15-Feb
Class Setup Meetings
Meet in one of several Zoom sessions to set up your online course. (The Zoom meetings will include a walkthrough of signing up for the class blog, Lesson Posts, and Slack.)
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18-Feb
Writing on the Internet
Write an introductory email to a more formal version of me, as per the prompt in this day's Lesson Post. Send it to my email (mbhp@udel.edu) by 2/21 at midnight. Similarly, introduce yourself on the class Slack.
Slack: Introduce yourself in #Intros (due Sunday)
22-Feb
Telling a Story That Isn't Terrible
Develop a draft personal essay for Thursday, 2/25. Turn the draft in on Canvas.
25-Feb
Peer Review of Narrative Essays
Review your peers' drafts, and receive feedback on your own, during the peer review timeslot. Finalize your narrative essay and submit a final version on Canvas by 2/28 at midnight. Post a short blog adaptation (basically, a summary or trailer) of your essay to the class blog. For this peer review session, your groups are assigned semi-randomly. Before the next peer review day, a signup sheet will go around where you may pick your permanent Peer Review Team.
Blog: Adapted Narrative Essay due Sunday (700w)
01-Mar
An Introduction to Discourse (P1 Assigned)
Select an article from last year's Arak Journal and read it using the methods described in the Lesson Post. Write a brief (350 words or less) summary of the article and keep it somewhere safe--it’s not due yet.
04-Mar
Analysis: Disassembling Arguments
Return to your chosen article, and this time, outline its structural elements and argumentative moves using the categories described in the Lesson Post. Post your outline to the class slack (share it as a file or a drawing or whatever). If you have a spare hour over the weekend, write this outline up into a few paragraphs of analysis and keep it for yourself.
Slack: share Article Outline (due Sunday)
08-Mar
Critical Response: Being Nice, But Not Too Nice
Sign up for a permanent Peer Review Team. Then, building on the summary and analysis you've already written, write an assessment of whether you think the article does a good job or not. Combine this with your summary and analysis into a cohesive essay. Turn this draft in on Canvas by 3/10 at midnight.
11-Mar
Peer Review of P1
Revise your draft, and turn in the final version of P1 on Canvas by 3/14 at midnight. Post a "tiny version"--basically your assessment and a point or two of important evidence--to the Slack channel dedicated to your chosen essay.
Slack: P1 Conclusions due Sunday (200w)
15-Mar
Being Good at Arguing
Read one of the Weird Wikipedia Issues shared in the Lesson Post. Read up on context, figure out a position or angle to take on the issue, and briefly make your argument in this week's blog post (due Friday, 3/19).
18-Mar
Building a Formal Argument and Proposal (P2 Assigned)
Think about what you might want to write a large research paper on. Don't forget to do your (unrelated) blog post.
Blog: Weird Issue Post due Friday (500w)
22-Mar
How to Do Research and Cite It
Keep developing your topic, and think about what kind of argument you'd like to make about it. Do preliminary research online and with library resources.
25-Mar
Writing a Good Proposal
Draft the proposal part of P2--where you describe your topic, your plan, and your context--and turn it in on Canvas by 3/28 at midnight. You may update and resubmit this document up until your Zoom Conference next week.
Slack: paper topic ideas (due Sunday)
29-Mar
P2 ZOOM CONFERENCES PT. 1
Sign up for Zoom appointments to meet with me one-on-one. In the meeting, we'll discuss your topic, and work together to develop your ideas before you commit to writing the whole proposal document. Note: no conferences on Tuesday, 3/30 because it's a Blue Hen Re-Coop Day (#1 of 2).
01-Apr
P2 ZOOM CONFERENCES PT. 2
After you've had your conference with me, feel free to update or change your draft before sharing it with your peers on Monday's peer review session.
Slack: follow-up: what topic did you choose? (due Sunday)
05-Apr
Peer Review of P2
Revise your P2 proposal and research based on feedback, and turn in a final version on Canvas by 4/7 at midnight.
08-Apr
How To Write a Big Paper (P3 Assigned)
Describe your plan to tackle this large assignment in a Slack discussion. In other words, this week's Slack discussion is group therapy--this is a good week to share ideas and strategies with your peers there.
Slack: discuss your plan (due Sunday)
12-Apr
Structures and Conventions of Longer Arguments
Begin drafting your research paper--maybe start with a temporary "ugly" introduction and some background, or do some outlining?
15-Apr
Organizing Points and Research
Get a serious outline somewhere on screen or paper and begin drafting. Tip: there's no rule that says you have to write stuff in order.
Slack: open questions
19-Apr
Blue Hen Re-Coop Day (#2 of 2): No Class Content
There is no class content on this day. However, optional appointments are available to meet with me via Zoom if you're having trouble writing the research paper. There's also an optional "P3 Partial Draft" box on Canvas if you want to show me something in that optional meeting.
22-Apr
Optional Meetings on Partial Drafts: No Class Content
More one-on-one meetings. If you don't have a meeting, use the extra time to keep doing research and writing.
Slack: None. Chill.
26-Apr
Special Unit: A Crash Course in Context and Ethics
Continued optional meetings with partial drafts. Otherwise, keep writing! Have a whole draft ready by 4/29.
29-Apr
Peer Review of P3 (Part 1, with Instructional Post)
You should be mostly done with your draft by now. Read the class post for today, start peer review, and then maybe eat a cookie or watch a nostalgic compilation of memes on Youtube.
Slack: open questions
03-May
Peer Review of P3 (Part 2)
Since this paper is long, you get an extra day to do peer review. You should definitely finish the reviewing before midnight on this day, though.
06-May
Revision Day: No Class Post
Revise and complete your P3 assignment. Turn the paper in on Canvas by midnight on 5/9.
Slack: open questions
10-May
Making It Pretty on the Internet
Post a miniature adaptation of your research paper to the class blog by 5/12
13-May
Image Analysis (P4 Assigned)
Draft your image analysis paper (P4) as per the instructions in today's Lesson Post. Turn this draft in on Canvas by 5/16 at midnight. Note: as this is a final "can you survive outside ENGL110?" assignment, you will not receive feedback from me on your draft. You must rely on your own skills and the feedback of your Peer Review Team.
Blog: Adapted Mini-P3 due Sunday (500w)
17-May
Peer Review of P4
Revise your P4 and turn it in on Canvas by midnight on 5/23. Post the image you chose on the class slack, with a comment about your interpretation, so that everyone can enjoy. Note: there is no final exam for this course, so as soon as you've turned in P4, you've finished ENGL110!
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Slack: Post your chosen image and a comment about it.