Calendar | Kateland Wolfe

Please note that this is a plan for the course. Deviations will occur based on the class’s individual needs. Please attend class and check class website for updates.

Date:	In-Class:	Due:
Week 1: Introduction August 22nd	Introductions
August 24th	Go over the Syllabus	Look over the syllabus
August 26th	Watch Pokemon Go gameplay walkthrough; as a class analyze the game’s setup for possible limitations. Discuss limitations concerned with privacy policies (Marr’s article). Discuss assumption about the reader’s values in Marr’s article	Read: “Pokémon GO: The One Serious Problem Everyone Should Worry About“ Write 500 words answering this question: Do you agree or disagree with Marr’s argument? Example Journal Entry
Week 2: August 29th	Discuss article Discuss ways that games control users Introduce “game design” project	Read: Warning: Pokemon GO is a Death Sentence if you are a Black Man Write 500 words answering this question: Do you agree or disagree with Omari Akil’s argument?
August 31st	Sentence Summary of article (10 am) Discuss “Instagram, Geocaching, and the When of Rhetorical Literacies” Work on Games	Read: “Instagram, Geocaching, and the When of Rhetorical Literacies“ Write a 500 word summary of the article. Please follow this format for writing a summary. Example Game
September 2nd	Present Games Fill out Survey on games	Turn in games. Write 500 words analyzing how your game encouraged your uses to do what you wished for them to do.
Week 3: September 5th	No Class: Labor Day
September 7th	Discuss Mapping share maps and analyses of maps Look at “40 maps they didn’t teach you in Highschool” and discuss	Listen To: “Mapping” on This American Life Find a map that is important to you (my idea of map is really liberal here) and analyze it
September 9th	Discuss data collection Create different graphs to show information differently	Read: “Humanities Approaches to Graphical Display” by Johanna Drucker Write a one sentence summary for each paragraph. # each sentence according to its paragraph. After you turn in your homework, see my reading notes
Week 4: September 12th	Graph and present your research question Go over video assignment (time permitting)	Rewrite one of your existing analysis hw assignments that you did not do well on. Please incorporate my comments into the rewrite.

September 14th	Present Drucker group work. Fill out survey.	Read: Digital Divide For each of the seven sections write three sentences: (1) summarize the main point (2) describe the purpose of the paragraphs in the section (3) write one criticism of the section
September 16th	watch Last Week Tonight Fill out evidence on google doc (10am)	Take another shot at Digital Divide.
Week 5: September 19th	Discuss topic sentences and supporting evidence (Go over homework) Go over John Oliver Style Lit Review assignment	copy and paste the examples of evidence sheet created in class into a word document. Next to each piece of evidence, state the claim that John Oliver is using to support it.
September 21st	Video Workday Review the updated assignment sheet Review my suggested steps View my process as I work alongside you.	Brainstorm for your video. State your topic and each of the four claims listed on the assignment sheet. Be sure to start meeting with me. You have two required conferences throughout the semester.
September 23rd	Video Workday	Choose a John Oliver video and analyze it. Will be graded based on the HW rubric, so be sure those items are present
Week 6: September 26th	Video Workday	Write your video out as an essay. (Like we did for the John Oliver video). Write your claims as topic sentences and write out your evidence to support those topic sentences
September 28th	Video Peer Review	Write a 500-700 word summary of one of the scholarly articles you are using as support in your video. Follow my guidelines for a sumary.
September 30th	Video Peer Review	Analyze your own video. Focus on the analysis, not justifying your video. Will be graded based on the HW rubric.
Week 7: October 3rd	present videos in class
October 5th	continue to present videos in class

October 7th	Finish Presenting Videos
Week 8: October 10th	lit reviews: edit lit review videos for claim clarity	bring lit review videos to class (if you need your laptop or flash drive, please have it) Find 30 sources that relate to your topic ( you might have to think of new ways to think about your topic) and list the titles of them/ link them to document. (Don’t read all 30, just search for titles and abstracts that seem relatable.)
October 12th	lit reviews Class Work	Go through your video and literally hold up a sign stating your claim every time you make a claim. Or go through on paper and write down the claim every time you make one.
October 14th		write an argument that your topic is relevant. Include a thesis statement, 3-4 subsequent claims and evidence for each claim.
Week 9: October 17th	Class optional	write an argument about what other research does not do with your topic. Include a thesis statement 3-4 subsequent claims, and evidence for each claim.
October 19th	methodologies	write an argument about how other research studies your topic. Include a thesis statement, 3-4 subsequent claims, and evidence for each claim. Lit review drafts due at midnight.
October 21st	methodologies(2)
Week 10: October 24th	methodologies
October 26th	methodologies
October 28th	methodologies Peer Review Methodologies	draft of methodology due
Week 11: October 31st	Discuss Results Section of a Research Paper	final methodology section due
November 2nd	data collection	Please post and respond to surveys here.
November 4th	No Class
Week 12: November 7th	data collection
November 9th	data write-up draft due
November 11th
Week 13: November 14th
November 16th	Discuss final research paper	draft of final research paper due
November 18th	No Class
Week 14: Thanksgiving Break
Week 15: November 28th		Peer Review Draft of Research Paper (Rubric)
November 30th	Poster workday	Draft of Poster Due
December 2nd	poster presentation	Final Posters Due
Last Day of Class: December 5th	Poster Presentation Reception

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