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Monday, 12 Jan

Introduction to Course
Writing Topic: Writing as Thinking, Thinking as Writing
Handout: Guide to Response Papers

Wednesday, 14 Jan

Reading: Dyreson Essay (on Blackboard)
Assignment: Response Paper Due

Friday, 16 Jan

Reading: Blanchard Essay (on Blackboard)
Film: Trobriand Cricket
Handout: Suggested Style Guides
Web Project Guide, due 2 February

Monday, 19 Jan

Martin Luther King Day – No Class

Wednesday, 21 Jan

Writing Topic: Looking for Thesis Statements
Reading: Dyck Introduction, and Dyck Essay 1
Assignment: Response Paper Due
Class Meeting: Electronic Classroom, Library

Friday, 23 Jan

Reading: Roubidoux Essay (on Blackboard)
Exercise: Looking for Thesis Statements (bring all previous essays to class)

Monday, 26 Jan

Writing Topic: Writing Thesis Statements
Reading: Brownell Essay, in Dyck volume
Handout: Citing Sources Handout

Wednesday, 28 Jan

Reading: Morris article (on Blackboard)
Assignment: Response Paper Due
Web Resource:Adidas Commercial, Chinese National Soccer Team
Gatorade Commercial, Michael vs. Mia
WNBA Commercial

Friday, 30 Jan

Reading: Messner, Introduction and Chapter 1
Exercise: Writing Thesis Statements

Monday, 2 Feb

Writing Topic: Writing Clear, Strong Sentences
Reading: Messner, Chapter 2
Assignment: Web/Library Project Due

Wednesday, 4 Feb

Reading: Messner, Chapter 3

Friday, 6 Feb

Reading: Messner, Chapter 4
Exercise: Dealing with Nominalizations

Monday, 9 Feb

Writing Topic: Writing in Different Genres
Reading: Messner, Chapter 5

Wednesday, 11 Feb

Reading: Deford article, Numbers Lame
Reilly article, Extra Credit
Exercise: Journal writing
Assignment: Response Paper Due
Handout: Op/Ed Project Guide

Friday, 13 Feb

Reading: Deford article, Solving Title IX
Exercise: Looking at Op/Ed pieces as a student-writer

Monday, 16 Feb

Writing Topic: Making Outlines
Assignment: Op/Ed Essay Due
Handout: Field Journal Project

Wednesday, 18 Feb

Reading: MacClancy Essay (on Blackboard)

Friday, 20 Feb

Reading: Bourdieu Essay (on Blackboard)
Exercise: Outlining an Essay
Handout: Guide to Writing a Research Proposal

Monday, 23 Feb

Writing Topic: Coherence
Reading: Alter Essay, in Dyck volume
Appadurai Essay (on Blackboard)

Wednesday, 25 Feb

Reading: Moore Essay, in Dyck volume
Assignment: Fieldnotes for Essay Due

Friday, 27 Feb

Reading: Klein Essay (on Blackboard)
Exercise: Topic Strings
Handout: Topic Strings Handout

1-5 March

Spring Break! Have a good holiday.

Monday, 8 Mar

Writing Topic: More on Coherence
Reading: Manzenreiter article (on Blackboard)

Wednesday, 10 Mar

Reading: Allison article (on Blackboard)
Assignment: Paper Proposal Due

Friday, 12 Mar

Reading: Brownell article (on Blackboard)
Exercise: Headings as Test for Coherence

Monday, 15 Mar

Writing Topic: Using Other People’s Work
Reading: Alter article (on Blackboard)
Assignment: Short Expository Essay Due

Wednesday, 17 Mar

Reading: Dyck essay, Parents, Kids, and Coaches, Dyck volume

Friday, 19 Mar

Reading: Lithman article, Dyck volume
Exercise: Translating into your own words

Monday, 22 Mar

Reading: Weiss article, Dyck volume
Assignment: Paper Outline Due

Wednesday, 24 Mar

Reading: Horne article (on Blackboard)
Assignment: Response Paper Due
Film: Shaolin Soccer

Friday, 26 Mar

Film: Shaolin Soccer

Monday, 29 Mar

Writing Topic: Making Connections
Reading: Zinsser article on writing about sports (on Blackboard)

Wednesday, 31 Mar

Reading: Garnham article (on Blackboard)

Friday, 2 Apr

Reading: Spencer article (on Blackboard)
Exercise: Parallelism and Modifiers

Monday, 5 Apr

Assignment: Draft of Paper Due
Film: Field of Dreams

Wednesday, 7 Apr

Film: Field of Dreams

Friday, 9 Apr

Reading: Gmelch, p. 1-26

Monday, 12 Apr

College Holiday – No Class\

Wednesday, 14 Apr

Reading: Gmelch, p. 27-46
Assignment: Peer Comments Due

Friday, 16 Apr

Reading: Gmelch, p. 47-71

Monday, 19 Apr

Reading: Gmelch, p. 72-114

Wednesday, 21 Apr

Reading: Gmelch, p. 115-143

Friday, 23 Apr

Reading: Gmelch, p. 144-172

Monday, 26 Apr

Reading: Gmelch, p. 173-202

Wednesday, 28 Apr

Last Day of Class
Final Paper Due