Course Calendar

Seminar in Rhetoric and Composition Studies

Illinois State University Course Number: English 590, Section 1

Semester: Fall 2010

Instructor: Bob Broad, Professor of English

Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois

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Preparation

Class Activities

8/24

Introductions to the course and to one another.

Write and share English Studies self-portraits.

Map the terrain of English Studies and position ourselves on the map(s).

Discuss goals and expectations for the course and the course calendar.

8/31

Read: Transforming English Studies, Part I and Part II.

Write a journal entry in response to the readings.

Share journal entries and discuss readings.

Sign up for Project Previews and Project Workshop dates

Fri., 9/3: last day to withdraw from a course with no withdrawal grade (WX) assigned

Labor Day: Mon. 9/6

Consider sacrifices and achievements of organized labor.

9/7

Read: Transforming English Studies, Part III and Part IV.

Write a journal entry in response to the readings.

Share journal entries and discuss readings.

Project Previews:

#1: Magnafichi

#2: Meeusen

#3: Mishra

On a date yet to be determined, students in this class are invited to the home of Bob Broad and his family for an optional and informal pot-luck supper from 6 p.m. to about 9 p.m. As this date approaches, we will discuss details (like who will bring what and where Bob lives). In the meantime, please plan to attend. It'll be fun.

9/14

Read: Delivering College Composition, Chapters 1 through 7.

Write a journal entry in response to the readings.

Share journal entries and discuss readings.

Project Previews:

#4: Kim

#5: Dunbar

#6: Wills

9/21

Read: Delivering College Composition, Chapters 8 through 15.

Write a journal entry in response to the readings.

Share journal entries and discuss readings.

Project Previews:

#7: Pearce

#8: Goss

#9: Ganeshan

9/28

Read: The Function of Theory in Composition Studies

Write a journal entry in response to the readings.

Share journal entries and discuss readings.

Project Previews:

#10: Masud

#11: Hicks

#12: Malaibari

10/5

Read: Renewing Rhetoric's Relation to Composition, Introduction and chapters 1-11.

Write a journal entry in response to the readings.

Project Previews:

#13: Norris

#14: Safran

#15: MacLean

Share journal entries and discuss readings.

10/12

Read "Guide to the Mid-Term Chat" so you understand the whos, whys, and hows of this process.

Write (informally and privately) your observations regarding the strengths and successes of the course so far and your requests and suggestions for the rest of the course and/or for future versions of the course. (Note: To protect your anonymity during the mid-term chat, do NOT submit this writing. Write to learn.)

Write Journal Entry #7, your self-evaluation of your work in the course so far. (Please don't confuse your self-evaluation with your informal and private writing done in preparation for the mid-term chat; see above.) Bring your self-evaluation journal entry to your mid-term evaluation conference with Prof. Broad. In entry #7, write about:

class participation (preparation, attendance, listening, and speaking),
your response journal, and
work done toward your major research project, including conference with the professor, in-class project preview, and additional reading and writing done since the preview.

Mid-term Chat:

Strengths and successes of the course so far
Requests and suggestions for the rest of the course and/or for future versions of the course

Discuss:

More of Renewing Rhetoric's Relation to Composition
How people's Eng. 590 research projects are developing
What we've learned about rhetoric and composition so far in the course, and what we want to learn more about.

[Fri. 10/15: Mid-term; last day to withdraw from the course with a WX.]

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10/19

Read: Renewing Rhetoric's Relation to Composition, chapters 12-23.

Write a journal entry in response to the readings.

Special guest speaker: Professor Julie Jung

De-brief on the Mid-Term Chat.

Share journal entries and discuss readings.

#10

10/26

Read project drafts and accompanying Writer's Memos.

Write your responses to the project drafts and post them to our Blackboard.

Workshop draft research projects:

#1: Matthew Kim

#2: Amy Magnafichi

#3: Katrina Dunbar

#11

11/2

Read project drafts and accompanying Writer's Memos.

Write your responses to the project drafts and post them to our Blackboard.

Workshop draft research projects:

#4: Melanie Goss

#5: Jessica Safran

#6: Ericka Wills

#12

11/9

Read project drafts and accompanying Writer's Memos.

Write your responses to the project drafts and post them to our Blackboard.

Workshop draft research projects:

#7: Shailen Mishra

#8: Panshula Ganeshan

#9: Amy Hicks

[Fri. 11/12: Last day to withdraw from the University]

#13

11/16

Read project drafts and accompanying Writer's Memos.

Write your responses to the project drafts and post them to our Blackboard.

Workshop draft research projects:

#10: John MacLean

#11: Meghann Meeusen

#12: Arwa Malaibari

[Nov. 22-26: Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving Break]

#14

11/30

Read project draft and accompanying Writer's Memos.

Write your responses to the project draft and post them to our Blackboard.

Write to learn about Bob's teaching of this course. Consider various aspects of the course, and write about the strengths and weaknesses of Bob's performance and the course content. (To protect your anonymity, do NOT submit this writing. It is to help you be ready to evaluate the course.)

#13: Beth Pearce

#14: Farran Norris

#15: Muhammad Masud

Discuss course portfolio contents and guidelines for evaluation.

#15

12/7

Put the finishing touches on your portfolio.

Course portfolios due.

Evaluate the course and the professor.

De-brief on your research projects.

[Sat. 12/11: Last day of classes.]

12/14

Choose a passage (approx. 300 words) from your course portfolio to read aloud to the class. Prepare final comments to offer the group regarding your learning in this course and your future as a teacher and scholar of English Studies in relation to rhetoric and composition.

Collaborative-Constructivist Final Exam and Course Wrap-Up

Read aloud a passage from your course portfolio. Reflect on your learning in and contributions to this course.

[Monday 12/20: Grades due]

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