Schedule

Date
Thursday, January
21

Due in Class

N/A

In-class activities
and topics

Monday, January
25

Autobiography of
you as a writer due
to me by midnight
on Th 01.21,
emailed to
dadasc@mail.montc
lair.edu
Read On Reading
and Thinking
Critically, and
respond to these
prompts on Canvas
(discussion): What
does being a critical
reader mean to you?

Introductions to
the course and
each other
Write a short
autobiographical
piece that
presents a
chapter in your
history as a
writer. Describe
what you now
view as an
especially
formative
experience in
how you came to
be the writer you
are today.
Walk-through of
Canvas

Discuss readings
and responses
Discussion Lead
Sign up [in pairs;
hard copy will
circulate in
class].
Reviewing the
drafting process

How do you usually

approach a text that
you want or need to
understand? Do you
usually practice
critical reading
habits? Why, or why
not?

Thursday, January
28

Monday, February
1

Read Malcolm Xs,

Homemade
Education and Amy
Tans Mother
Tongue and
respond to the
following on your
blog: (1) Think
about the style of
writing in each. How
would you
characterize
Malcolm Xs writing
style? What about
Amy Tans style? (2)
What did you take
from these pieces in
terms of the
relationship of
language and
identity? Can you
relate to them in
any way?

Read Richard
Straubs
Responding to
Other Students
Writing
Submit draft one of
language and
identity essay in
appropriate Canvas
folder
Bring copy of draft
to class

Watch student
Norman
Braddocks
Remix video
project on Tans
Mother Tongue
Introduce
language and
identity essay
(E1)
Begin
brainstorming/dr
afting for draft 1

Generating
central claims
(Behlman)
Utilizing a variety
of support (Reid)

Thursday,
February 4

Monday, February
8

Work on middle
draft of essay
Read James
Baldwins A Letter
to My Nephew and
Ta-Nehisi Coatess
Letter to My Son
and respond to the
following on Canvas:
(1) What are the
main arguments or
claims that Coates
and Baldwin are
making? (2)
Distinguish between
their approaches:
what is different in
how they go about
making their
arguments? (3)
Which piece
resonates with you
the most, for
whatever reason?

When to use
active voice and
passive voice
(Harris)

Middle drafts of E1
due in Canvas by
Mondays class
Bring middle drafts
to class

Characteristics of
effective peer
review (Isaacs)
Peer review of
drafts
Introductions
(Moss)

Thursday,
February 11

Work on final drafts

of E1
Bring what you have
so far to class

Editing: common
errors (Isaacs)
Writers letter

Monday, February
15

Final draft of
language and
identity essay due in
Canvas by class
time

Video: Malcolm X
and James
Baldwin

Thursday,
February 18

Read Social Media

Helps Black Lives
Matter Fight the
Power

Writing for
change via
Twitter
Assign essay
two: social media
and writing

Read The Secret

Power of Black
Twitter and
respond (1) what is
it about Twitter in
particular that
allows people to
form a community
and (2) can you
think of any other
social media
platforms that
operate in the same
way? How are other
online spaces
different?
Bring to class a
social media artifact
that demonstrates
how people are
using online
platforms to critique
social injustices; be
prepared to share

Read Ferguson and

beyond: how a new
civil rights
movement began
and wont end,

Monday, February
22

Thursday,
February 25

Brainstorm topics
for essay
Sharing social
media artifacts

Suggestions for
using quotations
(Maloy)
Social media
research time for

DeRay McKesson;
watch Black Twitter
After Ferguson,
Brent McDonald and
John Woo
Submit early draft of
essay 2 (E2) to
Canvas; bring to
class

essay

Monday, February
29

Submit middle draft

of social media and
writing essay to
Canvas; bring to
class

Generating a
revision plan
(Harris)

Thursday, March 3

Watch Word
Warriors by Aja
Monet; read Small
Change by Malcolm
Gladwell and
respond to the
following on Canvas:
(1) How might
Monet respond to
Gladwells critique
of social media
activism? (2) How
might you
incorporate
Gladwells critique
into your own
argument for your
essay?

Thinking with
and against other
writers (Keohane)

Monday, March 7

Spring break

Monday, March 14

Bring draft to class

for peer review

Peer review of
final draft for E2

Thursday, March
17

Final draft of social

media and writing
essay due by class
on Thursday,
submitted to Canvas

Assign essay
three, the
multiple
perspectives
paper
Generating
research
questions
Annotated
bibliography
format

Monday, March 20

Bring in your
research questions
and a copy of your
annotated
bibliography

Working with
sources

Thursday, March
24

Watch Anonymous
Declares War on
Islamic Extremists
Submit an early
draft of your
multiple
perspectives paper
to Canvas; bring to
class

Summarizing and
quoting (Isaacs)
How to plagiarize
(Harris)

Monday, March 28

Work on your essays

One-on-one
conferences

Thursday, March
31

Work on your essays

No class or
conferences

Monday, April 4

Work on your essays

One-on-one
conferences

Thursday, April 7

Have a middle draft

ready to peer review

No class
virtual peer
review

Monday, April 11

Submit middle draft

of multiple
perspectives essay
to Canvas; bring
your draft to class

Generating a
revision plan
Says/does
activity

Thursday, April 14

Work on final draft

of essay

Conclusion
workshop (Moss)

Monday, April 18

Work on final draft

of essay

Lanham
concision activity

Thursday, April 21

Final draft of
multiple
perspectives essay
due to Canvas by
class time

Choosing one
perspective from
your essay and
brainstorming
other
media/modalities
for it

Monday, April 25

Discussion post: (1)

Name two
media/modalities
other than an
alphabetic essay
and explain how
each would
effectively
disseminate your
argument (2) What
are the drawbacks
of each in terms of
disseminating your
argument?

Assign remix
portion of final
portfolio
Begin sketching
out a map of
what your project
will look like

Submit a 200 word

proposal for your
remix assignment
on Canvas

Bring in a rough
draft of your essay
remix

Thursday, April 28

Monday, May 2

Assign remainder
of portfolio
requirements
Work period on
your remix

Peer review of
your essay remix

Final
Portfolio/Exam

Due electronically
or in person to
Prof. Dadas
between 11:00
and 3:00pm on
Monday, May 9th