Writing 1 (EL 110, Fall 2011)
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Jumpt to: Photo Essay Suggested Timeline - Visual Argument Project Links



WEEK 1 (Sept. 7 and 9)
  Tuesday in Class: In-Class Essay
  Due Friday, Class Time: Self Intro on Wiki
  Due Friday, Class Time: Read and Sign Policy Sheet 

Day 1: No Class Yet

Day 2: Introduction to Course + In-Class Essay

Day 3: Attention and Analysis

Due: Introduce Yourself on the Wiki; Read and Sign Policy Checklist

Offline: Gage, Chapter 1

"Wikis in Plain English" (CommonCraft)

Selective Attention Test (1:22) (By Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris)
The Monkey Business Illusion (1:42) (Simons and Chabris)
The 'Door' Study (1:37) (Simons and Daniel Levin)
Change Blindness Experiment (4:00) (Simons and Chabris)
"Movie Perception Test" (2:10) (Simons and Chabris)
"Counter-Intuition" (20 minute Talk by Daniel Simons)



WEEK 2 (Sept. 12, 14, and 16)
  Due Monday, Class Time: Observation Lists
  Due Monday, Midnight: Partner Feedback
  Due Wednesday, Class Time: Draft Letters/Reports/Essays
  Due Wednesday, Midnight: Partner Feedback
  Due Friday at 5:00: Observation-to-Analysis Letter, Report, or Article

Day 1: Observation and Analysis Workshop 1

Due: Observation Lists
Due After Class: Partner Feedback

Day 2: Observation and Analysis Workshop 2

Due: Letter/Report/Article Draft
Due After Class: Partner Feedback

Day 3: Digital Natives, Multitasking, Binary Oppositions

Due Friday at 5:00: Observation-to-Analysis Letter, Report, or Article




WEEK 3 (Sept. 19, 21, and 23)
  Due Sunday the 25th, Before Midnight: Flickr Sites Created + Links Posted to Wiki
  NOTE: Due NEXT Monday, Class Time: Photos Uploaded to Flickr

Day 1: On the Rhetoric of Photography + Cinematography

"Liar, Liar Pants on Fire" (Errol Morris)
Kodak's Top 10 Tips
Guidelines for Photo Composition
NO Refrigerators
Fast Food: Ads v. Reality
2 Cinematography Videos (Available in Bb, "Docs/Assignments Area")
More Links (Not Required Reading)

BONUS: Suggested Photo Essay Work Timeline
Job Number One (Today/Now)

Thoroughly Read the Photo Essay Assignment. (Bb)
Examine the Scott McCloud/Comics Handout. (Bb)

Flickr Setup Tasks (Before Wednesday)

Take the Flickr Tour.
Sign up for Flickr.
Post Your Flickr Photo Page's Web Address to the Bb wiki.

Photography Tasks (Before Saturday Night)

Take a Look at Examples Linked at the Course Wiki.
Choose Your Photo Essay Subject.
If Your Subject is Human, Set a Photo Shoot Time.
Take @ Least 30 Potential Photos for Photo Essay.
(Be sure to take some photos you could use to create McCloud-like transitions.  And remember it's a good idea to take lots of extra photos at this point, even if you don't upload them all.)

Photo Uploading Tasks (Before Sunday Night)

Read the Flickr Help Sheet from Class.
Listen to FJ Talk About Uploading to Flickr Here.
Listen to FJ Talk About the "Flickr Uploadr" Here.
Post Your 20-30 (Or More) Best  Photos to Your Flickr Account.

Day 2: On the Rhetoric of Fauxtography

"I Was There. Just Ask Photoshop." (NYT, 8.17.08)
"Every Picture Can Tell a Lie." (Wired, 10.29.97)
"The Politics of the Retouched Headshot" (Atlantic, 10.16.08)
Glenn Feron's Re-Touching Portfolio (Click on Pics)
Hany Farid: Profile (13 Min. Video)
Scott McCloud Handout (Available on Blackboard)

Day 3: Sequencing and Process

The 30th Anniversary of Punk (Time)

Due Sunday Before Midnight: Flickr site should be created and link should be posted to Wiki.

Due by Class Time on Monday: Photos uploaded to Flickr.


WEEK 4 (Sept. 26, 28, and 30)
  Due Monday, Class Time: Photos Uploaded to Flickr
  Due Monday, 5:00: Respond to Movie Screening Surveys Here and Here (Links Added Soon)
  DO: Watch Journeys with George Before Class on Friday
  Due Friday, Class Time: Journeys with George Screening Notes
  Due Friday at 5:00: Photo Essays, Completed/Posted Online
Day 1: Photo Essay Workshop Day

Due: Be ready to work with your photos in Flickr.
Bring: Bring a laptop, if you can.  (Let me know ahead of time if you can't.)

Day 2: On Critical Reading

Offline: Gage, Chapter 2, pp 12-17 + 26-30
Damned Lies and Statistics excerpt (Joel Best) (Bb)

Day 3: Journeys with George
Watch Journeys with George before class.
Due: Screening Notes


WEEK 5 (Oct. 3, 5, and 7)
  DO: Watch It Might Get Loud Before Class on Wednesday
  Due Wednesday, Class Time: It Might Get Loud Screening Notes
  Due Friday, Class Time: Assigned Prewriting

Day 1: "Binary Oppositions" Day

Offline: Gage, Chapter 3

Day 2: It Might Get Loud

Watch It Might Get Loud before class.
Due: Screening Notes

Day 3: Evidence Workshop

Due: Assigned Prewriting
--Read this on freewriting as a concept and this on how to do it.


WEEK 6 (Oct. 10, 12, and 14)
  Due Monday, Class Time: "Bad Draft" of Critical Analysis
  Due Monday, Midnight: Partner Feedback and Chore List
  Due Friday, 5:00: Critical Analysis, with Prewriting and "Bad Draft"
  Due Sunday (10/16), Midnight: Sign Up for Conference Time at Wiki

Day 1: Bad Draft Day

Due: "Bad Draft" of Your Critical Analysis
Due After Class: Partner Feedback + Copy of Chore List

Day 2: Creativity + Analysis

"The Acceleration of Tranquility" (Mark Helprin, PDF Available in Bb)
Do Schools Kill Creativity? (Ken Robinson, 20 Min. Video)
Animal Feet and Innovation (Robert Full, 20 Min. Video)

Day 3: Introduction to Research, Library, MLA

Due Friday at 5:00: Critical Analysis + Prewriting, Chore List, and "Bad Draft"


WEEK 7 (Oct. 17, 19, and 21)
  ON MONDAY: No Regular Class BUT You MUST Come to Your Conference Time

Day 1: 1x3 Conferences **No Regular Class**

--Sign up for a research conference time at Bb wiki.
--Do the assigned conference prep work (avaiable via Bb).
--Read this on freewriting as a concept and this on how to do it.
--Watch "Plagiarism Explained by CommonCraft."

Day 2: More Thinking About Research

Open Source Architecture (Cameron Sinclair, 20 Min. Video)
12 Pairs of Legs (Aimee Mullins, 10 Min. Video)

More Links (Not Required Reading)

Day 3: More Thinking About Research

"The Devil's Foyer" (Michael Yon)

More Links (Not Required Reading)
"Frontline Blogger Covers War in Iraq..." (NYT on M. Yon)
Jay Rosen on "The Ethic of the Link" (5 min. Video)
Jay Rosen on "The Web is People" (3 min. Video)
Michael Yon's Online Magazine
Bruce Willis Hearts Michael Yon (FWIW)
PressThink (Jay Rosen's Blog)
Jay Rosen on Citizen Journalism (20 Min. Video)
Jay Rosen's Notes on His Citizen Journalism Presentation


WEEK 8 (Oct. 24, 26, and 28)
  Due Monday, Class Time: Typed/Printed List of Ten Promising Sources + Explanations

Day 1: Literature Review Workshop/Integrating Sources

Due: List of Ten Promising Sources in MLA Format, with Explanations
BRING: Research Materials
Literature Review Help
(Also available as PDFs via Bb)

Day 2: Visual Design Introduction
More Links (Not Required Reading)

Day 3: NO CLASS (Fall Break) (But Keep Working on Your Research!)


WEEK 9 (Oct. 31 Nov. 2 and 4)
  Due Friday, 5:00: Literature Review
Day 1: NO CLASS (Fall Break) (But Keep Working on Your Research!)

Day 2: Ethical Argument

Offline: Gage, Chapter 4
+ TBA
Day 3: Visual Design Workshop

Carefully Re-read the "Handout" Assignment (available via Bb)
Review the Visual Design Presentation (also available via Bb)
Due Friday at 5:00: Literature Review


WEEK 10 (Nov. 7, 9, and 11)
  Due Monday, 5:00: Literature Review Handout

Day 1: Intro to Persuasive Essay + Prewriting
Due Monday, 5:00: Literature Review Handout
Day 2: Stasis Questions
Offline: Gage, Chapter 5 (pp 56-64; 70-74; 76-77)

Day 3: Enthymemes

Offline: Gage, Chapter 6


WEEK 11 (Nov. 14, 16, and 18)
  Due Monday, Class Time: Enthymeme/Explanation
  Due Friday, Class Time: Bad Draft of Persuasive Essay
  Due Friday, Midnight: Partner Feedback
  Due NEXT Monday: Persuasive Essay

Day 1: Apple Ads

Reading TBA
Due: Enthymeme/Explanation

Day 2: Rhetorical Strategies Workshop

Reading TBA

Day 3: Bad Draft Day

Due: Bad Draft of Persuasive Essay
Due After Class (Midnight): Partner Feedback


WEEK 12 (Nov. 21 + Thanksgiving Break)
  Due Monday, 5:00: Persuasive Essay

Day 1: Visual Argument Introduction/Workshop

Visual Argument Links Here

Relevant Links (Not Required Reading)


Due: Persuasive Essay

Day 2: NO CLASS (Thanksgiving Break)
(Be Prepared to Work on Visual Argument in Class on Monday After Break.)

Day 3: NO CLASS (Thanksgiving Break)
(Be Prepared to Work on Visual Argument in Class on Monday After Break.)


WEEK 13 (Nov. 28 and 30; Dec. 2)
   Monday, Class Time: Come Prepared with Laptop and Materials Needed for Vis. Argument

Day 1: Visual Argument Workshop - Visual Argument Project Links

Due: Motivational Poster (Link: fd's Flickr Toys)

Day 2: Readings TBA

Day 3: Readings TBA


WEEK 14 (Dec. 5, 7, and 9)
   Monday, Class Time: Visual Argument, Ready to Present

Day 1: Visual Argument Presentations

Due: Visual Arguments

Day 2: Visual Argument Presentations 2

Day 3: TBA


WEEK 15 (Dec. 12 + Finals)
   Your Scheduled Final: Turn in or Complete Your Final Essay

Day 1: TBA (Focused on Final Essay)

Finals Week:
9:05 Class Final: Wednesday, December 14, 10:30 - 12:30 AM
1:55 Class Final: Wednesday, December 14, 3:30 - 5:30 PM


Visual Argument Project Links

"Create Your Own Print Ad" (Adbusters)
How to Write Print Ads (About.com)

Graphic Design for Amateurs (From Class Presentation)
"Graphic Design Fundamentals" (Garr Reynolds)
"Noise and . . . the Nonessential" (Garr Reynolds)

Kodak Photography Tips
Guide to Photo Composition

Picnik.com (Image Editing and Saving Online)
Photoshop Express (Image Editing and Saving Online)

Sliderocket.com (Create Slideshows Online)
Slideshare.net (Post PowerPoints Online)


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KEY TO SCHEDULE FORMAT

WEEK X (Dates of Week)
  Summary of Things Due This Week
  With Major Scores in Red
Day 1: Details/Readings for Specific Class Meeting
Day 2: Details/Readings for Specific Class Meeting
Day 3: Details/Readings for Specific Class Meeting