Schedule, Readings, and Rubrics

The following course schedule is a polished estimate of assigned readings and written assignments. It is subject to update at any time so as to best meet the needs and pace of the entire class. Therefore, it is important that each student visits this page frequently to keep current with the information detailed below.

Students can access, download, and print assigned readings distributed electronically by clicking the link embedded in the last name of a text's author. Please report broken links immediately by contacting me via email.

Note: WR indicates readings within Diana Hacker's The Writer's Reference.

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WEEK ONE --- INTRODUCTIONS

 T 1/29
 : Introductions
 : In-Class Writing Sample

 R 1/31
 : Duncombe, Introduction to the Cultural Resistance Reader


WEEKS TWO – FOUR --- ANNOTATION, SUMMARY AND PARAPHRASING, AVOIDING PLAGIARISM , AND WRITING PARAGRAPHS

T 2/5
: Bey, “Pirate Utopias, Waiting for the Revolution” from TAZ: The Temporary Autonomous Zone
: Pohl, “What: Mob Scene. Who: Strangers. Point: None.”
: Annotation and Outlining (WR, 67-72)

R 2/7
: Gore, “Flash Mob Dance and the Territorialisation of Urban Movement”
: Summary and Paraphrasing (WR, 72-73)
: ABC Rubric to Paragraph Organization
: Paper One Rubric

T 2/12
: College Closed – Lincoln’s Birthday

R 2/14
: Classes follow a Tuesday schedule
: Wasik, “My Crowd”
: Avoiding Plagiarism (WR, 361-365)
: HW#1 Due – Answer the prompt to "#1 - Are There No More Pirate Islands?" and bring your response to class in hardcopy

T 2/19
: Barker, “Fear Factor: Does NYC Have a Mob Problem?”
: White, “Swarming and the Social Dynamics of Group Violence”
: Writing Paragraphs (WR, 32-45)
: HW#2 Due – Answer the prompt to "#2 - Let's Argue About Flash Mobs"

R 2/21
: Select films from Improv Everywhere
: Spring 2013 College Symposium
: Paper One Due – bring two extra copies of your paper to class for a peer-edit


WEEKS FIVE – EIGHT --- ANALYSIS, AVOIDING PLAGIARISM, APA/MLA THESIS FORMATION AND IN-TEXT CITATION

T 2/26
: Somerville, "The Urban Canvas and Its Artists"
: Whitehead, "Graffiti: The Use of the Familiar"
: Notecard Theory to Essay Organization
: Analysis (WR, 74-77)

R 2/28
: Gauthier, "Confessions of an Ethnographer: Reflections on Fieldwork with Graffiti Writers in Montreal"
: Argument Formation (WR, 10-11 and 16-18)
: HW#3 Due – Answer the prompt to "#3 - NYC's Graffiti is Still Burning"

T 3/5
: McCoy, "Graffiti"
: Paper Two Rubric
: LAB Session #1 – Topic and Thesis Formation (CL-205, Classroom Bldg. Computer Lab)

R 3/7
: Lachmann, "Graffiti as Career and Ideology"
: APA In-Text Citation (WR, 444-459)
: Thesis Proposal Rubric

T 3/12
: Lachmann, "Graffiti as Career and Ideology"
: Claudio, "Graffiti Artists Face Homelessness: The Battle for 5Pointz Is Lost"
: MLA In-Text Citation (WR, 372-391)
: HW#4 Due – Answer the prompt to "#4 - Creating a Working Thesis and Intro Paragraph"

R 3/14
: Film - Bomb It! (2007)

T 3/19
: Annotated Bibliography Rubic
: Working Bibliographies (WR, 357-365)
: Evaluating Sources (WR, 78-91)
: Paper Two Due – bring two extra copies of your paper to class for a peer-edit

R 3/21
: LAB Session #2 – Research Techniques (AC-3G09, Library Computer Lab)
: Thesis Proposal Rough Draft Due – bring two extra copies of your proposal to class for a peer-edit


WEEKS NINE – TWELVE --- THE STRUCTURE AND COMPONENTS OF THE RESEARCH PAPER

M 3/25 – T 4/2
: College Closed - Spring Recess

R 4/4
: Mukherjee, from The Penguin Gandhi Reader
: Annotated Bibliography Submission #1 Due

T 4/9
: Presentation Rubric
: Research Project Rubric
: Malcolm X, “The Ballot or the Bullet” (1964) (audio)
: HW#5 Due – Answer the prompt to "#5 - DQs on Malcolm X"
: LAB Session #3 – Research Techniques (CL-205, Classroom Bldg. Computer Lab)

R 4/11
: King Jr., “I Have a Dream” (1963) (audio)
: HW#6 Due – Answer the prompt to "#6 - DQs on Martin Luther King, Jr."
: Thesis Proposal Due

T 4/16
: Presentation Sign-Ups
: Johnson, “We Shall Overcome” (1965) (audio)
: HW#7 Due – Answer the prompt to "#7 - DQs on Lyndon B Johnson"

R 4/18
: Film – Soundtrack for a Revolution
: Revised Paper One Due
: Annotated Bibliography Submission #2 Due


WEEK THIRTEEN --- INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECT CONFERENCES

T 4/23
: LAB Session #4 – Individualized Research (CL-205, Classroom Bldg. Computer Lab)

R 4/25
: Film – The Weather Underground


WEEKS FOURTEEN – SIXTEEN --- INCORPORATING SOURCE MATERIAL EFFECTIVELY AND CORRECTLY

T 4/30
: Research Paper Outline and Complete Introduction Due  – bring two extra copies of your outline and introductory material to class for a peer-edit
: Revised Paper Two Due

R 5/2
: Presentations
4pm - RQ1
1. Jossibel
2. Melissa
3. Chynia
4. Veronica 
6pm - TW2 
1.Chiemeka
2. Marie
3. Halima
4. Joyce

T 5/7
: Presentations
4pm - RQ1
1. Mohammad
2. Dwaine
3. Crystal
4. Paul
5. Jamie
6. Danny 
6pm - TW2 
1. Paul
2. Jamila
3. Yolanda
4. Fatema
5. Jodi-Ann
6. Rosalayn

R 5/9
: Presentations
4pm - RQ1
1. Yuri
2. Marie
3. Danielle
4. Arnaldo
5. Erica 
6pm - TW2 
1. Nedjie
2. Sylwia
3. Andy
4. Xie
5. Jenika

T 5/14
: Presentations
4pm - RQ1
1. Yogeeta
2. Cinthia
3. Bahia
4. Jasim
5. Rosy 
6pm - TW2 
1. Glenn
2. Stacey
3. Rosa
4. Yajaira
5. Murland

R 5/16
: Last Class Meeting
: Final Exam
: Research Project Due

 F 5/17 – F 5/24
: Finals Week