{"id":4430,"date":"2017-08-31T08:13:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T12:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wrpg211\/?page_id=4430"},"modified":"2017-12-04T10:22:17","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T15:22:17","slug":"2017-course-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wrpg211\/2017-course-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Course Syllabus and Readings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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~~Fall 2017 Syllabus<\/a>~~<\/p>\n

(image credit:\u00a0https:\/\/pixabay.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n

useful links: Digital Storytelling Useful Links<\/a><\/p>\n

WA<\/em>=Writing Analytically\u00a0 \u00a0JNL<\/strong><\/span>=Reading Journal\u00a0\u00a0 Red<\/strong><\/span>=writing assignment due<\/p>\n

Assignments for Weeks: \u00a01<\/a>,\u00a02<\/a>,\u00a03<\/a>,\u00a04<\/a>,\u00a05<\/a>,\u00a06<\/a>,\u00a07<\/a>,\u00a08<\/a>,\u00a09<\/a>,\u00a010<\/a>,\u00a011<\/a>,\u00a012<\/a>,\u00a013<\/a>,\u00a014<\/a>,\u00a015<\/a><\/p>\n

Week 1<\/strong><\/h4>\n

8\/29\u00a0Welcome and Introductions<\/p>\n

8\/31\u00a0Seeing More, Seeing Better<\/em>
\n+ \u00a0Read in Writing Analytically, 7th ed<\/em>: Chap 1: \u201cWriting as a Tool of Thought\u201d through \u201cWriting the Self\u201d (pp1-7), & \u201cThe Five Analytical Moves\u201d Moves 1-2 (pp16-21) (PDF<\/a>)
\n+ Joseph Stromberg article \u201cWhy You Should Take Notes by Hand<\/a>\u201d (online article)
\n+ JNL<\/span>: Come prepared to share 3 facts\/tips you find illuminating and any questions about the reading<\/p>\n

+ Writer\u2019s Questionnaire Due (prompt<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Week 2<\/strong><\/h4>\n

9\/5 Why Write Online?
\n+ \u201cDigital Writing Uprising: Third-order Thinking in the Digital Humanities<\/a>\u201d by Sean Michael Morris (online article)
\n+ \u201cOrganic Writing and Digital Media: Seeds and Organs<\/a>\u201d Pete Rorabaugh (online article)
\n+\u00a0pp 21-32 in\u00a0Writing Analytically, 7th<\/sup>\u00a0ed\u00a0<\/em>(PDF<\/a>)\u00a0*Note: the PDF is the full chapter, but you are only responsible for a limit number of pages!
\n+ pp 1-27 in\u00a0How to Be an Explorer of the World<\/em>
\n+JNL<\/span>: In today\u2019s reading, record 3 passages you think are interesting, strange, or revealing. Also, identify what you think is the \u201cSo what?\u201d question from one of articles.<\/p>\n

9\/7
\n+\u00a0 \u201cWhy we Love Beautiful Things<\/a>\u201d by Lance Hosey (online article)
\n+ \u201cAlone Together<\/a>\u201d by Sherri Turkle (PDF)
\n+ Join class blog (see email for details)
\n+JNL<\/span>: 3 exercises from How to Be an Explorer (prompt coming)
\n+ Plus, please bring in examples of blogs you like and be prepared to answer why (No ideas? Take a poll of your friends. What blogs do they read? Why?) Journal Prompt<\/a><\/p>\n

In-Class blog suggestions:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.barstoolsports.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.humansofnewyork.com\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.reddit.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/mcmansionhell.com\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.theringer.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.themeateater.com\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.luxwt.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/cuteoverload.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.design-seeds.com<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/techcrunch.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/thegrio.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/fromtheheelsup.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.paulnicklen.com\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/delafro.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Plus a few from past years:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.apartmenttherapy.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/fivethirtyeight.com\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/smittenkitchen.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.issarae.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/studentstories.tumblr.com\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Week 3<\/strong><\/h4>\n

9\/12
\n+ Chapter 7 in\u00a0Writing for Digital Media<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>by Brian Carroll,\u00a0<\/a>\u201cBlogito, Ergo, Sum<\/a>\u201d\u00a0(PDF)
\n+ excerpts from\u00a0Technology: A Reader for Writers,<\/em>\u00a0pp1-10\u00a0<\/em>(PDF<\/a>) includes: \u201cDefining Technology\u201d by Thomas P. Hughes and \u201cWhat is Technology?\u201d by Eric Schatzberg
\n+<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Blog post #1 due by class time<\/span> (Prompt <\/a>)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

9\/14
\n+\u00a0 WA: \u201c<\/em>Analysis and Argument\u201d through \u201cLean to Notice\u201d (pp8-16) & \u201cFind the Analytical Potential\u201d through \u201cWrite all the Time\u201d (pp71-75) (these pages are located inside\u00a0Chapter 1<\/a> and Chapter 2\u00a0<\/a><\/del> Chapter 3<\/a>)
\n+JNL<\/span>: Write a short paragraph about analyzing a blog of your choice using the strategies presented in Writing Analytically<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Week 4 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

9\/19 \u00a0+ read through 3 or 4 of \u00a0blog post #1 posted by your classmates
\n+ \u201cConsider the Audience<\/a>\u201d by Jen Rajchel (ebook chapter)
\n+ \u201cDigital Literacy<\/a>\u201d by Richard Lanham (online article)
\n+JNL<\/span>: 1)<\/del> In a short paragraph, make a connection between a reading from class and a peer\u2019s blog post; AND 2) In a short paragraph pose a question about writing online that we have not yet covered in class or in our course blog posts<\/del><\/p>\n

9\/21 + \u201cHow One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco\u2019s Life<\/a>\u201d by Jon Ronson (NYT article)<\/em>
\n+ \u201cTyranny of the Mob\u201d by Joel Stein (pdf<\/a>) \u00a0(full-color version<\/a>)
\n+<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Blog post #2 due by class time<\/span> (Prompt<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Week 5 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

9\/26\u00a0\u00a0**Report to Media Center** (Bosler Basement)<\/em><\/span>
\nSession with Julie Savage-Lee, Multimedia Specialist
\n+ No new reading
\n+ come prepared with a title and url name in mind. We will set up WordPress accounts and begin deigning our blogs<\/p>\n

9\/28\u00a0 + in class peer review\u00a0for Paper #1<\/span> (Paper #1 Prompt<\/a>) \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Week 6 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

10\/3+ Excerpt from\u00a0Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise\u00a0by Anders Ericsson (PDF<\/a>)<\/em>
\n+JNL:\u00a0<\/span>In a short paragraph pose a question about writing online that we have not yet covered in class or in our course blog posts
\n+ Journals Due<\/span>\u00a0to me this day<\/p>\n

10\/5 + no new reading
\n+ Please bring\u00a0How to Be an Explorer of the World<\/em>\u00a0with you to class<\/p>\n

+ Paper #1 Due<\/span> (Prompt<\/a>)\u00a0Please bring peer review worksheets and rough drafts to hand in with the final draft.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In-class JNL<\/strong><\/span> assignment: complete exploration #14 or #22 for 1\/2 hour<\/p>\n

Week 7 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

10\/10 \u00a0**Report to Media Center** (Bosler Basement)<\/span><\/em>
\nNo new reading<\/strong>
\n+JNL<\/span>: Brainstorm types of posts that you could write for your blog.\u00a0 Make a list of at least 5 topics or approaches you could use.\u00a0 Write a sentence or two about each to help you remember your ideas.
\n+ Comment on my blog post<\/a> with a short comment including your blog’s title, a small teaser, and a link to your blog site (post link forthcoming)<\/del><\/p>\n

10\/12+Writing Analytically:\u00a0<\/em>\u201cMaking the Thesis Evolve\u201d pp 227-236<\/p>\n

+Added Reading:\u00a0 from The Driver in the Driverless Car<\/em>\u00a0by Vivek Wadhwa; Introduction <\/a>and “Remaking Education with Avatars and A.I.<\/a>”<\/p>\n

+JNL<\/span>:\u00a0Part I:<\/del><\/strong>\u00a0Translate into your own words the feedback you received on your essay or on your blog posts thus far. What higher order concerns do you need to work on?<\/del>
\nPart II:<\/strong>\u00a0Choose two of our essays from this week or last and place them in conversation with each other. Think about what each essay\u2019s thesis statement is and how it evolves.<\/p>\n

+<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Blog post #3 due by class time (Prompt<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Week 8 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

10\/17 \u00a0Fall Pause– No Class<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

10\/19
\n+<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>in-class peer review: Paper #2<\/strong><\/span><\/del>
\n+ Read Chapter 1 in Writing for Digital Media<\/em>, \u201cOn Writing Well\u201d (pp3-22) (PDF<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Week 9<\/strong><\/h4>\n

10\/24
\n+ bring 3 copies of your rough draft with you to class
\n+<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>in-class peer review: Paper #2\u00a0(Prompt<\/a>\u00a0and Rubric<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

10\/26
\n+ prologue to The Shallows<\/em> by Nicolas Carr (PDF <\/a>)
\n+ excerpt from The Driver in the Driverless Car<\/em> by Vivek Wadhwa (PDF<\/a>)
\n+ Paper #2 Due<\/span><\/strong><\/del>
\n+JNL<\/span> Part I:<\/strong> Translate into your own words the feedback you received on your essay or on your blog posts thus far. What higher order concerns do you need to work on?
\nPart II:<\/strong> 2 exercises from How to Be an Explorer. Specifically connect one of these exercises to your blog\/blog topic in a short paragraph<\/p>\n

More sources from Carr’s\u00a0The Shallows<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Past essays that are excellent models:<\/p>\n

Why Blog in the Classroom? A Personal Journey<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n