Week 1
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09/25
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Introduction to Course
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09/27
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Evaluating Essays/Class Discussion
- Read before class: Cyberspace: "New
Windows on the Self--Forward Thinking," pp. 2-4; Turkle,
"Identity in the Age of the Internet," pp. 5-11.
- Write before and bring to class: Summary/Response
for "Identity." Retain your summary/response following
class discussion and bring to Friday's class.
- Turn in: Your e-mail address so your
instructor can set up a class e-mail discussion
list.
- In class: Receive information about diagnostic
essay, to be written in class on Friday.
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09/29
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Diagnostic Essay
- Write in class: Diagnostic
Essay, a response to #6, p. 63. As you will not yet
have read the other essays in this section, respond only
to the second of the two questions asked: "What is your
view?" You'll have 1/2 hour, and should plan to write at
least one but no more than 2 pages, typed, double spaced.
NOTE: You may handwrite your essay if you
prefer, in which case you should adjust the page length
accordingly.
- Turn in: Diagnostic essay and
summary/response prepared for previous class. When these
are returned to you, place them in your portfolio.
- Also in class: Using the classroom computer
folder.
- Select: Essay from Part I for discussion and
workshop, 10/02.
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Week 2
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10/02
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Steps for Writing an Analysis of an Argument
- Read before class: Platt, "What's It Mean To
Be Human, Anyway?" Cyberspace, pp. 12-20 (essay
selected during previous class period).
- Write before and bring to class: Summary/Response
for selected essay. Place the summary/response in your
portfolio following class discussion.
- Choose in class: Small
Groups and Essays for Argument Analysis.
NOTE: The essay your group selects to read
will become the basis of your analysis for Essay
#1.
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10/04
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Argument Analysis, continued
- Read before class: Essay selected by your
group during previous class period.
- Write before and bring to class:
Summary/Response for selected essay. Place the
summary/response in your portfolio following class
discussion.
- Prepare in class: Group summary of article's
main points and group's assessment of article's
effectiveness, to share with classmates.
- Discussion: Small groups begin to share
information about individual articles with class.
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10/06
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Argument Analysis, continued
- Discussion: Small groups continue to share
information about individual articles with class.
- Workshop: Thesis development, brainstorming,
preparing an outline.
- Read before working on rough draft of Essay
#1: "Clarifying the Point of View" (packet); "Using
Direct Quotations" (packet); "Transitions" (packet);
"Helpful Hints,"
and "Keyboarding."
- Outside of class: Prepare rough draft of
Argument Analysis. Rough draft due 10/09; final draft due
10/13.
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Week 3
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10/09
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Workshop: Peer Review
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10/11
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Workshop: Revision
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10/13
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Developing an Argument
- In class: Discussion of elements of argument;
using argument as a means of inquiry and expressing
ideas, and preliminary information about Essay
#2. Also, using the Knight Library's Janus
catalog.
- Read before class: Prentice Hall Reference
Guide, "Argument," pp. 20-30; "Getting Deeper Into
Arguments," handout.
- Select: Additional Essays from Part I of
Cyberspace for discussion.
- Due at beginning of class: Essay #1,
Argument Analysis. Place your essay in your folder and
turn in the entire folder. NOTE: Your
folder at this point should include your three written
reading summary/response assignments, your diagnostic
essay, your thesis statement and brainstorming for Essay
#1 (from class workshop on 10/06), the completed peer
review sheet for Essay #1, the Mechanics Checklist for
Essay #1, and the rough draft of Essay #1, along with the
final version.
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Week4
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10/16
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Argument, continued
- Read before class: Silberman, "We're Teen,
We're Queer, and We've Got E-Mail," pp. 116-120, and
Padilla, "Affirmative Access: A Gay Chicano Lost in
Cyberspace," pp. 122-122.
- Write before and bring to class: Summary/response
for either essay and a short paragraph summary for the
other. Place the summary/response in your portfolio
following class discussion.
- NOTE: The due date for Essay #2 will
come very quickly. You should begin thinking this week
about your question at issue and work on your thesis
statement; read Generating
a Thesis and use the Thesis
Worksheet.
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10/18
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Argument, continued
- Read before class: Martin, "Internet Indian
Wars," pp. 124-131
- Write before and bring to class: Summary/response
for "Internet." Place the summary/response in your
portfolio following class discussion.
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10/20
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Argument, continued
- Read before class: Shirley, "Wolves of the
Plateau," pp. 132-142
- Write before and bring to class: Summary/response
for "Wolves." Place the summary/response in your
portfolio following class discussion.
- Outside of class: Complete thesis generating
worksheet and working outline for Essay #2. Read in the
Packet: "Leads" and "Opening and Closing Paragraphs."
(NOTE: The packet has two separate articles
on opening and closing paragraphs; you should read both.)
Work on Essay #2: rough draft due 10/25; final draft due
10/30.
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Week 5
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10/23
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Workshop: Refining Ideas
- Bring to class: Completed Thesis Generating
Worksheet and working outline for Essay #2.
- Select: Peer
review groups for Essay #2.
- Present: Essay #2 ideas to peer group for
preliminary responses.
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10/25
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Workshop: Peer Review
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10/27
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Workshop: Revision
- Bring to class: Rough draft of Essay #2,
completed Peer Review Sheet for Essay #2, Revision
Guidelines, and Mechanics
Checklist.
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Week 6
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10/30
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Delving Deeper into Cyberspace
- In class: Information about
group presentations and
selection of groups; selection of essays from Parts II
and III of Cyberspace for presentations.
- Due at beginning of class: Essay #2.
NOTE: Place your essay in your portfolio
folder along with all materials previously turned in with
Essay #1. Leave the Grammar / Mechanics sheet prepared by
your instructor in the folder as well. Add to the folder,
along with Essay #2, the following: the thesis generating
worksheet, outline, mechanics checklist, peer view sheet,
and rough draft for Essay #2 and the written
summary/response assignments completed since Essay #1 (3
or more, depending on reading selected by the
class).
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11/01
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Workshop
- Discussion: Preliminary information about
Essay #3.
- Prepare: Group Presentations.
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11/03
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Video, Future Shock
- Meet in Studio B, Knight Library Media Services
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Week 7
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11/06
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Man and Machine
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11/08
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Man and Machine, continued
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11/10
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Man and Machine, continued
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Week 8
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11/13
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Discussion, Man and Machine
- Bring to class: Reading response.
- Turn in: Reading response at end of class.
Place the response in your portfolio when it is returned
to you.
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11/15
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Group Presentations
- Read before class: Chapter 8, "Ownership and
Sharing of Knowledge"
- Write before and bring to class: Reading
response, Ch. 8.
- Turn in: Reading response at end of class.
Place the response in your portfolio when it is returned
to you.
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11/17
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Group Presentations
- Read before class: Chapter 9, "The Classroom
of the Future"
- Write before and bring to class: Reading
response, Ch. 9.
- Turn in: Reading response at end of class.
Place the response in your portfolio when it is returned
to you.
- Outside of class: Start working on Essay #3 by
reviewing Generating
a Thesis, completing the Thesis
Worksheet, and preparing a preliminary working
outline.
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Week 9
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11/20
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Group Presentations
- Read before class: Chapter 6, "The Global
Village"
- Write before and bring to class: Reading
response, Ch. 6.
- Turn in: Reading response at end of class.
Place the response in your portfolio when it is returned
to you.
- Outside of class: Work on Essay #3, rough
draft due 11/27; final version due 12/01.
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11/22
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Group Presentations
- Read before class: Chapter 7, "Information
Overload and New Media"
- Write before and bring to class: Reading
response, Ch. 7
- Turn in: Reading response at end of class.
Place the response in your portfolio when it is returned
to you.
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11/24
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Thanksgiving Break continues--No Class
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Week 10
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11/27
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Workshop: Peer Review
- Bring to class: Rough draft of Essay #3, 5-6
pages, and Peer Review Sheet for Essay #3.
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11/29
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Workshop: Revision
- Bring to class: Rough draft of Essay #3,
completed Peer Review Sheet for Essay #3, Revision
Guidelines, and Mechanics Checklist.
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12/01
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Course Summary, Evaluation, and Tying Up Loose Ends
- Due at beginning of class: Essay #3.
NOTE: Place your essay in your portfolio
folder along with all materials previously turned in with
Essays #1 and #2. Leave the Grammar / Mechanics sheet
prepared by your instructor in the folder as well. Add
reading responses prepared since Essay #2 and all
materials prepared for Essay #3: Thesis Generating
Worksheet, Outline, Mechanics Checklist, Peer Review
Sheet, and Rough Draft.
- In class: Review of requirements for
Reflective Essay.
- Bring to class: #2 pencil for completing
course evaluations.
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Finals
Week
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12/07
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Reflective Essay and Class Participation Self Evaluation,
to be written in class during final exam time, 3:15-5:15 pm.
Folders will be returned at beginning of exam period so you
will have your work to refer to while writing the reflective
essay. Portfolio (folder) and reflective essay due at end of
exam period.
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