Anthony T. Atkins, PhD | English 496: Senior Seminar on Video and Composition

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WEEK 1

Thursday, August 21 Introduce course: syllabus, assignments, policies, evaluation, etc.
Syllabus (pdf)
 

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)

 

WEEK 3

Tuesday, September 2

Chapter 1:  pg. 20-46 (Atkins)
Research Topics
 

Thursday, September 4

No formal class (Atlanta Symposium on Rhetoric and Composition)
Lab is open.  You may work on your research essay.

 

WEEK 4

Tuesday, September 9

Chapter 1: pg. 48-55 (Atkins)
Framing the Study of Visual Rhetoric, Sonja Foss (PDF)
CRAP

Thursday, September 11

By Means of the Visible, Stephens: pg. 56-67 (Atkins)
Research Essay Workday
Video Assignment

 

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)
 

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
 
Thursday, September 25

Final Video Assignment discussion and assignment

 

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.

 

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)

 

WEEK 9

Tuesday, October 14 "What's Wrong with this Picture" Michelle Citron p. 194-207
Group Work
Thursday, October 16
 
"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)
 

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.
 

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
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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!
 
 

WEEK 13

Tuesday, November 11 Electronic Portfolio (pdf)
Workday
Thursday, November 13 Chapter 5 Constructing Realities316-330 (Group 4 Presentation)
 

WEEK 14

Tuesday, November 18 Web Workday
Thursday, November 20 Chapter 6, Picturing Argument 381-398 (Atkins)
Workday
 

WEEK 15

Tuesday, November 25 Workday
Thursday, November 27 No class Thanksgiving Holiday
 

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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