Course Schedule

 

 

**Z indicates the Zarefsky text, CH indicates the Campbell and Huxman text

 

 

3/17

 

Review for Examination 1

 

§     Bring questions and things you want to revisit

 

§     No reading—use the time to study!

 

3/19

 

Group PMOPS

 

§     Read Z. Ch. 16, with a focus on pp. 16-8 to 16-12 (group roles and norms) and pp. 16-17 to 16-23 (problem-solving in groups)

 

3/21

 

Group Leadership and Roles

 

§     No reading today!  Study for the exam!

 

§     Mid-semester Feedback Survey available

 

3/24

 

Examination 1:

 

Public Speaking Precepts

 

 Held at Testing Center in Pollock

3/26

 

Doing Rhetorical Criticism

 

Assign Paper 1

 

§     Read Z. Ch. 17, with an emphasis on 17-2 to 17-4 (what is rhetorical criticism)

 

§     Read CH chapter 11

 

3/28

 

Print Advertisements

 

§     Look over Ads Blog (link on ANGEL)

 

§     Read CH chapter 13 (pp. 271-279)

 

3/31

 

Gender

 

§     Read Blair, Brown & Baxter AND Le Guin (p. 115-117) on Course Reserve (Le Guin link also on ANGEL)

 

§     Example: “Jesus was a Feminist” in CH, pp. 110-117

 

4/2

 

Photography

 

§     Read Sontag AND Zelizer on Course Reserve. Note link on ANGEL to the images for Sontag’s article.

 

4/4

 

Ability

 

§     Read Berube on Course Reserve

 

4/7

 

Class

 

§     Read at least TWO of the articles from the Class Matters New York Times website (link on ANGEL and Course Reserve)

 

4/9

 

Review Methods to Date

 

Assign Paper 2

 

Workshop Time

 

§     No reading: extra time to wrap up the paper

 

4/11

 

Space/Place

 

§     Paper 1 DUE

 

§     Last Day to Late Drop!

 

§     Read Blair & Michel (Monuments) OR Dickinson (Banal Space) on Course Reserve

 

§     Read CH chapter 12 (pp. 260-270)

 

4/14

 

Race

 

§     Read Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack (link on ANGEL), look at Top 10 Racist Commercials, AND read hooks editorial on ANGEL

 

§     Example: in CH page 178-181 or page 241-244

 

4/16

 

Music

 

§     Read Sellnow & Sellnow on Course Reserve

 

4/18

 

Sexual Orientation

 

§     Read Unpacking the Heterosexual Knapsack on ANGEL AND Executive Summary (3-6) and ONE other section from Battle (each is about 2 pages) on Course Reserve and ANGEL

 

4/21

 

Film

 

§     Read Benson on Course Reserve

 

4/23

 

Review of Methods to Date

Examination 2 Review

 

 

§     Bring any questions you have about the exam or methods so far

 

§     No reading—extra time to wrap up the papers

 

4/25

 

Workshop Papers

 

§     No reading—extra time to study and wrap up

 

§    Bring drafts ready to revise to work through with your group

 

4/28

 

Workshop Day for Group Papers

 

§     Paper 2  EXTENSION: due on Wednesday

 

§     Bring all materials to class with you

 

§     No reading—extra time to wrap up group projects

 

4/30

 

Last Day of Class

 

Discuss Group Projects

 

Review of Course

 

Course Evaluations

 

 Bring in papers, group projects, and any last questions.

5/2

 

Examination 2:

 

Message Criticism Precepts

 

§   Held at Testing Center in Pollock

 

§     Have a great summer!

 

 

 


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