Welcome and Introduction
Week 1 Aug 26-30 Introductions. Goals of the Class. Syllabus. Technologies of the Term. Assignments & Schedule. Survey of Writing. Theory of Writing. Blogs.
Unit One: Higher Education and the Practice of Freedom
Week 2 Sep 4-6 Freire’s “Banking Concept of Education.” Discuss Freire page 1 & 2. Education and power. Discussion Group 1
Week 3 Sep 9-13 Freire Continued. Technology/ Discussion group feedback. Discuss Freire pages 1-3. Topics: Power, Change, Praxis, relationships. Wed: Sneak Peek Writing Project 1 Discussion Group 2 Th-Sun
Week 4 Sep 16-20 Freire Continued. Discuss Freire pages 4-6. Assign Project 1. Proposal for Project I Due 9/23 Discussion Group 3
Week 5 Sep 23-27 Discuss proposals in-class 9/23. Out of class Proposal Defense/Writing Conferences Peer Review Exercises 1
Rosh Hashanah begins 9/29
Week 6 Sep 30-Oct 4 No Class. Draft/Revision Conferences. Peer Review Exercises 2
Writing Project I Due 10/6
Unit Two: Freedom and Responsibility in Higher Education
Week 7 Oct 7-11 Percy’s “Loss of the Creature.” Discuss Percy page 1. Looking, Seeing, Knowing. Discussion Group 4
Extra Credit Opportunity (2 & 3)
Yom Kippur begins 10/8
Discussion Group 4 canceled for Yom Kippur
Week 8 Oct 14-18 Percy Continued. Discuss pages 2-3. Sovereignty. Sneak Peek Project 2. Discussion Group 4
Week 9 Oct 21-25 Percy Continued. Discuss pages 3-6. Assign Project 2. Proposal for Writing Project II Due 10/28 Discussion Group 5
Last Day for Withdrawal with a W 10/22
Week 10 Oct 28-Nov 1 Discuss proposals in-class 10/28. No class 30/1: Proposal Defense/Writing Conferences Peer Review Exercises 1 Due 10/31
Week 11 Nov 4-8 No Class. Draft/Revision Conferences. Peer review and Instructor review. Peer Review Exercises 2 Due 11/7
Week 12 Nov 11-15 No Class. Draft/Revision Conferences. Peer Review Exercises 3 Due 11/12
Project II Due 11/14 extended to 11/17
Unit Three: Higher Education and Futurity
Week 12 Nov 11-15 In class reading & discussion: the future of higher education: how, why, who, what? Discussion Group 7 Sneak Peek Project III. Project II Due 11/14 extended to 11/17
Week 13 Nov 18-22 Grades for Project 2, Course Eval, Assign Writing Project III. Discussion Group 6 (Thurs Fri only!)
Thanksgiving break Nov 25-29
Week 14 Dec 2-6 Proposals Project 3 due 12/2. Proposal Defense/Writing Conferences Peer Review Exercises 1 Discussion Group 7 all week
Week “15” Dec 9 No class 12/9: Draft/Writing Conferences Peer Review Exercises 2
Finals Week Dec 10-13
WRT120 Sec 13 MWF 9:00 am Final Exam scheduled 12/11 8-10am
WRT120 Sec 14 MWF 10:00 am Final Exam scheduled 12/13 10:30-12:30pm
WRT120 Sec 59 MW 4:25pm Final Exam scheduled 12/13 6-8:00pm
Final Writing project and Portfolio due at exam session for your WRT section
