Schedule
Instructor: Cunningham
Email: CT-Cunningham@wiu.edu
Phone: 309/298-2814
Office: Simpkins 108
Office Hours: W 9:15 – 10:15 AM
This schedule is subject to change. You are responsible for any changes made in class, delivered through email, or posted on WesternOnline (WO). Class will alternate each day between classroom
(Simpkins 321) and lab (Simpkins 324). Please make note of which day meets in which room. In the assignment guide listed below, readings from Joining the Conversation will be labeled JC; readings from A Pocket Style Manual will be labeled PSM; readings from Guide to ENG 180 will be labeled GE.
You are responsible for bringing all three books to each class period.
Module 1: Concepts of Reading and Writing
M Class 25 August
W Lab 27 August
Introduction to Course; Policies and Procedures
Discourse Communities
Read: JC Chapter 1; GE Chapter 1; “The Concept of Discourse
Community” (on WO)
Due: “Student Survey” (submit to WO by 11:59 PM)
F Class 29 August Read: JC Chapter 2; GE Chapters 2 and 3; “Writing for Their Lives” (on
WO); Literacy Narrative Assignment Sheet (on WO)
Note: Last day of open registration
M N/A 1 September Note: No class; Labor Day
W Lab 3 September Read: “Learning to Read” (on WO); “Creating a Writing Inventory”
(on WO); GE Chapter 4 (“Reflective Essay”)
Due: Notes for Writing Inventory
F Class 5 September Writers
Read: “Sponsors of Literacy” (on WO)
In-Class: Paper 1 Introduction (ePortfolio)
M Lab 8 September Writing About Your Own Writing
Read: JC Chapter 5; GE Chapter 4 (“Literacy Narrative”); “Coming
Into Language” (on WO); “Portfolio” (on WO: pp. 5-8 and 26-33)
Due: Writing Inventory (typed in class)
W Class 10 September Sharing Writing
Read: JC Chapter 4
In-Class: Mock Peer Review
F Lab 12 September Peer Review
Due: Complete typed draft of your Literacy Narrative
S N/A 14 September Due: Final draft of your Literacy Narrative (submitted on WO)

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Module 2: Understanding Conversations
M Class 15 September Rhetorical Situation
Read: “What is Rhetoric?” (on WO); “The Rhetorical Situation” (on
WO)
Due: Literacy Narrative Reflection (on WO by 11:59 PM)
W Lab 17 September Reading and Summarizing Difficult Texts
Read: JC Chapter 3 and pp. 623-624; PSM 109-110; GE Chapter 4
(“Summary”); Summary Assignment Sheet (on WO); Summary
Articles (on WO)
F Class 19 September Rhetorical Analysis
Read: JC Chapter 7; GE Chapter 4 (“Visual Analysis”); “Analyzing a
Text” (on WO); Analysis Paper Assignment Sheet (on WO)
Due: Complete, typed draft of Summary in class; final draft of
Summary (on WO by 11:59 PM)
M Lab 22 September Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
Read: JC Chapter 10 (pp. 380-397 and 400-412); “Rhetorical
Appeals” (on WO)
W Class 24 September Choices Writers Can Make
Read: Review “Analyzing a Text” and Summary Articles
F Office 26 September Note: Class canceled for conferences
Due: Article Selection and Drafting Notes
M Office 29 September Note: Class canceled for conferences
Due: Article Selection and Drafting Notes
W Office 1 October Note: Class canceled for conferences
Due: Article Selection and Drafting Notes
F Class 3 October Peer Review
S N/A 5 October
Due: Complete, typed draft of Analysis
Due: Final Draft of Analysis (on WO by 11:59 PM)
Module 3: Shaping Conversations
M Lab 6 October Genres
W Class 8 October
F N/A
M Lab
10 October
13 October
W Class 15 October
F Lab 17 October
Read: “Speech Acts, Genres, and Activity Systems” (on WO)
Due: Analysis Reflection (on WO by 11:59 PM)
Discourse Community, Rhetoric, and Genre
Read: Selected Writing from a Specific Discourse Community
Due: List of genres you have used
Note: No Class; Fall Break
Analyzing Genre
Read: “College Admissions Essays” (on WO); Group Presentation
Assignment Sheet (on WO)
Due: List of discourse communities you belong to
Studying the Genres in a Discourse Community
Read: JC Chapter 18 (pp. 584-602); “The Genres of Chi Omega” (on
WO)
Group Work on Genre Analysis
Due: Select genres

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M Class 20 October
W Lab 22 October
F Class 24 October
Group Work on Genre Analysis and Documentation
Read: JC Chapter 13
Group Presentations
Due: PowerPoint presentation (on WO by 11:59 PM on Tuesday, 21
October)
Note: Continuation of PowerPoint presentations
Module 4: Entering Conversations
M Lab 27 October
W Class 29 October
F Lab 31 October
Forming a Research Plan and Conducting Field Research
Read: JC Chapter 11 and Chapter 12 (pp. 478-482); PSM 87-89
Due: Group Presentation Writing Reflection (on WO by 11:59 pm)
Library Day
Read: JC Chapter 12 (pp. 454-478); Review Guide Chapter 2 (“WIU
Libraries”); Research Proposal and Annotated Bibliography
Assignment Sheet (on WO)
Due: Two possible problems to solve
Writing to Inform
Read: JC Chapter 6 and Chapter 23
Due: Field Research Plan
M Class 3 November Writing a Research Proposal
Read: JC Chapter 9 (pp. 328-356); PSM 94-99; GE Chapter 4
(“Problem Proposal”); Persuasion Paper Assignment Sheet (on WO)
Due: One (1) print source and one (1) electronic source
W Lab 5 November Using Sources
Read: JC Chapter 19
F Class 7 November Documenting Sources
Read: JC Chapter 21; GE Chapter 4 (“Annotated Bibliography”); PSM
100-103
Due: Draft of one (1) Annotation
M Lab 10 November Peer Review
Due: Complete, typed draft of Research Proposal/Annotated
Bibliography
W Class 12 November Finding a Solution
Read: JC Chapter 9 (pp. 356-373)
Due: Final Draft of Research Proposal/Annotated Bibliography (on
WO by 11:59 pm)
F Lab 14 November Writing to Persuade
Read: JC Chapter 10; GE 98-103
Due: Research Proposal/Annotated Bibliography Writing Reflection
(on WO by 11:59 pm)
M Class 17 November Choosing and Organizing Evidence
Read: JC Chapters 14 and 15; Three-Four Persuasive Texts on One of the Assigned Topics
Due: Two new sources
W Lab 19 November Deciding What Choices to Make as a Writer
Read: JC Chapters 16 and 17
Due: Draft of Introduction

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F Class 21 November Note: Class canceled for conferences
Read: “Portfolio” pp. 55-61 (on WO)
Due: Draft of Persuasive Paper
24-28 November: Thanksgiving Break
M Lab 1 December Note: Class canceled for conferences
Read: “Portfolio” pp. 55-61 (on WO)
Due: Draft of Persuasive Paper
W Class 3 December Note: Class canceled for conferences
Read: “Portfolio” pp. 55-61 (on WO)
Due: Draft of Persuasive Paper
F Lab 5 December Peer Review and Reviewing Citation
Read: PSM 121-154
Due: Complete, typed draft of the Persuasion Paper
S N/A 7 December Due: Final Draft of the Persuasion Paper
Module 5: Final Portfolio
M Class 8 December Writing the Reflective Essay for the Portfolio
Read: JC 602-608 and “Portfolio” (on WO: pp. 63-69)
Due: Bring all writing from this semester; Persuasion Paper Writing
Reflection (on WO by 11:59 pm)
W Lab 10 December Revising, Editing, and Proofreading
Read: JC Chapter 20 and “Portfolio” (on WO: pp. 70-76)
Due: Bring all writing from the course of the semester
F Class 12 December Wrapping up the Semester
Due: Bring Draft of Reflective Essay
M Class 15 December Final
Due: Final Portfolio (in ePortfolio on WO by 11:59 PM)