This schedule changes frequently. You should check it
often—
| Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| Date | Event |
| 28, 30 March | No Class: Spring Break |
| 4 April | Part 1 due, No class |
| 18 April | No Class: Conferences |
| 4 May | Part 2 due |
| 30 May | No Class: Memorial Day |
| 1 June | Final version due |
Meeting times:
Mondays 11:00-12:15pm, C 317,
Wednesdays 11:00-12:15pm, C 314
Office Hours:
M 10:00am - 11:00am
T 12:00pm-1:00pm;
W 12:30-2pm; (or by appointment)
Where do I find the
readings?
Most of our class readings come from one of our
four texts. You may also need to download readings from the
"handouts" section of our class OASIS site.
| Date | Activity | Homework due today |
|---|---|---|
| M 14 Feb | Introduction to the course
Syllabus intro Short writing: "The Visual" |
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| W 16 Feb | Course arc
OASIS intro Get to know one another |
Read Rice, "Introduction"
Read Booth, "Prologue" Do reading response Send Brendan an email |
| Unit 1 | ||
| M 21 Feb | Introduction to Part One
Discuss Rice Syllabus Quiz Bands assigned |
Read Rice, chs 1, 2
Do reading response Read the syllabus thoroughly. Quiz Monday! |
| W 23 Feb | Discuss The Doll Games
Lab: OASIS, English accounts, File Transfer |
Read The Doll Games
Do reading response |
| M 28 Feb | Panel 1, Editing
Discuss Booth Write about year selections The Merchants of Cool (40min) |
Read Booth, chs 3, 4
Do reading response Choose year to research |
| W 2 Mar | The Merchants of Cool (20min)
Discuss Rice, TMC Lab: Introduce accounts, login, Basic HTML |
Read Rice: chs 3, 4
Do reading response |
| M 7 Mar | Library Day
Meet in the library, and BE ON TIME |
Complete Library tutorial |
| W 9 Mar | Panel 2, Design
Discuss Rice, Adbusters, Merchants Lab: HTML - links, images |
Read Rice, ch 5
Peruse Adbusters; read 2 articles. Do reading response Start research |
| M 14 Mar | Panel 3, Editing
Discuss Booth |
Read Booth chs 5, 6
Do reading response Bring list of sources to turn in |
| W 16 Mar | Citation lessons
Peer Review process Discuss rough drafts, project Q&A HTML lesson: Tables |
Part 1 Rough Draft due |
| M 21 Mar | Discuss projects so far
Panel 4, Design Peer Review Fill out peer review sheets (PDF | RTF) |
Rough Draft due |
| W 23 Mar | No class meeting | Work on project |
| M 28 Mar | No class meeting: Spring Recess | Read The Dark Knight Returns |
| W 30 Mar | No class meeting: Spring Recess | Read The Dark Knight Returns
Do reading response |
| Unit 2 | ||
| M 4 Apr | Reflect on Project one
Panel 5, Editing Discuss The Dark Knight Returns Introduction to Part 2 |
Review project
Read The Dark Knight Returns Do reading response Project Part 1 due Two forum posts due |
| W 6 Apr | Lab: Tables, Frames
Discuss Booth |
Read Booth, chs 7, 8
Do reading response |
| M 11 Apr | Panel 6, Design
Discuss Rice Sign up for conferences |
Read Rice, chs 6, 7
Do reading response Finalize your choice of four or five events. Two forum posts due |
| W 13 Apr | Discuss Booth
Lab: More image editing |
Read Booth, ch 9
Do reading response |
| M 18 Apr | No class meeting: Conferences | Research for part 2
Two forum posts due |
| W 20 Apr | Project work day
New Bands |
Research part 2 |
| M 25 Apr | Discuss Rice; Do Exercise 6 on 82-3
Project discussion |
Read Rice, chs 8, 9
Do reading response Research part 2 Two forum posts due |
| W 27 Apr | Band websites
Project Q&A, Peer Review prompt |
Part 2 Rough Draft due |
| M 2 May | Peer Review
Panel 8, Design |
Fill out peer review sheets
Two forum posts due |
| W 4 May | Screen: first half of Bowling for Columbine
Panel 7, Editing |
Part 2 due |
| Unit 3 | ||
| M 9 May | Screen: second half of Bowling for Columbine | Read Booth: ch 16
Do reading response Read "Bowling for Columbine Rebuttal" by David Hardy Read "Mike's letter to the critics" by Michael Moore Two forum posts due |
| W 11 May | Introduction to Part 3
Panel 9, Editing; Panel 10, Design Discuss Rice Evaluation day! |
Rice: chs 11, 12
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| M 16 May | Discuss Bowling for Columbine
Discuss Rice |
Rice: ch 13
Do reading response Solidify pattern, formulate claim Two forum posts due |
| W 18 May | Panel 11, Editing
Discuss project Lab: tech questions |
Work on project |
| M 23 May | Discuss overall flow of project | Two forum posts due
Work on Project |
| W 25 May | In-Class Peer Review | Final version Rough Draft due |
| M 30 May | No Class Meeting: | Memorial Day
Two forum posts due Revise project from Peer review and my comments (emailed to you) |
| W 1 June | Course reflection
Lab: backing up data |
Final version due |
