Schedule for Krause's English 328, Sections 2and 5, Winter 2004
There may be some changes to this schedule as the term goes on-- when in doubt about what we're doing on any given day, check with me in class, in office hours, or via email.
January 6: Class introductions. About the class electronic mailing list. Introduction to my.emich.edu and people.emich.edu. Before the next class, send a brief email message about yourself to the class electronic mailing list.
January 8: Introduction to Blogger and related software.Introduce "Invent your own technology" assignment First blog homework: Before the next class, post a 250 or so word message to your blog space that introduces yourself and email me the address to your blog.
January 13: Discuss Dennis Baron, "From Pencils to Pixels: The Stages of Literacy Technologies (Tribble and Trubek, 35- 53), and Mark Twain, "The First Writing-Machines" (Tribble and Trubek, 500-503), Eisenstein's "Some Features of Print Culture" (Tribble and Trubek, 124-134). Post a message about the reading to the class electronic mailing list before today's class.
January 15: Discuss Naomi Baron, "The Art and Science of Handwriting" (Tribble and Trubek, 54-61), selection from Plato's "Phaderus" (Tribble and Trubek, 360-364), and Ong, "Writing is a Technology that Restructures Thought," (Tribble and Trubek, 315-337). Post a message about the reading to the class electronic mailing list before today's class.
January 20: Show and tell for invented technology projects.
January 22: Peer review for "Invent your own technology" essay. Bring four copies of your essay with you to class. Introduce personal/professional web site assignment.
Week 4
January 27: "How To HTML," part one.
January 29: "How To HTML," part two.
Week 5
February 3: Invent your own technology assignment due! Uploading your site to people.emich.edu Introduce "Style Analysis Blog Writings" assignment.
February 5: Strunk and White, The Elements of Style. Post a message to the emailing list about the assigned readings before today's class. Continued discussion of and work on personal/professional web site. First entry in "Style Analysis Blog Writings" assigned and due by next class meeting.By 5 pm today, you need to have the first part of your personal/professional web site posted.
Week 6
February 10: Joseph Williams, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace, preface through chapter 5. Post a message to the emailing list about the assigned readings before today's class. Second entry in "Style Analysis Blog Writings" assigned and due by next class meeting.
February 12: Joseph Williams, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace, preface through chapter 5 through 10. Post a message to the emailing list about the assigned readings before today's class. Third entry in "Style Analysis Blog Writings" assigned and due by next class meeting.
Week 7
February 17: Wrap-up Joseph Williams, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace. Fourth entry in "Style Analysis Blog Writings" assigned and due by next class meeting. Discuss personal/professional web site assignment.
February 19: Discuss personal/professional web site assignment (including web editing software options) and discuss essay portion of "Style Analysis Blog Writings" assignment.
Before our next class, email me your self-assessment about your progress and work in terms of the participation component of the class.
Winter recess: February 23 to February 29
Week 8
March 2: Peer review for "Style Analysis Blog Writings" essay. Bring four copies of your essay with you to class.
March 4: Discuss "SpiderPro 100 Dos and Don'ts of Web Design," and "From Sucky to Savvy." Post a message to the emailing list about the assigned readings before today's class. In-class work on personal/professional web site.
Week 9
March 9: Style Analysis Blog Writings Essay Due! Discuss Lynch and Horton's "Web Style Guide," and Mackenzie's "Web Design Tips" Post a message to the emailing list about the assigned readings before today's class. In-class work on personal/professional web site.
March 11: Poster session for personal/professional web projects. You need to have a draft of your web site and the brief essay describing your changes completed by today.
Week 10
March 16:Discuss Sosnoski's "Hyper-readers and their Reading Engines" (Tribble and Trubek, 400-417), Mitchell Stephens "Complex Seeing: A New Form" (Tribble and Trubek, 418-442), and "Reading Screens" (Tribble and Trubek, 375-378). Post a message to the emailing list about the assigned readings before today's class.
March 18: Personal/Professional web site due! Discuss Johnson's "Links" (Tribble and Trubek, 195-213), and Landow's "Twenty Minutes into the Future, or How Are We Moving Beyond the Book?" (Tribble and Trubek, 214-226)
Week 11
March 23: Discuss Baker's "Deadline" (Tribble and Trubek, 9-34) and Birkerts' "Into the Electronic Millennium" (Tribble and Trubek, 62-74). Post a message to the emailing list about the assigned readings before today's class.
March 25: Continued discussion of cyberculture essays assignment. In-class discussion of drafts and web-based research on projects.
Week 12
March 30: Peer review for "Cyberculture and English Culture" essay. Bring four copies of your essay with you to class.
April 1: Collaborative web site assignment introduced. In-class work on collaborative web site assignment.
Week 13
April 6: "Cyberculture and English Culture" essay due! In-class work on collaborative web site assignment.
April 8: Poster session for collaborative web site assignment. By today's class, your group needs to have a draft of your web site completed to share with your classmates.
Week 14
April 13: Collaborative web site assignment due! Discuss requirements for final writing portfolio.
April 15: Last day of class! Final discussion of writing portfolio; class wrap-up activities.
Finals
The final (and thus "the End of Time") for Section 1 will be on Thursday, April 22, from 9:00 am to 10:30 am
The final (and thus "the End of Time") for Section 5will be on Tuesday, April 20, from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm