LS = Little Seagull Handbook
| Date | Major Due Dates; Homework (due day listed); In class |
| W 1/17 | Introduction to Course |
| F 1/19 | Read LS 83-86, Burke (Moodle), and Lang (here, here, and here); Notes |
| M 1/22 | Read Hunter, smith; Notes |
| W 1/24 | Identity Mapping due; Read LS 2-10; Notes |
| F 1/26 | Read Fagan, Thom; Notes |
| M 1/29 | Short Analysis due (see LS 49-53 for guidance); Discuss research |
| W 1/31 | Short Analysis Workshop |
| F 2/2 | Bring Public Analysis source to class, read LS 89-118; Public Analysis Activity |
| M 2/5 | Public Analysis due |
| W 2/7 | Public Research due; read LS p. 10-29; Discuss introductions, Evaluating sources activity |
| F 2/9 | Paper 1 due for peer reviews; Discuss comparison samples and Paper 1 Rubric |
| M 2/12 | Conferences |
| W 2/14 | Conferences |
| F 2/16 | Paper 1 due with final revisions; Paper 1 Editing Samples |
| M 2/19 | Read “Stasis Theory,” Berlatsky, Kendall, Cottom, and Stewart; Discuss argument, notes |
| W 2/21 | Reread articles from Monday (Berlatsky, Kendall, Cottom, and Stewart) and analyze them using terms from argument handout (forwarding, countering, stasis theory); Discuss argument reading quiz and argument activity |
| F 2/23 | Paper 2 draft due |
| M 3/5 | Peer reviews; blog post activity |
| W 3/7 | Work on Paper 2 revisions and Paper Reflection; Discuss Notes on Paper 2 and editing activity |
| F 3/9 | Paper 2 due with final revisions; Paper Reflection due (reflect on your work for Paper 1 and Paper 2); Revisit blog post activity, read and comment on other blog posts |
| M 3/12 | Read Villanueva (Moodle); Notes |
| W 3/14 | Reread Villanueva and complete worksheet |
| F 3/16 | Read Royster (Moodle); Discuss Royster and Villanueva |
| M 3/19 | Short Analysis; Meet in library for research activity |
| W 3/21 | Short Analysis Workshop; Workshop Activity |
| F 3/23 | Academic Analysis; Coherence activity and transitions |
| M 3/26 | Academic Analysis Workshop; work on Annotated Bibliography; Academic Analysis Workshop Activity |
| W 3/28 | Annotated Bibliography due; Complete Paper 3 Activity |
| W 4/4 | Work on Paper 3; Discuss Paper 3 Rubric, introductions, resources for incorporating quotes (here and here), and comparison samples |
| F 4/6 | Paper 3 due for peer reviews; APA Worksheet and Annotated Bibliography Samples |
| M 4/9 | Conferences |
| W 4/11 | Conferences |
| F 4/13 | Conferences |
| M 4/16 | Paper 3 due with final revisions; Paper Reflection due; Paper 3 Editing Samples |
| W 4/18 | Read McIntosh; Notes |
| F 4/20 | Read Febos; Notes |
| M 4/23 | Theorizing Identity due |
| W 4/25 | Theorizing Identity Workshop |
| F 4/27 | Paper 4 due for peer reviews |
| M 4/30 | Writing workshop |
| W 5/2 | Conferences |
| Th 5/3 | Paper 4 due with final revisions; Paper Reflection due |
