Project 1 Schedule
(Note: Assignments and due dates are tentative and subject to change. It is your responsibility to attend class and keep up with any changes for in-class, HW, and essay assignments. Always feel free to email me with questions.)
Date |
In-Class |
Out-of-Class |
6.8 (TH) |
Introduction to class – syllabus, policies |
None |
6.9 (F) |
Writing about photographs – responding to Hurricane Katrina or drug addiction |
None |
6.12 (M) |
Style exercise with photographs; Discussion of project 1 and reading responses |
Read Benjamin Barber’s “Educated Student: Global Citizen or Global Consumer?”; Read Introduction to PH (Write down 3 details of interest from the Intro) |
6.13 (T) |
Discussion of Barber’s essay; Discussion of Palmer’s essay begins |
Read Parker Palmer’s “Community of Truth” and Alexis de Tocqueville’s “Why the Americans Are So Restless in the Midst of Their Prosperity” (no RR for Tocqueville) |
6.14 (W) |
Discussion of Palmer’s essay; Discussion of de Tocqueville; Paper formatting guidelines |
RR for Palmer (typical format) |
6.15 (TH) |
Discussion of Tannen’s essay; Begin discussion of paper writing tips |
Read Deborah Tannen’s “The Roots of Debate in Education and the Hope of Dialogue”; RR for Tannen (typical format) |
6.16 (F) |
Continue discussion of paper writing (quotations, in-text citing, works cited); Addressing paper concerns |
Bring in PH; HW – Work on paper! **NOTE: Email me a draft of your project 1 by 5:00 PM on Sunday (6.18) if you want my feedback** |
6.19 (M) |
Tips for peer reviewing; Peer review of project 1 (graded) |
Bring in two typed copies of your project 1 draft for peer review |
6.20 (T) |
Project 1 due; Introduction to project 2; Style exercise |
1 final copy of project 1; peer-reviewed copy of project 1 |