instructor: Jentery Sayers ~ classroom: smi 309 & ougl 101 ~ TTh: 9:30-11:20

Is there a syllabus?

Indeed! I provide the syllabus in two versions: (1) a Google calendar and (2) a "bare bones" list of due dates and course topics. Both versions are below, starting with the Google calendar, followed by the bare bones list.

To use the Google calendar, click on a class day or an assignment to learn more (e.g., what we'll be discussing on a particular date and where to locate the assignment prompt). For a larger view, view the course calendar in a separate window .

Remember: Just like your writing in 121, this syllabus is always and forever subject to change.

Week 1: Welcome to 121!

Tuesday, January 8th

Introducing the class, the Carlson Center, and each other

A brief conversation about 121B's "three trajectories"

Thursday, January 10th

Response Paper 1.1 and Blog 1 (composed in class) due

First Keyword Collaboratory and conversations about the Boys and Girls Clubs of America in class

Week 2: The Stakes of Sonic Culture Studies & Service-Learning

Tuesday, January 15th

Blog 2 , your chosen mode of podcasting, and reading of Davis's "Acoustic Cyberspace" and Megan Nordstrom's English 121 E-Portfolio

Conversations about Davis, Nordstrom, and "Voice in the Cultural Soundscape: Sonic Literacy in Composition Studies" by Comstock and Hocks in class

You should have registered for service-learning before today's class.

Thursday, January 17th

Blog 3 and reading of the introduction to Kozloff's Invisible Storytellers and her article, "A Defense—and History—of Voice-Over Narration" , due

Viewing of several film clips in class

Week 3: Thinking Through Service, Thinking Through Sound

Tuesday, January 22nd

Podcast 1 , your chosen film or TV show for 1.2 , and reading of Illich's "To Hell with Good Intentions" and Cruz's "A Challenge to the Notion of Service" due

Second Keyword Collaboratory in class

Thursday, January 24th:

Response Paper 1.2 due

Viewing of several film clips in class, as well as an e-portfolio review

Week 4: Speaking For, About, and With Others

Tuesday, January 29th

Response Paper 1.3 due

Thursday, January 31st

Reading of Alcoff's "The Problem of Speaking for Others" due

Third Keyword Collaboratory in class

Week 5: Voicing Over

Tuesday, February 5th

No class, but Response Paper 1.4 is due

Thursday, February 7th

Blog 4 due

Review of previous 121 sound-scripts in class

Conferences

Friday, February 8th

Conferences

Week 6: Writing Sound

Tuesday, February 12th

Sound-script and Major Paper 1 questions due

Thursday, Febraury 14th

Draft sound-scripts due for class presentation

Week 7: Considering Media Activism

Tuesday, February 19th:

Major Paper 1 due

Review Second Sequence

Thursday, February 21st:

Podcast 2 should also be submitted by now

Blog 5 (in class) and revision of one response paper due

Review of Autumn 121 Major Papers in class

Week 8: Collaboration and Community Feedback

Tuesday, February 26th

Podcast 3 and reading of Carroll and Hackett's "Democratic Media Activism through the Lens of Social Movement Theory" (optional)

Panel on "Service and the Community" in class

Thursday, February 28th

Fourth Keyword Collaboratory in class

Conferences

Week 9: Service-Learning at Boys and Girls Clubs

Tuesday, March 4th

No class!

Response Paper 2.1 due

Wednesday, March 5th

Conferences

Thursday, March 6th

Response Paper 2.2/Group Presentation due

Presentation day!

Conferences

Friday, March 7th

Conferences

Week 10: Review of the Course

Tuesday, March 11th

Major Paper 2 due

Class Potluck!

Thursday, March 13th

No Class

Blog 6 due

Final Conferences

Friday, March 14th

Final Conferences

Week 11: Finals Week

Tuesday, March 18th

Individual Meetings (opitional)

Thursday, March 20th

Final e-portfolio due

Friday, March 21st:

Commence enjoying your break!

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