ENG 1020 Composition
Tentative Course Schedule
Fall 2022
MTWR 3:30-4:45
NOTE: This schedule may change as needed. Your presence in class ensures correct assignments
Week 1
M 8/29 Intro to Course; Begin thinking about topic for Essay 1; Review Guiding
HOMEWORK (Due 8/31):
- Review Syllabus and Complete quiz in Ulearn (see Week 1 folder)
W 8/31 The Rhetorical Situation; Purpose and Audience; Purpose and Audience
Exercise; Connecting with a Specific Audience (Group Social Media
Exercise): Describe your brand's personality (as if you are describing a
person); Describe your relationship with the customer (or group you're
attempting to connect with); Similar company personalities (i.e., like people
you are friends with); Adjectives describing what our brand is NOT; Post
answers to Blog by end of Class; Set up group and shared doc on Google
Drive; Scenarios: Company attempting to sell a commodity good; Company
selling a service; a publication of some type attempting to grow its audience
base; a nonprofit attempting to persuade an audience about a topic; a
political campaign promoting the election of a candidate; A PAC attempting
to change public opinion about a current political issue or attempting to
elect a particular candidate
HOMEWORK (Due W 9/7)
In one MS Word Document. Page 1: Finish Group Exercise: Write
social media post and include image.; Indicate social media platform
where you intend to post (IG, Twitter, FB, etc.).
Page 2: Explain the following: Who was your audience? What did you
hope this post would achieve? How did ensure you achieved your
purpose? Explain choices and provide examples/evidence. Min. 300
words.
- Submit ONE COPY of the group exercise for your group to ulearn and be
sure all group member names are on document.
Week 2
M 9/5 NO CLASS, LABOR DAY
W 9/7 Review The Writing Process, Purpose, and Audience; Share Group Social
Media Exercises; Blog Post: What did you learn about Audience, Purpose,
and Voice from the group exercise? What is your biggest "takeaway?"
HOMEWORK (Due 9/12):
discuss in detail
Sanders conveys about his grandfather? What kind of man does Sanders
portray him to be and how do you know this (use quotes from the piece to
support your argument)?
- Submit to Ulearn: See Week 2 folder
Week 3
M 9/12 Discuss Essay 1; Discuss Sanders Essay; Freewrite: Who is someone that
has made a huge impact and impression on you in your life? How did
knowing them change you? How would you describe them to someone that
has never met them? What adjectives would you use and why?
HOMEWORK (Due 9/14):
conveys about her friend, Kitty? How does the author offer readers a peek
into Kitty's heart and mind? Point to specific examples/quotes from the
text.
Submit to Week 3 folder in ulearn.
Make an appointment for interview; must be completed by M 9/19
W 9/14 Discuss Macenulty Text; Blog Post in Class; Group exercise
HOMEWORK (Due 9/19):
Draft)
well you think Gilmore performed in each category. Identify strengths
and weaknesses. Aruge why you scored it the way you did by pointing to
specific examples and quotes from the essay. It must be a minimum of 600
words (but can be more).
- Interview must be completed before Monday. Upload Transcript or Notes;
min. 2 pages; submit to week 3 folder
Week 4
M 9/19 NO CLASS MEETING, CONTINUE TO WORK ON FREEWRITES BASED ON
CONTENT OF INTERVIEW; POST TO ULEARN BY 5PM TODAY
HOMEWORK (Due 9/21):
W 9/21 Invention Work and Organizing Ideas
HOMEWORK (Due 9/26):
First Draft of Essay 1; Upload to Ulearn AND Submit to Smarthinking;
Draft must meet all minimum requirements
Week 5
M 9/26 First Version of Essay 1 Due;Why Critique? Critique Process;
CONFERENCES
HOMEWORK (Due 9/28):
- Typed Peer Critique of Essay 1 Due (both parts); Submit BOTH PARTS to
Ulearn AS ONE MS WORD FILE
feedback/report and your revision plan as ONE MS Word file to Ulearn in
the Week 5 folder
- Continue to revise Essay 1
W 9/28 CONFERENCES; Peer Critique
HOMEWORK (Due 10/3):
Week 6
M 10/3 CONFERENCES
HOMEWORK (Due 10/5):
Discuss purpose of assignment and begin exploration phase
of project. Watch a TED Talk; Discuss Importance of Curiosity
and How to Develop a Research Question and Why; How can I
Find a Possible Academic Topic? Do Blog Post in Class
HOMEWORK (Due 10/10):
- Explore Possible Topics for Research; Develop 3 Research Questions and
Post to Your Blog;
Week 7
M 10/10 NO CLASS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
W 10/12 How should I use my research question to develop a tentative thesis and an
outline?
Databases (Explore);
HOMEWORK (Due 10/17):
response to Ulearn :
What is the thesis of this essay? Identify the specific sentence.
Does the author correctly introduce sources, use author tags
and qualifiers? Does the author fully develop her ideas and
provide good examples? Were there places you wanted more
information? Was this author credible to you? Why
or why not?
Week 8
HOMEWORK (Due 10/19):
- Take Notes (mini. 600 words for two videos combined); upload notes to
Ulearn
- Complete Understanding MLA Quiz in Ulearn
- Work on Library Module and Quiz; DUE M 10/24
W 10/19 Work Day for Annotated Bibliography/Research
HOMEWORK (Due 10/24):
- Take notes as you watch both videos; notes should be 600 words total for
both videos combined.
- Complete Most Common MLA Citations Quiz in Ulearn
- Complete Academic Voice and MLA Citation Quiz in Ulearn
- Library Module Due M 10/24
Week 9
M 10/24 Annotated Bibliography, First Three Citations Due; Creating an Outline;
Review MLA (sample paragraph)
HOMEWORK (Due 10/26):
HOMEWORK (Due 10/31):
Week 10
M 10/31 Outline of Research Paper due; Work day for Outline (Due by 5pm)
HOMEWORK (Due 11/2):
- First Two Pages of Academic Research Project due; Upload to Ulearn
SUMMARY VS. ANALYSIS: What's the difference?

HOMEWORK (Due 11/7):
- Continue to Work on Research Paper
Week 11 
M 11/7 Practice Analysis in Class (2nd article, same topic); Submit to Ulearn
by End of Class
HOMEWORK (Due 11/9):
- First FULL Draft of Research Paper Due; submit to Ulearn
- Upload draft to Smarthinking Tutor via JWU Link
for Critique; Why do we Critique? CONFERENCES
HOMEWORK (Due 11/14):
BOTH PARTS to Ulearn AS ONE MS WORD FILE
feedback/report and your revision plan as ONE MS Word file to Ulearn in
the Week 11 folder
- Continue to revise research paper
Week 12
M 11/14 Peer Critique; CONFERENCES
HOMEWORK (Due 11/16):
Ulearn
W 11/16 Smarthinking Report and Revision Plan Due; Review Strategies for
Project and Create Shared Google Docs
HOMEWORK (Due 11/21):
Week 13
Analyze Image; Blog Post; Preview Portfolio
HOMEWORK (Due 11/7):
- Possible Search Terms: Michael Cheval; Duy Huynh; Julie Heffernan;
- Surrealism and Art; surreal art
- MUST KNOW TITLE OF PIECE AND ARTIST'S NAME, no exceptions
W 11/23 NO CLASSES, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY
HOMEWORK (Due 11/28):
Possible Search Terms: Michael Cheval; Duy Huynh; Julie Heffernan;
Surrealism and Art; surreal art; absurdist art
MUST KNOW TITLE OF PIECE AND ARTIST'S NAME, no exceptions
Week 14
M 11/28 CLASS MEETS ON ZOOM; LINK IN ANNOUNCEMENTS/EMAIL;
HOMEWORK (Due 11/28):
W 11/30 Work Day for Group Project; make sure portfolio pages visible to visitors
HOMEWORK (Due 12/5):
name on document; upload one copy to ulearn
Each group member uploads a copy of paper to Smarthinking
Week 15
M 12/5 First Draft,Visual Analysis Due; Exchange for Critique; portfolio pages
visible to visitors?
HOMEWORK (Due 12/7):
- PARTS to Ulearn AS ONE MS WORD FILE
feedback/report and your revision plan as ONE MS Word file to Ulearn in
W 12/7 Share Peer Critiques; Workday for Group Project
HOMEWORK (Due 12/12):
Course Portfolio Due; add content to pages and make sure visible to visitors
Submit ONE copy of final draft of Visual Analysis for Group; all group
member names on document
Each group member completes their own individual, separate reflection per
instructions in class; 2 pages
Week 16
3:30PM