Spring 2017 Semester at a Glance
Important University Dates:
Wednesday, 1/11: First Day of Class
Monday, 1/16: NO CLASS (Holiday)
Friday, 3/10: Spring Break begins at 5:00pm
Monday, 3/13-Friday, 3/17: NO CLASS (Spring Break)
Monday, 3/20: Classes resume at 8:00am (We have class!)
Friday, 4/14: NO CLASS (Holiday)
Friday, 4/28: Last Day of Class (Sad)
Due Dates:
Friday, 1/27: U1F1
Monday, 2/6: U1F2
Monday, 2/20: U1 Project
Monday, 2/27: U2F1
Monday, 3/6: U2F2
Friday, 3/31: Unit 2 Project
Monday, 4/3: U3F1
Monday, 4/10: U3F2
Monday, 4/24: U3 Project
Friday, 4/28: Final Portfolio
Schedule: Will be updated weekly!
| Monday | Wednesday | Friday | |
| Week 1 | 1/9 | 1/11
Syllabus Assignments |
1/13
What is rhetoric? What is college writing? |
| Week 2 | 1/16
NO CLASS |
1/18 (#3)
Natural Sciences–genres, audiences, roles, and rhetorical situations; introduce prompt |
1/20 (#4)
Topic Selection |
| Week 3 | 1/23 (#5)
Library Research Day |
1/25 (#6)
Recap Library Day Citations in the Sciences |
1/27 (#7)
Peer Review U1F1 due by class |
| Week 4 | 1/30 (#8)
Summary |
2/1 (#9)
Understanding Research Methods
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2/3 (#10)
Workshop U1F2 |
| Week 5 | 2/6 (#11)
Project Scope U1F2 due by class |
2/8 (#12)
Integrating Sources |
2/10 (#13)
Draft/Outline of Unit 1 Due Integrating Media
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| Week 6 | 2/13 (#14)
WordPress Day with UL
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2/15 (#15)
Workshop Unit 1 Project |
2/17 (#16)
Workshop Unit 1 cont. |
| Week 7 | 2/20 (#17)
Unit 2 Documentary Films U1 Project due by class |
2/22 (#18)
Research Day/Archive Day Meet in Wilson Library Room 504 |
2/24 (#19)
Surveys How to create a survey (Qualtrics) |
| Week 8 | 2/27 (#20)
Generating a Narrative
U2F1 due by class |
3/1 (#21)
Workshop Narrative Pt 1
Introduction to Narrative is Due
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3/3 (#22)
Workshop Narrative Pt 2. Complete Rough Draft of Narrative is Due
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| Week 9 | 3/6 (#23)
U2F2 due by class Storyboarding Citations Have at least 10 Images for your movie selected. |
3/8 (#24)
Recording your Audio Class in the MRC
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3/10 (#25)
Workshop Storyboards. Draft of Storyboard Due
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| Week 10 | 3/13
NO CLASS |
3/15
NO CLASS |
3/17
NO CLASS |
| Week 11 | 3/20 (#26)
Video Editing in the MRC. Due: Audio Recording All Images for Video |
3/22 (#27)
Video Editing Continued in class.
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3/24 (#28)
Workshop Unit 2 Rough Draft of Unit Project is Due |
| Week 12 | 3/27 (#29)
Unit 2 Work Day
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3/29 (#30)
Unit 3 Introduction
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3/31 (#31)
Book Reviews U2 Project due by class
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| Week 13 | 4/3 (#32)
Back Book Blurbs U3F1 due by class |
4/5 (#33)
Workshop Back Book Blurbs pt.1 Rough Draft of Back Book Blurb due. |
4/7 (#34)
Workshop Back Book Blurbs pt.2 |
| Week 14 | 4/10 (#35)
Search for Images and Design
U3F2 due by class |
4/12 (#36)
UNC Press Visit in Class!
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4/14
NO CLASS |
| Week 15 | 4/17 (#37)
Design Lab Visit Meet in the Undergraduate Library |
4/19 (#38)
Work Day for Covers |
4/21 (#39)
Workshop Book Covers
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| Week 16 | 4/24 (#40)
Screen Unit 2 Films U3 Project due by class |
4/26 (#41)
Screen Unit 2 Films
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4/28 (#42)
Final Reflections Final Portfolio due by 11:59pm |