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Course Schedule

Be sure to read the Course Schedule in its entirety and make note of assignment due dates, etc.

 

NOTE: As of Thurs. Aug. 20, 2020, this Course Schedule has been revised to reflect the cancellation of our class on Tues. Aug. 25 per University guidelines in reaction to COVID-19 cases on campus, the transition to fully remote undergraduate instruction, and the mass relocation of most undergraduate students. I have also updated our syllabus Word document on Sakai>Resources to reflect these changes, and I have updated any assignment prompts on Sakai to reflect these new dates/deadlines as well.

 

Any assigned reading listed for a particular date should be read prior to that date. For instance, the assigned reading from the Tar Heel Writing Guide, 2020-2021 (THWG) of Part 2-3 is listed for Tues. Aug. 18. This means that students should come to class on Aug. 25 having completed that reading and ready to discuss it.

All drafts and other homework (including final drafts submitted for a grade) are due the night before (by 11:59pm) the day on which they are listed. For example, the Rough Draft of Feeder 1.1 is listed below on Thurs. Aug. 20. This means that you must submit it by 11:59pm the night before, on Wed. Aug. 19. For clarification purposes, see the “Assignment Due Dates” section listed in the Course Syllabus. Any time you submit a draft, assume that we will workshop that draft in groups or partners the next day in class, so always come to class ready to discuss your draft and provide thoughtful feedback to your peers on their draft.

 

Week 1     

Tues. Aug. 11:

  • First class session for ENGL 105, Sections 079 and 091
  • Introduction to the course; syllabus overview

Thurs. Aug. 13:

  • The writing process
  • Begin Unit 1: Writing in the Natural Sciences
  • Assigned reading:
    • “Shitty First Drafts,” by Anne Lamott (Sakai>Resources>Readings)
    • THWG “Introduction”
    • THWG Part 2-1: “Understanding Rhetorical Knowledge through Genre Awareness”
    • THWG Part 2-2: “The Writing Process”
    • THWG Part 1-1: “Writing in the Natural Sciences”

 

Week 2

Tues. Aug. 18:     

Thurs. Aug. 20:  

  • Research: evaluating and integrating outside sources
  • Best practices for peer feedback and workshopping
  • Due the night before: Feeder 1.1 Rough Draft
  • Assigned reading:

 

Week 3

Tues. Aug. 25:

  • No classes held

Thurs. Aug. 27:   

 

Week 4

Tues. Sept. 1:

  • The structure of scholarly discourse vs. narrative discourse
  • Due the night before: Feeder 1.2 Rough Draft

Thurs. Sept. 3:  

  • Looking at genre models for popular health articles
  • Due the night before: Feeder 1.2 Final Draft, for a grade

 

Week 5

Tues. Sept. 8:          

  • Grammar, punctuation, local errors, and proofreading
  • Due the night before: Find at least one image of a (preferably funny) local error and email it to me at paulblom@live.unc.edu. You can find these either online or preferably in real life and then photographed by you.
  • Assigned reading: “Grammar and Parts of Speech” PowerPoint (Sakai>Resources>Readings)

Thurs. Sept. 10: 

  • Sentence structure/syntax
  • Due the night before: Unit Project 1 Rough Draft

 

Week 6

Tues. Sept. 15:  

  • Paragraph structure, format, and transitions
  • Continue work on Unit Project 1 in class
  • Assigned reading: THWG Part 2-6: “Preparing an e-Portfolio”

Thurs. Sept. 17:   

  • Begin Unit 2: Writing in the Social Sciences
  • Choose UP2 topics in class
  • In-class reflections on UP1
  • Due the night before: UP1 Final Draft, for a grade
  • Assigned reading: THWG Part 1-2: “Writing in the Social Sciences”

 

Week 7

Tues. Sept. 22: 

  • Ethnographies and research questions
  • Due the night before: UP2 Tentative Research Question
  • Assigned reading:

Thurs. Sept. 24:

  • Subcultures, observations, and interviews
  • Due the night before: Feeder 2.1 Rough Draft

 

Week 8

Tues. Sept. 29:  

  • Descriptions and detail; word choice/diction, style, and tone
  • Due the night before: Feeder 2.1 Final Draft, for a grade

Thurs. Oct. 1: 

  • Looking at genre models for ethnographic studies
  • Due the night before: Feeder 2.2 Rough Draft

 

Week 9

Tues. Oct. 6:  

  • Editing/condensing text
  • Writing conclusions
  • Due the night before: Feeder 2.2 Final Draft, for a grade

Thurs. Oct. 8:  

  • Oral communication and presentation strategies
  • Due the night before: Unit Project 2, Draft 1
  • Assigned reading: THWG Part 2-4: “Publishing & Presenting Your Research”

 

Week 10

Tues. Oct. 13: 

  • Writing introductions
  • Due the night before: Unit Project 2, Draft 2

Thurs. Oct. 15:

  • Begin Unit 3: Writing in the Humanities
  • Choose UP3 topics in class
  • In-class reflections on UP2
  • Due the night before: UP2 Final Draft, for a grade
    • UP2 script is due Wed. Oct. 14 by 11:59pm; UP2 video is due Fri. Oct. 16 by 11:59pm
  • Assigned reading: THWG Part 1-3: “Writing in the Humanities”

 

Week 11

Tues. Oct. 20: 

  • How to close read a text
  • Due the night before: Feeder 3.1 Rough Draft
  • Assigned reading:

Thurs. Oct. 22:    

  • Thesis statements, claims, and arguments; literary analysis
  • Due the night before: Feeder 3.1 Final Draft, for a grade

 

Week 12

Tues. Oct. 27: 

  • Looking at genre models for literary analyses
  • Due the night before: Feeder 3.2 Thesis Statements

Thurs. Oct. 29:         

  • Digital literacy and visual literacy; multimedia compositions
  • Due the night before: Feeder 3.2 Rough Draft
  • Assigned reading:
    • THWG Part 2-5: “Digital Literacy”
    • William Blake’s “The Tyger,” 1794 (Sakai>Resources>Readings)

 

Week 13

Tues. Nov. 3:

  • Looking at genre models for engaging video essays
  • Due the night before: Feeder 3.2 Final Draft, for a grade

Thurs. Nov. 5:  

  • How to capture and edit audio and video footage
  • Due the night before: Unit Project 3 Storyboard

 

Week 14

Tues. Nov 10:   

  • Creative writing/narrative structure
  • Writing in business (resumes and cover letters)
  • Continue work on footage collection/editing for UP3 in class

Thurs. Nov. 12:   

  • Comparing writing in the disciplines
  • Due the night before: Unit Project 3 Rough Cut

 

Week 15

Tues. Nov. 17: 

  • Final class session for ENGL 105, Sections 079 and 091
  • In-class reflections on UP3
  • Course evaluations and transfer activities
  • Due the night before: UP3 Final Draft, for a grade; Extra Credit Assignment on Writing in Business (if applicable)

 

Again, there is no final exam for this course. Final grades for ENGL 105, Sections 079 and 091 will be reported by 5:00pm on Fri. Nov. 20.

 

Please Note:

I reserve the right to make changes to this syllabus as needed, including assignment due dates or reading assignments as listed in the above Course Schedule. It is very likely that small secondary readings will be added to various days listed above. These changes will be announced and shared with the entire class as early as possible.

For every class session, I will post a lesson plan as a Google Doc on Sakai at Resources>In-Class Activities. You do not need to access these before each class, but you should have access to them during that class session and should refer to them afterwards, especially if you miss that class. The end of each lesson plan will list homework for the next class session. You should always refer to that document for any adjustments, additions, etc. to this Course Schedule.

 

 

Note: This online iteration of the syllabus and schedule is the unofficial version of the course syllabus for Sections 079 and 091 of ENGL 105, Fall 2020, taught by Paul Blom at UNC. Some information, such as contact info or the links to our Zoom meeting rooms, has been redacted from this public, online version of the syllabus.The official syllabus for each specific section has been formally submitted to the University and is also available as a Word document on our Sakai course site under “Resources.” If you are a student, be sure to refer to the official version of the syllabus that has been shared with you for specific information such as links to Zoom meeting rooms, etc.

 

For more information about the course, especially a showcase of student work, explore the rest of this website.

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