Dates |
Assignments |
Readings |
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WEEK 1 |
Thursday, August 21 |
Introduce course:
syllabus, assignments, policies, evaluation, etc.
Syllabus (pdf) |
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WEEK 2 |
Tuesday, August 26 |
Introduction (Picturing Texts)
Sample video projects |
Thursday, August 28 |
Research and Online Tools (Web 2.0)
Group Assignments
Web 2.0 and
Research
Research Essay (pdf) |
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WEEK 3 |
Tuesday, September 2 |
Chapter 1: pg. 20-46
(Atkins)
Research Topics
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Thursday, September 4 |
No formal class (Atlanta Symposium on
Rhetoric and Composition)
Lab is open. You may work on your research essay. |
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WEEK 4 |
Tuesday, September 9 |
Chapter 1: pg. 48-55 (Atkins)
Framing
the Study of Visual Rhetoric, Sonja Foss (PDF)
CRAP
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Thursday, September 11 |
By Means of the Visible, Stephens: pg. 56-67
(Atkins)
Research Essay Workday
Video Assignment |
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WEEK 5 |
Tuesday, September 16 |
Rough Draft of Research
Essay Due in hard copy and in class.
Looking Closer (Chapter 2) pg. 96-115 (Group 1
presentation) |
Thursday, September 18 |
Mclean, Virginia,
December 1978, Joel Sternfield pg. 126-129.
Complete Assignment 2 on page 129. (Atkins) |
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WEEK 6 |
Tuesday, September 23 |
No formal Class
(classroom will be OPEN for your use)
Dr. Atkins in Western Carolina for Writing Program Administrators
Professional Meeting
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Thursday, September 25 |
Final Video Assignment discussion and
assignment |
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WEEK 7 |
Tuesday, September 30 |
Chapter 3 pg. 150-168
(Group 2
presentation)
Research Essay Due (email by 5:00pm)
Your group gets a video camera today (I have 2 of them, at
least)
Video Proposal Document
Video Project |
Thursday, October 2 |
Video Assignment work and meetings (please meet with groups, if
appropriate. There will be a substitute teacher present today)
Dr.
Atkins in Savannah for Georgia Information Literacy Conference. |
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WEEK 8 |
Tuesday, October 7 |
No
Class. fall break |
Thursday, October 9 |
Workday or Tutorial in TAC Center
(please come to MO 204 unless you are notified by email to come to
Hoggard) |
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WEEK 9 |
Tuesday, October 14 |
"What's Wrong with this Picture" Michelle Citron p. 194-207
Group Work |
Thursday, October 16
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"The Man Didn't Even Know I was There" p. 209-215 (Atkins)
"Typographic Portraits" p.216-218 (Atkins)
Image Evaluation
Image Evaluation Due (Business Card:
Exercise : Respond: # 1 on page 218) |
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WEEK 10 |
Tuesday, October 21 |
Video Proposal Due in electronic copy
Workday and Catch Up |
Thursday, October 23 |
NCETA Conference in Winston Salem
Classroom is open for your use. |
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WEEK 11 |
Tuesday, October 28 |
Workday. Informal progress reports. |
Thursday, October 30 |
The Rhetoric
of Visual Arguments (pdf) (Atkins)
Informal Progress Report from Groups (Video Project). Decide due
date and showing of videos.
Visual Arguments
(O) |
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WEEK 12 |
Tuesday, November 4 (VOTE!) |
Chapter 4, Representing Others, p. 227-246
(Group 3 presentation) |
Thursday, November 6 |
PLEASE MEET IN HOGGARD HALL (TAC center) at
930am!
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WEEK 13 |
Tuesday, November 11 |
Electronic Portfolio (pdf)
Workday |
Thursday, November 13 |
Chapter 5 Constructing Realities316-330 (Group
4 Presentation) |
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WEEK 14 |
Tuesday, November 18 |
Web
Workday |
Thursday, November 20 |
Chapter 6, Picturing Argument 381-398 (Atkins)
Workday |
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WEEK 15 |
Tuesday, November 25 |
Workday |
Thursday, November 27 |
No class Thanksgiving Holiday |
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WEEK 16 |
Tuesday, December 2 |
Video Projects Due in Class
Last Day of class |
Friday, December 7 |
All Portfolios Due by 5pm (send link via
email)
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