Schedule
Below is the 15-week schedule for the course. Readings, slides, and assignments are linked where applicable.
| Week | Dates | Topics | Slides | Reading | Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 1–4 | First-week writing sample; Syllabus; Close reading; Assign TAE | Reading 1 | TAE assigned | |
| 2 | Sep 7–11 | Discuss reading 1; TAE rough draft due; Writing workshop | TAE RD due | ||
| 3 | Sep 14–18 | TAE final draft due; Discuss reading 2; Paper 1 prompt; Paper 1 RD due; Peer review | Reading 2 | TAE FD due; AE1 RD due | |
| 4 | Sep 21–25 | Return Paper 1 RD with comments; Writing workshop | |||
| 5 | Sep 28–Oct 2 | Paper 1 FD due; Assign reading 3; Discuss reading 3; Paper 2 prompt | Reading 3 | AE1 FD due | |
| 6 | Oct 5–9 | Paper 2 RD due; Peer review; Writing workshop; Return Paper 1 FD | AE2 RD due | ||
| 7 | Oct 12–16 | Paper 2 FD due; Assign reading 4; Writing workshop | Reading 4 | AE2 FD due | |
| 8 | Oct 19–23 | Discuss reading 4; Paper 3 prompt; Paper 3 RD-1 due; Peer review | AE3 RD-1 due | ||
| 9 | Oct 26–30 | Return Paper 3 RD-1; Paper 3 RD-2 due; Peer review / writing workshop | AE3 RD-2 due | ||
| 10 | Nov 2–6 | Paper 3 FD due; Assign reading 5; Discuss reading 5; Paper 4 prompt | Reading 5 | AE3 FD due | |
| 11 | Nov 9–13 | Paper 4 RD-1 due; Peer review; Writing workshop; Return Paper 3 FD | AE4 RD-1 due | ||
| 12 | Nov 16–20 | Paper 4 RD-2 due; Peer review; Student conferencing | AE4 RD-2 due | ||
| 13 | Nov 23–27 | Writing workshop; Final revision for Paper 4; Introduce FIE | FIE assigned | ||
| 14 | Nov 30–Dec 4 | Paper 4 FD due; FIE-centric writing workshop | AE4 FD due | ||
| 15 | Dec 7–10 | FIE due by last day of class | FIE due |