The course will be divided by the five main assignments, each of which will build on the others. For quick info on those assignments, click here.

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**this is a tentative weekly schedule. Check back for updates.

DATE	MEET	CLASS CONTENT	TO DO (after class)
W Aug 25	Zoom	1. Introductions 2. Syllabus review 3. Writing an email	1. Complete (anonymous) language politics survey. 2. Respond to Questionnaire.
M Aug 30	Asynchronous — these tasks are to be completed in lieu of coming to class.	1. Watch video on annotation. 2. Read text on annotating. 3. Read handouts: rhetorical reading and reading strategies.	1. Read and annotate “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan. 2. Watch Safwat Saleem’s TEDTalk.
W Sept 1	Zoom	1. Introduce Language Narrative and cover letters prompts. 2. Complete brainstorm. 3. Discuss Saleem & Tan’s language narratives. 4. Review Audience Analysis.	1. Read & annotate “Shitty First Drafts” 2. Read & annotate Norton’s guide on “Writing a Literacy Narrative” 3. Complete LN Brainstorm ( Google Docs | Word ) and work on Language Narrative draft
M Sept 13	Asynchronous — these tasks are to be completed in lieu of coming to class.	DUE: Language Narrative first draft  1. Read Richard Straub’s “Responding—Really Responding” 2. Complete Take-Home peer review for two of your writing group members’ Language Narrative (due 11:59pm on the 15th)	1. Return your take-home peer review to the author & email a copy to Molly.
M Sept 20	Asynchronous — these tasks are to be completed in lieu of coming to class.	1. Read & annotate Gloria Anzaldúa’s “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”	1. Read the peer review of your language narrative & draft edits to your essay. 2. Work on edits to your essay.
W Sept 22	NAC 7/231 9:30–10:45am NAC 7/219 12:30–1:45pm	1. Rhetorical Precis (lite) 2. Introductions to each other.	1. Complete edits to your essay. 2. Write your cover letter. 3. Submit the revised essay with cover letter to Dropbox by 6pm Sunday, Sept. 26.  4. Read the summary for Gloria Anzaldúa’s essay.
Sun Sept 26		DUE: Final LN with cover letter by 6pm.
M Sept 27	Asynchronous — these tasks are to be completed in lieu of coming to class. They are due by 8am on Wednesday.	1. Complete a rhetorical situation worksheet ( Google Doc ) for Amy Tan, Safwat Saleem, or Gloria Anzaldúa. 2. Write a rhetorical précis for the author and add it to the top of the rhetorical situation worksheet. Email this doc to Molly.
W Sept 29	NAC 7/231 9:30–10:45am NAC 7/219 12:30–1:45pm	1. Review rhetorical situation worksheets. 2. Review rhetorical situation & rhetorical strategies handouts.
M Oct 4	Asynchronous — these tasks are to be completed in lieu of coming to class.	1. Read June Jordan’s “Nobody Mean More to Me Than You and the Future Life of Willie Jordan.” 2. Complete a rhetorical situation worksheet ( Word | Google Docs ) for Jordan’s essay.
W Oct 6	NAC 7/231 9:30–10:45am NAC 7/219 12:30–1:45pm	1. Review the rhetorical analysis essay prompt. 2. Summary (sample) 3. Review “charting” handout and practice using “charting” worksheet.	1. Summarize the text you’ll use for your rhetorical analysis essay. We will peer review these in class next Wednesday. Bring hard copies to class.
W Oct 13	NAC 7/231 9:30–10:45am NAC 7/219 12:30–1:45pm	1. Peer review summaries. 2. Introduce Rhetorical Analysis Worksheet. 3. Review introduction & conclusion. 4. Review thesis statement tips. ( Google Docs )	1. Complete the “Rhetorical Analysis Worksheet” for the course text you intend to analyze for your essay ( Word | Google Docs )(Note: there will be some overlap between the rhetorical situation and analysis worksheets)  2. Complete a “charting” worksheet ( Word | Google Docs ) for the text you’re analyzing.
M Oct 18	Asynchronous — these tasks are to be completed in lieu of coming to class.	1. Using “charting” worksheet, summary, and rhetorical analysis/situation worksheets, write the first draft of your rhetorical analysis essay, due by Sunday, October 24 at 11:59pm.
W Oct 20	Class will be held in-person but will have a Zoom element because we have a library visit.	1. Librarian visit.	1. Complete your rhetorical analysis essay by Monday morning, October 25. Turn it in via Google Drive to your writing group.
M Oct 25	Asynchronous — these tasks are to be completed in lieu of coming to class.	1. Complete a take-home peer-review of two classmates’ works.
W Oct 27	NAC 7/231 9:30–10:45am NAC 7/219 12:30–1:45pm	1. “Selling features” of advertisements.	1. Draft midterm reflection & sign up for a time to meet with Molly or Caitlin.
M Nov 1	Asynchronous — these tasks are to be completed in lieu of coming to class.	Due by 8am to Molly: Revised draft of Rhetorical Analysis essay with cover letter. **MIDTERM CONFERENCES	1. Sign up for CUNY Academic Commons. This video will show you how to sign up. 2. Create a site and share a link with Molly (make sure she has access). 3. Watch this video for guidance on creating a site.
W Nov 3	NAC 7/231 9:30–10:45am NAC 7/219 12:30–1:45pm	1. Discuss CUNY Academic Commons & the portfolio site.	1. Watch my video. Add a page to your portfolio site. Play around with customizing your site.
M Nov 8	Zoom	1. Invention activity #1. Group meetings to discuss topic ideas. 2. Introduce source use assignment and documentation of resources for your journal. 3. Evaluating sources (handout)	1. Begin your preliminary research. In this working document, begin compiling sources you might use. Share with Molly. 2. Complete Invention Activity #1 by Friday at 11:59pm.
W Nov 10	NAC 7/231 9:30–10:45am NAC 7/219 12:30–1:45pm	1. Beginning your preliminary research discussion. In this working document, begin compiling sources you might use. 2. Evaluating sources (handout)	1. Complete Invention activity #2. 2. Add to your source use.
M Nov 15	Asynchronous — these tasks are to be completed in lieu of coming to class.	1. Read & annotate “The Art of Quoting” from They Say, I Say. 2. Complete Invention activity #2. 3. Add to your source use.
W Nov 17	NAC 7/231 9:30–10:45am NAC 7/219 12:30–1:45pm	1. Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing — when to use which? 2. Source integration. 3. Review: Rhetorical Precis 4. Synthesis (handout, samples & practice)	1. Work on your source report; begin compiling your journal; work on your outline.
M Nov 22	Asynchronous — these tasks are to be completed in lieu of coming to class.	1. Citation practices
W Nov 24	NAC 7/231 9:30–10:45am NAC 7/219 12:30–1:45pm	1. Q&A and journal conferencing
M Nov 29	Asynchronous — these tasks are to be completed in lieu of coming to class.	1. Work on your write-up for the research essay.
W Dec 1	NAC 7/231 9:30–10:45am NAC 7/219 12:30–1:45pm	1. Introduce self-reflection essay and Academic Portfolio. 2. Drafting self-reflection essay “walk down memory lane” 3. WordPress design ideas/basic skills.	1. Gather & re-read your cover letters and your essays. Take notes on any sentences or sections that most capture your learning this semester. 2. Using these notes, begin drafting your Self-reflection Essay.
M Dec 6	Asynchronous — these tasks are to be completed in lieu of coming to class.	1. First draft of researched essay due.	1. Complete revisions for your final language narrative. 2. Upload final version to your WordPress site.
W Dec 8	Zoom	No class — conferences	1. Complete revisions for your final language narrative analysis essay. 2. Upload final version to your WordPress site.
M Dec 13	Zoom	Individual conferences	1. Complete revisions for your final rhetorical analysis essay. 2. Upload final version to your WordPress site.
W Dec 15	Zoom	No class — conferences DUE: WordPress Academic Portfolio link with self-reflection essay draft and final versions of all essays	1. Complete your self-reflection essay. 2. Upload final version to your WordPress site as site “cover letter.” 3. Send Molly portfolio link with final versions of all essays (include the journal and research essay write-up in whatever state they are in).
M Dec 20		DUE: Final drafts of research project write-up.