COURSE SCHEDULE
Week 1
Tuesday, 3/31: Course Introductions
Homework:Raymond Williams, introduction to Keywords; ituating Inquiry, chapters 8, 11 (pp. 155-163; 205-219); Write a bio.doc for the course blog. https://catalysttools.washington.edu/workspace/dkimmey/4473
Thursday, 4/2: Writing in the CIC: the LAN, Catalyst Common View and Collect It, WordPress, Mindomo
Week 2
Assigned reading for the week: Meredith McGill, “Market” from Keywords for American Cultural Studies;Karl Marx, Selections from “The Commodity” and “Estranged Labor”;Situating Inquiry, chapters 1, 2 (pp. 9-44)
Tuesday, 4/7: Market Cultures
Thursday, 4/9: Critical Reading and Concept Mapping
“Market” Survey paper due Friday, 4/10
Week 3
Assigned reading for the week: Herman Melville, “Bartleby”;Situating Inquiry, chapter 9 (pp. 164-171)
Tuesday, 4/14: Bartleby
Thursday, 4/16: Keyword Glossary and Writing about Literature (I)
Keyword Gloss due Friday 4/17
Week 4
Assigned reading for the week: William Faulkner, “The Bear”; Situating Inquiry, chapter 10 (pp. 173-202)
Tuesday, 4/21: The Bear
Thursday, 4/23: Literary Gloss and Writing about Literature (II)
Literary Gloss due on Friday, 4/24
Week 5
Assigned reading for the week: Situating Inquiry, chapter 4 (pp. 68-86);
Tuesday, 4/28 – No Class: CONFERENCES
Thursday, 4/30: Writing Period and Peer Review Workshop
First Major Paper due Friday, 5/1
Week 6
Assigned reading for the week: Situating Inquiry, chapter 3 (pp. 47-67); W.E.B. DuBois, “The Souls of White Folk”; Patricia Williams, “On Being the Object of Property”
Tuesday, 5/5: DuBois, Williams, and the Rhetorical Situation
Thursday, 5/7: Exploring Writing Strategies
Rhetorical Analysis due Friday, 5/8
Week 7
Assigned reading for the week: Situating Inquiry, chapter 5 (pp. 89-111) + The Constant Gardener
**You must watch the film before this week. It is easily found in any local movie rental store. I also have it on 24-hour reserve at the Odegaard Undergraduate Library. Please plan ahead!
Tuesday, 5/12: The Constant Gardener
Thursday, 5/14: Formal film analysis
Film Analysis paper due Friday, 5/15
Week 8:
Assigned reading for the week: Situating Inquiry, chapter 7 (pp. 134-150)
Tuesday, 5/19: Research Strategies and Library Tutorial
Thursday, 5/21: Analyzing and Evaluating Sources
Week 9:
Assigned reading for the week:
Situating Inquiry, chapter 12 (pp. 226-247)
Tuesday, 5/26 – No Class: Work Independently on a final draft for Thursday’s workshop
Thursday, 5/28: Writing Period and Peer Review Workshop
Second Major Paper due Friday, 5/29
Week 10:
Tuesday, 6/2 – No Class: CONFERENCES
Thursday, 6/4 – Portfolio Revision Workshop
PORTFOLIOS due via Catalyst by midnight on Wednesday, 6/10
