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Week,
Topic, Dates |
Daily Activities and Readings
(* = handout. Underline = hyperlink) |
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1
the necessities
jan 10 - 14 |
M |
greetings and logistics. What's listed
for the following days is what you must prepare for or do by that day. |
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W |
Henry David Thoreau, "Economy" (see
part 1
and
part 2 from this
Walden Study Text);
Read also pp 1 - 9 in The New Century Handbook (NCH).
due: Email to your instructor the
eight (8) phrases in the syllabus that are italicized (excluding titles of
books and the word "de facto") |
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F |
Begin Into the Forest (1-50)
due: log#1, Reflection: what do you need (see assignment in
WebCT)?. MEET IN WALKER 225
with your disk and paper. We'll load the paper into WebCT, homepage of
which is http://webct.radford.edu |
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2
writing and reading
jan 17 – 21 |
M |
Into the Forest
(50-125). Read also NCH,
(141 - 155) on
summary, quotation, paraphrase.
See this sample annotation (note that it could be longer,
and the commentary on the relevance could be better). And,
plagiarism. |
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W |
Into the Forest
(125 to 200) |
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F |
Into the Forest
(200 - end)
due: log #2 (WebCT) + summary of first news article. |
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3
the wild
24 - 28 |
M |
Into the Wild
(1 - 65) |
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W |
Into the Wild
(65 - 130) |
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F |
Into the Wild
(130 to end).
due: log #3 (WebCT). Summary of 2nd news article. |
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4
paper #1
31 – feb 4 |
M |
Writing the literature paper. Begin paper #1 in class,
using this writing the literature paper
presentation. Sign up for "Achilles heel" |
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W |
Meet in Walker 216 (not 225) |
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F |
Review of Grammar, usage and
mechanics. Select one "Achilles's heal" from a sign-up sheet and teach it to
the rest of us. Use the
Purdue Online Writing Center, a handbook, or dictionary, or this "Guide
to Grammar and Writing."
due: rough draft of paper #1 (WebCT). Summary of news article
#3. |
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5
peer review and revision
7 – 11 |
M |
Peer review. Bring two copies to
class. |
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W |
Revision and style exercises. |
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F |
"Ode to an Orange,"* Larry Woiwode;
"Home-Baked Bread,"* Sally Croft; "Stetting a
Sustainable Table,"* Jim Minick; "Braised Shank of Free-Range
Possum," Burkhard Bilger. (1-13)
due: Final version of paper #1. News article #4 |
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6
food
14 - 18 |
M |
"Coming Home to Eat,"* Gary Paul
Nabhan; "The Soul of Food,"* Thomas Moore; Harris, “Holy Beef USA”*
(14-33). |
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W |
Elder, “After Olive Picking” (Slow
Food), and Schlosser, "Introduction" and “Why the Fries Taste so Good”* (from Fast Food
Nation). (35 - end). |
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F |
Ch. 2, “Reading Arguments,” WA
due: log on "What's your favorite food?" Describe your best meal.
News article #5. |
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7
research
21 - 25 |
M |
View film,
Supersize Me. Showings at 7:00. Monday in Davis 151; Tuesday in
Young 211. Attendance will be taken. |
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W |
Ch 16, “Finding and Evaluating
Sources” WA. Also,
Library Tutorial. |
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F |
Meet in the Library classroom.
due: log on food readings and Supersize Me (WebCT). News article 6. |
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8
sources
28 – mar 4 |
M |
Walker 216 to research, plan, and
draft. |
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W |
Walker 216 |
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F |
due:
first draft of paper #2. Post to WebCT by ?. News article 7. |
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9
peer review of paper #2
7 – 10 |
M |
bring two copies of #2 to class for
peer review. |
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W |
due:
paper #2 (WebCT). News article 8 (Begin to focus these exclusively on the
items in the editorial page) |
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F |
no class |
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spring
break
14 - 17 |
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no class |
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10
shelter
21 – 25 |
M |
Ch. 1 of WA, “An Introduction to
Argument.” |
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W |
Ch. 3: “Writing Arguments” (in WA);
Read also Appendix One, 424 - 438 |
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F |
Ch. 4: A Claim with Reasons
due: log describing your hometown (WebCT). News articles
7 and
8. |
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11
argument
289 – apr 1 |
M |
Chs. 5 and 6: The Structure of
Arguments and Using Evidence |
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W |
Chs. 7 and 8: The Audience |
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F |
Chapters 9 and 10: Visuals and the Types of Claims.
due: log on Focusing Your Research and Topic |
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12
evaluation
apr 4 – 8 |
M |
Chapter 14: Evaluations |
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W |
Chapter 15: Proposals |
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F |
due:
log analyzing (evaluating) the argument(s) in your newspaper. |
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13
paper #4
11 – 15 |
M |
Walker ??? Research and writing day. |
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W |
Walker ??? Research and writing day. |
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F |
Sign up for conferences.
due: log, exploration essay (with outline and
description/annotation of key sources) on your paper #4 research paper
topic. |
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14
conferences
18 – 22 |
M |
Conferences (research day) |
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W |
Conferences (research day) |
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F |
due: a rough draft on WebCT. Sign-up
for presentations. |
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15
presentations
25 - 29 |
M |
presentations (as if you were meeting
before the community, talk on your feet about your findings). |
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W |
presentations |
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F |
due:
final version of paper #3. Load into WebCT. |
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Extra credit: turn your paper into
letter to the editor and give to us unsealed and ready to mail to your
paper. |
