| Date | Topic | Due |
| Mon, Jan. 29 | Introductions | In class: join our class server & course site (see email, “Welcome to Writing 1, Spring 2024”) By next class: register for Persuall using our course code (see Discord), then purchase First-Year Writing at Baruch College, Join the Conversation |
| Wed, Jan. 31 | What is Discourse? | Read/Annotate: (1) We Learned to Write the Way We Talk by Gretchen McCulloch (2) What is Discourse? by Ryan P. Shepherd |
| Mon, Feb. 5 | What is Literacy? | Read: Join the Conversation (pp. 1-12; pp. 47-52) Read/Annotate: Chapter 1, What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning & Literacy by James Paul Gee (PDF in Discord, #literacy) |
| Wed, Feb. 7 | Learning Principles | Read: “Appendix,” What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning & Literacy by James Paul Gee (PDF in Discord, #literacy) Blog Post #1 Drawing from the appendix of Gee’s What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning & Literacy, reflect for one paragraph on how one of his game principles connects to your own learning. |
| Mon, Feb. 12 | College Closed | |
| Wed, Feb. 14 | Literacy Technology | (1) Read/Annotate: Join the Conversation (pp. 13-23) (2) Read/Annotate: From Pencils to Pixels: The Stages of Literacy Technology by Dennis Baron Blog Post #2 (Option A) Using Dennis Baron’s article to inform your reflection, discuss how different technologies figure into your writing process. What tools do you use to write and support your writing, and why? |
| Mon, Feb. 19 | College Closed | |
| Wed, Feb. 21 | Memory Machines | Read: Join the Conversation (pp. 24-33) Read/Annotate: Is Google Making Us Stupid? by Nicholas Carr (PDF in Discord) Blog Post #2 (Option B) Reflect on how Nicholas Carr’s commentary informs your understanding of search technology and its influence on how you interact with information and access knowledge on an everyday basis. |
| Thu, Feb 22, 2024 | Writing Conferences | Read: Join the Conversation (pp. 34-45) |
| Mon, Feb. 26 | Mobile Composing | Read: Join the Conversation (pp. 53-60) Read/Annotate: Chapter 2, Transient Literacies in Action by Stacey Pigg (PDF in Discord) Blog Post #2 (Option C) Discuss how you navigate “the mobile surround” as a college writer on the move. Where do you go to write? What locations afford you the resources and space to be successful as a writer? |
| Wed, Feb. 28 | Peer-Review Workshop | Due: Workshop Draft of Literacy Narrative |
| Mon, Mar. 4 | What is Rhetoric? | Read: Join the Conversation (pp. 91-100) DUE: Revised Draft of Literacy Narrative |
| Wed, Mar. 6 | Ecofiction | Read: Join the Conversation (101-113) Read/Annotate: Time Capsule Found on the Dead Planet by Margaret Atwood Blog Post #3 (Option A) Analyze “Time Capsule Found on the Dead Planet” with a focus on how Atwood uses genre conventions for rhetorical effect. |
| Mon, Mar. 11 | N/A | Class cancelled |
| Wed Mar. 13 | Afrofuturism | Read/Annotate: The Comet by W.E.B. Du BoisRead/Annotate: How Afrofuturism Can Help the World Mend by C. Brandon Ogbunu Blog Post #3 (Option B) Analyze “The Comet” with a focus on how Du Bois uses genre conventions for rhetorical effect |
| Mon, Mar. 18 | Magical Realism | Annotate: The Library of Babel by Jorge Luis Borges Browse: https://libraryofbabel.info/ Browse: r/BabelForum Blog Post #3 (Option C) Analyze “The Library of Babel” with a focus on how Borges uses genre conventions for rhetorical effect |
| Wed, Mar. 20 | Uncreative Writing | Read/Annotate: Introduction to Uncreative Writing by Kenneth Goldsmith |
| Mon, Mar. 25 | Multimodal Composing | Read/Annotate: Declaration by Tracy K. Smith Browse: Cutting Out Conyt Gallery Blog Post #4 (Option A) Using this tool, create a collage that remixes found materials from multiple online sources, juxtaposing text and image in rhetorically intentional ways. Share your collage then reflect for one paragraph on the process of bringing it all together. |
| Wed, Mar. 27 | AI Chatbots | Read/Annotate: What happens when ChatGPT starts to feed on its own writing? by Sigal Samuel Read/Annotate: Prompt Engineering – OpenAI API |
| Mon, Apr. 1 | Mind Mapping | Blog Post #4 (Option B) Use a mindmapping tool to visualize your thinking, then reflect on the process and share one of your thought maps. See more in the following post. |
| Wed, Apr. 3 | Prompt Engineering | Annotate one section: Methods of Prompt Engineering Play one story game: https://chooseyourstory.com/ Work toward your draft of the rhetorical analysis paper |
| Mon, Apr. 8 | Conferences | Due: Workshop Draft of Rhetorical Analysis |
| Wed, Apr. 10 | Conferences | Due next class: Revised Draft of Rhetorical Analysis |
| Mon, Apr. 15 | Finding Sources | Bring to class one academic source related to your literacy narrative or analysis paper. DUE: Revised Draft of Rhetorical Analysis |
| Wed, Apr. 17 | Environmental Scans | Submit first RefAnnBib entry to DM channel |
| Wed, May. 1 | Environmental Scans | Submit second RefAnnBib entry to DM channel |
| Mon, May. 6 | Structure & Organization | Read: Join the Conversation (pp. 207-221) Draft a 200-250 word proposal for your research project that justifies its purpose, frames its context, and draws connections to existing research perspectives. |
| Wed, May. 8 | Research Proposals | Work toward the first draft of your research project |
| Mon, May. 13 | Conferences / Peer Review | Work toward the first draft of your research project |
| Wed, May. 15 | Writing 1 Jeopardy! | Due: Second Revised Drafts of Literacy Narrative and Rhetorical Analysis (optional) Due: Blog Post #5 Reflect on your time in the class and how far have you come as a writer since January. What have you learned that will stick with you, and what steps can you take to continue learning in ways that work for you? |
| Wed, May. 22 | DUE | Revised Draft of Research Project |
| Have a wonderful break!! |
