English 210 01PR

Advanced Composition
Fall 2016
Syllabus

******Eng 210 does not satisfy the 200-level literature requirement******

Contact/Course Information

Instructor: Beth Bensen

Course Time: TuTh 1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
Classroom: Parham Road Campus (PRC), Massey (LTC), Room 226
Course Web site: http://bbensen-barber.com/2014springeng210/
Email: ebensen@reynolds.edu
Office: PRC, BH, Room 220H
Office Phone: 804.523.5754

Office Hours
W 9:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m.
TuTh 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

Virtual Office Hours: I will respond

to emails and voice mails as quickly as
possible. If you do not receive a
response from me within 24 hours
during the work week (M-F), please
send another email or call my office
phone again

The best times to reach me in my PRC office by phone or in person are during my W or
TuTh scheduled office hours. Otherwise, please contact me by email.

Text Books and Purchase Materials

Required Purchase Textbook:
o Gibson, William. Neuromancer, Ace Books, 1984. (Purchase before week 5).
o Additional assigned readings will be available by PDF in Blackboard or linked on the course

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schedule (see course schedule below).

o Print and read assigned digital texts before class time and bring these texts to class for inclass discussion. You may also use laptops or tablets to read articles.
Recommended Purchase Textbooks:

o Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 8th ed., Modern Language
Association of America, 2016.
o Hacker, Diane. A Writers Reference, 8th ed., Bedford/St. Martins, 2014.
o

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed., American Psychological
Association, 2009.

Additional Purchase Materials:

o Required: (free) An open mind and willingness to take on new
challenges.
o Required: (free) A WordPress blog account. Sign up at the following
URL:
https://wordpress.com/
(Further instructions provided during class time and closer to
submission of first blog entry)
o Required: At least a 2GB flash drive or other plug-in device for
saving documents regularly. Bring to class daily.
o Required: 1 pair of headphones with microphone. Headphones can
range in cost from as little as $5.00 to $40.00 or more. Earbuds are
also fine. (More on this in class.)
o Required: Reliable Internet connectivity outside of the college.
o Required: Reliable access to Microsoft Office or equivalent technology.
o Recommended: Smart phone with a combination of the following capabilities: audio
recorder, digital camera, iVideo camera, editing tools.
o Recommended: A collegiate dictionary and thesaurus.
o Recommended: 3-ring binder or 2-pocket folder to file class handouts.
MAC Users: Feel free to bring your Apple laptops to class and use them, but be
aware of compatibility issues that often arise in a PC environment and when
using Blackboard.

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Course Description
Prerequisites: Successful completion of English 112 with a C or better.
ENG 210 has been designated as a "writing intensive" course according to standards developed
by the English department.
If you did not pass Eng 112 with a C or better, you must repeat the course before
taking Eng 210.

Description: Eng 210 helps students refine skills in writing non-fiction prose; additionally, the
course guides students in the development of individual voice and style. Eng 210 introduces
procedures for publication in an electronic environment, composing and producing alphabetic,
visual, aural, and/or digital texts.
Additionally, Eng 210 will take you beyond the freshman writing experience by making you
aware of your individual writing styles and processes, as they apply to a mediated classroom.
Eng 210 will also ask you to reflect on your communication skills with a strong focus on the
rhetorical process. The course will focus on increased development of writing ability and facility
in primarily non-fiction prose, with some focus on fiction, emphasizing critical thinking,
observation, research, and sophisticated reading of selected texts. Placing emphasis on clarity,
style, voice, and audience, Eng 210 will gently nudge you toward producing clearly articulated
alphabetic texts as well as professionally designed multi-media projects. This means you will be
composing in a mediated environment, composing and producing alphabetic, visual, aural, and
digital texts.
General Course Goals: Upon successful completion of this course, you will have developed and
contributed to a course blog, created an audio narrative, created a group digital documentary,
developed an annotated bibliography, written one eight- to ten-page researched essay, and
presented the results of your research. The course will ask you to document sources in either
APA or MLA documentation styles.
General Course Objectives:
o Develop a greater sense of the rhetorical situation, focusing on the development of style,
purpose, voice, audience, and genre.
o Develop library, field, and Web-based research skills, implementing the use of MLA or APA
documentation style in various projects.
o Produce researched and documented essays based on well-informed arguments and the
reading of a diverse selection of texts.
o Produce the equivalent of at least two researched and documented papers totaling 18 pages.

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o Participate in the writing process, composing multiple drafts, providing feedback on drafts,
and editing drafts.
o Participate professionally in interactive discussions, peer reviews, and one or more formal
oral presentations.
Digital Technology: (includes the following but not limited to this list)
o Use the Internet to conduct digital research, using college library databases in a
scholarly/academic manner to find credible and peer reviewed, books, journal articles, and
Web sites.
o Produce documents using a variety of electronic and digital media to include but not limited
to blogs, videos, podcasts, and slide shows.
o Use digital technologies to create an argumentative digital documentary.
o Post responses and/or assignments in the course Blackboard site and/or class Blogs.
o Communicate with classmates and instructor using email in a professional and polite manner.
Course Requirements

WARNING: This class is a reading-, writing-, thinking-, listening-, and

speaking- intensive course.
Please review the Reynolds Student Handbook to familiarize yourselves with
the college Learning Environment Principals.
Eng 210 requires you to be present both in mind and body. Expect to
participate in class discussion, collaborate with classmates, compose drafts in
class, conduct freewriting, and share your writing with classmates. With this
in mind, in order to keep up with the fast pace of this course, it is imperative
that you attend class regularly and remain abreast of readings and
assignments.
Electronic Learning Environments: We will be using a variety of technological, mostly webbased, applications in Eng 210 Advanced Composition this semester. Specifically, you will
develop a blog to submit assignments and you might also create a YouTube account to post
videos. By default, these technologies are open to the public for the purpose of sharing your
work with the larger Internet community. To use the web-based application responsibly please
observe all laws and Reynolds policies that are incorporated into policies concerning Student
Conduct (Policy 1-35) and Academic Integrity (Policy 1-34). Some specific aspects of law and
policy that might be well to remember are prohibitions against copyright infringement,
plagiarism, harassment, or interferences with the underlying technical code of the software.
As a student using web-based applications certain rights accrue to you. Any original work that
you make tangible belongs to you as a matter of copyright law. You also have a right to the
privacy of your educational records as a matter of federal law and may choose to set your

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privacy settings to private and only share with the instructor and your classmates. Your
contributions to the various web-based applications constitute educational records. By
contributing to the web-based applications, and not taking other options available to you in this
course equivalent to this assignment that would not be posted publicly on the Internet, you
consent to the collaborative use of this material as well as to the disclosure of it in this course
and potentially for the use of future courses.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is included in your class participation grade, which is worth
10% of your semester grade. I do not calculate your attendance grade until the end of the
semester. Please keep in mind that if the class meets for 45 sessions and you are absent ten times,
you will receive 35 out of 45 points, which is equivalent to a C or 78%. As a conscientious
student and as a student involved in a community of learners, you are required to attend class
regularly. Arriving more than five (5) minutes late will result in a tardy; three (3) late arrivals
will result in one (1) absence. Likewise, departing from class more than five minutes before
dismissal will also result in a tardy. Do not use class time to notify me about absences, tardies, or
early departures. Speak with me either before or after class, see me during my office hours, or
send me an email.

Excused vs. Unexcused Absences: I appreciate receiving emails concerning

an absence; however, simply sending an email, presenting a note from your
doctor or lawyer, or discussing your absence with me do not excuse missed
classes. An absence is an absence. To be fair to all students, I do not
differentiate between excused or unexcused absences. I do not have a
maximum number of absences, but should you abuse this policy, you could
jeopardize your final semester grade. Use your absences wisely.

Per Reynolds Student Attendance Policy 1-3, you will be involuntarily withdrawn from the
course to receive a full refund for failure to attend class by the 15% attendance drop deadline
(9 Sep 2016) if you have not participated in class activities at least once prior to this date. You
will also be involuntarily withdrawn and receive a grade of W if you stop attending class for a
period of two weeks by the final 60% attendance drop deadline (1 Nov 2016). If applicable, these
actions could impact your financial aid. Should you need to miss an inordinate number of
classes, you might consider withdrawing from the course or risk receiving a failing grade at the
end of the semester.
Withdrawal Policy: Before withdrawing from the course, please contact me to discuss your
academic standing in the class. Also, prior to withdrawing, contact a financial aid specialist to
discuss any potential impact a withdrawal may have on your eligibility for financial aid.
Withdrawals also count as an attempt and may therefore impact your ability to take a repeated
course (see Repeated Course Policy below).
After the add/drop period, a student may withdraw without academic penalty, and receive a
grade of W, if withdrawal is officially completed prior to the last date to withdraw listed on

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Course Schedule and in the Course Syllabus. Please refer to the Policy 1-10 Student Initiated
Withdrawal for withdrawal procedures and specifics.
Important: If you decide not to complete the course you must officially withdraw from the
course by following the stated procedures in the College Catalogue. After the last date to
withdraw, I will consider extenuating circumstances on a case by case basis. However, you
must contact me within one week of circumstances.
Repeated Course Policy: Students are normally limited to two (2) enrollments in the same
course. Prior to registering to take a course for a third time, students must submit a completed
Request to Repeat Course Form with all required approvals, and documentation of extenuating
circumstances to a campus Student Success Center. Repeat approval is not required for certain
exempted courses, and all attempted hours and grade points for these courses will be calculated
in the GPA (College Catalogue).
Student Conduct Policy: In order to achieve the best learning environment possible for this
class, Reynolds administrators, faculty, and staff expect students to adhere to the highest
behavioral standards. All forms of disruptive behavior will not be tolerated in this course.
Disruptive behavior can be defined as behavior that interferes with the teaching and learning
process. As such, any disruptive behavior will be addressed by the instructor and/or reported to
the Office of Student Affairs for judicial processing.
In addition, please note that in this class, three (3) incidents of disruptive behavior may result
in a zero for participation in your overall grade. Single incidents that are severe will result in
the loss of participation credit for the course (i.e. earning a failing grade). Should your
behavior become disruptive, I reserve the right to file a Behavior Intervention Referral
Form in the Office of Student Affairs. Please review Student Conduct Policy 1-35 for
further details.
If you have any questions regarding the Reynolds Student Conduct policy (Policy 1-35),
please refer to the Reynolds Student Handbook online, or contact the Office of Student
Affairs at 804.523.5296.
Types of behavior viewed as disruptive in this class include but are not limited to the following:
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talking during lectures;

cell phones ringing in the middle of a lecture; exiting class to respond to a cell phone call;
sending or responding to texts during class;
arriving to class late; departing class early;
arguing with other students in the class;
speaking rudely to instructor or classmates;
sleeping in class;
computer classroom (unless required for in-class work): surfing the net for info not
relevant to the days course work; checking email during class time; accessing and
participating in activities on social networking sites (i.e. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,
Pinterest, Snapchat, etc.).

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If you have any questions regarding the Reynolds Student Conduct policy (Policy 1-35),
please refer to the Student Handbook online, or contact the Office of Student Affairs at
804.523.5296.
Electronic Devices Policy: Unless required for in-class work, any electronic sound devices, with
or without earphones, such as iPods, laptops, pagers, cellular telephones, electronic games, portable
televisions, radio/tape players, etc. are prohibited in classrooms, laboratories, and Learning
Resource Centers and should be turned off. Please review the Student Handbook, policy number 219 (Electronic Devices on Campus) for further details.
Although this course welcomes and encourages the use of a variety of digital
and electronic media, please refrain from using unless required for in-class
work/projects.

Stow cell phones, laptops, and listening devices in purses or back packs.
Should you forget to turn off your cell phone and it rings or vibrates, quickly
turn it off without being disruptive to the class. Listening to audio files on
laptops, tablets, smart phones, etc., and/or answering your cell phone in class or
walking out of class to answer your cell phone will result in the filing of a
Behavior Intervention Referral Form. No exceptions.
Academic Honesty/Plagiarism Policy: Plagiarism is not acceptable.
Students who plagiarize will either receive a failing grade on the
assignment or fail the course; depending on the severity of the violation,
students may also be reported to the Office of Student Affairs for
disciplinary action and for the filing of a Behavior Intervention Referral
Form.
Reynolds Academic Honesty Policy 1-34 defines plagiarism and the consequences of it. Please
consult the online Reynolds Student Handbook for complete details and definitions of academic
dishonesty and plagiarism.
SafeAssign: SafeAssign is a program designed to scan student documents for instances of
plagiarism. I will be asking you to submit your work through SafeAssign periodically during the
semester. Occasionally, I will submit a document myself if I suspect questionable text. It is not
my intent to catch students plagiarizing; however, because this is a 200 level course, I do
expect students to understand the conventions of documentation and citing. Should I detect an
instance of plagiarism, I will email formal notification and offer you the opportunity to discuss
your work with me prior to filing a report or a Behavior Intervention Referral Form with the

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Office of Student Affairs. Please understand that if you do not contact me, I will note this on the
report or Behavior Intervention Referral Form and file it with the Office of Student Affairs.
Email Policy: Per Reynolds Policy 1-8, email is the official method of communication. All
faculty must communicate with their students using their college email accounts. Please develop
a habit of checking your college accounts often, as I will communicate with you using only your
college email addresses. Your email accounts became active when you were assigned a user
name and password. Go to My Reynolds Log-in for access to your email account, Blackboard,
etc.
Students with Disabilities: Per Reynolds college policy 1-15, Eligibility of Students with
Disabilities to Receive Accommodations (found in the Reynolds Student Handbook), special
services/accommodations are provided to assist students in accessing programs and activities
offered by the college. Should you require special needs, please register with the Office of
Student Accommodations (Downtown Campus by calling 804.786.2628, or Parham Road
Campus and Western Campus by calling 804.523.5289). Please provide documentation of your
disability.
For further details go to the following URL:
http://www.reynolds.edu/student_services/accommodations/default.aspx
Peer Review Policy: I will schedule periodic peer review workshops to improve your editing
and proofreading skills. Failure to attend class on scheduled peer review days will result in an
absence, a zero for the days assignment, and a decrease of one letter grade on your final paper
grade. Bring a COMPLETE DRAFT on peer review days; arriving without a copy of your
paper or with an incomplete draft will result in dismissal from class for the day, in turn resulting
in an absence, a zero for the days assignment, and a decrease of one letter grade on your final
paper grade (equivalent to 10% of your grade). Unless otherwise stated, peer reviews may not be
accomplished outside of class.
Conferences/Workshops Policy: I will schedule periodic conferences/workshops to monitor
your progress this semester. Failure to attend a conference/workshop will count as two (2)
absences, as I will be canceling one weeks worth of classes during the week that I hold a
conference/workshop. Arrive on time for your scheduled conference/workshop and bring a
COMPLETED DRAFT of your project. Arriving without a copy of your project or with an
incomplete draft will result in your final project grade being lowered by one letter grade
(equivalent to 10% of your grade).

If you have a legitimate, documented reason for not attending a peer review
session, conference, or workshop, I will gladly make other arrangements to
assist you with making up your missed participation. However, you must notify
me at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled peer review, conference, or
workshop date. An accepted substitution is for you to attend a documented and
scheduled tutoring session in one of the Academic Support Centers at the
Parham Road, Downtown, or Western campuses. Schedule and attend a
tutoring session at the location most convenient for you.

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Blackboard: In addition to the course Web site, you will also access Blackboard, the online
course management platform in use at Reynolds that will supplement Eng 210. In addition to
accessing the course syllabus, assignments, and Grade Book, you may write in-class and out-ofclass responses to reading assignments, to handouts, to electronic reading assignments, etc.
Responses may be in the form of freewriting sessions, journal topics (an e-journal), and out-ofclass writing assignments in Blackboard. Check Blackboard often for updates and changes to the
schedule or to assignments.
General Classroom Guidelines: Eng 210 is a course that requires A LOT of writing, reading,
and researching. Please incorporate ample time into your schedules to complete assignments in a
timely manner. Since this course is labor intensive, missed assignments will be difficult to make
up. Contact a classmate or me for assignments missed due to absences. I will expect you to turn
in homework assignments on time even if you are absent the day the class receives the
assignment. You will not be able to make up any minor in-class assignments. Students who
find they are falling behind or are having problems should contact me as soon as possible.
Monitor your progress regularly to avoid any possible downfalls.
Class Climate Survey: Reynolds uses Class Climate to collect student evaluations of faculty.
Toward the end of the semester, expect an e-mail message, in your Reynolds/VCCS e-mail
account, from sender name "Class Climate Survey" inviting you to participate in an online
survey to evaluate the effectiveness of your class. You will receive a separate e-mail message
for each course section in which you are enrolled. Each e-mail message contains a passwordprotected link to the online survey. By clicking this link, your password is automatically
recognized, and you are able to respond anonymously to the survey. After completing the
survey, you will receive a confirmation message, via e-mail.
Emergency Preparedness: (Program the numbers below into your cell phone)
Campus Police: PRC 804.523.5219, DTC 804.523.5472, WC 804.523.5407
Chief of Police and Security Services: Paul Ronca 804.523.5239
College Safety Manager: Pamela Hicks 804.523.5722
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY DIAL 5911 (College Police Dispatcher) The 5911 number
can be dialed directly from the Colleges IP phone system.

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Grading
Posting of Grades to Blackboards Gradebook: I usually take two weeks to grade a batch of
papers. I will post grades, commented papers, and rubrics (when required) when I complete
grading an entire classes worth of an assignment.
Click on the following URL for a video tutorial of how to access and navigate through
MyGrades:
http://ondemand.blackboard.com/r91/movies/bb91_student_checking_grades.htm
Grading Scale:
Letter Grade
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DF

Percentages
99-100
94-98
90-93
89
84-88
80-83
79
74-78
70-73
69
64-68
60-63
59 and below

Projects:
Projects
Syllabus and Academic Honesty Agreement
eJournal created in WordPress.com for reflecting on
the processes you use to produce communication and
conduct research; you will spend 5-10 minutes most
class sessions writing in your blogs.
Digital Literacy Narrative: Written 5% / Audio 5%

Percentages
Due Dates
0
25 August in
Blackboard
10
Most class sessions

10

13 Sep (audio draft)

15 Sep (written
draft)
20 Sep (final
drafts/presentation)

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Neuromancer: Reading Responses (200-300 word

responses posted in blog sites)
Neuromancer: 3-6 page Critical Analysis (documented
thematic/critical analysis)
Annotated Bibliography: 10-12 annotated sources for
your research project.
Research Paper: 8-10 page research paper on a topic of
your choice but could be related to themes identified in
Neuromancer

10

Presentation: 10 minute oral presentation on research

paper

10

Class Participation/Attendance (Includes attendance, inclass discussion, miscellaneous homework, in-class

assignments, quizzes, etc. Smaller assignments not listed
above will be calculated into your class participation grade.)

10

Total Percentage Points

100

15
15
20

23 Sep, 30 Sep, 7
Oct, and 14 Oct
18 Oct (draft)
20 Oct (final)
8 Nov (draft)
10 Nov (final)
15 Nov (draft 1)
17-22 Nov (draft 2)
29 Nov (final)
1, 6, 8, or 13 Dec

Late Assignment Policy: Word process all assignments prepared outside of class time. Most
assignments are due in your class blog or in Blackboard by midnight on the due date; otherwise,
they are due at the beginning of class.
You are allowed ONE late assignment during the semester; otherwise, I do not
accept late assignments.
I will not accept a late paper if you turn it in after I have returned graded papers.
Technology problems are NOT an excuse for multiple late assignments!
While I understand problems that occur when using technology, it is your responsibility to
complete assignments well in advance of due dates to avoid last minute issues like
malfunctioning printers, crashing computers, or loss of Internet connections that might prevent
turning in assignments in a timely fashion. Save your work on multiple devices OFTEN: hard
drive, flash drive, Google drive, iCloud, digital drop box, etc. Should your home computers
fail, you have access to the college computer labs on all three campuses.
Follow the Schedule of Assignments carefully, and write down any assignments I announce in
class to ensure adequate preparation for in-class assignments, as well as for your responsibilities
outside of class. You are responsible for completing all reading assignments even if we do not
discuss all of them in class, and bring assigned text(s) to class. It is a good idea to keep all
graded and ungraded assignments in a folder on your desktop AND flash drive or in a physical
folder or binder, as you will refer to returned assignments over the semester.

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Incomplete Policy: I will consider assigning incomplete (I) grades at the end of the semester if
students have a legitimate, documented reason. I will consider assigning an incomplete (I) if
students have fewer than four absences and have completed at least 75% of the course work.
Per Incomplete Grade policy 1-7, a grade of "I" (incomplete) bears no credit. An instructor may
award the "I" grade for documented, unavoidable reasons and only when the student is passing
the course and has completed a significant portion of the course requirements. Since the
incomplete extends enrollment in the course, requirements for satisfactory completion shall be
established through student/faculty consultation. The grade of I will revert to grade earned in
the course. The student is expected to complete course work as agreed upon with the instructor.
Revision Policy: I do allow revisions, provided you turn in assignments on the assigned due
date, and provided you return revisions to me within two weeks after you receive the initial
grade. Since you submitted the essay electronically, I will compare the revision with the
electronic version to which I assigned the initial grade, so that I can make a clear judgment about
your revisions. I will average the two grades; if you receive a 75% on the first essay and an 85%
on the revision, your final essay grade will be an 80%.

Simply correcting errors I have pointed out in your projects does not count.
Focus on content, organization, and style issues.

Because you are in Advanced Composition, I do expect revisions to be quite substantial. Do not
assume that I have identified all errors. For example, if I make note of a few fragments, be sure
to proofread your paper carefully to edit out all fragments. Avoid correcting surface errors; focus
on developing ideas or work on problem areas. Also, do not change your topic; changing to a
new topic is not revising. Do not hesitate to talk to me about revisions. I am more than happy
to schedule an appointment to meet with you to clarify my comments or provide assistance with
grammar, development of ideas, technology, etc.

Continue to next page for

Calendar/Schedule of
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Calendar/Schedule of Assignments
(This schedule is subject to change.)

All reading assignments are due on the day they are listed on the schedule
below.
We will not be reading in class. You are responsible for completing all
assigned readings prior to arriving to class. Each reading assignment is
preceded by the word Read and appears in the Readings column.
Also note that assignment due dates appear in the Assignments column.

Linked titles = electronic

readings. Click on links to access
and read essays.

PDF in BB = portable document

format linked in weekly content
folders in Blackboard

Gibson = William Gibsons

Neuromancer purchased by
student

Important Dates
August 26, 2016
September 7, 2016
October 28, 2016
December 13, 2016

Last day to add a class

Last day to drop a class with a refund
Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W
Final Exam Date (11:00 a.m. to 1:40 p.m.)
This schedule is subject to change.

Week/Date Readings
Week 1
Tu 23 Aug
Th 25 Aug

Assignments

Introduction to Course; introduction to Blackboard

Read: Rhetoric
Read: Rhetorical Situations
View: Purdue OWL: Introduction to Rhetoric

25 Aug: Syllabus and

Academic Honesty
Agreement in Blackboard
by midnight

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Week/Date Readings

Assignments

(Click on linked titles to access readings)

Week 2
Tu 30 Aug

Th 1 Sep
Week 3
Tu 6 Sep

Th 8 Sep
Week 4
Tu 13 Sep

Th 15 Sep
Week 5
Tu 20 Sep

Th 22 Sep
Week 6
Tu 27 Sep

Th 29 Sep

Read: Getting Started with WordPress (click on

linked title to read chapter three, Starting a Free
WordPress Blog; this link is to an eBook in the
Safari database; if you access the book off campus,
you will need your MYReynolds username and
password)

30 Aug: Individual blog by

the end of class

Read: Baron, From Pencils to Pixels

Read: Daley, Expanding the Concept of Literacy
Read: Jones-Kavalier & Flannigan, Connecting the 6 Sep: Audio recording
Digital Dots
device (digital recorder or
Read: Brandt, Accumulating Literacy (PDF in
use audio device on smart
BB)
phones)
Read: Wysocki and Johnson-Eilola, Blinded by the
Letter (PDF in BB)
Read: Baron, Siri, Take a Sonnet

13 Sep: draft of audio

essay; studio day for
working on audio
narrative

No reading assigned; peer review (remember to

bring headphones/earbuds to listen to audio
narratives)

15 Sep: Audio technology

narrative and written text
for in-class peer review

Presentation of audio essays

20 Sep: Final revision of

audio technology narrative
and written text in
Blackboard by midnight

Read: Gibson, The Sky above the Port (PDF in

BB)
Read: Womack, Some Dark Holler (PDF in BB)

23 Sep: Weekly
Neuromancer reading
response in blog site

College-wide Convocation Day (class not in

session)
Read: Gibson, Neuromancer, Part 1: Chiba City
Blues (pp. 3-39)
Read: Gibson, Neuromancer, Part 2: The Shopping

30 Sep: Weekly
Neuromancer reading
response in blog site

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Week/Date Readings

Assignments

Expedition (pp. 43-98)

Week 7
Tu 4 Oct
Th 6 Oct
Week 8
Tu 11 Oct
Th 13 Oct
Week 9
Tu 18 Oct

Th 20 Oct

Read: Gibson, Neuromancer, Part 3: Midnight in

the Rue Jule Verne (pp. 101-156)
Read: Gibson, Neuromancer, Part 4: The Straylight 7 Oct: Weekly
Run (pp. 159-211)
Neuromancer reading
response in blog site
Read: Gibson, Neuromancer, Part 4: The Straylight
Run (pp. 213-263)
Read: Gibson, Neuromancer, Coda: Departure and
Arrival (pp. 267-271)

14 Oct: Weekly
Neuromancer reading
response in blog site

No reading assigned; in-class peer review

18 Oct: Draft 1 of
Neuromancer critical
analysis for in-class peer
review

Read: Alves, Unintentional Knowledge: What We

Find When We are Not Looking

20 Oct: Final draft of

Neuromancer critical
analysis in Blackboard
Begin conducting
preliminary research to
write your Research Paper
Topic Proposal

Week 10
Tu 25 Oct
Th 27 Oct

No reading assigned; developing your research

question; research day
No reading assigned; developing your thesis
statement; research day

Week 11
Tu 1 Nov

No reading assigned; library session; research day

Th 3 Nov

No reading assigned; research day

27 Oct: Research
Paper Topic Proposal
in Blackboard by
midnight

3 Nov: Research
Question/Thesis/Abstract in

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Eng 210 01PR Fall 2016

Week/Date Readings

Assignments
Blackboard by midnight

Week 12
Tu 8 Nov
Th 10 Nov

Week 13
Tu 15 Nov

Th 17 Nov
Week 14
Tu 22 Nov

No reading assigned; peer review of Annotated Bib

8 Nov: Draft of Annotated

Bibliography

No reading assigned; use class time to finalize

annotated bib/work on research paper

10 Nov: Ten to twelve

source annotated
bibliography in Blackboard
by midnight

No reading assigned; peer review of research paper

15 Nov: Draft of research

paper at the beginning of
class

Class canceled; attend individual conference; check

Blackboard for conference schedule

17 Nov: Complete draft of

research paper

Class canceled; attend individual conference; check

Blackboard for conference schedule

22 Nov: Complete draft of

research paper

~ ~ Fall Break: classes not in session 23-27 Nov ~ ~

Week 15
Tu 29 Nov

Read: Childs, Revising a Paper to Deliver (click

on link to access and read article)
Read: How to Create Engaging Presentations

29 Nov: Final revision of

research paper in
Blackboard by midnight

Th 1 Dec

Presentations

1 Dec: Presentation of
research paper

Week 16
Tu 6 Dec

Presentations

6 Dec: Presentation of
research paper

Th 8 Dec

Presentations

8 Dec: Presentation of
research paper

Presentations during final exam time (11:00 a.m.

1:40 p.m.)

13 Dec: Presentation of
research paper

Finals Wk
Tu 13 Dec