English 1102: Seeing and Writing Course Schedule and Assignments, Assignments of Grammar and Composition

Download English 1102: Seeing and Writing Course Schedule and Assignments and more Assignments Grammar and Composition in PDF only on Docsity! English 1102 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS Please note that all readings, assignments, and journal writings are due the class period following the day they are assigned. Note also that we may have additional readings, quizzes, assignments, and class activities not listed on this schedule. Providing you with this schedule should allow you to pace yourself so that you have enough time to complete each assignment to the best of your ability. Important Date (s): Drop/Add Deadline is January 11; Deadline for Withdrawal with is February 28. Spring Break is March 7-12 Week 1(January 10) Monday • Course Introduction • Expectations/Ground Rules Outside Class Assignments: • Familiarize yourself with Seeing and Writing • Read “Introduction” to Seeing and Writing - 1-33 Wednesday • WebCT Trouble Shooting If Necessary • Discuss Definition of Hybrid Course • Possible practice Regents Writing Outside Class Assignments: • Read “Introduction” to Seeing and Writing - 1-33 • Develop 2 questions/observations for class discussion Week 2 (January 17) (No-Classes on Monday –MLK Holiday) Wednesday In-Class: Writing and discussion related to reading and assignments Complete the "Seeing" Exercises: p. 10 &11 Discussion of different types of writing and writing continuum and your writers’ handbook Outside Class Assignments: • Read: Ways of Seeing p. 622-636 • WebCT Discussion: TBA WebCT Online via WebCT: Discussion of assigned reading Possible WebCTwriting assignment/reading quiz Outside Class Assignments: • Read “Show and Tell” p.636-660 • Develop 2 questions/observations for class discussion • Read introduction to Chapter 1 (“Observing the Ordinary”): p. 38-41 • Photograph Assignment 1: Take 4 Pictures of ordinary objects Week 3 (January 24) Wednesday In-class: Discussion of Reading (Continue Discussion via WebCT) Outside Class Assignments: • Skim and Annotate Chapter 1 (“Observing the Ordinary”): p. 38-123 Wednesday In-class Discussion (Small Groups): What does coming home mean for you? How do the authors and pictures represent different ideas of what it means to "come home? Discuss assigned reading (Coming to Terms with Place) and Journal Writings Outside Class Assignments: • Read and annotate: Introduction to Chapter 3 (“Capturing Memorable Moments,” p. 220-224) and annotate pictures (p. 230-280). Other specific reading selections TBA. • Develop 2 questions/observations for class discussion • List and categorize as many "defining moments" that you can recall (political, social, developmental, educational, psychological, personal, etc) Do not list moments you do not feel comfortable sharing with the class as a whole! • Journal Writing: (Defining Moments)—Choose one of these defining moments and elaborate on the event. Explore the ways and reasons this moment is defining for you. How did this place in your time and memories shape what came after it? How did it affect your worldviews? What did you learn from it? Why is it important in the whole design of your life thus far? Tell a story and give us the purposeful details that bring us into the dimensions of this experience. Work to complicate through exploring the connections between observation and inference and narration and exposition. • Internet Image Research – Find 4 images from the Internet that represent "defining moments" for you. WebCT Online via WebCT: WebCT Discussion: What were your defining moments of 2004? How did they affect your personal or worldviews? Outside Class Assignments: • Read and annotate: Looking Closer: Taking Pictures (p. 287-290)—“On Photography” (p. 292-294), Keep the Story with a Kodak (advertisement picture), “Viewfinder” (p. 297), “The Photograph” (p. 291) and all pictures. • Develop 2 questions/observations for class discussion • Journal Writing: Capturing Memorable Moments—Respond in writing to the reading selections. The writers in this section define the idea of photography and the ways you might capture a moment or reveal a character. They also talk about the ways that photographs become part of our memories and recording of events. Work with the ideas and particular passages (quote from the selections and refer specifically to the pictures) as you extend on their ideas with those of your own. • Photograph Assignment 4 (Capturing Memorable Moments): The authors in this section talk about the ways that a photo captures a moment or tells a story. Take 4 photos that do this as you explore your surroundings, your friends, your family or other subjects. • Photograph Assignment 5 (“Self-portrait”): For this photo assignment you might have to pair up with someone to help you. You will need to do a self-portrait series of 4 photos. These photos should be more than just head-shots. You should think about surroundings, objects and perspectives that give your audience an idea about something about you. Shoot yourself in different surroundings and think about the portraits as a series that work together. • Develop Film (have them placed on a CD or disk) -- Due Date: Wednesday Next Class Week 6 (February 14) Wednesday In-class: Share journal writings in groups and as a whole Bring in Photos Review Chapters 1-3 and begin preparing for Reflective Essay Assignment Discuss Reflective Essay Assignment Outside Class Assignments: • Read and Annotate “The Writing Situation” (p. 3-9) and “Drafting” (p. 26-28) in The Little, Brown Compact Handbook • Read and annotate “Organizing your ideas” (p. 21-26) in The Little, Brown Compact Handbook • Richard Straub’s article – “Responding –Really Responding—To other Student’s Writing” WebCT Online via WebCT: • Post a Draft of Reflective Narrative in your Peer Review Group • WebCT: Questioning/Brainstorming Session for Reflective Essay Assignment: Post your questions/ideas/suggestions by Friday at 10:00a.m. • Read Peer Review Group Member’s Draft by Sunday at 11pm Outside Class Assignments: • Continue Drafting Reflective Narrative for Portfolio 1: • PRINTED Draft of Reflective Narrative due next class Week 7 (February 21) Wednesday In-class: Submit and Share Portfolio 1 Sign-up For Conference Grading Sessions Regents Preparation Outside Class Assignments: • Flip through Chapter 4 through 7 in Seeing and Writing and begin brainstorming possible topics for a research project; your research topic needs to be related to the ideas in these chapters; that is your only limitation. (I will provide you with more information and detail about your research project on a separate handout.) WebCT Online via WebCT: Practice Regents Essay Exam or Reading Quiz? Outside Class Assignments: • Read introduction to Chapter 4 (“Embodying Identity” p. 304-308) and annotate pictures in the entire chapter • Journal Writing 1 (Portfolio 2): Read and respond to Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “The Story of My Body” (p. 314-321). How does our sense of identity relate to our immediate environment? • Develop 2 questions/observations for class discussion Week 8 (Feb. 28) Wednesday In-class: Discussion and in-class writing about “Figuring the Body” Outside Class Assignments: • Read and annotate “Average Attractions” (p.332-335) “Writing” exercises; you may use these exercises to brainstorm possible ideas to help to provide a focus for your thoughts. • Develop 2 questions/observations for class discussion Week 11(March 21) Wednesday In-class: • Discussion and in-class writing • Exploratory Research Topics; Research Methods • Discuss Final Writing Assignment for Portfolio2 (the writing prompt for this assignment follows): Allow the following question to guide (not limit) your writing: “How do your photographs/images and ideas from the readings in Chapters 4 (Embodying Identity), 5 (Producing America), 6 (Reading Icons), and 7 (Challenging Images ) influence your thoughts about identity?” As a writer you will have to make choices about which photographs/ideas from the readings speak to your own sense of identity; in other words, you will need to formulate a definite focus – a thesis. Outside Class Assignments: • Photograph Assignment 4 (Portfolio 2): Find 4 to 6 images (you may use the Internet, take photographs, or find images in magazines) that represent influential cultural icons that have personal meaning for you as an individual. WebCT Online via WebCT • Discussion and in-class writing Outside Class Assignments: • Read introduction to Chapter 7 (Challenging Images), pages 540-546 and other selections as specified from pages 603-616. • Develop 2 questions/observations for class discussion • Annotate essays, images and other readings • Photograph Assignment 5 (Portfolio 2): Find 4 to 6 “Challenging Images” as defined in Chapter 7 (you may use the Internet, take photographs, or find images in magazines) that have personal meaning for you either. • Develop Film • Begin Reading and Research For Exploratory Project • Create a Rough Draft of Final Assignment for Portfolio 2 Week 12 (March 28) Wednesday In-class: • Discus Draft of final Assignment for Portfolio 2 • Discuss what makes images challenging and how those images affect our ways of “seeing.” Outside Class Assignments: • Continue Working on Draft of Final Assignment for Portfolio 2 WebCT Online via WebCT • Peer Review for Final Assignment for Portfolio 2 Outside Class Assignments: • Specific reading selections in Chapter 7 (Challenging Images): TBA • Develop 2 questions/observations for class discussion Week 13(April 4) Wednesday In-class: • Portfolio 2 is Due • Discussion of readings • Discussion of Progress or Questions about Exploratory Research for Portfolio 3 Outside Class Assignments: • Work on Exploratory Research Journal 1 Online WebCT: • Post Exploratory Research Journal 1by Monday at 11:55pm. Outside Class Assignment: • Work on Exploratory Research Week 14 (April 11) Wednesday In-class: • Discuss Research Journals • Discuss final assignment for portfolio 3 – “The formal summary” Online WebCT: Post Research Journal 2 by Sunday at 11:55 Week 15(April 18) Wednesday • Bring in a Rough Draft of Formal Summary • Participate in Peer Review of Formal Summary Week 16 (April 25) Wednesday (Last Day of Class) • Formal Summary for Portfolio 3 Due • Complete any remaining activities/assignments • Review and Prepare for Final Exam