CSUN English 155: Tentative Schedule
The following tentative schedule includes readings from all three texts:
- Composing Cyberspace aka CC
- Rules of Thumb aka RoT
- 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
- Week 1: (Course content and contracts)
Jan 28 - 30
- Tues: Syllabus/ phone/email list/ contract / interviews /
- Thurs: FAQs / In class timed writing
- Week 2: (Course requirements /Intros)
Feb 2 - 4
- Tues: Intros / Rubric / self evaluations
- Thurs: Lab -- class mailing list --bring student ID and PIN
- Week 3: (Virtual Communities)
Feb 11 - 13
- Tues: Bruckman (CC)
- Thurs: Lab -- setting up personal spaces / practice discussion / Rheingold (CC)
- Week 4 (Global Village)
Feb 18 - 20
- Tues: Global Village selection (CC)
- Thurs: e-democracy selection (CC)
- Week 5 (Issues in the Media)
Feb 25 - 27
- Tues: Media article selection
- Thurs: Lab -- Short Write / topic generation / paper assignment
- Week 6 (paper topics)
Mar 4 - 6
- Tues: ROT 61-67 / topic proposal w/initial outline / Review rubric and self evaluation forms/ Discuss novels
- Thurs: ROT 68-74 / Paper #1 Workshop topic focus and development / Discuss genre features
- Week 7 (revision)
Mar 11 - 13
- Tues ROT 75-80 / Paper #1 Workshop organization and development
- Thurs: ROT: 80-81, 19-25, Editing Workshop / vague pronoun usage ROT: review MLA format / proofreading and editing
- Week 8 (Short stories and the pentad)
Mar 18-20
- Tues Paper #1 DUE in folder with all drafts /
Forster (CC)
- Thurs Lab -- Shirley (CC)
- Week 9 (Genre -- Utopias / Distopias)
Mar 25-27
- Tues: Gibson "Johnny Mnemonic." (CC) / genre features
- Thurs: The Matrix
- Week 10 (Identity, The Matrix and Novels)
Apr 1 - 3
- Tues The Matrix
- Thurs In-class, Timed writing
- Week 11 (Utopias / Dystopias)
Apr 8 - 10
- Tues: Paper Assignment / Brainstorm topic generation/ (CC)
- Thurs: Lab: Barry / Rough draft due COPY TO ME: development workshop
- Spring Break Apr 14 - 19
- Week 12 (revision)
Apr 22- 24
- Tues: Discuss Laurel (CC) / paper #2 due
- Thurs: Lab: Reddy (CC)/ Branham "Student's Guide to the
Internet." Annotated Bibliographies
- Week 13 (research)
Apr 29 - May 1
- Tues: Class Cancelled
- Thurs: Workshop Section I / rough annotated bib (5 web sources)
- Week 14 (Research)
May 6 -
- Tues: Workshop Section I and II / Bring Wings
- Thurs: Lab -- Section II and III / cover letter
- Week 15 (Research)
May 13 - 15
- Tues: Full drafts of research paper for editing workshop
- Thurs: Portfolios due / in-class essay for portfolio
- Final Exam:
- 155cmp (61056) May 20
- 155 (61501) May 22
pick up portfolios.
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