Weekly Schedule Topic Class w/ Alosha Tuesdays 11:00am—1:45pm Composition Class w/ Nick Fridays 11:00am—1:45pm Week 1 Friday, August 26th • Course Introductions and Greetings // Syllabus // Free write questions • Introducing the Literacy Narrative and Final Portfolio project • What is Rhetoric? (State Farm commercial viewing) • Read article “Trump May Sound Like a Clown, but He is a Rhetoric Pro like Cicero” by Gene Puska • Performing one-act plays: John Patrick Shanley “Lonely Impulse of Delight” & Ato Essandoh’s “Black Thang” • “Someday I’ll Love Ocean Vuong” -- Ocean Vuong • Reading: excerpts from Joe Brainard • Write fifteen lines that each begin with “I remember” • Assign groups for weekly discussion. Exchange contact information and email addresses. For Next Class: Readings: “Shitty First Drafts” -- Anne Lamott “Me Talk Pretty One Day” -- David Sedaris “Aria” – Richard Rodriguez “Mother Tongue” -- Amy Tan “What is a Literacy Narrative?” –Cynthia Selfe 1. Write a one-page letter addressed to me. Tell me about yourself: How to you see yourself as a writer and as a student? What do you want to accomplish this semester? 2. Write a 250-500-word response to the
CLASSES ARE SWITCHED. TUESDAY WITH NICK AND FRIDAY WITH ALOSHA. Write a full first draft of your literacy narrative for Tuesday, Sept. 6th Group 1 Reading: Chapters 25, 27, 28, 29, 30 & 31 in NFGW. Rest of class: skim this chapter. REMINDER: NEXT WEEK CLASSES ARE SWITCHED. TUESDAY WITH NICK AND FRIDAY WITH ALOSHA. Week 3 Tuesday, September 6th Friday, September 9th MEET WITH NICK TODAY IN 4/148 Due: First Draft of Literacy Narrative Group 1 presentation. Class discussion to follow. What it means to revise and rework your first draft. Graded in-class peer review • Grammar // Mechanics // Usage For Next Class: Revise, rework, and write a full final draft of your literacy narrative Group 2 Reading: Chapters 2 and 3 in NFGW: “Reading in Academic Contexts” and “Summarizing and Responding” MEET WITH ALOSHA TODAY IN 6/329 “And the land we belong to is grand…” Discussion READING, VIEWING AND LISTENING DUE: Oklahoma! For Next Class (Sept 13th): Read W. Hoffman, “Who You Calling White?” (pages 20-24) and “Playing Cowboys and Indians” (pages 55-66) Contribute a response to Discussion Forum on Blackboard Week 4 Tuesday, September 13th Friday, September 16th Whose America is it on stage? Discussion READING DUE: W. Hoffman, “Who You Calling White?” (pages 20-24) and “Playing Cowboys and Indians” (pages 55-66) Due: Final Draft of Literacy Narrative *Post on Blackboard under Assignments: Literacy Narrative Final Draft Group 2 presentation: Summary Writing. Twenty-minute in-class guided reflection on the process of writing your Literacy Narrative
Week 8 Tuesday, October 11th Friday, October 14th NO CLASSES SCHEDULED AT CCNY on Tuesday, Oct 11th. TOPIC SESSION MEETS ON FRIDAY THIS WEEK, IN LIEU OF WRITING SECTION. Friday, Oct 14th, Room 4/148 “Immigrant goes to America…” Discussion READING, VIEWING, AND LISTENING DUE: WEST SIDE STORY For Next Class: Reading Selection TBA Contribute Response to Discussion Forum No Writing Class. Classes follow a Tuesday Schedule. Topic Session, Room 4/148 “Immigrant goes to America…” Discussion READING, VIEWING, AND LISTENING DUE: WEST SIDE STORY For Next Class: Reading Selection TBA Contribute Response to Discussion Forum Week 9 Tuesday, October 18th Friday, October 21st “Who lives, who dies, who tells the story?” Discussion READING DUE: TBA Late 1950s-1960s: Fragmentation of Popular Music, Tastes, and Musicals For Next Class: Read, Watch, and Listen to Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street Due: Second Draft of Exploratory Essay In-class peer-review. For Next Class: Revise, edit, and proofread your Exploratory Essay. Group 6 Reading: Chapter 36 in NFGW: “Arguing” Week 10 Tuesday, October 25th Friday, October 28th “There is a hole in the world…” Discussion. READING, VIEWING AND LISTENING DUE: Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street Researched Critical Analysis Essay Due: Final Draft of Exploratory Essay Group 6 will present. In-class reflection on the process of writing the exploratory essay.
introduced. Production Process on Broadway: Collaboration For Next Class: Reading TBA Contribute to Discussion Forum For Next Class: Write a proposal for research Class Reading: New York Times article “Deeper Ties for Corporate Cash for Doubtful Climate Researcher” Be prepared with notes. Chapters 45 & 46 in NFGW “Developing a Research Plan” and “Finding Sources” Week 11 Tuesday, November 1st Friday, November 4th “… and it goes by the name of London.” Discussion of Sweeney Todd continued. READING DUE: TBA Formulating a Social Hypothesis and Contextualizing Creative Collaboration Projects to be introduced today and groups/topics to be assigned. For Next Class: TBA, Each student reads a relevant section from The Theatre Experience. Class debate and discussion based on NYTimes article Proposal Writing and discussion of Critical Analysis Essay and Goals For Next Class: Read: Chapter 20 in NFGW: “Proposals” Type up your reflection notes and post a polished reflection to Blackboard. Write a detailed proposal for your Researched Critical Analysis Essay. Post this on Blackboard under Assignments: Proposal Week 12 Tuesday, November 8th Friday, November 11th Presenting and Refining Theses for Final Research Papers 1980s-Present: The Megamusical, Disneyfication of Times Square, and the Contemporary Scene Discussion READING DUE TBA (from The Theatre Experience) Meet in Computer Lab Conduct initial research Locate at least 3 peer-reviewed articles for your Critical Analysis. For Next Class: Write the first draft of your Critical Analysis.
Week 16 Tuesday, December 6th Friday, December 9th Last Class Meeting Presentation of Creative Collaboration Projects Wrapping up course themes Last Class Meeting Wrapping up and reflections. Week 17 Tuesday, December 13th Friday, December 16th DUE: FINAL DIGITAL PORTFOLIO AND DUE: FINAL DIGITAL PORTFOLIO AND SELF-ASSESSMENT Course Assignment Due Dates: Both 1st and Final Drafts must be uploaded to Blackboard by 11am on the day that the assignment is due 1st Draft Final Draft Literacy Narrative Tuesday, September 6th Friday, September 16th Summary and Response N/A September 27th Exploratory Friday, October 14th Friday, November 28th Critical Analysis Friday, November 18th Friday, December 2nd Final Digital Portfolio N/A Friday, December 16th Note: This semester, researchers at CCNY will be collecting first and second drafts of each of the four major essays to assess students’ revision practices. Because of this study, you will be asked to submit your essays following specific formatting conventions. Once collected, your work will be stripped of identifying metadata. Course Policies, Procedures, and Pertinent Information Coursework: Your instructors will review coursework assignments on a regular basis. These smaller assignments will be graded on a ✓+, ✓, and ✓- system. You will get a zero for coursework you do not complete or that you do not submit on time. All homework and in-class activities are important and will have an impact on your development and success as academic writers. You will devote time, thought, and energy to a variety of informal and formal reading and writing practices. During the course you might be asked to annotate readings, keep a record of ideas, jot down observations, complete in-class assignments, take notes on class discussions, collaborate with your classmates, and engage in a variety of research, drafting, and revision assignments. The course texts will provide you with ideas and arguments, facts and statistics. They will prompt thought as you agree or disagree, qualify or extend their knowledge. They enlarge the context for our class discussion, and they illustrate choices other writes have made as