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Course Schedule

Be sure to read the Course Schedule in its entirety, make note of assignment due dates, etc.

  • Remember also to look at the “Course Blog Post Assignment Prompt” (Sakai>Resources>Course Website Resources) and make a note of when your individual blog post is due throughout the semester.
  • Any assigned reading listed for a particular date should be read prior to that day’s class session. For instance, the assigned reading from the Tar Heel Writing Guide, 2022-2023 (THWG) of Chapter 2-1 is assigned below for Thurs. Aug. 18. This means that students should come to class on Thurs. Aug. 18 having completed and ready to discuss that reading.
  • All drafts and other homework (including final drafts submitted for a grade as well as daily homework assignments) are due the night before class by 11:59pm on the day on which they are listed. For example, the Rough Draft of Feeder 1.1 is listed below on Tues. Aug. 30. This means that you must submit it by 11:59pm the night before, on Mon. Aug. 29. For clarification and a quick list of due dates for all final drafts of graded assignments, see the “Assignment Due Dates” section listed above. Any time you submit a draft in progress, assume that we will workshop that draft in groups or partners that day in class, so always come to class ready to discuss your draft and provide thoughtful feedback to your peers on their own draft.

 

Week 1

Tues. Aug. 16: 

  • First class session for ENGL 105, Sections 054 and 065
  • Introduction to the course; syllabus overview
  • Due the night before: Complete all tasks at Sakai>Start Here!

Thurs. Aug. 18:         

  • Rhetorical contexts and the writing process
  • Assigned reading:
    • THWG “Introduction”
    • THWG Ch. 2-1: “Understanding Rhetorical Knowledge through Genre Awareness”
    • THWG Ch. 2-2: “The Writing Process”
    • UNC Writing Center: “College Writing”
    • “Shitty First Drafts,” by Anne Lamott (Sakai>Resources>Readings)

 

Week 2           

Tues. Aug. 23:           

Thurs. Aug. 25:         

 

Week 3           

Tues. Aug. 30:           

  • Research: evaluating and integrating outside sources
  • Best practices for peer feedback and workshopping
  • Due the night before: Feeder 1.1 Rough Draft (forum post)
  • Assigned reading:

Thurs. Sept. 1:           

 

Week 4

Tues. Sept. 6:            

  • Well-Being Day (no classes held)

Thurs. Sept. 8:          

  • The structure of scholarly discourse
  • Introductions and conclusions
  • Due the night before: Feeder 1.2 Rough Draft (forum post)
  • Assigned reading: Revisit “Anatomy of a Scholarly Article” from NCSU

 

Week 5

Tues. Sept. 13:          

  • Looking at genre models for popular health articles
  • Due the night before: Feeder 1.2 Final Draft, for a grade (Sakai>Assignments)
  • Assigned reading: Read the model popular health article assigned to your group (Sakai>Resources>Unit 1)

Thurs. Sept. 15:

  • Grammar, punctuation, local errors, and proofreading
  • Due the night before: Find at least one image of a (preferably funny) local error and email it to me at paulblom@live.unc.edu. You can find these online or preferably in real life and then photographed by you.
  • Assigned reading: “Grammar and Parts of Speech” PowerPoint (Sakai>Resources>Readings)

 

Week 6

Tues. Sept. 20:          

  • Sentence structure/syntax
  • Paragraph structure, format, and transitions
  • Due the night before: Unit Project 1 Rough Draft (forum post)

Thurs. Sept. 22:        

  • Begin Unit 2: Writing in the Social Sciences
  • In-class reflections on UP1
  • Brainstorm/choose UP2 topics in class
  • Due the night before: UP1 Final Draft, for a grade (post to the course website)
  • Assigned reading:
    • THWG Ch. 1-2: “Writing in the Social Sciences”
    • Unit 2 Assignment Prompt (Sakai>Resources>Unit 2)

 

Week 7

Tues. Sept. 27:

  • Ethnographies and research questions
  • Due the night before: Feeder 2.1 Rough Draft (forum post)
  • Assigned reading:

Thurs. Sept. 29:        

  • Subcultures, observations, and interviews
  • Due the night before: Feeder 2.1 Final Draft, for a grade (Sakai>Assignments)

 

Week 8

Tues. Oct. 4:             

  • Descriptions and detail; word choice/diction, style, and tone
  • Interviews and observations cont. (best practices, ethics)

Thurs. Oct. 6:           

  • Looking at genre models for ethnographic studies
  • Due the night before: Feeder 2.2 Rough Draft (forum post)
  • Assigned reading: Read the model ethnographic study assigned to your group (Sakai>Resources>Unit 2)

 

Week 9

Tues. Oct. 11:            

  • Editing/condensing text
  • Writing introductions and conclusions
  • Due the night before: Feeder 2.2 Final Draft, for a grade (Sakai>Assignments)

Thurs. Oct. 13:

  • Oral communication and presentation strategies
  • Due the night before: Unit Project 2 Rough Draft (forum post)
  • Assigned reading: THWG Ch. 2-4: “Publishing & Presenting Your Research”

 

Week 10

Tues. Oct. 18:            

  • Unit Project 2 In-Class Conference Presentations

Thurs. Oct. 20:          

  • Fall Break (no classes held)

 

Week 11

Tues. Oct. 25:

  • Begin Unit 3: Writing in the Humanities
  • Brainstorm/choose UP3 topics in class
  • In-class reflections on UP2
  • Due the night before: UP2 Final Draft, for a grade (post all presentation materials to the course website)
  • Assigned reading:
    • THWG Ch. 1-3: “Writing in the Humanities”
    • Unit 3 Assignment Prompt (Sakai>Resources>Unit 3)

Thurs. Oct. 27:          

  • How to close read a text
  • Due the night before: Feeder 3.1 Rough Draft (forum post)
  • Assigned reading:

 

Week 12

Tues. Nov. 1:            

  • Thesis statements, claims, and arguments; literary analysis
  • Due the night before: Feeder 3.1 Final Draft, for a grade (Sakai>Assignments)

 Thurs. Nov. 3:           

  • Looking at genre models for literary analyses
  • Due the night before: Feeder 3.2 Thesis Statements (forum post)
  • Assigned reading: Read the model literary analysis assigned to your group (Sakai>Resources>Unit 3)

 

Week 13

Tues. Nov. 8:            

  • Digital literacy and visual literacy; multimedia compositions
  • Due the night before: Feeder 3.2 Rough Draft (forum post)
  • Assigned reading:
    • THWG Ch. 2-5: “Digital Literacy”
    • William Blake’s “The Tyger,” 1794 (Sakai>Resources>Readings)

Thurs. Nov. 10:         

  • Looking at genre models for engaging video essays
  • Due the night before: Feeder 3.2 Final Draft, for a grade
  • Assigned reading/viewing: Watch the model video essay assigned to your group; read the accompanying transcript (Sakai>Resources>Unit 3)

 

Week 14

Tues. Nov 15:            

Thurs. Nov. 17:         

  • Creative writing/narrative structure
  • Writing in business (resumes and cover letters)
  • Continue work on footage collection/editing for UP3 in class
  • Due the night before: Unit Project 3 Storyboard (forum post)

 

Week 15

Tues. Nov. 22:          

  • Comparing writing in the disciplines
  • Due the night before: Unit Project 3 Rough Cut (forum post)

Thurs. Nov. 24:         

  • Thanksgiving Break (no classes held)

 

Week 16

Tues. Nov. 29:          

  • Final class session for ENGL 105, Sections 054 and 065
  • In-class reflections on UP3
  • Final course wrap-up and takeaways
  • Due the night before:
    • UP3 Final Draft, for a grade (post to the course website: video followed by transcript)
    • Extra Credit Assignment on Writing in Business (if applicable)

 

Again, there is no final exam for this course.

 

Final grades for ENGL 105, Sections 054 and 065 will be reported by 5:00pm est on Mon. Dec. 5.

 

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Final Notes:

I reserve the right to make changes to this syllabus as needed, including assignment due dates or reading assignments as listed in the above Course Schedule. It is very likely that small secondary readings will be added to various days listed above. These changes will be announced and shared with the entire class as early as possible.

For every class session, I will post a lesson plan as a Google Doc on Sakai at Resources>In-Class Activities. You do not need to access these before each class, but you should have access to them during that class session and should refer to them afterwards, especially if you miss that class. (If you miss a class session, be sure to refer to the most recent lesson plan and video recording of the day’s class and also touch base with the members of your current working group.) The end of each lesson plan will list homework for the next class session. You should always refer to that document for any adjustments, additions, etc. to this Course Schedule.

All students are responsible for knowing and abiding by all policies, dates, and other expectations listed in this syllabus.

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Note: This online iteration of the syllabus and course schedule is the unofficial version of the course syllabus for Sections 054 and 065 of ENGL 105: Writing at the Research University, Fall 2022, taught by Paul Blom at UNC-Chapel Hill. Some information, such as contact info, has been redacted from this public, online version of the syllabus. The official syllabi for these specific sections (Sections 054 and 065 for ENGL 105, Fall 2022) have been formally submitted to the University, and they are also available as Word documents on their respective Sakai course sites under “Resources.” If you are a student, be sure to refer to the official version of the syllabus that has been shared with you for specific information. But also be sure to bookmark the link to this public-facing course website, especially the information in this course syllabus for easy future reference.

 

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