ENG 103 Schedule | Fall 2014 (Schedule is subject to change)
ENG 103-81 Tue/Thu 11:00AM-12:15PM
Note: "EA" refers to the course textbook, Everything's An Argument (Lunsford & Ruszkiewicz). Reminder: All Writing Projects are due via BLACKBOARD at 10:59AM on their due dates. Week 1 T 8/19 Course Introductions/Policies/Overview, Project 1 Overview and Topic Assignments
TH 8/21 Personal Narrative and the Importance of Theme or Moral, Story Slam Examples, Topic Group Discussions
Week 2 T 8/26 Kinds of Argument and Introduction to the Elements of Rhetoric Due: Reading Assignment- EA Chapter 1 and Chapters VII and IX from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Written by Himself. which can be found here: http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/2718 Written Assignment- Post three(3) ideas for story slam and three(3) questions about the class overall. (Submit to Blackboard before class 8/26)
TH 8/28 Ethos, Pathos, and Logos: The Tools of Rhetoric Due: Reading Assignment- EA Chapters 2-4
Week 3 T 9/2 Beginning, Middle, and End: Constructing an Effective Narrative Due: Reading Assignment- EA Chapter 5 Written Assignment- Brief Story Slam Topic Proposal (250-350 words). (Submit to Blackboard before class 9/2)
TH 9/4 The Logistics of Academic Writing: MLA, Avoiding Plagiarism, etc. Due: Reading Assignment- EA Chapters 18-20
Week 4 T 9/9 Peer Review Workshop Day Due: Written Assignment- Completed Rough Draft of Project 1
TH 9/11 Writing to Persuade: Constructing an Effective Argument, Project 2 Overview Due: Reading Assignment- EA Chapters 7 & 8
Week 5 T 9/16 Project 1 Due Story Slam Day 1
TH 9/18 Story Slam Day 2 Due: Reading Assignment- EA Chapters 9-11
Week 6 T 9/23 Choosing a Good Topic and The Right Type of Argument
TH 9/25 No Class: Blackboard Writing Assignment due at the end of regular class time Due: Reading Assignment- EA Chapter 13 Written Assignment- Writing Assignment on Blackboard
Week 7 T 9/30 Peer Review Workshop Day Due: Written Assignment- Completed Rough Draft Project 2
TH 10/9 Project 2 Due Visual and Multimedia Arguments: Project 3 Overview Due: Reading Assignment- EA Chapter 14
Week 9 T 10/14 Cultural Rhetoric and New Media, In-class Group Writing Due: Reading Assignment- EA Chapter 22
TH 10/16 Audience Analysis Workshop Due: Reading Assignment- EA Chapter 25 Written Assignment- Complete In-class Writing Activity and turn in to Blackboard before class 10/16
Week 10 T 10/21 No Class: Fall Break
TH 10/23 In-class Workshop Day
Week 11 T 10/28 BLACKBOARD Peer Review Workshop Due: Rough Draft Project 3 (Placed on BLACKBOARD)
TH 10/30 BLACKBOARD Multimodal Project and Presentation Overview
Week 12 T 11/4 Multimodal Project Prep: Documentaries Due: Reading Assignment- EA Chapter 15 and Review EA Chapter 14 Writing Assignment- BLACKBOARD assignment from 10/30
TH 11/6 Project 3 Due Multimodal Project Prep: Photo Essays
Week 13 T 11/11 Multimodal Project Prep: Podcasts Due: Find an existing multimodal project. Bring to class and present example to class.
TH 11/13 Small Group Work on Final Project/Presentation
Week 14 T 11/18 Small Group Work on Final Project/Presentation
TH 11/20 Small Group Work on Final Project/Presentation
Week 15 T 11/25 Small Group Work on Final Project/Presentation
TH 11/27 No Class: Thanksgiving
Week 16 T 12/2 Presentations
TH 12/4 Presentations
Final Exam: Tuesday 12/9, 9:45AM-11:45AM (Final Presentations)