Date In-Class Activities Readings Assignments Due Week 1 Monday 1/9 Introduction to Course Wednesday 1/11 Snow Day Friday 1/13 Snow Day Online Assignment due Sunday 1/15 by Week 2 Monday 1/16 MLK Day No Class Wednesday 1/18 What is Pop / Academic Writing Analyzing Pop / EW Ch. 2 Friday 1/20 Week 3 Monday 1/23 Identity / Personal Essay Assignment Pre-writing : Outlines and Free write EW Ch. 9 / An Argument for Being a Poser / The Complexity of Identity * Impression Management in a Networked Setting / EW Ch. 4 Wednesday 1/25 1 st Drafts / Paragraphs & Sentences Pop s Transgender Moment / The Sports Taboo / EW Ch. 30-35 Outline due at start of class Friday 1/27 Week 4 Revision / How to Review Peer s Papers EW Ch. 7 / Helpful Hints for Effective Peer Reviewing * Drafts due on 1/27 by ; Peer review due on Sunday 1/29 by Monday 1/30 Revision / Using Peer Review Comments / Mini-portfolios EW Ch. 3 Personal Essay Mini-Portfolio Due on Tuesday 1/31 by
Wednesday 2/1 Aristotle s Appeals / Assignment The Dangerous Consequences of Growing Inequality * / With These Words I Can Sell You Anything (Begin Pre-Writing) Friday 2/3 Week 5 Analyzing Advertisements Monday 2/6 Thesis Statements / Description vs. Analysis Overselling Capitalism with Consumerism The Hard Sell: Advertising in America / Public Displays of Transaction (You should have an outline by end of day) (You should have a rough draft by end of day) Wednesday 2/8 Logical Fallacies Propaganda: How to Not Be Bamboozled * (You should be revising your draft) Friday 2/10 Week 6 Monday 2/13 Incorporating Media into your Writing EW Ch. 22 Summary / Paraphrase / Exemplification Essay Assignment Night to His Day: The Social Construction of Gender * / Creating the Myth Drafts due on 2/10 by ; Peer Review due by Sunday 2/12 by Mini-Portfolio Due on Tuesday 2/14 by (Begin Pre-writing) Wednesday 2/15 Claims and Evidence Defining Racism * / My Zombie, Myself: Why Modern Life Feels Rather Undead (You should have an outline by end of day) Friday 2/17 Claims and Evidence, pt. 2 Heterosexism * / You Are What You Click Week 7 Monday 2/20 President s Day No Class Optional Midterm Revision due 2/17 by Wednesday 2/22 Organization Has Hollywood Murdered the Movies?
/ Seven Steps to the Perfect Story (You should be revising your draft) Friday 2/24 Introductions and Conclusions Week 8 Midterm Monday 2/27 Preparing for Research / Research Questions / Research Proposal Wednesday 3/1 Planning Research / Academic Snaps to Riches: The Rise of Snapchat Celebrities / The Judgment of Thamus EW Ch. 12 EW Ch. 13 Drafts due on 2/24 by ; Peer Review due by Sunday 2/26 by Exemplification Essay Mini-Portfolio Due Tuesday 2/28 by Friday 3/3 Using EW Ch. 14 Research Proposal Due by class time Week 9 Monday 3/6 Annotated Bibliography (You should be beginning to outline your argument) Wednesday 3/8 Finding (You should have at least 2 sources) Friday 3/10 Week 10 Refining Research Question / Finding sources, cont. Monday 3/13 Spring Break Continue to Gather Wednesday 3/15 Spring Break Continue to Gather Friday 3/17 Spring Break Continue to Gather Week 11 Monday 3/20 Reassessing Research Questions / Creating a Writing Schedule Annotated Bibliography Due by
Wednesday 3/22 Construction the Conversation The Pernicious Rise of Poptimism / Concerning the Spiritual in Indie Rock Friday 3/24 Entering the Conversation Violent Media is Good for Kids / Secret Skin: An Essay in Unitard Theory Week 12 Monday 3/27 Incorporating EW Ch. 15 / Netflix and the Future of Television Wednesday 3/29 MLA Style & Citations Sample Student Paper Friday 3/31 Self-Assessment / AFOSP Week 13 Monday 4/3 Draft due in Class; Revised draft due 3/31 by ; Peer Review due 4/2 by Bring materials for revision to class Wednesday 4/5 Research Paper Miniportfolio due on 4/5 by Friday 4/7 Week 14 Monday 4/10 Girls, Girls, Girls / The Apocalyptic Strain in Popular "Story or Spectacle? Why Television Is Better than the Movies" / "Stay Unlikable for the Good of TV" due by Wednesday 4/12 The Art of Immersion: Fear of Fiction / "Why Videogames Should Be Played with Friends, Not Online with Strangers" Elevated My Mind: Identities for Women in
Friday 4/14 Week 15 Monday 4/17 Personal Essay Revision Hip Hop Love Songs / Country Music, Openness to Experience, and the Psychology of War Wednesday 4/19 Friday 4/21 Week 16 Monday 4/24 Exemplification Essay Research Paper Revision Wednesday 4/26 Research Paper Revision Friday 4/28 Reflection / Final Portfolio Enjoy the summer! Final Portfolio Due on Wednesday 5/3 by 6 p.m.