Below is the planned schedule for UWP 7. It should give you a sense of the workflow of the quarter. However, it is a tentative schedule and I will make changes should the need arise.
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This is just our first day when we get to know each other and the course.
Complete before class: Nothing! Just show up
During class: Introductions and Orientation; Syllabus; Homework overview
Complete by 11:59pm: Letter to Instructor
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This unit spans Weeks 1 through 3 and culminates in the Reader Profile writing project.
Complete before class: "How to Read Like a Writer" reading on Perusall (on Canvas)
During class: Reading strategies; Assignment analysis; Introduction to Writing Project 1: Reader Profile
*Optional preparation: we'll be doing an in-class reading today; you're welcome to read it in advance of class (see Canvas)
Complete before class: Learning Log #1 (submit on Canvas)
During class: Reader Profile interviews preparation; Interviews; Brainstorming and invention activities
Zoom Meet-and-Greets with Dr. Evans
Complete by 11:59pm: Week 1 Check-In
Complete before class: "What is academic writing?" on Perusall (on Canvas)
During class: Academic writing basics; Planning and drafting workshop
Complete before class: Learning Log #2 (submit on Canvas)
During class: Peer response training and practice
Complete by 11:59pm: Week 2 Check-in
Complete before class: Reader Profile first draft
During class: Peer response; Writing Conference Preparation
Zoom 10-minute Reader Profile Writing Conferences
Complete before class: Learning Log #3 (submit to Canvas)
During class: Using feedback; Interview follow-ups; Corrective Feedback File; Language lesson
Complete by 11:59pm: Week 3 Check-In
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This unit spans Weeks 4 through 7 and culminates in the Language Literature Review writing project.
Complete before class: Reader Profile Final Draft (submit to Canvas); Optional Enrichment Activity #1
During class: Rhetorical analysis; Genre
Complete before class: Language readings part 1 on Perusall (on Canvas)
During class: Discuss readings; Writing as Conversation
Complete before 11:59pm: Week 4 Extended Check-in
Complete before class: Language readings part 2 on Persuall (on Canvas)
During class: Writing as conversation continued; Contextualizing sources; Introduction to Writing Project 2: Language Literature Review
Complete before class: Learning Log #4 (submit to Canvas)
During class: Developing topics; Research questions; Summarizing; Synthesis
Complete by 11:59pm: Week 5 Check-In; Optional Enrichment Activity #2
Complete before class: Learning Log #5 (submit to Canvas)
During class: BEAM thinking strategies; Source analysis
Complete before class: Learning Log #6 (submit to Canvas)
During class: Source incorporation; Source citations
Complete by 11:59pm:
Week 6 Check-in
Optional WP1 Reader Profile Revision due
Complete before class: Language Literature Review First Draft (submit on Canvas)
During class: Peer response
Complete before class: "Revision Strategies for Student Writers and Experienced Adult Writers" reading on Perusall (on Canvas)
During class: Using feedback; Review concepts, CFF; Language lesson
Zoom 10-minute Language Literature Review Writing Conferences
Complete by 11:59pm: Week 7 Check-in
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This unit spans Weeks 8 through 10 and culminates in the Literacy Report writing project.
Complete before class: Language Literature Review Final Draft; Optional Enrichment Activity #3 (submit both to Canvas)
During class: Writing strategies; Assignment analysis; Genre; Introduction to Writing Project 3: Literacy Report
Complete before class: Learning Log #7 (submit to Canvas)
During class: WP3 Workshop; Language lesson; Style
Complete by 11:59pm: Week 8 Check-in
Complete "before" class: Learning Log #8 (submit to Canvas)
"During" class (by 11:59pm on Wednesday, 11/27): WP3 Worksheet
Zoom 10-minute Literacy Report Writing Conferences
Complete before 11:59pm: Week 9 Check-in; Optional WP2 Revision
Complete before class: Literacy Report First Draft
During class: Peer Response
OPTIONAL Zoom 10-minute Writing Conferences
Complete before class: Literacy Report Final Draft; Optional Enrichment Activity #4 (submit both to Canvas)
During class: Concept review; Final Exam Preparation
Complete by 11:59pm:
Week 10 Check-in (last one!)
Optional Language Literature Review Revision
We will not meet in-person for our Final Examination. Rather, students will complete an online writing project that is due within three hours of the scheduled exam time.
TR 10:00 - 11:50pm (CRN 48548) - Final exam is on Tuesday, 12/10/24, at 6:00pm
TR 2:10 - 4:00pm (CRN 48550) - Final exam is on Tuesday, 12/10/24, at 8:00am
Final Examination