Please complete and be ready to submit all assigned work on this page BEFORE class. Calendar is subject to change. Do NOT print.

  • Complete assignments in the order listed below. Don’t change the order.
  • Print and bring paper copies of all readings to class on the day the text is assigned on calendar.
  • Annotate readings and take notes.

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WEEK 1

Tues. 8/13 first day

UNIT 1: ESTABLISHING FOUNDATION FOR EFFECTIVE READING AND WRITING

Thurs. 8/15

Topics: Super quiz, how to manage difficult texts with SQ3R and 10/5 methods, reading US Congressional report

Read: 

  1. Flemming’s “Introducing SQ3R: Survey, Question, Read, Recall, Review”
  2. “The Altruistic Personality” (apply SQ3R to reading this article)

Submit: Show evidence you applied every component of SQ3R to “The Altruistic Personality.” Take pictures and submit to Google Drive here for section 1 and here for section 2. There are many options on how to do each technique of SQ3R. For instance, under R3, the reading provides 3 different techniques. You can choose what you like best. However, you must do one technique for every SQ3R component. (Bookmark the drive so you know where to submit assignments the rest of the semester.)

UNIT 2: READING TO BEGIN WRITING AND WRITING TO DEEPEN (RE)READING

WEEK 2

Tues. 8/20

Topic: Reading as the beginning of thinking-writing, introducing weekly outside reading journal

To do: Apply SQ3R method and annotations to everything you read.

Read:

  1. Greene and Lidinsky’s “From Reading as a Writer to Writing as a Reader”
  2. Sutton’s “The Art of Sharing Secrets” (Apply annotations to this article)

Submit: Evidence of your use of SQ3R and annotations. Take pictures and upload to Google Drive.

Thurs. 8/22

Topics: Using reading to begin writing, deepening levels of thinking

Read:

  1. Tugend’s “Multitasking Can Make You Lose … Um … Focus”
  2. Weekly outside reading article

Submit:

  1. Evidence of your use of SQ3R and annotations on Tugend’s article and your weekly outside reading journal. Take pictures and upload to Google Drive.
  2. Complete weekly outside reading response journal.

UNIT 3: WRITING AN ESSAY TO RE-THINK SOCIAL FUNCTIONS AND EFFECTS OF AN ARTIFACT

WEEK 3

Tues. 8/27, work ahead; you have an outside reading article on Thursday.

Topics: What is technology doing to us and our privacy?, technology as panopticism

Read: Schneier’s Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World, Chapter 1, pp. 15-22 and Chapter 2 pp. 23-38 (Apply SQ3R)

Submit: Evidence of your use of SQ3R and annotations. Take pictures and upload to Google Drive.

Thurs. 8/29

Topics: 3 levels of questioning, data and surveillance revisited

Read: Schneier’s Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World, Chapter 1, pp. 15-22 and Chapter 2 pp. 23-38

WEEK 4, no outside weekly reading response journal this week

Tues. 9/3

Topics: Writing workshop: revising your topic and concluding sentences, writing an effective response

Read: What Is the Difference Between Revising and Editing?

To Do: Bring 2 copies of your first weekly reading response journal

Thurs. 9/5

Topics: What do objects do to us?, hidden functions of magazines, introducing project 1

Read: Kerwood’s Magazines as Conduct Books (Before reading this piece, click here to learn what a conduct book is first. The reading won’t make sense otherwise)

Submit:

  1. Revised written response from Thursday in-class writing assignment. Be sure to follow advice from the article “What Is the Difference Between Revising and Editing?”
  2. SQ3R on Kerwood’s blog

To Do: Bring a women’s or men’s magazine to class. It has to be geared toward a particular sex, so don’t choose at title for general audience like Time or National Geographic. Choose something like Maxim or Cosmo.

WEEK 5

Tues. 9/10

Make up class 8:15-9:30

Topics: Topic development, refining and answering level 3 questions for your essay

Submit:

  1. Invention for project 1 essay
  2. Explain: Based on class discussion about magazine as conduct book in the 21st century from the previous class, explain: What is a magazine? Your answer should reflect level 3 multidimensional thinking. Write at least 250-300 words.

Regular class

Topics: Rethinking that functions of toys, invention activity for project 1

Read: Barthes’ “Toys” (short but difficult article, apply SQ3R and budget time to read)

Thurs. 9/12, no class, Teacher’s Day

Submit: Level 3 question for your essay topic

WEEK 6

Tues. 9/17, class cancelled, instructor ill

Thurs. 9/19

Topics: Narrowing your topic, using clusters to generate content for your essayTopics:

Read: 1 source for project 1 essay

Submit: Writing exercise to help you do multidimensional thinking on your topic.

WEEK 7  

Tues. 9/24

Topics: Developing body paragraphs, evaluating your paragraph draft

Read: 1 more source for project 1 essay

Submit: Evidence of your use of SQ3R. Take pictures and upload to Google Drive.

Thurs. 9/26

Topic: Drafting workshop

Read: 1 more source for project 1 essay

WEEK 8, midterm week

WEEK 9

Tues. 10/8 

Topics: Thesis check and body paragraph evaluation

Watch: 3 clips of recent local problems reported by Thai journalists; Use either Thairath TV, Amarin TV, Thai PBS or TNN News (You must watch at least 3 and be ready to be quizzed orally.)

Submit: 70% finished draft of your project 1 essay

Thurs. 10/10

Topics: Peer review, capitalization, citations

Bring: DK Handbook (your textbook for class)

Watch: 3 clips of recent local problems reported by Thai journalists; Use either Thairath TV, Amarin TV, Thai PBS or TNN News (You must watch at least 3 and be ready to be quizzed orally.)

Submit: 90% finished draft of your project

UNIT 4: PROPOSAL TO SOLVE A LOCAL PROBLEM

Sat. 10/12, make up class 11-2, LA 202

Topics: Introduction to recommendation report, group formation and topics generation through newspaper research, stakeholders mapping, introduction to primary and secondary research

Watch: 3 clips of recent local problems reported by Thai journalists; Use either Thairath TV, Amarin TV, Thai PBS or TNN News (You must watch at least 3 and be ready to be quizzed orally.)

Submit: Final draft of your essay 1 and peer review comments

WEEK 10

Tues. 10/15, make up class 8:15-9:30, LA 202

Topics: Data collection planning, analyzing sample recommendation report

Read: Sample recommendation report

Submit: Evidence of your use of SQ3R and annotations for sample recommendation report

Regular class

Topics: Analyzing sample recommendation report cont., data collection instrument workshop/development

Thurs. 10/17, no class

To do: data collection

Submit: SQ3R of 1 news article you read for project 2

WEEK 11

Tues. 10/22, no class Royal Barge ceremony

Submit: SQ3R of 2nd source you read for project 2 (each person must submit this individually for each group)

Thurs. 10/24, no class Royal Barge ceremony

Submit:

  1. SQ3R of 1 resource you read for project 2
  2. Data collection report: Write a summary in which you explain: What data collection have you complete? Where? How? What 5 key findings did you gain? Altogether, your report should be at least 1-1.5 page.

WEEK 12

Mon. 10/28, make up class (groups conferencing)

Tues. 10/29

Topic: group conferencing

Read: SQ3R of 1 additional resource you read for project 2

Submit: SQ3R of 1 resource you read for project 2

Thurs. 10/31

Topic: Writing the introduction and body sections of your report, using headings, outlining your report sections

Read: Sample recommendation report pp. 1-19

To do: data collection

WEEK 13

Tues. 11/5, all primary research must be done by this date

Bring your findings to class. Everything. Notes, interview scripts, etc.

Topic: Data analysis heuristics

Submit: A 1.5-2 page paper that explains all major findings from your field work (interviews, observations). Submit 1 per group.

Thurs. 11/7

Topics: Writing the conclusion of your report, data analysis cont.

Read: Sample recommendation report (again)

Submit: As a group, individually code 2 sources (just 2 for now). Then compare your code to all group members’. Calculate the reliability percentage. Revise your codes, and then bring the codes to class.

WEEK 14

Tues. 11/12

Topics: Using and incorporating graphics, writing workshop on your report

Submit: 50% draft of your report.

Thurs. 11/14

Topic: Report work time and conferencing

Submit: 70% draft of your report

UNIT 5: BUSINESS LETTER WRITING ABOUT YOUR WRITING

WEEK 15

Tues. 11/19

Topic: Report presentations, introduction to business letter conventions

Read: Cover letter for a job before graduation

Submit: final report due

Thurs. 11/21

Topics: Organizing letters, introduction to project 3, writing letters workshop: responding to bad news

Read:

  1. Complaint letter to Samsung
  2. 2 of your critical review essays from BS 101

WEEK 16

Tues. 11/26

Topics: Locating evidence for your letter, organizing your paragraphs

Read:

  1. Your cause and effect essay from BS 111
  2. Your argumentative essay from BS 111

Submit: Complain letter about an issue affecting BAS

Thurs. 11/28

Topics: Organizing your letter, using colon and subordination  

Submit: 3 paragraphs of your letter