Project schedule for project 1 Eng 309

1. ENGL 309 | Rhetorical Style pg 1
PROJECT 1 SCHEDULE
Genre Analysis & Parody
All scaffolding work (homework assignments) is due before class on the date
due. The Genre Parody is due Late assignments will lose one letter grade (or the
equivalent number of points) per day.
Unless otherwise indicated, all readings and links are on the BbLearn Project 1
page.
Date In Class Work Due
Thursday,
1/16
Intro to the course
Hummingbird exercise
Tuesday,
1/21
Introduction to genre
Brainstorm genres with Google
Doc
Genre analysis exercise
Introduce Project 1: Genre
Parody
• Post your bio (Project 1 Homework
Assignments)
• Read Kerry Dirk, “Navigating Genres”
• Do the “What is Genre?” post (Project
1 Homework Assignments)
Thursday,
1/23
Analyze parody examples
Invention for parody
• Read Tom Connor “Writing the Well-
Spun Spoof”
• Bring three examples of the genre you
will be parodying
Tuesday,
1/28
Peer review of draft genre
parody
Complete draft of genre parody and bring to
class
Thursday,
1/30
Introduce Project 2, Semester
Topic Proposal
Topic Brainstorm
Genre Parody due, 11:59 pm