readings, discussions, lectures, quizzes, papers

Very important note: all assigned readings are required! Do not just do one or two items when several are listed; your discussions should demonstrate you've done all of the reading. If not, you will not earn full points.

Readings are to be done ASAP during the weeks in which they are listed below.
Click on the discussion, and lecture links each week to go to that week's discussions and lecture.

Some lectures have examples you can view by clicking links on the page; be sure you look at those.

Look at information on paper topics well in advance of paper due dates. Remember that this term is only eight weeks; you cannot procrastinate.

WEEK 1 (4/13 - 4/17)

    • Lecture 1

    • Orientation Quiz (due 4/15)
      Yes, this is Wednesday!
      Feel free to turn this in early

    • Discussion 1 (due 4/17, Fiday).
      Postings are typically due
      Fridays, with Respones going
      throuh Sundays; however, This week replies to other students
      are not required (that begins Week 2.

 Reading: 1

IMPORTANT! Day 1 be sure you do the ONLY module on our Canvas site; it is the class Orientation.
That is how you will get the answers to the Orientation Quiz.

Unless you see otherwise, locate readings by going to Canvas and looking under Files

  • Read what is in the Week 1 Readings folder on Canvas.
    There is a short article that will help with the Annie Lamott exercise, which is part of this week's discussion.


IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THE LECTURES: Read them!
Yes, I know some of you will be tempted to skim them, and they are long-ish. They have to be; I have compressed a sixteen-week class
into seven weeks, and I've actually eliminated quite a lot as it is. The lecture material is essential, and you are responsible
for all of the information in them.

So Week 1 you should know how to look very closely at things and describe them in detail.
By Week 2 you should know how to READ closely, note important information, and use quoted material from the readings in your papers.
By Week 3 you should know how to quote/cite from researched sources and to put your writing in MLA-9 format, and so on.

None of this is hard if you read and follow instructions, but you are not born knowing these things. Don't just assume you already know all of this.

On a positive note, these take the place of a very expensive (far too expensive) handbook I used to use,
and it is a lot less reading than was assigned from that handbook.

So please read all of the lecture material, carefully. Review it if you need to.


WEEK 2 (4/20 - 4/24)

  • Lecture 2

  • Discussion 2 (due 4/24, Friday);
    replies continue to 11:59 pm Sunday.

    Special NOTE: technically,
    Friday is a non-instruction day
    (I've no idea why), but feel
    free to Post on Thursday; however,
    any post turned in Friday
    will NOT be late.

 Reading:

REMINDER: Unless you see otherwise, locate readings by going to Canvas and looking under Files

  • Articles on "Too Much Stuff" for the Discussion

  • Readings are in the Week 2 Readings Folder

ALSO VERY IMPORTANT: There is an assignment called Stuff Exercise due next week.
Be sure you read ahead to see what you need to do. There are Sample Papers in next week's Files section on Canvas.

WEEK 3 (4/27 - 5/1)

NOTE: You will want to read this lecture BEFORE
doing Wednesday's Stuff Exercise.

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Stuff Exercise (due 4/29) WEDNESDAY
before midnight
Note: this short exercise is due Wednesday
because we will use part of it for
Friday's Discussion.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: papers not in correct MLA 9 format
will not be accepted.

Also, your paper must include at least
one(more is better) word-for-word
quotation from a research source,
and that quoation must be followed
by a parenthetical citation.

I also strongly recommend you use set-up
Videos and/or the MLA Sample file
AS you set this up.

  • Discussion 3 (due 5/1, Friday)

    There are NO REPLIES due this week.
    But DO look at the sample
    on top of the Discussion board

 Reading:

REMINDER: Unless you see otherwise, locate readings by going to Canvas and looking under Files

  • Articles on Upcycling and Resources on MLA-8 format

  • Readings are in the Week 3 Readings Folder (Including Samples of the Writing Assignment)


ALSO VERY IMPORTANT: be sure you are reading ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS and my RESPONSES (to everyone) in the DISCUSSIONS. Much of my teaching takes place in those places.

WEEK 4 (5/4 - 5/8)

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Upcycling Stuff Paper (due 5/6) Wednesday
before midnight

IMPORTANT REMINDER: papers not in correct MLA 9 format
will not be accepted, and late papers will be penalized 10%.
After Sunday, papers score 0.

ALSO, REMEMBER:
About 1/3 of this paper must be
direct quotations from your sources,
and these must be followed by parenthetical citations.

Reading:

  • NOTE: This week's readings are in the Week 4 Readings Folder in the Files section on Canvas.

    Be sure you look at the Sample Student Papers (they are models for your papers)

WEEK 5 (5/11 - 5/15)

  • Lecture 5

  • Discussion 4 (due 5/15 Friday)

    Special Note:
    this week you are NOT required
    to Respond to other students;
    however, you must have
    quotations, citations, and a Works Cited
    starting this week
    (they must all be in MLA9 format;
    review Lecture 3 if you need to.

 Reading:
    All readings for this week are in the Week 5 Readings folder in the Files section of Canvas

WEEK 6 (5/18 - 5/22)

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Alternative House Paper (due 5/20, Wednesday)

IMPORTANT REMINDER: papers not in correct MLA 9 format
will not be accepted, and late papers will be penalized 10%.
After Sunday, papers score 0.

ALSO, REMEMBER:
About 1/3 of this paper must be
direct quotations from your sources,
and these must be followed by parenthetical citations.

 Reading:

  • All readings for this week are in the Week 6 Readings folder in the Files section of Canvas

  • Don't forget to look at the Sample Student Papers

WEEK 7 (5/25 - 5/29)

  • no lecture this week

  • Discussion 5 (due 5/29, Friday)

    • Special Note:
    this week you ARE required
    to Respond to other students;
    also, you must have
    quotations, citations, and a Works Cited
    starting this week
    (they must all be in MLA9 format;
    review Lecture 3 if you need to.

 Reading:
    All readings for this week are in the Week 7 Readings folder in the Files section of Canvas

IMPORTANT REMINDER:
No work will be accepted after Sunday (6/7)
That includes the final (Google Projects) paper,
so be sure you look at all of the upcoming due dates.

WEEK 8 (6/1 - 6/5)

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Google Projects Paper (due 6/3, Wednesday)

IMPORTANT REMINDER: papers not in correct MLA9 format
will not be accepted, and late papers will be penalized 10%.
After Sunday, papers score 0.

ALSO, REMEMBER:
About 1/3 of this paper must be
direct quotations from your sources,
and these must be followed by parenthetical citations.

Late papers will NOT be accepted
after Sunday (6/7)

Note: This week's Discussion
is Extra Credit, worth up to 20 points.
Points are based entirely on your Post;
there are no Replies required.

 Reading:

  • Articles on Computers
    All readings for this week are in the Week 8 Readings folder in the Files section of Canvas

IMPORTANT REMINDER:
No Late final essay will be accepted after Sunday (6/7)