Composition I Course Calendar Spring 2021
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Reading responses and other assignments must be completed before 11:59 p.m. on the Sunday following the week under which they are listed. For instance, Reading Response #7 is listed under the week of March 14–20; therefore, it is due on or before 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, March 21. The same is true of your four essays and your portfolio. The readings that require you to write reading responses are typed in bold and red. Major assignments are typed in ultra bold and blue. The page number for each reading response is in parentheses, and all readings for reading responses can be found in UA-PTC Composition Mix with two exceptions. “A Writer in the World” and “Living Like Weasels,” both by Annie Dillard, will be posted in the “Course Content” section of the online class. A lot of times you will see the initials ALW following an en dash—a punctuation mark that is longer than a hyphen and shorter than an em dash, which is traditionally referred to simply as a “dash.” This is a weird habit I developed years ago when social media was first starting out. The organization I was running at the time had a group of assistants, secretaries, PR people, and other individuals who would make posts under my name. To indicate that I personally wrote the post, I would add “–ALW,” and it’s a habit I’ve kept for years. Oddly, I found out years later that Hillary Clinton does the same thing.
Allen Loibner-Waitkus • UA-PTC
• Just like the syllabus, this course calendar is subject to change.
CALENDAR JANUARY 19–23 • Introduction to Class • Complete Course Agreement JANUARY 24–30 • Skim pages 1-66 in UA-PTC Composition Mix • Read pages 68-72 in UA-PTC Composition Mix • Read “A Writer in the World” by Annie Dillard (Instructor-provided Reading)—Reading Response #1 (10 points) JANUARY 31–FEBRUARY 6 • Read “The Sanctuary of School” by Lynda Berry (273)—Reading Response #2 (10 points) • Read “Living Like Weasels” by Annie Dillard (Instructor-provided Reading)—Reading Response #3 (10 Points) FEBRUARY 7–13 • Read “Me Talk Pretty One Day” by David Sedaris (286)—Reading Response #4 (10 Points) FEBRUARY 14–20 • ESSAY #1 (Narrative Essay) Due (100 Points) FEBRUARY 21–27 • Read pages 74-83 in UA-PTC Composition Mix • Read “Advertisements R Us” by Melissa Rubin (330)—Reading Response #5 (10 Points) FEBRUARY 28–MARCH 6 • Read “Guys vs. Men” by Dave Barry (396)—Reading Response #6 (10 Points)
MARCH 7–13 • ESSAY #2 (Analytic Essay) DUE (100 Points) MARCH 14–20 • Read page 84-89 in UA-PTC Composition Mix • Read “Why Is Everyone Focused on Zuckerberg’s Hoodie” by Somini Sengupta (321)—Reading Response #7 (10 Points) • Read “Is Google Making Us Stupid” by Nicholas Carr (453)—Reading Response #8 (10 Points) MARCH 21–27 • SPRING BREAK—No Class MARCH 28–APRIL 3 • ESSAY #3 (Review) DUE (100 Points) APRIL 4–10 • Read pages 104-111 in UA-PTC Composition Mix • Read pages 113-154 in UA-PTC Composition Mix • Read “The Internet Is Not Ruining Grammar” by Jessica Wildfire (447)—Reading Response #9 (10 Points) APRIL 11–17 • Read pages 157-209 in UA-PTC Composition Mix • Read “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr. (423)—Reading Response #10 (10 Points) APRIL 18–24 • Read 211-251 in UA-PTC Composition Mix APRIL 25–MAY 1 • ESSAY #4 (Argumentative Essay) Due (100 Points) MAY 2–8 •
PORTFOLIO DUE (100 Points)