Week 15 (April 17&19)

A note about the course readings: I've shared via email a link to the Google Drive readings folder where these can be found. If you can't find the readings, email me at least 24 hours in advance of class, and I can re-send you the link to the readings folder on Drive. Please, do not show up to class not having read, to tell me you couldn't find the readings.

Due:

1. By Tuesday class time, if you haven't done so already, submit the complete draft of your MMOA via Gradian.
2. By Thursday class time, submit a draft of your Critical Reflective Essay for peer review.
3. For Thursday, re-read:

• Lawrence Weschler, "Inhaling the Spore"
• Lisa Patt, "Horns, Bats, Ideas: Encountering the Fetish at the Museum of Jurassic Technology"
• Museum of Jurassic Technology, Website (www.mjt.org) -- don't stop at the home page; you don't have to read everything, but do explore and peruse carefully what's on "display" on the site
• Aleksandar Mishkov, "Museum of Jurassic Technology - Los Angeles's Strangest Museum" (http://www.documentarytube.com/articles/museum-of-jurassic-technology-los-angeles-s-strangest-museum)

4. We'll have Revolution Doughnuts in class on Thursday for the last day.

What are we doing in class?

*MMOA and CRE peer review

*Discuss readings

*Wrap up

Looking ahead:

Multimodal Object Analysis Due Dates and Info

• Revised Draft, April 27th at 11:59 pm (300-750 points)
• Revision for April 27th will focus on polishing the presentation of your object analysis and integrating and documenting your sources.

Critical Reflective Essay Due Dates and Info

• Complete draft due for in-class peer review, April 19
• Final revised draft due on April 30th at 11:59 pm

Week 14 (April 10 & 12)

A note about the course readings: I've shared via email a link to the Google Drive readings folder where these can be found. If you can't find the readings, email me at least 24 hours in advance of class, and I can re-send you the link to the readings folder on Drive. Please, do not show up to class not having read, to tell me you couldn't find the readings.

Due:

1. Class prep, 50 points:

• Submit a working draft of your Multimodal Object Analysis (MMOA) by class time on Tuesday
• Review the Critical Reflective Essay project description and post one question to the SOS category on your blog (submit the link via Gradian) by class time on Thursday

2. Read for Thursday:

• Lawrence Weschler, "Inhaling the Spore"
• Lisa Patt, "Horns, Bats, Ideas: Encountering the Fetish at the Museum of Jurassic Technology"
• Museum of Jurassic Technology, Website (www.mjt.org) -- don't stop at the home page; you don't have to read everything, but do explore and peruse carefully what's on "display" on the site
• Aleksandar Mishkov, "Museum of Jurassic Technology - Los Angeles's Strangest Museum" (http://www.documentarytube.com/articles/museum-of-jurassic-technology-los-angeles-s-strangest-museum)

3. Due:

• Complete MMOA draft due Sunday, April 15 by 11:59 pm (note extended deadline)
• NB this draft is worth up to 1250 points, and incomplete drafts will not receive any points

Extra points suggestions:

1. Read and comment on peers' Blog 10 posts
2. Revise a blog post, or complete an extra blog post
3. Come in for office hours or make an appointment (+20)
4. Remember, if you want points, submit it via Gradian

What are we doing in class?

*MMOA peer review workshop

*Discuss critical reflective essay

*Discuss reading

Looking ahead:

Multimodal Object Analysis Due Dates and Info

• Revised Draft, April 27th at 11:59 pm (300-750 points)
• Note, the complete draft due on April 13th is for all intents and purposes, your final draft worth the most points.
• Revision between April 13th and April 27th will focus on polishing the presentation of your object analysis and integrating and documenting your sources.

Critical Reflective Essay Due Dates and Info

• Complete draft due for in-class peer review, April 17
• Final revised draft due on April 30th at 11:59 pm

Week 13 (April 3 & 5)

**********NO CLASS MEETING ON THURSDAY APRIL 5**********

A note about the course readings: I've shared via email a link to the Google Drive readings folder where these can be found. If you can't find the readings, email me at least 24 hours in advance of class, and I can re-send you the link to the readings folder on Drive. Please, do not show up to class not having read, to tell me you couldn't find the readings.

Due:

1. Class prep, 50 points:

• Submit an abstract or proposal or overview of of your Multimodal Object Analysis (MMOA) (250-500 words) by class time on Tuesday

2. Read for Tuesday:

• John Clifford, "The Subject in Discourse"
• James Kinneavy, "Expressive Discourse"

Extra points suggestions:

1. Read and comment on peers' Blog 10 posts
2. Revise a blog post, or complete an extra blog post
3. Come in for office hours or make an appointment (+20)
4. Remember, if you want points, submit it via Gradian

What are we doing in class?

*MMOA

*Discuss readings

Looking ahead:

Multimodal Object Analysis Due Dates and Info

• Complete Draft, April 13th by 11:59 pm (450-1250 points)
• Revised Draft, April 27th at 11:59 pm (300-750 points)
• Note, the complete draft due on April 13th is for all intents and purposes, your final draft worth the most points.
• Revision between April 13th and April 27th will focus on polishing the presentation of your object analysis and integrating and documenting your sources.

Critical Reflective Essay Due Dates and Info

• Complete draft due for in-class peer review, April 17
• Final revised draft due on April 30th at 11:59 pm

Week 12 (March 27 & 29)

A note about the course readings: I've shared via email a link to the Google Drive readings folder where these can be found. If you can't find the readings, email me at least 24 hours in advance of class, and I can re-send you the link to the readings folder on Drive. Please, do not show up to class not having read, to tell me you couldn't find the readings.

Due:

1. Read and re-read for Tuesday:

• Read Multimodal Object Analysis project description
• James Deetz, "Parting Ways"

2. Interactive Timeline due by 11:59 pm on March 26th
3. Read for Thursday:

• Jennifer L. Roberts, "Lucubrations on a Lava Lamp: Technocracy, Counterculture, and Containment in the Sixties"
• Cydney Alexis, "Let's Banish the Phrase 'Creative Writing'"

4. Blog Post 10: What is exposition (http://www.spring2018.robinwharton.net/materialwords/blog-project-prompts/blog-post-10-what-is-exposition/ ?, Group 2, 11:59 pm on March 30th

Extra points suggestions:

1. Read and comment on peers' Blog 9 posts
2. Revise a blog post, or complete an extra blog post
3. Come in for office hours or make an appointment (+20)
4. Remember, if you want points, submit it via Gradian

What are we doing in class?

*MMOA

*Discuss readings

Looking ahead:

Multimodal Object Analysis Due Dates and Info

• Complete Draft, April 13th by 11:59 pm (450-1250 points)
• Revised Draft, April 27th at 11:59 pm (300-750 points)
• Note, the complete draft due on April 13th is for all intents and purposes, your final draft worth the most points.
• Revision between April 13th and April 27th will focus on polishing the presentation of your object analysis and integrating and documenting your sources.

Critical Reflective Essay Due Dates and Info

• Complete draft due for in-class peer review, April 17
• Final revised draft due on April 30th at 11:59 pm

Week 11 (March 20 & 22)

A note about the course readings: I've shared via email a link to the Google Drive readings folder where these can be found. If you can't find the readings, email me at least 24 hours in advance of class, and I can re-send you the link to the readings folder on Drive. Please, do not show up to class not having read, to tell me you couldn't find the readings.

Here is a link to a more customizable version of the TimelineJS template: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16f9ZU-tRb6XICJsyolCZmg0S_BunvZhGs0evWNQC-qQ/edit?usp=sharing. To use it, make a copy to your Drive.

Due:

1. Class prep, 50 points:

• Working draft of timeline with at least ten complete entries (title, narrative, media, citations, etc.), link submitted via the form by class time on Thursday
• Here is a link to a more customizable version of the TimelineJS template: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16f9ZU-tRb6XICJsyolCZmg0S_BunvZhGs0evWNQC-qQ/edit?usp=sharing. To use it, make a copy to your Drive.
• Due date for Interactive Timeline has been shifted to 11:59 pm on March 26th

2. Re-read for Tuesday:

• Walter Benjamin, "Unpacking My Library"
• James Deetz, "Parting Ways"
• Browse the site Researching Benjamin (https://researchingbenjamin.wordpress.com/), in particular the posts "Historical Refuse" (https://researchingbenjamin.wordpress.com/2012/11/28/preface/) and "Graphic Forms" (https://researchingbenjamin.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/graphic-forms/)
• Re-read description of Project 4: Interactive Timeline

3. Blog Post 9: Wanting Things (http://www.spring2018.robinwharton.net/materialwords/blog-project-prompts/blog-post-9-wanting-things/), Group 1, posted to your blog and link submitted via the form by 11:59 pm on March 23

Extra points suggestions:

1. Read and comment on peers' Blog 8 posts
2. Complete a Lynda tutorial about using Wordpress and write up a reflection about what you learned (+20-50)
3. Review this tutorial about using Agisoft Photoscan, work on your model, and submit a reflection about what you did (+20)
4. Come in for office hours or make an appointment (+20)
5. Remember, if you want points, submit it via the form

What are we doing in class?

*Metadata and Omeka

*Creating a digital archive

*Timeline workshop

Looking ahead:

Read for Week 12

• Jennifer L. Roberts, "Lucubrations on a Lava Lamp: Technocracy, Counterculture, and Containment in the Sixties"
• Cydney Alexis, "Let's Banish the Phrase 'Creative Writing'"

Due Week 12

• Blog Post 10: What is exposition?, 11:59 pm on March 30th
• Due date for Interactive Timeline has been shifted to 11:59 pm on March 26th

Multimodal Object Analysis Due Dates and Info

• Complete Draft, April 13th by 11:59 pm (450-1250 points)
• Revised Draft and Reflection, April 27th at 11:59 pm (300-750 points)
• Note, the complete draft due on April 13th is for all intents and purposes, your final draft worth the most points.
• Revision between April 13th and April 27th will focus on polishing the presentation of your object analysis and integrating and documenting your sources.

Week 10 (March 13 & 15)

*****NO CLASS MEETINGS THIS WEEK. GSU SPRING BREAK.*****

Week 9 (March 6 & 8)

*****MEET IN LIBRARY ARCHIVES (8th FLOOR OF LIBRARY SOUTH) ON THURSDAY*****

A note about the course readings: I've shared via email a link to the Google Drive readings folder where these can be found. If you can't find the readings, email me at least 24 hours in advance of class, and I can re-send you the link to the readings folder on Drive. Please, do not show up to class not having read, to tell me you couldn't find the readings.

Due:

1. Class prep, 30 points:

• Come to class on Tuesday, March 6 with text and media for at least two timeline events. Your draft events can be posted to your blog, created in a doc on Google Drive, or in a Word doc saved on Dropbox. Submit the link to your post or file via Gradian.
• If you haven't already done so, make a copy of the TimelineJS spreadsheet template on your own Google Drive account and submit the link on Gradian by class time Tuesday, March 6.

Make sure you submit links to your work via Gradian.

2. Read for Tuesday:

• Walter Benjamin, "Unpacking My Library"
• James Deetz, "Parting Ways"
• Browse the site Researching Benjamin (https://researchingbenjamin.wordpress.com/), in particular the posts "Historical Refuse" (https://researchingbenjamin.wordpress.com/2012/11/28/preface/) and "Graphic Forms" (https://researchingbenjamin.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/graphic-forms/)
• Re-read description of Project 4: Interactive Timeline

3. Blog Post 8: Telling History, Group 2 (http://www.spring2018.robinwharton.net/materialwords/blog-project-prompts/blog-post-8-telling-history/), posted to your blog and link submitted via Gradian by 11:59 pm on March 9

Extra points suggestions:

1. Read and comment on peers' Blog 6 & 7 posts
2. Complete a Lynda tutorial about using Wordpress and write up a reflection about what you learned (+20-50)
3. Come in for office hours or make an appointment (+20)
4. Remember, if you want points, submit it via Gradian

What are we doing in class?

*What is an archive?

*How do we use archives in research?

*Object Analysis

Looking ahead:

Week 10: Spring Break

Read for Week 11

• Jennifer L. Roberts, "Lucubrations on a Lava Lamp: Technocracy, Counterculture, and Containment in the Sixties"
• Cydney Alexis, "Let's Banish the Phrase 'Creative Writing'"

Due Week 11

• Blog Post 9: Wanting Things, 11:59 pm on March 23
• Interactive Timeline due by 11:59 pm on March 23

Week 8 (February 27 & March 1)

*****MEET IN LIBRARY ARCHIVES (8th FLOOR OF LIBRARY SOUTH) ON TUESDAY*****

A note about the course readings: I've shared via email a link to the Google Drive readings folder where these can be found. If you can't find the readings, email me at least 24 hours in advance of class, and I can re-send you the link to the readings folder on Drive. Please, do not show up to class not having read, to tell me you couldn't find the readings.

Due:

1. Class prep, 20 points:

• Question about Project 3: Interactive Timeline due Monday by class time Thursday;
• Link to Google spreadsheet for timeline due by 11:59 pm on Friday;

Make sure you submit links to your work via Gradian.

2. Read for Thursday:

• Re-read Stephanie Fitzgerald, "The Cultural Work of a Mohegan Painted Basket", and listen again to the podcast Surprisingly Awesome: #19 Cardboard (https://soundcloud.com/surprisinglyawesome/19-cardboard)
• Description of Project 3: Interactive Timeline

3. Blog Post 7: Reading Things (http://www.spring2018.robinwharton.net/materialwords/uncategorized/blog-7-reading-things/), Group 1, posted to your blog and link submitted via the form by 11:59 pm on March 2

Extra points suggestions:

1. Read and comment on peers' Blog 6 and 7 posts
2. Complete a Lynda tutorial about using Wordpress and write up a reflection about what you learned (+20-50)
3. Come in for office hours or make an appointment (+20)
4. Remember, if you want points, submit it via Gradian

What are we doing in class?

*Analyzing the object analysis

*Beginning your research

Looking ahead:

Read for Week 9

• James Deetz, "Parting Ways"
• Walter Benjamin, "Unpacking My Library"
• Browse the site Researching Benjamin (https://researchingbenjamin.wordpress.com/), in particular the posts "Historical Refuse" (https://researchingbenjamin.wordpress.com/2012/11/28/preface/) and "Graphic Forms" (https://researchingbenjamin.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/graphic-forms/)

Due Week 9

• Post of at least 10 timeline events (each consisting of date, narrative, and image) with sources from which information is drawn, by class time on March 8
• Blog Post 8: Telling History, 11:59 pm on March 9

Week 7 (February 20 & 22)

A note about the course readings: I've shared via email a link to the Google Drive readings folder where these can be found. If you can't find the readings, email me at least 24 hours in advance of class, and I can re-send you the link to the readings folder on Drive. Please, do not show up to class not having read, to tell me you couldn't find the readings.

Due:

1. Class prep, 30 points:

• By class time Tuesday, submit a link to your draft object description via Gradian under Class Prep (20 points)
• By class time on Thursday 2/22, read and comment on at least one peer's Blog 5 post (find Blog 5 posts here: http://www.spring2018.robinwharton.net/materialwords/blog-project-prompts/blog-5-sharp-things/) (10 points).

Make sure you submit links to your work using the form.

2. Read for Tuesday:

• Listen to the podcast Surprisingly Awesome: #19 Cardboard (https://soundcloud.com/surprisinglyawesome/19-cardboard)
• Re-read:

1. Peter Elbow, "Some Thoughts on _Expressive Discourse_"
2. Stephanie Fitzgerald, "The Cultural Work of a Mohegan Painted Basket"

3. Final draft of Object Description and project reflection are due by 11:59 pm on Friday, February 23.
4. Blog Post 6: Smart Things (http://www.spring2018.robinwharton.net/materialwords/blog-project-prompts/blog-post-6-smart-things/), Group 2, posted to your blog and link submitted via Gradian by 11:59 pm on February 23

Extra points suggestions:

1. Complete a Lynda tutorial about using Wordpress and write up a reflection about what you learned (+20-50)
2. Come in for office hours or make an appointment (+20)
3. Remember, if you want points, submit it via Gradian

What are we doing in class?

*Discussion of readings

*Workshop object description drafts

*Work on object descriptions

Looking ahead:

Read for next week

• Description of Interactive Timeline project

Due next week

• Question about Project 4 due Tuesday by class time
• Blog Post 7: Reading Things, 11:59 pm on March 2

Week 6 (February 13 & 15)

A note about the course readings: I've shared via email a link to the Google Drive readings folder where these can be found. If you can't find the readings, email me at least 24 hours in advance of class, and I can re-send you the link to the readings folder on Drive. Please, do not show up to class not having read, to tell me you couldn't find the readings.

Due:

1. Class prep, 30 points: By class time Tuesday, submit a draft of your object description as a link to a blog post; by class time on Thursday 2/15, read and comment on at least one peer's Blog 4 post (find Blog 4 posts here: http://www.spring2018.robinwharton.net/materialwords/category/old-things/). Make sure you submit links to your work on Gradian.
2. Read for Tuesday:

• Peter Elbow, "Some Thoughts on _Expressive Discourse_"
• Stephanie Fitzgerald, "The Cultural Work of a Mohegan Painted Basket"
• Re-read Russel Belk, "Possessions and the Extended Self"
• Re-read description of Project 3 and Kenneth Haltman, "Introduction" to _American Artifacts_, and Prown's "The Truth of Material Culture: History or Fiction?"

3. Blog Post 5: Sharp Things (http://www.spring2018.robinwharton.net/materialwords/blog-project-prompts/blog-5-sharp-things/), Group 1, posted to your blog and link submitted via the form by 11:59 pm on February 16

Extra points suggestions:

1. Complete a Lynda tutorial about using Wordpress and write up a reflection about what you learned (+20-50)
2. Come in for office hours or make an appointment (+20)
3. Remember, if you want points, submit it via the form

What are we doing in class?

*Workshop and peer review of draft object descriptions

*Descriptive writing

*Why do we teach composition?

*Material culture studies

*Discuss reading

Looking ahead:

Read for next week

• Listen to the podcast Surprisingly Awesome: #19 Cardboard (https://soundcloud.com/surprisinglyawesome/19-cardboard)

Due next week

• Blog Post 6: Sharp Things, 11:59 pm on February 23
• Final object description due February 23, 11:59 pm

Week 5 (February 6 & 8)

A note about the course readings: I've shared via email a link to the Google Drive readings folder where these can be found. If you can't find the readings, email me at least 24 hours in advance of class, and I can re-send you the link to the readings folder on Drive. Please, do not show up to class not having read, to tell me you couldn't find the readings.

Due:

1. Class prep, 20 points: By class time Tuesday, write up a short post about which Unpacking Manuel's artifact you've chosen to study and why artifact; by class time on Thursday 2/8, read and comment on at least one peer's Blog 3 post (find Blog 3 posts here: http://www.spring2018.robinwharton.net/materialwords/category/dead-things/). Make sure you submit links to your work on Gradian.
2. Read for Tuesday:

• W/D Chapter 5: "Assembling Your Technologies and Your Team" and Chapter 8: "Putting Your Project to Work"
• Russel Belk, "Possessions and the Extended Self"
• Think about which artifact you'd like to work with:

1. Unpacking Manuel's: http://www.spring2018.robinwharton.net/materialwords/category/dead-things/
2. Object Description project: http://www.spring2018.robinwharton.net/materialwords/about/#OD3DAnchor 

• Re-read description of Project 3 and Kenneth Haltman, "Introduction" to _American Artifacts_, and Prown's "The Truth of Material Culture: History or Fiction?"

3. Blog Post 4: Old Things (http://www.spring2018.robinwharton.net/materialwords/blog-project-prompts/blog-post-4-old-things/), Group 2, posted to your blog and link submitted via Gradian by 11:59 pm on February 9

Extra points suggestions:

1. Complete a Lynda tutorial about using Wordpress and write up a reflection about what you learned (+20-50)
2. Upgrade the main menu on your website, so that it links to resources on my site and the main pages on yours (+20)
3. Come in for office hours or make an appointment (+20)
4. Remember, if you want points, submit it via Gradian

What are we doing in class?

*Composing with text and images

*More about how we relate to and through objects

*Discuss reading

Looking ahead:

Read for next week

• Peter Elbow, "Some Thoughts on _Expressive Discourse_"
• Stephanie Fitzgerald, "The Cultural Work of a Mohegan Painted Basket"

Due next week

• Draft of Object Description due by class time Tuesday, February 13
• Blog Post 5: Sharp Things, 11:59 pm on February 16

Week 4 (January 30 & February 1)

A note about the course readings: I've shared via email a link to the Google Drive readings folder where these can be found. If you can't find the readings, email me at least 24 hours in advance of class, and I can re-send you the link to the readings folder on Drive. Please, do not show up to class not having read, to tell me you couldn't find the readings.

Due:

1. Class prep, 20 points: By class time Tuesday, read and comment on at least one peer's Blog 2 post (find Blog 2 posts here: http://www.spring2018.robinwharton.net/materialwords/category/cute-things/); before class on Thursday 2/1 post one question about the reading to your blog and submit it via the form
2. Read for Tuesday:

• Description of Object Description Project: http://www.spring2018.robinwharton.net/materialwords/about/#OD3DAnchor
• Kenneth Haltman, "Introduction" to _American Artifacts_, paying careful attention to his description and discussion of Prown's object analysis assignment
• Jules David Prown, "The Truth of Material Culture: History or Fiction?"

3. Blog Post 3: Dead Things (http://www.spring2018.robinwharton.net/materialwords/blog-project-prompts/blog-post-3-dead-things/), Group 1, posted to your blog and link submitted via the form by 11:59 pm on February 2

Extra points suggestions:

1. Complete a Lynda tutorial about using Wordpress and write up a reflection about what you learned (GSU students have access to Lynda.com with their GSU ID and password) (+20-50)
2. Upgrade the main menu on your website, so that it links to resources on my site and the main pages on yours (+20)
3. Come in for office hours or make an appointment (+20)
4. Remember, if you want points, submit it via the form

What are we doing in class?

*Prownian analysis

*History, evidence, and interpretation

*Discuss reading

Looking ahead:

Read for next week

• Writer/Designer Chs. 5 & 6: "Assembling Your Technologies and Your Team" and "Designing Your Project"
• Russel Belk, "Possessions and the Extended Self"
• Review the project documentation and gigapan images at Unpacking Manuel's and think about what artifact you'd like to study: http://unpackingmanuels.com/neatline?sort_field=slug&sort_dir=a 

Due next week

• Blog Post 4: Old Things, 11:59 pm on February 9

Week 3 (January 23 & 25)

A note about the course readings: I've shared via email a link to the Google Drive readings folder where these can be found. If you can't find the readings, email me at least 24 hours in advance of class, and I can re-send you the link to the readings folder on Drive. Please, do not show up to class not having read, telling me you couldn't find the readings.

Due:

1. Class prep, 20 points: By class time Tuesday, read and comment on at least one peer's Blog 1 post (find Blog 1 posts here: http://www.spring2018.robinwharton.net/materialwords/category/blog-project-prompts/writing-and-material-culture/)
2. Read for Thursday Anne E. Berthoff, "Learning the Uses of Chaos" Readings are in the shared folder on Google Drive.
3. Blog Post 2: Cute Things, Group 2, posted to your blog and link submitted via Gradian by 11:59 pm on January 26

Extra points suggestions:

1. Syllabus quiz (Ctrl/Right click to open link in a new window or tab) and review of web resources (+50)
2. Complete an “About Me” page on your website (+20)
3. Come in for office hours or make an appointment (+20)
4. Remember, if you want points, submit it via Gradian

What are we doing in class?

*Process and multimodality

*Reading objects

*Discuss reading

Looking ahead:

Read for next week

• Description of Object Description project
• Kenneth Haltman, "Introduction" to _American Artifacts_, paying careful attention to his description and discussion of Prown's object analysis assignment
• Writer/Designer Chs. 5 & 6: "Assembling Your Technologies and Your Team" and "Designing Your Project"

Due next week

• Blog Post 3: Dead Things, 11:59 pm on February 2

Week 2 (January 16 & 18)

A note about the course readings: I've shared via email a link to the Google Drive readings folder where these can be found. If you can't find the readings, email me at least 24 hours in advance of class, and I can re-send you the link to the readings folder on Drive. Please, do not show up to class not having read, to telling me you couldn't find the readings.

Due:

1. Read: Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi, “Why We Need Things” and Jules Prown, “Style as Evidence.” Readings are in the shared folder on Google Drive.
2. Class prep, 30 points, due by class time on Tuesday:

• Post one question about the Blog Project by class time on Tuesday to the "sos" category on your blog;
• Post two substantive questions or comments about the reading on your blog to the "discussion" category
• See this resource for information about creating and using categories on WordPress: https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/ 

3. Blog Post 1: Writing and Material Culture, Group 1, posted to your blog and link submitted via the form by 11:59 pm on January 19 (I will send out information about your posting group for the blog project by 5:00 pm on Friday, January 12)
4. Suggested Review Readings:

• We won't go over these specifically in class, but they provide helpful background/review of fundamental concepts
• Writing Commons, "Think Rhetorically" (including all linked sections, http://writingcommons.org/open-text/writing-processes/think-rhetorically/710-think-rhetorically)
• Writing Commons, "Sentence Structure" (including all linked sections, http://writingcommons.org/open-text/style/sentence-structure/100-select-an-appropriate-sentence-pattern) and "Format" (including all linked sections, http://writingcommons.org/open-text/writing-processes/format/111-format)

Extra points suggestions:

1. Syllabus quiz (Ctrl/Right click to open link in a new window or tab) and review of web resources (+50)
2. Post your class notes to your blog, using the category "Class Notes" (+20)

What are we doing in class?

*Discuss Blog Project

*Discuss readings

Looking ahead:

• Read for next week

• Kenneth Haltman, "Introduction" to _American Artifacts_, paying careful attention to his description and discussion of Prown's object analysis assignment
• Anne E. Berthoff, "Learning the Uses of Chaos"
• Group 2, Blog Post 2 due January 26, 11:59 pm

Week 1 (January 9 & 11)

A note about the course readings: I've shared via email a link to the Google Drive readings folder where these can be found. If you can't find the readings, email me at least 24 hours in advance of class, and I can re-send you the link to the readings folder on Drive. Please, do not show up to class not having read, to telling me you couldn't find the readings.

Due:

1. Class prep, 20 points: Purchase book, configure personal domain and WordPress site
2. Read course syllabus
3. Read for Thursday Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi, “Why We Need Things” and Jules Prown, “Style as Evidence.” Readings are in the shared folder on Google Drive.
4. Review create.gsu.edu and Gradian support documentation (http://support.gsucreate.org/ and http://s18.pdarrington.net/course-set-up-documents/):

• "Signing up"
• "WordPress"
• http://bit.ly/gsucreatesetup

Extra points suggestions:

1. Syllabus quiz (Ctrl/Right click to open link in a new window or tab) and review of web resources (+50)
2. Complete an “About Me” page on your website (+20)

What are we doing in class?

*The Thing From the Future

*Getting Started With create.gsu.edu

*Setup of website

Looking ahead:

Read for next week

• Description of Blog project
• Writer/Designer Chapters 1: "What are Multimodal Projects?" and 2: "Analyzing Multimodal Projects"
• Group 1, Blog Post 1 due January 19