Assignments Overview
English 111 will be centered on five major writing inquiries — as listed below. Each inquiry is comprised of a number of components, including class activities, shorter writing assignments, drafts, peer responses, proposals, research notes, reflective cover letter, and a major final paper (or the multimodal equivalent) for each inquiry.
Analyzing and reflecting on your rhetorical practices in a particular context.
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150 points
Draft due: Monday, Aug 27 Final due: Wednesday, Sept 5 |
Using rhetorical analysis as a method to analyze a public argument.
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150 points
Draft due: Wednesday, Sept 19 Final due: Wednesday, Sept 26 |
Inquiry Three - Public Argument
Researching and making a rhetorical argument about a public issue.
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250 points
Annotated bib due: Monday, Oct 8 Draft due: Friday, Oct 19 Final due: Monday, Oct 29 |
Inquiry Four - Remix
Understanding how the medium affects the message by remediating a previous piece of writing (by changing the medium and/or modality of communication) to present your work to a new audience.
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150 points
Draft due: Friday, Nov 16 Final due: Monday, Nov 19 |
Inquiry Five - Reflective Portfolio
Reflecting on your writing and rhetoric through analysis of your coursework collected in an e-portfolio.
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100 points
Draft due: Friday, Dec 7 Final due: Wednesday, Dec 12 at 5 p.m. |
Reading Response Blog
Weekly informal responses to reading and/or class discussions. Each blog entry should substantively engage the readings and/or the prompt I provide. This translates roughly to about 250-300 words per blog entry.
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150 points
You will have about one reading response due per week. In all, you should write 15 blogs (each worth 10 points). |
Participation
Active participation in peer response, collaborative group work activities, and in-class writing
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50 points
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TOTAL
1,000 points |