This document outlines the schedule and topics for a writing course over several months. The course covers various types of writing including autobiographies, profiles, interviews, instructions, features, and reviews. For each class, students will read lessons on writing techniques, take a quiz, and work on drafting assignments. The schedule also includes workshops to provide feedback on drafts, reflection exercises, and assignments related to publishing and design. Major due dates include autobiographies, profiles, interviews, instructions, features, reviews, and a final portfolio project.

1. Date Topics Reading Doing
Sept 4
 Introduction to the course
 Social media and
technology survey
 Introduction to the
Portfolio Project
 Introduction to the
Presentation and
Montrealites projects
 Copyright laws and privacy
 JW: Lesson #1
Understanding
Style
 Quiz and
presentation
 Developing
content expertise
 Social writing
 Sign up for
presentations and
Montrealites
project
Sept 11
 Autobiographical writing
 JW: Lesson #2
Correctness
 Quiz and
presentation
 Sign up for
presentations and
editors project
Sept 18
 Autobiographical writing  WS: What is
design?
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
autobiography
Sept 25  Autobiographical writing  JW: Lesson #3
Actions
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
autobiography
 Find an image for
your
autobiography
 Reflection exercise
Oct 2  Publishing and design
 Writing for social media
 WS: Step away
from the
computer
 Quiz and
presentation
 Autobiography
due
 Memo for project
 Reflection exercise
Oct 9  Profile writing  JW: Lesson #4
Characters
 Quiz and
presentation
Oct 16
 Profile writing  WS: I need to
design this today
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
profile
Oct 23
 Profile writing  JW: Lesson #5
Cohesion and
Coherence
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop

2. profile
Oct 30
 Publishing and design
 Writing for social media
 WS: CH4-Layout
sins
 Quiz and
presentation
 Profile due
 Memo for project
 Reflection exercise
Nov 6
 Interview writing  JW: Lesson #6
Emphasis
 Quiz and
presentation
Nov 13
 Interview writing  WS: mini art
school
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
interview
questions
Nov 21
 Interview writing  JW: Lesson #7
Motivation
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
interview
Nov 28
 Publishing and design
 Writing for social media
 WS: CH6-Layout
 Quiz and
presentation
 Interview due
 Memo for project
 Reflection exercise
Jan 8  Writing instructions  JW Lesson #8
Global
Coherence
 Quiz and
presentation
Jan 15  Writing instructions  WS: Type  Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
instructions
Jan 22
 Writing instructions
 JW Lesson #9
Concision
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
instructions
Jan 29  Publishing and design
 Writing for social media
 WS: Color Basics  Quiz and
presentation
 Instructions due
 Memo for project
 Reflection exercise
Feb 5  Writing a feature article  JW: Lesson #10
Shape
 Quiz and
presentation
Feb 12  Writing a feature article
 WS: Adding
visual appeal
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop

3. feature
Feb 19  Writing a feature article
 JW: Lesson #11
Elegance
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
feature
March 5  Publishing and design
 Writing for social media
 WS: Infographics  Quiz and
presentation
 Feature due
 Memo for project
 Reflection exercise
March 12  Writing a review  JW: Lesson #12
Ethics of Style
 Quiz and
presentation
March 19  Writing a review
 WS:
Storyboarding
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
review
March 26  Writing a review  WS: Multimedia
Components
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
review
April 2  Publishing and design
 Writing for social media
 WS: Designing
for the web
 Quiz and
presentation
 Review due
 Memo for project
 Reflection exercise
April 9  Eating Crow Competition  All course projects
and portfolios Due
Image source: Enid, Flickr.
The Schedule is a work-in-progress and subject to changes:)