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| Tuesday, 8/26 ILC 145 |
Course introduction and survey |
| For Thursday | Read introductory material for the MOO linked here(Including sections on "Entering", "Moving", and "Communicating" within the OldPuebloMOO. Read the short essays out of Identities that I will hand out to you in class. |
| Thursday, 8/28 ML 412 |
MOO Orientation |
| For Tuesday | Read sections out of Anzaldua's Borderlands: The New Mestiza: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 7 Compose a reader response (at least 2 pages) in which you reflect upon the physical and psychological "borders" of your life that have contributed to who you are. How have these "borders" defined/confined you and how have you lived your life within them/in spite of them? |
| Tuesday, 9/2 ILC 145 |
Discuss Borderlands readings and reader responses. |
| For Thursday | Read sections out of Turkle's Life on
the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 |
| Thursday 9/4 ML 412 |
Discuss Turkle on the OldPuebloMOO |
| For Tuesday | Read chapter on "Metaphoric Criticism"
out of Sonia Foss' Rhetorical Criticism: Exploration and Practice. Visit the OldPuebloMOO spaces of Nojer (@join nojer) and Duff (@join duff). Pay close attention to the various ways these characters have used imagery/metaphor to capture aspects of their identities within their spaces. Compose a response (2 pages) in which you metaphorically analyze one of the spaces. If you need help getting started, consider these questions:
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| Tuesday, 9/9 ILC 145 |
Discuss MOO space responses and Unit 1 Project. |
| For Thursday | Read excerpt from "The Precession of Simulacra" by Jean Baudrillard and "(Non)Fiction('s) Addiction(s): A NarcoAnalysis of Virtual Worlds" by D. Diane Davis. |
| Thursday 9/11 ML 412 |
Discuss readings. |
| For Tuesday | Complete draft of Unit 1 Site. |
| Tuesday, 9/16 ILC 145 |
In-class conferences and work time. |
| For Thursday | Read Lessons 1-3 of Joseph Williams' Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace. |
| Thursday 9/18 ML 412 |
Style Workshop. |
| For Tuesday | Complete draft of Unit 1 analysis. Have site and analysis posted to the MOO by classtime. |
| Tuesday, 9/23 ILC 145 |
Peer Review. |
| For Thursday | Sign up for group conferences |
| Thursday 9/25 ML 412 |
Class cancelled for conferences. |
| For Tuesday | Revise Unit 1 Project. |
| Tuesday, 9/30 ILC 145 |
Unit 1 Project Due. Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis. |
| For Thursday | Read introductory selections from Foss' Rhetorical
Criticism: Exploration and Practice (pgs. 3-9, 23-31):
Read three short essays that discuss various perspectives of the
tragedy that occurred at Columbine High School:
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| Thursday 10/2 ML 412 |
Rhetorical Analysis: Print Text |
| For Tuesday |
Read William Saletan's essay "The Elian Pictures" from Robert Atwan's Convergences: Message, Method, Medium (pgs. 434-439). Examine the photographs and artwork I have linked here. Take notes on what sort of reaction each image evoke in you and why. |
| Tuesday, 10/7 ILC 145 |
Rhetorical Analysis: Visual/Design/Layout |
| For Thursday |
Identify your favorite songs/artists/styles of music. Take notes where you attempt to articulate why those songs/artists/styles appeal to you. What do they do for you? Why do you listen? Choose a song or album cover and write up a two-page rhetorical analysis. |
| Thursday 10/9 ML 412 |
Rhetorical Analysis: Music |
| For Tuesday | Read The Medium is the Massage by Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore. Reflect on the way image and text interact within the design of the book and take note of McLuhan's theories about how media work upon us. |
| Tuesday, 10/14 ILC 145 |
Discuss McLuhan. Class will be on the MOO so attendance in the classroom is not required.
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| For Thursday | Produce a page to add to McLuhan's text. What will it say? How will it look? At what point in the text will it be placed? You can describe your page or present it visually, but you must be ready to explain the choices you made behind your design. |
| Thursday, 10/16 ML 412 |
McLuhan Presentations |
| For Tuesday | Attend viewing of Michael Moore's: Bowling for Columbine shown Sunday evening: 6-7:30 or Monday afternoon 4-5:30. Click here for film handout |
| Tuesday, 10/21 ILC 145 |
Rhetorical Analysis: Film |
| For Thursday | Complete draft of Unit 2 Essay: The Medium is the Message. |
| Thursday, 10/23 ILC 145 |
Draft of Unit 2 Essay Due. Peer Review |
| For Tuesday | Sign up for group conferences |
| Tuesday, 10/28 ILC 145 |
Class Cancelled for Conferences |
| For Thursday | Read Lessons 4-6 of Joseph Williams' Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace. |
| Thursday, 10/30 ML 412 |
Style Workshop |
| For Tuesday | Revise Unit II Draft. |
| Tuesday, 11/4 ILC 145 |
Final Draft Due. Meet at Main Library for Tour. |
| For Thursday | Read White Noise pages 1-46. |
| Thursday, 11/6 ML 412 |
Class Discussion. Introduction to Unit 3 Text in Context Essay. |
| For Tuesday | Read White Noise pages 47-105. |
| Tuesday, 11/11 ILC 145 |
CLASS CANCELLED FOR HOLIDAY |
| For Thursday | Read White Noise pages 109-163. Compile contextual sources for Unit 3. Compose annotated bibliography of at least five sources. |
| Thursday, 11/13 ML 412 |
Class Discussion. Unit 3 annotated bibliography due. |
| For Tuesday | Read White Noise pages 163-211 |
| Tuesday, 11/18 ILC 145 |
Class Discussion on the MOO so attendance in class is not required. |
| For Thursday | Read White Noise pages 211-295. Prepare for citation quiz. |
| Thursday, 11/20 ML 412 |
Class Discussion and citation quiz |
| For Tuesday | Read White Noise pages 296-326 (end). Compose Unit 3 extended outline. |
| 11/25 | Unit 3 extended outline due. In-class short conferences. |
November 27-30: Thanksgiving Break |
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| For Tuesday | Read Lessons 7-9 of Joseph Williams' Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace. |
| 12/2 | Style Workshop. |
| For Thursday | Finish draft of Unit 3 essay |
| 12/4 | Draft Due. Peer Review. |
| For Tuesday | Review final exam. Peer Reviews due by 10pm, Sunday, December 7 |
| 12/9 | Final Exam Preparation. |
| 12/11 | DEAD DAY |
| 12/12 | Final Exam 8-10am ML 412. Final Draft of Unit 3 essay due. |