CSUN English 155: Tentative Schedule
The following tentative schedule includes readings from all three texts:
- Composing Cyberspace aka CC
- Rules of Thumb aka RoT
- Writing Online aka WO
- Wings aka WINGS
Please check back for changes and updates. Complete all readings by due dates. Summary and response (online journal) of CC readings are due online before the day we are to discuss the reading in class. Readings from ROT and WO are given as background for that week's work.
Last revised 1 Oct 02
- Week 1: (Course content and contracts)
- Tues 8/27: Syllabus/ phone/email list/ contract / interviews /
- Thurs 8/29: FAQs / In class timed writing
- Week 2: (Course requirements /Intros)
- Tues 9/3 Lab -- class mailing list --bring student ID and PIN
- Thurs 9/5 Intros / Rubric / self evaluations
- Week 3: (Virtual Communities)
- Tues 9/10: Lab -- setting up personal spaces / practice discussion / Bruckman (CC)
- Thurs 9/12: Rheingold
- Week 4 (Global Village)
- Tues 9/17: Lab -- Forster (CC)
- Thurs 9/19: Global Village selection (CC) *OR* e-democracy selection (CC)
- Week 5 (Issues in the Media)
- Tues 9/24: Lab -- Shirley (CC)
- Thurs 9/27: Media article selection
- Week 6 (paper topics)
- Tues 10/1: Lab -- Short Write / topic generation / paper assignment
- Thurs 10/3: Class Cancelled
- Week 7 (revision)
- Tues 10/8: ROT 61-67 / topic proposal w/initial outline / Review rubric and self evaluation forms/ Discuss novels
- Thurs 10/10: ROT 68-74 / Paper #1 Workshop topic focus and development / Discuss genre features
- Week 8 (Revision)
- Tues 10/15: ROT 75-80 / Paper #1 Workshop organization and development
- Thurs: 10/17: ROT: 80-81, 19-25, Editing Workshop / vague pronoun usage ROT: review MLA format / proofreading and editing
- Week 9 (Genre -- Utopias / Distopias)
- Tues 10/22: Paper #1 DUE in folder with all drafts / The Matrix
- Thurs 10/24: / Gibson "Johnny Mnemonic." (CC) / genre features
- Week 10 (Identity, The Matrix and Novels)
- Tues 10/29: The Matrix
- Thurs 10/ 31:In-class, Timed writing
- Week 11 (Utopias / Dystopias)
- Tues 11/5: Lab -- Paper Assignment / Brainstorm topic generation / Barry (CC)
- Thurs 11/7: Rough draft due: development workshop
- Week 12 (revision)
- Tues 11/12: Lab: Reddy / Branham "Student's Guide to the Internet." Annotated Bibliographies
- Thurs 11/14: workshop / Discuss Laurel (CC)
- Week 13 (research)
- Tues 11/19: Papers Due/ Research paper assignment
- Thurs 11/21: First draft workshop / Section one research paper
- Week 14 (Research)
- Tues 11/26: Workshop research paper
- Thurs 11/28: Thanksgiving holiday
- Week 15 (Research)
- Tues 12/3: Full drafts of research paper for editing workshop
- Thurs 12/5: Portfolios due
- Final Exam: Dec 12, pick up portfolios.
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