Tuesday,
8/27
ML 412 |
Introduction and course overview
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| For Thursday... |
Read Introduction in Convergences (xxviii-lvi).
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Thursday,
8/29
ILC 145 |
Discuss introduction. Analysis activity.
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| For Tuesday... |
Read the Basic Guide to MOOing found online at: http://oldpueblomoo.arizona.edu/encore_guide.htm.
Read all sections and follow all links. |
Tuesday,
9/3
ML 412 |
Introduction to the OldPuebloMOO. |
| For Thursday... |
Read Convergences pgs. 1-5 and 36-44,
including the chapter introduction, and the resume, photograph,
and poem by Anne Sexton.
Write a two-page (double-spaced) response discussing the connections
you find between each text, and how each contributes to your overall
impression of Anne Sexton. Consider the contextual information
and quotes included by Atwan in this section. Do they influence
your impression of Sexton at all? if so, how? How might your impression
of Sexton change if the contextual information and quotes, or
one of the three texts were left out? |
Thursday,
9/5
ILC 145 |
Discuss reading and reader responses. Representation
activity. |
| For Tuesday... |
Read Convergences pgs. 11-16 and 109-122, including
the personal essay by Dorthy Allison and the personal essay and
magazine column by David Sedaris.
Compose a written text, in the form of a personal essay, poem,
story, or other written document, that you feel captures an impression
of yourself. Accompany your written document with an explanation
as to how you were able to use text to capture such an impression.
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Tuesday,
9/10
ML 412 |
Discuss reading on the MOO |
| For Thursday... |
Read Convergences pgs. 6-10, 67-72, and 251-257,
including two photographs by Cindy Sherman, 2 paintings by Norman
Rockwell, and 4 photo montages by Danny Lyon.
Create your self-portrait through a photograph, painting or other
visual representation. Accompany your portrait with an explanation
as to how the conventions available through the visual medium
you chose contribute to your impression. |
Thursday,
9/12
ILC 145 |
Discuss reading and present self-portraits to the class. |
| For Tuesday... |
Read Convergences pgs. 48-49, including "Bobland"
by Robert Atwan, and visit the OldPuebloMOO spaces of Nojer
(@join nojer) and Duff
(@join duff). Pay close attention to the various ways all three
have used spatial imagery/metaphor to capture aspects of their identities
within the spaces they've created. Consider these questions:
- How has the space been described? What aspects of the space
stand out most?
- How is the space organized?
- How are objects and other descriptive elements used throughout
the space and what conclusions can you draw about this person's
character as a result?
- With regard to the MOOspaces: What about the character/owner
of the space...how is he/she/it/they described and what impression
does that description give you of the character's self?
- What is the overall impression you get of this character
from his/her/it/their space and why?
Draft a MOOspace or a map of yourself. If a MOOspace, include what
rooms and objects you might have, how you would arrange and describe
them, and how each contributes to the impression of yourself you
are trying to capture. If a map, determine the type and scope of
the map; draw the map, making sure to include include a key, relevant
landmarks, and other detail that will contribute to your impression.
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Tuesday,
9/17
ML 412 |
Discuss spaces. |
| For Thursday... |
Read Convergences pgs. 17-20.
Go online to www.bedfordstmartins.com/convergences
to examine maganda.org, and the other online journal sites linked
there. |
Thursday,
9/19
ILC 145 |
Discussion of sites. Site planning activity. |
| For Tuesday... |
Have your university email login name and password with you
for class. |
Tuesday,
9/24
ML 412 |
Web Design Workshop #1 |
| For Thursday... |
Please read these sections out of Williams' Style: Ten Lessons
in Clarity and Grace:
- "Preface" (v-ix)
"Lesson One: Understanding Style" (3-13)
- "Lesson Two: Correctness" (Section on Pronouns and
Sexism: 33-37)
- "Lesson Three: Clarity 1: Actions" (41-67)
Type your responses to Exercise 3.12 (57-58) and 3.13 (63) that
we will discuss and I will collect in class. |
Thursday,
9/26
ILC 145 |
Discuss Williams'
and the unit project. |
| For Tuesday... |
Complete draft of Unit One project. |
Tuesday,
10/1
ML 412 |
Unit One Peer Review. Set up conference times. |
| For Thursday... |
Revise draft |
Thursday,
10/3
ILC 145 |
Conferences |
| For Tuesday... |
Revise draft. |
Tuesday,
10/8
ML 412 |
Web Design Workshop #2 |
| For Thursday... |
Revise draft. |
Thursday,
10/10
ILC 145 |
Final draft of Unit One project due.
Introduction to Unit Two. |
| 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,
10/15
ML 412 |
Discuss McLuhan.
Class will be on the MOO so attendance in class is not required. |
| For Thursday... |
Prepare a brief analysis (1-2 pages) responding to a claim that
McLuhan makes in his text or analyzing a page out of the text (paying
attention to content, layout, design, etc.). Have your ideas for
the Unit II project emailed to me by class time. |
Thursday,
10/17
ILC 145 |
Discuss McLuhan.
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| For Tuesday... |
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. |
Tuesday,
10/22
ML 412 |
McLuhan Presentations |
| For Thursday... |
Read "Lesson Four: Clarity 2: Characters" and "Lesson
Five: Cohesion and Coherence" out of Williams' Style:
Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace (69-117)
Prepare extended outline of artifacts and analysis.
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Thursday,
10/24
ILC 145 |
Click
here to access the in-class Style workshop.
Short conferences
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| For Tuesday... |
Read Convergences: "Front Page: Elian Gonzalas"
(440)
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Tuesday,
10/29
ML 412 |
Rhetorical Analysis: Image/Design/Layout |
| For Thursday... |
Read Convergences:
- "Reading an Advertisement" and "How to Create
Your Own Print Ad" (Introduction: xliv-xlvii)
- "Truth in Advertising" (455-459)
- "Physicians Against Land Mines" (73-75)
- "Remember When This Was Heavy Traffic?" (203-205)
- "Activism: Groups With a Cause" (377-382)
- "Just Do It" (387-393)
Write a response
to one of the prompts Atwan provides throughout these sections.
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Thursday,
10/31
ILC 145 |
Rhetorical Analysis: Advertising |
| For Tuesday... |
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? Also,
visit a page I put together of quotes about
music. |
Tuesday,
11/5
ML 412 |
Rhetorical Analysis: Music |
| For Thursday... |
Read Convergences:
- "Supremacy Crimes" (353-356)
- "Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?" (443-445)
- "Killing Monsters" (450-453)
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Thursday,
11/7
ILC 145 |
Rhetorical Analysis: Written Text |
| For Tuesday... |
Complete draft of Part I |
Tuesday,
11/12
ML 412 |
Web Design Workshop #3. Draft of Part I due. |
| For Thursday... |
Read Convergences: "Hollywood: Moving History"
(258-263) and handout on film analysis that I will provide to
you.
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Thursday,
11/14
ILC 145 |
Meet at Catalina Cinemas (Grant and Campbell) to view
the film Bowling for Columbine showing at 7pm. |
| For Tuesday... |
Click here for handout to film and
response guidelines.
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Tuesday,
11/19
ML 412 |
Discuss Film |
| For Thursday... |
Compose outline for Unit II website including the sources you
will analyze and the organization of the site. |
Thursday,
11/21
ILC 145 |
Site outlines due.
In-class workday. |
| For Tuesday... |
Complete draft of Part II |
Tuesday,
11/26
ML 412 |
Website Building Session.
Send URL of site to me and your assigned peer review
partner for review and commenting. |
| For Tuesday... |
Continue working on Part II.
Send peer review to partner (and a copy to myself) by class time. |
Tuesday,
12/3
ML 412 |
Website Building Session.
In-Class Review of Sites. |
| For Thursday... |
Get those sites done!! |
Thursday,
12/5
ILC 145 |
Discuss portfolio and cover letter. |
| For Tuesday... |
Prepare presentation. Meet for conferences. |
Tuesday,
12/10
ML 412 |
Presentations |
| DEAD
DAY! |
Tuesday,
12/17
ILC 145 |
Final portfolio is due in my box in ML 445 by 4pm. |
