English 210-07 Winter Session
CALENDAR
WEEK 1:
| Monday, 1/1 | Tuesday, 1/2 | Wednesday, 1/3 | Thursday, 1/4 | Friday, 1/5 |
| DUE: Questionnaire IN CLASS: Review Syllabus and Grading Contract Freewrite Intro to Technical Writing Introduce Technical Description and Instruction Set (TDIS) Assignment How to write Technical Descriptions Brainstorm technical description object or process Start writing Technical Descriptions | DUE: First Draft of Technical Descriptions IN CLASS: Workshop First Draft of Technical Descriptions How to write Instruction Sets Brainstorming Instruction Set Mediums Starting writing Instruction Sets | DUE: First Draft of Instruction Sets IN CLASS: Workshop Instruction Sets APA Citations Memo Writing Start revising Instruction Sets | DUE: Watch my videos, create your WordPress sites, and email me the link to your sites. Create and write an “About Me” page for your WordPress site. IN CLASS: Last chance to work on TDIS with memo Introduce Grant Proposal Assignment Brainstorm topics for the Grant Proposal How to find sources using the CCNY library database Evaluating Sources using the CRAAP Test DUE: Submit final draft of TDIS with Memo at 11:59pm |
WEEK 2:
| Monday, 1/8 | Tuesday, 1/9 | Wednesday, 1/10 | Thursday, 1/11 | Friday, 1/12 |
| DUE: Write a brief summary of each of your sources. IN CLASS: Writing annotated bibliographies for sources How to write a Literature Review (synthesis + rhetorical precis) Start writing Literature Review section How to write a Methods section | DUE: First Draft of Literature Review IN CLASS: Workshop Literature Review How to write an Anticipated Results section How to write a Broader Impacts section Start writing Anticipated Results section Start writing a Broader Impacts section | DUE: First Draft of Methods section DUE: First draft of Anticipated Results section First Draft of Broader Impacts section IN CLASS: Workshop Anticipated Results section Workshop Broader Impacts section How to write an Abstract Start writing Abstract How to write a References page | DUE: First Draft of Abstract IN CLASS: Workshop Abstracts Write Memos for Grant Proposal Last chance to work on Grant Proposals Freewrite Introduce Professional Opportunity Packet (POP Assignment) How to find professional opportunities Find professional opportunities |
WEEK 3:
| Monday, 1/15 | Tuesday, 1/16 | Wednesday, 1/17 | Thursday, 1/18 | Friday, 1/19 |
| Submit Final draft of Grant Proposal with Memo | DUE: Pick a professional opportunity and write a paragraph about your qualifications and why you want the position IN CLASS: Writing Resumes Writing Cover Letters Introduce Self-Assessment Essay and Digital Portfolio Assignment | DUE: First Draft of Resumes First Draft of Cover Letters IN CLASS: Workshop Resumes Workshop Cover Letters Work on Memos for the POP Assignment Start revising your TDIS based on my feedback to upload on WordPress | DUE: Final Draft of POP with Memo due (before class) IN CLASS: Conferences (in-person feedback on POP Assignment) Work on Self-Assessment Essays Start revising your TDIS based on my feedback to upload on WordPress | DUE: Final Draft of Self-Assessment Essay (before class) IN CLASS: Conferences (in-person feedback on POP Assignment) Start revising POP Assignments based on my feedback to upload on WordPress Start revising Self-Assessment Essays based on my feedback to Upload on WordPress |
WEEK 4:
| Monday, 1/22 | Tuesday, 1/23 | Wednesday, 1/24 | Thursday | Friday |
| DUE: Revise and upload your TDIS, Grant Proposal, POP to upload onto WordPress. IN CLASS: Work on revising and uploading your TDIS, Grant Proposal, Self Assessment Essay, and POP Reflect on “semester” Celebrate! Complete Course Evaluations WordPress sites with revised POP, TDIS, Grant Proposal and Self-Assessment Essays due TODAY at 11:59pm ***Please NOTE that our Blackboard will close at midnight. No work will be accepted in any form after 11:59pm. | Please note that no assignments will be accepted today. Final Grades Submitted. |
