Eng 309 Unit 3 Virtual Schedule

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UNIT 3 OVERVIEW AND
SCHEDULE
Writing 2020
Overview
In Unit 3, we're going to bring together what we learned in Units 1&2, AND also
grapple, in writing, with the insanity of 2020.
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Unit Outcomes
By the time you’ve completed this unit, you should be able to…
• Successfully analyze the features of a genre in order to reproduce it, using a topic
of your own invention.
• Skillfully and deliberately incorporate tropes and schemes into your writing.
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Date In Class Work Due
Monday,
3/22
Introduce Project 3: Writing
2020/21
Sign up for individual
conference to discuss Project 2
draft.
Wed.,
3/24
Open Letters • Read MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
(BAE pp 263-279) and identify the rhetorical
features of the genre (audience, purpose,
typical/conventional features). Be prepared to
discuss.
Friday,
3/26
Drop in Office Hours
Monday,
3/29
Commencement Speeches Listen to two of the “16 Best Graduation
Speeches” (as decided by Teen Vogue) and
identify the rhetorical features of the genre

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(audience, purpose, typical/conventional
features). Be prepared to discuss.
Wed.,
3/31
Invention Work Post your choice for Project 3: open letter or
commencement speech.
Friday,
4/2
Drop in Office Hours
Monday,
4/5
NO CLASS - Individual Writing
Conferences
Wed.,
4/7
NO CLASS - Individual Writing
Conferences
Friday,
4/9
NO CLASS - Individual Writing
Conferences
Monday,
4/12
Workshop Open Letter or
Commencement Speech Drafts
Upload draft of Open Letter or
Commencement Speech to Unit 3
Assignments in Bblearn for in-class draft
workshop.
Wed.,
4/14
Format for Project 3 Draft
Friday,
4/16
NO CLASS Submit Project 3 Draft for Evaluation by
Sunday 4/18