thesis/plan due for Paper 5; drafting workshop
WEEK FOURTEEN
October 14 Paper 3 due; workshop—papers annotated, proofread and discussed; bring
BH to class. “Suggestions for Reading Advertising” (RC 191-192); “In the Shadow of the
•
Image” (RC 178-182)
WEEK TEN
•
October 26 Thesis/plan due for Paper 4; workshop; BH Chapter 8, sections 8a-8c (pp.
200-204) (effective sentences)
•
October 28 Draft due. CONFERENCES
WEEK FIVE
•
•
•
WEEK NINE (Unit Three: Visual Rhetoric)
September 9 “Always On” (35-40) & “Diagnosing the Digital Revolution” (RC 40-44);
“’Dead Space 2’: Your Mom Doesn’t Want You to Play This Video Game” (RC 84-85): 3rd
TRACS Forum post.
•
October 19 “Ways of Seeing” (RC 193-202); “The Female Nude: Surfaces of Desire” (RC
193-206); “Reading the Gaze” (206-210): 6th TRACS Forum post. Paper 4 assigned.
WEEK FOUR
•
October 21 Paper 3 returned and discussed; review of writing conventions using BH.
“The Most Honest Artform Available” (RC 310-313); “American Photographs” (RC 490•
September 14 BH Chapter 1, sections 1a-d (pp. 11-39) (exploring, planning, and drafting).
495): 7th TRACS Forum post.
“Sample Student Essay” (RC 45-48). Paper 1 proposal due.
September 16 Thesis and outline of Paper 2 due; BH Chapter 3, sections 3a-3c (pp. 8799) (building paragraphs)
November 16 “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” (RC 521-529); “Nobody Mean More to Me
Than You and the Future Life of Willie Jordan” (RC 157-167) : 9th TRACS Forum post
October 12 Typed draft of Paper 3 due; peer review; bring BH to class
September 7 LABOR DAY
WEEK ELEVEN
•
November 2 Draft due. CONFERENCES
•
November 4 Paper 4 due; workshop—papers annotated, proofread, and discussed;
bring BH to class
WEEK TWELVE (Unit Four: RHETORIC IN THE CONTACT ZONES)
•
November 9 “Arts of the Contact Zones” (RC 529-539): “Hipster: The Dead End of
November 11 Paper 4 returned and discussed; review of writing conventions using BH
•
•
•
•
Western Civilization” (RC 235-238): 8th TRACS Forum post.
September 30 Paper 2 returned and discussed; review of writing conventions using BH.
•
November 23 Paper 5 due; workshop—papers annotated, proofread and discussed;
bring BH to class
November 25 THANKSGIVING BREAK
WEEK FIFTEEN (Prepare for In-Class Final)
•
November 30 Paper 5 returned and discussed; review of writing conventions using BH.
•
December 2 Prepare for final exam.
FINAL EXAMS: December 4-11, 2015
Lesson Planning
WEEK ONE
post. BH ???? (Thesis Statements).
• WEEK FIVE
• August 24 Introduction to the course andWEEK THREE
•
to the Academic Essay: Introduction,
• September 7 LABOR DAY
Thesis, Supporting Paragraphs,
Conclusion.
• September 9 “Always On” (35-40) &
•
“Diagnosing the Digital Revolution” (RC
• August 26 Paper 1 written in class
40-44); “’Dead Space 2’: Your Mom
WEEK TWO (Unit One: New Media & You)
Doesn’t Want You to Play This Video
Game” (RC 84-85): 3rd TRACS Forum post.
• August 31 Chapter 4, section 4a (pp.
• Socratic Circle: Turkle vs. Gopnik
109-117) (active reading); “I Tweet,
Therefore I Am” (RC 24-27): 1st TRACS WEEK FOUR
Forum Post. BH 39-42 (Thesis
Statements).
• September 14 BH Chapter 1, sections 1ad (pp. 11-39) (exploring, planning, and
• Paper 2 assigned: a) Are New Media
drafting). “Sample Student Essay” (RC 45Rewiring You? Must cite one assigned
reading; b) Evaluate New Media’s Effect
48). Paper 1 proposal due.
•
on Your Writing Process. Must cite one
assigned reading.
In class: Writing Assignment on page 27
• September 2 Paper 1 returned and
discussed; “Hyper and Deep Attention:
The Generational Divide in Cognitive
Modes” (RC 27-34): 2nd TRACS Forum
•
MLA Formatting & Works Cited (BH 570661)
• September 16 Thesis and outline of
Paper 2 due; BH Chapter 3, sections 3a3c (pp. 87-99) (building paragraphs)
•
Thesis/Outline Speed Dating
September 21 Typed draft of Paper 2
due; peer review; BH Chapter 2, section
2a (49-57) (revising; peer review)
September 23 Paper 2 due; workshop—
papers annotated, proofread, and
discussed; bring BH to class. Discuss
ethos, pathos, and logos (BH 152-153);
“Reading Labels, Selling Water” (RC 248250).