| Week/Date | Homework Due (Before Class) | In-Class Activities |
| Week 1: 8/30 | -Introductions -Syllabus -Grading Contract -Introduce Plenary Journal & Class Facilitation -Class Facilitation Sign Up -Class Questionnaire | |
| Week 2: 9/6 | -Finish the Class Questionnaire and bring it to class if you did not complete it last week. -Read “The Five Demands” | –Introduce Two Genres Assignment: News Feature -Rhetorical Triangle and Rhetorical Strategies -News Feature Samples -Brainstorming Ideas: INVENTION |
| Week 3: 9/13 | -Submit completed INVENTION Worksheet with the finalized topic of what your news feature will be about (Due BEFORE CLASS ON BLACKBOARD) | Class Facilitation: Gabby, Eliana, and Kei -Plenary Journal -CCNY Library Database -Evaluating Sources (CRAAP Test) |
| Week 4: 9/20 | 1) Have a peer-reviewed scholarly source 2) Write a 100-word paragraph summarizing what the article is about.3) Write an additional paragraph explaining how the article is related to your project (DUE on Blackboard BEFORE CLASS). | -Class Facilitation: Michael, Wajed, and Nheil -Plenary Journal -APA Citations -Brainstorming Primary Sources |
| Week 5: 9/27 | Interview transcript/observation notes/survey notes (Due on Blackboard BEFORE CLASS) | -Plenary Journal -Rhetorical Triangle on Multimodal Elements -Writing the News Feature |
| Week 6: 10/4 | First Draft of News Feature Due today (BEFORE CLASS) -Bring 2 printed copies of your draft to class or bring your laptop/iphone/tablet etc with the news feature | -Class Facilitation: Ivy and Mary -Plenary Journal -Workshop News Feature -Reflecting on the News Feature |
| Week 7: 10/11 | Final Draft of News Feature with Reflection Due Today (BEFORE CLASS on Blackboard) Meet in Shepard 350: Conversations in Leadership with Ray Chambers | -Plenary Journal -Introduce Composition in Two Genres Assignment: The Second Genre -Sign up for Conferences |
| Week 8: 10/18 | -Submit Student Questionnaire | –Class Facilitation: Zarin, Manny, George, Xavier, Nick, and Gabriel -Plenary Journal -Introduce Second Genre Assignment |
| Week 9: 10/25 | -First Draft of Second Genre Due Today (BEFORE CLASS ON BLACKBOARD) | –Class Facilitation: Steven, Edelson, and Jeremy -Plenary Journal -Workshop Second Genre Assignment -Reflections -Sign Up for Presentations |
| Week 10: 11/1 | -Final Draft of Second Genre Assignment with Reflection Due Today (BEFORE CLASS) | –Class Facilitation: Yero, Misa, and Luke -Plenary Journal -How to do Presentations |
| Week 11: 11/8 | -Work on Presentations | –Class Facilitation: Paige, Justin, and Armando -Plenary Journal -Presentations Group 1 |
| Week 12: 11/15 | -Work on Presentations | -Class Facilitation: Mohammad, Nikil, and Joseph -Plenary Journal -Presentations Group 2 -Introduce Self Assessment Essay and Digital Portfolio |
| Week 13: 11/22 | -First Draft of Self Assessment Essay due Today (BEFORE CLASS) -ALL PLENARY JOURNALS DUE TODAY BEFORE CLASS ON BLACKBOARD | LAST Class Facilitation: Amazen, Sam, and Anderson Workshop Self Assessment Essay Digital Portfolio |
| Week 14: 11/29 | -Final Draft of Self Assessment Essays Due Today (BEFORE CLASS) -Bring your elevator pitch (the recording) to class -Bring the link to your LinkedIn profile -Bring the personal statement to class -Bring the interview questions you did for your class with Jessica Powell | -Digital Portfolio |
| Week 15: 12/6 | -Bring your revised News feature -Bring your revised second genre -Bring your revised self assessment essay | -Digital Portfolio -Course Evaluations -Closing Remarks |
| 12/15 | Portfolios Due Today | Portfolios Due Today |
