Schedule - ENG 101

Schedule – ENG 101

Meeting Times

Section 051

MW 4:00-5:15pm

STV 250-J

Section 057

MW 5:30-6:45

STV 250-A

Instructor: Ryan Edel

Office Hours

Wednesday 1:00-3:00pm and By Appointment

STV 424B

Contact the Instructor

E-mail Ryan via ISU English

E-mail Ryan via 12Writing

Required Text: GWRJ

Grassroots Writing Research Journal (GWRJ) 5.1 – Fall 2014 (available at the Alamo)

		Readings and Assignments are Due By the date listed.
Week	1	Learning Objectives: Composition as Critical Inquiry	In-Class Discussion / Activities
Monday	8/18/2014	ENG 101 Course Policies ISU Writing Program Learning Outcomes for ENG 101	Project 0: Understanding Writing Research
Wednesday	8/20/2014	Wikipedia: Traditional Education – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_education ENG 101 Learning Map: Assumptions, Basic Learning Objectives, and the Four Projects.	Google Docs Create Your Google Account Submit Google E-mail Login to Google Drive and find the ENG 101 folder. Group Quiz: Traditional Education

Week	2	Cultural-Historical Activity Theory / Rhetorical Genre Studies	In-Class Discussion / Activities
Monday	8/25/2014	What is CHAT? Due: Ticket In GWRJ: Michelle C. Wright – Vampires as an Activity System GWRJ: Ryan Edel – “Twilight” Step Up Movies have Longevity: https://www.yahoo.com/movies/6-ways-step-up-danced-its-way-to-franchise-fame-94006169157.html	CHAT Mapping – How It Works Slide Shows in Google Docs
Wednesday	8/27/2014	(250) Due Before Class: Write-Up #1 from Project 0. Submit your write-up to the Genre Folder in Google Docs.	CHAT Map #1 Moved to 9/3

Week	3	Distribution and Trajectory / Activity and Ecology	In-Class Discussion / Activities
Monday	9/1/2014	Labor Day – No Class
Wednesday	9/3/2014	Social Media Distribution, Trajectory, and Uptake Due: Milner Survey: Information Use and Search Assessment #1 Due: Revision of Write-Up #1 to Rubric in Project 0. (Simply revise the same document in the Genre Folder) No Ticket-In – Will have a short quiz on Wednesday. GWRJ: Abbie O’Ryan – Twitter Tricking Facebook’s Algorithm: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/tricking-facebooks-algorithm/375801/ Facebook – 48 hours of liking everything… https://www.yahoo.com/tech/i-liked-everything-i-saw-on-facebook-for-2-days-heres-94435047974.html Twitter User Who Stopped Jurror B37’s Book Deal: http://newsone.com/2634913/moreandagain-twitter-zimmerman-juror-b37-book-deal/	Quiz on Social Media Readings Discussion: Connecting Examples to Topic Statements (Reference responses to Vampires and CHAT Ticket-In) Focus on Transfer and Antecedent Genres, Trajectory and Uptake. Activity: Statements about CHAT In groups of 2-3, make a statement defining an aspect of CHAT. From today’s readings, each group will choose an example and then say how this example reveals their component of CHAT.

Week	4	Reception and Socialization	In-Class Discussion / Activities
Monday	9/8/2014	Music as Social Relationship Ticket In for Music and Social Media GWRJ: Carissa Kampmeier – “Mixtapes” D-PAN ASL Music Video “Fireflies” by Owl City – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC7iWXoVEOA Iggy Azalea: “Fancy” (Explicit Lyrics) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-zpOMYRi0w One Response to Iggy Azalea: http://www.salon.com/2014/07/15/iggy_azaleas_post_racial_mess_americas_oldest_race_tale_remixed/?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000047	Notes: Grades – Points Posted Posting Make-Up Work Project 0 shortened Review: Terminology: Reception, Representation, Socialization Learning Objectives Activity: CHAT Map #1 Use headings in Google Docs to create a hypertextual CHAT map. Video: Google Docs – Working with Heading Styles Groups for CHAT Map #2
Wednesday	9/10/2014	(250/500): Due Before Class: Write-Up #2 from Project 0. Submit Write-Up to 9/10 Folder on Google Drive Complete CHAT Map #1	Activity: CHAT Map #2 Activity: The activity system of music videos. Activity: Revising Ticket-In Responses

Week	5	Representation / Transfer	In-Class Discussion / Activities
Monday	9/15/2014	Completed CHAT Map Due Before Class Readings Moved to 9/22: GWRJ: Amanda K. Rinehart – Scientist to Librarian GWRJ: Kylie Wojciechowski – Academic Journals	CHAT Map Workshop Discussion: Self- and Group-Member Evaluation PSA: Buy Index Cards Project 1: Analyzing a Genre
Wednesday	9/17/2014	Due Friday 9/19 by Midnight: Revised CHAT Map Follow the 100 point Grading Rubric. Max 20 points extra credit per group member. (Extra credit will be added to ReggieNet separately) Due Sunday 9/21 by Midnight: Group Project Self- and Group-Member Assessment Don’t Forget the Readings for Monday Moved to 9/24: (250/500) Write-Up: What is Something You Are Passionate About? Why? Submit to Google Docs.	CHAT Map Observations CHAT Freewriting Discussion: The Genres of My Passion

Week	6	Research Methods	In-Class Discussion / Activities
Monday	9/22/2014	Readings: In-Class Quiz GWRJ: Amanda K. Rinehart – Scientist to Librarian GWRJ: Kylie Wojciechowski – Academic Journals Moved to 9/26: Library Modules: E-mail or Print Certificate for Credit http://library.illinoisstate.edu/learn/criticalinquiry/fall/ 10 Points: Module 1: Introduction to College Resources 10 Points: Module 2: Source Types and Search Anything	Testing Your Library Skills Genre Research vs. Content Research Why Does CHAT Matter? How do different disciplines define “facts”? Bias – how do we avoid and overcome it?
Wednesday	9/24/2014	Due: Your Passion and Related Genres (250) What is Something You Are Passionate About? Why? (250) Preliminary Research – “These are the genres used for this topic I’m passionate about…” Submit to Google Docs in a single file. Due Friday 9/26 Midnight: Library Modules E-mail or Print Certificate for Credit http://library.illinoisstate.edu/learn/criticalinquiry/fall/ 10 Points: Module 1: Introduction to College Resources 10 Points: Module 2: Source Types and Search Anything	Demonstration: Milner’s Search Anything. Activity: How can you use writing research to better understand and approach your passion?

Week	7	Research Methods (cont.)	In-Class Discussion / Activities
Monday	9/29/2014	Genre Research GWRJ: Jillian Burgess – “Mashup” GWRJ: Angela Sheets – “Angela Rides the Bus” GWRJ: “How Many Presidential Scholars…?”	Submitting to Grassroots Choosing Sources Project 1: Analyzing a Genre
Wednesday	10/1/2014	Due at Class Time: 5 Sources Submit to Google Docs Due Friday Midnight: (500) Write-Up with Citations: How do your five sources link your genre to the social activities of your topic? Submit to Google Docs (in the same file as the 5 Sources) Readings Cancelled Social Media Activity as a Function of Ecology The Smartphone and a Golden Age of Journalism: http://www.wired.com/2014/08/smart-phone-journalism/?mbid=synd_yahootech The death of shorthand: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/06/yeah-i-still-use-shorthand-and-a-smartpen/373281/ LinkedIn: 16 Things You’re Doing Wrong: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/16-things-youre-doing-all-wrong-on-linkedin-89653015534.html	Sources Workshop Each Group decides the Best Source from each author, and then you help each other prepare the best write-up for that best source. Group Assignments and Directions Folder for Group Documents

Week	8	Research	In-Class Discussion / Activities
Monday	10/6/2014	Read your Sources Due: 10 Sources and 10 Research Cards Submit to Google Docs (in the same file as the 5 Sources) 3 Primary 3 Secondary 3 Scholarly 1 extra from any of those three	Sources Workshop #2
Wednesday	10/8/2014	Due: 10 Sources and 30 Research Cards	Research Quotes Workshop What is a Genre? How do we define a Topic centered on a Genre?

Week	9	Bias in Research	In-Class Discussion / Activities
Monday	10/13/2014	Due: 10 Sources and 30 Research Cards Cognitive Bias Twelve most common biases: http://io9.com/5974468/the-most-common-cognitive-biases-that-prevent-you-from-being-rational Critical Inquiry Surge of “Unaccompanied Children” – http://www.factcheck.org/2014/07/surge-of-unaccompanied-children/ “The Daily Show: Tangled Up in Bleu” http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/mwufru/tangled-up-in-bleu	Composing Thesis/Topic Statements Bias: Passenger-Miles versus Flight-Hours Discussion: Looking at DADT, Unaccompanied Children, and Genre (see readings).
Wednesday	10/15/2014	Due: Genre Research Outline	Outline Workshop

Week	10	Scholarship vs Plagiarism	In-Class Discussion / Activities
Monday	10/20/2014	Due: Genre Research Outline Upload to Google Drive Folder for Project 1 Outlines If you’ve typed it, simply place a copy here. If your outline is handwritten, then photograph it and upload the photo. Please include your name in the file name. If you have multiple files (e.g. photos of several pages) you can create a folder for yourself.	Four Questions for Each Project: What’s the Main Idea of the project? How do you Research it? How do you relate the Genre to your Passion? What kind of format will you be using? Genre: Author, Conventions, Audience
Wednesday	10/22/2014	(1,500) Due: Project 1 Paper (and Research Materials) Due: Readings Citation vs. Plagiarism vs. Fair Use Senator commits plagiarism: John Walsh Case – http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/us/politics/montana-senator-john-walsh-plagiarized-thesis.html?src=me Richard Murphy: “The Cheating Disorder” – http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/download/nwp_file/602/The_Cheating_Disorder.pdf?x-r=pcfile_d Plagiarism on Zoe Confidential: http://zoeconfidential.wordpress.com/	Grammar and Syntax Workshop: 250 words per person. Discussion: Identifying and Avoiding Plagiarism Reading Response: How do we address plagiarism? Save to Google Drive.

Week	11	Ethics and Critical Inquiry – Racism in America	In-Class Discussion / Activities
Monday	10/27/2014	Peggy McIntosh Knapsack article – Unpacking White Privilege: http://www.deanza.edu/faculty/lewisjulie/White%20Priviledge%20Unpacking%20the%20Invisible%20Knapsack.pdf Eric Holder on racism: http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/14/opinion/brown-holder-racial-animus-comment/?hpt=ob_blogfooter&iref=obnetwork	Project 2: Applying Genre Research
Wednesday	10/29/2014	Due: Reflection (500 words) – Why My Genre Matters Submit to Google Docs Discuss how your research for Project 1 has changed your thoughts on the genre you’re researching, the field of your passion, or the notion of writing research.	Project 2: Collaborative Grading Rubric

Week	12	Code Switching vs. Code Meshing	In-Class Discussion / Activities
Monday	11/3/2014	Due by Midnight: Project 1 Paper (1,500 words) and Research Materials (Index Cards and Outlines) Rubric and Assignment Description Due to Google Docs Folder Language, Syntax, and Identity A Forgotten Referendum on the Union of Scots and English GWRJ: Cristina Sánchez Martin – “Word Choice in Academic Writing” GWRJ: Beth Chandler – “Jargon in the Workplace”	Project 3: Metacognition Individual Project Contracts Code Switching in Contemporary Culture
Wednesday	11/5/2014	Due Friday: (500) Reflection: What I’m Doing With My Genre (i.e. which audiences I’m targeting, how I know they’ll read it.) Due: Individual Project Contract	Project Contracts Workshop Submit Your Rough-Draft Planning to Google Docs

Week	13	Metacognition	In-Class Discussion / Activities
Monday	11/10/2014	Wikipedia: Learning Theory (Education) – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_theory_(education) Nancy Sommers – Across the Drafts Video Peer Review: Tigger and Pooh – http://www.just-pooh.com/story2.html
Wednesday	11/12/2014	(~500) Rough Draft of Project 2 Genre	Grammar and Syntax Workshop: Project 2 Genre
		M/MLA Conference – November 13-16 Ryan will be traveling to Detroit to present at the conference.
Week	14	Readings / Assignments	In-Class Discussion / Activities
Monday	11/17/2014	Groups 1, 2, and 3	Genre Presentations Part 1
Wednesday	11/19/2014	Groups 4 and 5	Genre Presentations Part 2

Week	15	Readings / Assignments	In-Class Discussion / Activities
Monday	11/24/2014	Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday	11/26/2014	Thanksgiving Break

Week	16	Readings / Assignments	In-Class Discussion / Activities
Monday	12/1/2014	(3,000) Project 1,2, 3 Paper: This is my genre, this is how it works in society. Here is an example of it I’ve made, and this is what I’ve learned through the process.	Grammar and Syntax Workshop: 250 words per person.
Wednesday	12/3/2014	Last Day of Class Due Friday 5pm: Final Portfolio

Week	17	Readings / Assignments	In-Class Discussion / Activities
Monday	12/8/2014	Finals Week
Wednesday	12/10/2014	No Final for this course.

Week	18	Readings / Assignments	In-Class Discussion / Activities
Monday	12/15/2014
Tuesday	12/16/2014	Grades Due - Tuesday, 16-Dec, Noon

Schedule – ENG 101

ENG 101 - Fall 2014

Submit Make-Up Work Here

Meeting Times

Section 051

Section 057

Instructor: Ryan Edel

Office Hours

Contact the Instructor

Required Text: GWRJ

Learning Objectives: Composition as Critical Inquiry

Cultural-Historical Activity Theory / Rhetorical Genre Studies

What is CHAT?

Distribution and Trajectory / Activity and Ecology

Social Media Distribution, Trajectory, and Uptake

Reception and Socialization

Music as Social Relationship

Representation / Transfer

Research Methods

Research Methods (cont.)

Genre Research

Readings Cancelled

Social Media Activity as a Function of Ecology

Research

Bias in Research

Cognitive Bias

Critical Inquiry

Scholarship vs Plagiarism

Due: Genre Research Outline

Due: Readings

Citation vs. Plagiarism vs. Fair Use

Ethics and Critical Inquiry – Racism in America

Project 2: Applying Genre Research

Code Switching vs. Code Meshing

Language, Syntax, and Identity

Metacognition

M/MLA Conference – November 13-16