ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ENGLISH 1121: COLLEGE WRITING AND CRITICAL READING
CLASS SCHEDULE
SPRING 2016
Please note: You are responsible for completing all assignments listed in this schedule by the
dates indicated. Except where indicated, all quizzes and assignments are due by noon on
our D2L Brightspace website on their assigned dates. Quizzes and assignments MUST be
completed at or submitted to D2L Brightspace to earn credit; do not bring them to class,
unless the schedule tells you to do so. Assignments and due dates are subject to change. All
changes will be announced in class. Additional and more specific assignments and due dates will
be given in class.
Class Meetings:
Section 11:
T & Th 10-11:50 a.m.
Room H123
Section 20:
T & Th 2-3:50 p.m.
Room H123
Week 1 Schedule
January 11-15: Introduction to Course / Advertising
Tuesday:
Introduction to Course
Complete Writing Diagnostic In-Class Essay
Thursday:
Due:
LSH: W-1: “Writing Contexts”; W-2: “Academic Contexts”; W-3: “Writing
Processes”; W-4: “Developing Paragraphs”; and W-5: “Designing What
You Write”
Short, Daily In-Class Writing Prompts Lecture
Small Group Work: Exploring Attitudes About Advertising
Distribute Paper 1 Assignment & Rubric
Distribute Paper Formatting Guidelines
Week 2 Schedule
Tuesday:
Due:
Thursday:
January 18-22: Advertising
CC Chapter 2: “Advertising,” pp.46-48; “The Cult You’re In,” pp.49-53;
“Advertising’s Fifteen Basic Appeals,” pp.54-72; “Jesus Is a Brand of
Jeans,” pp.86-91; “Interview with Mark Crispin Miller,” pp.93-99.
Due in D2L Brightspace Quizzes by Noon: Take Advertising Quiz
Small Group Work: Attention-Getters
Thesis Statement Lecture
Essay Structure Lecture
Small-Group Work: Evaluating and Writing Thesis Statements
Due:
Bring CC to Class
Discuss Advertising Readings
Watch Video: Advertising and the End of the World (Bibliographic
Information on Class Website)
Week 3 Schedule
January 25-29: Advertising
Tuesday:
Due:
Advertisements for Paper 1 (bring to class)
6 Principles of Persuasive Advertising Lecture
Brainstorming for Paper 1
Discussion and Analysis of Individual Advertisements
Thursday:
Due:
LSH R-1: “Doing Research”; R-2: “Evaluating Sources”;
R-3: “Synthesizing Ideas”; R-4: “Integrating Sources, Avoiding
Plagiarism”; and Documentation: MLA: MLA Style section
Due:
Bring LSH to Class
Television Unit Homework Announcement
Watch and Discuss Video: Killing Us Softly (Bibliographic Information on Class
Website under Daily Assignments and Handouts)
MLA Citations and Documentation
Distribute MLA Works Cited Worksheet
Week 4 Schedule
February 1-5: Advertising
Tuesday:
Paper-Writing Workshop
Drafting Advertising Paper
Thursday:
Due:
LSH: W-7: “Arguments”
Due in D2L Brightspace Dropbox by Noon:
Due:
Bring LSH to Class
Writing Group Video
Distribute Writing Group Handout
Works Cited Work for Advertising Paper
MLA Works Cited Worksheet
Week 5 Schedule
February 8-12: Advertising / Television
Tuesday:
Due:
3 Copies of Your Full Rough Draft (bring to class)
Writing Groups:
Read Aloud, Following Writing Group Process
Proofread Silently
Writing Group Assessments
Writing Group Reflections
Thursday:
Due in D2L Brightspace Dropbox by Noon: Advertising Paper
Due in D2L Brightspace Quizzes by Noon: Take Television Quiz
Due:
CC Chapter 3: “Television,” pp.115-116; “Society’s Storyteller: How TV
Creates the Myths by Which We Live,” pp.117-121; Television Addiction
Is No Mere Metaphor,” pp.123-130; “Watching TV Makes You Smarter,”
pp.131-143; “Gin, Television, and Social Surplus,” pp.144-149.
Due:
Bring CC to Class
TV Discussion
Discuss TV Readings
Week 6 Schedule
February 15-19: Television
Tuesday:
Due:
Bring CC to Class
Discuss TV Readings
Distribute and Discuss TV Paper Assignment and Rubric
Watch and Discuss TV Shows
Thursday:
Watch and Discuss TV Shows
Paper-Writing Workshop
Week 7 Schedule
February 22-26: Television
Tuesday:
Due:
Bring LSH to Class
Paper-Writing Workshop
Thursday:
Due:
3 Copies of Your Full Rough Draft (bring to class)
Writing Groups:
Read Aloud, Following Writing Group Process
Proofread Silently
Writing Group Assessments
Week 8 Schedule
February 29-March 4: Popular Music
Tuesday:
Due in D2L Brightspace Dropbox by Noon: Television Paper
Due in D2L Brightspace Quizzes by Noon:
Take Popular Music Quiz
Due:
CC Chapter 4: “Popular Music,” pp.203-204; “5 Things That Killed HipHop,” pp.205-213; “The Year Hip-Hop Invented Sex,” pp.225-232; “The
Money Note: Can the Record Business Be Saved?,” pp.243-266; “Sex
and Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll: Urban Legends and Popular Music,”
pp.276-291.
Popular Music Discussion
Group Popular Music Assignment
Evaluating and Presenting Arguments Lecture
Distribute and Discuss Paper Assignment and Rubric for Pop Music
Small Group Debates
Individual Votes
Thursday:
Due:
Bring CC to Class
Small Group Dynamics and Developing a Work Plan
Small Group Work on Popular Music Article
Week 9 Schedule
March 7-11: Popular Music
Tuesday:
Due:
LSH: W-8: “Rhetorical Analyses” and W-14: “Reading Strategies"
Due:
Bring CC to Class
Small Group Dynamics and Developing a Work Plan
Small Group Work on Popular Music Article
Thursday:
Due:
Bring CC to Class
Due at Check-In: Full Paper Introduction
Group Meeting Time
Spring Break
March 14-18:
Enjoy a much-deserved week off!
Week 10 Schedule
March 21-25: Popular Music
Tuesday:
Due:
Bring CC to Class
Due at Check-In: One Full Paragraph From Evaluation Half
Group Meeting Time
Thursday:
Due:
Bring CC to Class
Due at Check-In: One Full Paragraph From Argumentative Half
Group Meeting Time
Week 11 Schedule
March 28-April 1: Popular Music
Tuesday:
Due:
Bring CC to Class
Due:
Bring LSH to Class
Due at Check-In: Properly Formatted Works Cited Page With 3 Sources
Group Meeting Time
Thursday:
Due:
3 Copies of Your Full Rough Draft (bring to class)
Writing Groups:
Read Group Papers Aloud, Following Writing Group Process
Proofread Other Group Papers Silently
Writing Group Assessments
Week 12 Schedule
April 4-8: Popular Music
Tuesday:
Due:
Bring CC to Class
Group Meeting Time: Collaborative Final Paper Revisions and Editing
Thursday:
No Class: I will be off-campus today (the College is still open, and regular
classes are in session).
Week 13 Schedule
April 11-15: Movies
Tuesday:
Due in D2L Brightspace Dropbox by Noon: Popular Music Paper
Due:
CC Chapter 7: “Movies,” pp.451-452; “The Way We Are,”
pp.453-462.
Due in D2L Brightspace Quizzes by Noon: Movies Quiz
Film Criticism Lecture
Distribute and Discuss Movie Paper Assignment and Rubric
Popular Music Collaborative Paper Group Member Evaluation
Thursday:
In-Class Movie and Discussion
College Notice
Tuesday, April 19, 2016, is the last day to withdraw from semester-long
classes with a “W.”
Week 14 Schedule
April 18-22: Movies
Tuesday:
In-Class Movie and Discussion
Thursday:
In-Class Movie and Discussion
Week 15 Schedule
April 25-29: Movies
Tuesday:
Due to Professor by Noon: Today is the absolute last day to submit late
work accompanied by a Late Voucher. This is also the last day to
redeem any unused Late Vouchers for extra credit. After this point,
Late Vouchers will not be accepted for any reason.
Paper-Writing Workshop
Thursday:
No Class: I will be off-campus today (the College is still open, and regular
classes are in session).
Week 16 Schedule
May 2-6: Movies
Tuesday:
Due:
3 Copies of Your Full Rough Draft (bring to class)
Writing Groups:
Read Aloud, Following Writing Group Process
Proofread Silently
Writing Group Assessments
Thursday:
Due in D2L Brightspace Dropbox by Noon: Movie Paper
Discuss and Prepare for Final Exam
Week 17 Schedule
May 9-13: Final Exam Week
Final Exam:
Final In-Class Self- and Course Assessment
English 1121-11: Thursday, May 12, 9:40-11:40 a.m., Room TBA
English 1121-20: Thursday, May 12, 2-4 p.m., Room TBA