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Course Outline: 3103 Fall 2011-2012

Instructor: K. Long

(Subject to Revision)

Date Topic/ Activity Text/ Reading HW/Assessment

Week 1:

15-Aug Introduction to the course Syllabus

17-Aug Syllabus, Ice Breaker

18-Aug About Yourself Group Activity

Week 2:

22-Aug Hurricane Irene Met online

24-Aug Hurricane Irene Met online

26-Aug Met Online TUMBLR Introduction

Week 3:

29-Aug About Me Activity PPT Blog Post #1 on TUMBLR

31-Aug Writing Introduction PPT

2-SepFormal vs. Informal

Lyrics: Change from Informal to

Informal

Week 4:

5-Sep NO CLASS Labor Day

7-Sep MLA In-Text Citation pg. 439, 477

9-Sep MLA -Paraphrasing pg. 447 In Class--Activity (10 pts)

Week 5:

12-SepUsing Media: Sexual

Offendersvideo/ hw Debate

14-Sep Met online

16-Sep Using Media: Sexual Offenders / Blog Post #2 Due (10 pts)

Week 6:

19-Sep

Interpreting Songs

"Domestic Violence in

Media"

pg. 431

21-Sep Identifying an Audience pg. 308/342 In Class--Activity

23-Sep NO CLASS --Blog Post #3 Due

Week 7:

26-Sep Library Conference Topic: Finding and Evaluating Sources27-Sep Argument/ Intro/Examples pg. 68

28-Sep NO CLASS

29-SepThesis/ Introduction/

Conclusionpg. 336/354

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Week 8:

3-Oct Argument/ Brainstorming

5-Oct Argument

7-Oct Peer Review- In Class Peer Review-- Essay #1 Due

Week 9:

10-OctBusiness Letter/ Formal

Emailpgs. 226, 272

12-Oct Business Letter/ Email Ex.

14-OctWe will not meet up in class: You will use this time to work on your group assignment

and email professor 25 pts.

Week 10:

17-Oct Causal Analysis Intro/ Rubric pg. 128 Essay #1 DUE- Argument- 100 pts

19-Oct Causal Examples PPT/ Book

21-Oct NO CLASSWeek 11:

24-Oct Causal/ Brainstorming Chapter 5 book

26-Oct Causal

28-Oct Peer Review- In Class Peer Review-- Essay #2 Due

Week 12:

31-Oct Personal Statement pg. 284

2-Nov Personal Statement Ex.

4-Nov Personal Statement Essay #2 DUE- Causal - 100 pts

Week 13:

7-Nov Job Interview Skills

9-Nov Resumes pg. 278 Personal Statement Due- 50 pts

10-Nov Resumes Ex. pg. 278

11-Nov NO CLASS

Week 14:

14-Nov Proposal Intro/ Rubric pg. 160 Resume Due -25 pts.

16-Nov Proposal Ex. / Brainstorming

18-Nov In-Class Writing

Week 15:

21-Nov In-Class Writing

23-NovIn-Class Writing/ Peer

Review

Peer Review--Essay #3 Due at the end

of class

25-Nov NO CLASS HW. PPT for Oral Presentation

Week 16:

28-Nov NO CLASS HW. PPT for Oral Presentation + Finish Proposal

30-Nov Oral Presentations Oral Presentation- 25 pts

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2-Dec Oral Presentations Final Proposal Due- 75 pts

Week 17:

5-Dec Review for Final/ Party!!

BEFORE

FINAL Review for Final

FINAL EXAM TBA