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English 455 / Spring 2002
Portfolio Development for Writing Majors

schedule of assignments, workshops, activities, etc.

The schedule is always subject to change. Pay attention.
All reading assignments are from Ursula LeGuin's Steering the Craft, unless otherwise indicated.

Week Date Assignments due In-class activities

1 Tu Jan 29 Course introduction

Th Jan 31 Read chapter 1 of Steering the Craft
Do exercise 1 on page 26

2 Tu Feb 5 First draft of portfolio contract due

Th Feb 7 Read chapter 2 of Steering the Craft
Do exercise 2, page 34
Mini-presentations on punctuation: Give a brief talk (with examples) on one of the following

Hyphenation (Michelle)

Using ellipses or dashes (Mark)

Using a colon after an independent clause (Colin)

Punctuating items in a series (Eddie)

Punctuating compound sentences (Daniel)

Punctuating restrictive and non-restrictive modifiers (Toni)

Eliminating the dreaded comma splice (Vanessa)

Punctuating quoted material (Dee)

Punctuating bulleted lists (Lisa)

Using semicolons (Melissa)

(See Sweetbriar College’s ARC for more on these common punctuation errors.)

3 Tu Feb 12 Mini-Conferences/Workshop on revising portfolio contracts Return contract drafts

Th Feb 14 Read chapter 3
Do exercise 3 (parts one and two) on pp. 47-48
Submit revised contract draft, with signature, for approval
Post your entry to the bad Valentine contest today!

4 Tu Feb 19 Read chapter 4
Do exercise 4 (all three parts) for one of the pieces that you will include in your portfolio Career Services presentation
Distribute copies of drafts for next week’s workshops

Th Feb 21 Class cancelled

In lieu of tonight’s class meeting, try to attend this CWIP (Chicago Women in Publishing) panel presentation: "The Perfect Pitch: Selling Your Work or Your Organization's Story to the Media," Wed., Feb. 20, 6-8 pm at the Chicago Athletic Assn. (12 S. Michigan Ave.) See the CWIP web site for details.

5 Tu Feb 26 Read Appendix I: The Peer Group Workshop
Tonight, and for each draft workshop, read and annotate workshop drafts before you come to class
WORKSHOPS: Eddy, Toni, Vanessa

Th Feb 28 Read chapter 5
Do exercise 5. First, write something new. Then try "chastening" one paragraph or page from your workshop draft.
WORKSHOPS: Lisa, Melissa, Mark

6 Tu Mar 5 WORKSHOPS: Michelle, Dee, Daniel, Colin

Th Mar 7 Writers' Lives handout #1 due Drafting/revision workshop

7 Tu Mar 12 Read Writer's Lives handouts
Read chapter 6
Do exercise 6
Discuss writer's lives handouts

Th Mar 14 Read chapter 7
Do exercise 7, parts one and two
WORKSHOPS: Vanessa, Toni, Lisa

8 Tu Mar 19 WORKSHOPS: Melissa, Dan, Michelle, Mark

Th Mar 21 Class cancelled for instructor conferences Noteworthy event: Chicago Women in Publishing will present a workshop on "Your Web Page" on Wed. March 20, 6-8 p.m. at the Chicago Athletic Assn. (12 S. Michigan Ave.) See the CWIP web site for details.

March 25-31: Spring Break

9 Tu Apr 2 Writers' Lives handout #2 due. WORKSHOPS: Dee, Eddy, Colin

Th Apr 4 Read Writer's Lives handouts Discuss handouts

10 Tu Apr 9 Read chapter 8 and 9
Do exercise 8 (version 1) or exercise 9 (part 1) Guest speaker: Marcia Z. Nelson
Author of The God of Second Chances: Stories of Lives Transformed by Faith and Come and Sit: A Week Inside Meditation Centers.

Th Apr 11 Workshop on creating web pages with Ann Jordan Baker, EC Library Begin creating web pages

11 Tu Apr 16 Writer's Resources presentations due.

Th Apr 18 WORKSHOPS: Dee, Eddy, Toni

12 Tu Apr 23 WORKSHOPS: Daniel, Mark, Michelle, Lisa

Th Apr 25 WORKSHOPS: Vanessa, Melissa, Colin

13 Tu Apr 30 Read Chapter 10
Do exercise 10 (p. 147) on a page or section of one of your portfolio pieces Guest speaker: Jeff Kuczora
Front Page Editor of the Daily Herald

Th May 2 Workshop on posting your web page to the server Bring the most recent version of your web page to class on disk to post to the server

14 Tu May 7 Continue to revise portfolio and web pages

Th May 9 Final portfolio due
Reflective Letter (including URL) due via e-mail during scheduled exam time.

Week	Date	Assignments due	In-class activities
1	Tu Jan 29		Course introduction
1	Th Jan 31	Read chapter 1 of Steering the Craft Do exercise 1 on page 26
2	Tu Feb 5	First draft of portfolio contract due
2	Th Feb 7	Read chapter 2 of Steering the Craft Do exercise 2, page 34	Mini-presentations on punctuation: Give a brief talk (with examples) on one of the following Hyphenation (Michelle) Using ellipses or dashes (Mark) Using a colon after an independent clause (Colin) Punctuating items in a series (Eddie) Punctuating compound sentences (Daniel) Punctuating restrictive and non-restrictive modifiers (Toni) Eliminating the dreaded comma splice (Vanessa) Punctuating quoted material (Dee) Punctuating bulleted lists (Lisa) Using semicolons (Melissa) (See Sweetbriar College’s ARC for more on these common punctuation errors.)
3	Tu Feb 12	Mini-Conferences/Workshop on revising portfolio contracts	Return contract drafts
3	Th Feb 14	Read chapter 3 Do exercise 3 (parts one and two) on pp. 47-48 Submit revised contract draft, with signature, for approval	Post your entry to the bad Valentine contest today!
4	Tu Feb 19	Read chapter 4 Do exercise 4 (all three parts) for one of the pieces that you will include in your portfolio	Career Services presentation Distribute copies of drafts for next week’s workshops
4	Th Feb 21	Class cancelled	In lieu of tonight’s class meeting, try to attend this CWIP (Chicago Women in Publishing) panel presentation: "The Perfect Pitch: Selling Your Work or Your Organization's Story to the Media," Wed., Feb. 20, 6-8 pm at the Chicago Athletic Assn. (12 S. Michigan Ave.) See the CWIP web site for details.
5	Tu Feb 26	Read Appendix I: The Peer Group Workshop Tonight, and for each draft workshop, read and annotate workshop drafts before you come to class	WORKSHOPS: Eddy, Toni, Vanessa
5	Th Feb 28	Read chapter 5 Do exercise 5. First, write something new. Then try "chastening" one paragraph or page from your workshop draft.	WORKSHOPS: Lisa, Melissa, Mark
6	Tu Mar 5		WORKSHOPS: Michelle, Dee, Daniel, Colin
6	Th Mar 7	Writers' Lives handout #1 due	Drafting/revision workshop
7	Tu Mar 12	Read Writer's Lives handouts Read chapter 6 Do exercise 6	Discuss writer's lives handouts
7	Th Mar 14	Read chapter 7 Do exercise 7, parts one and two	WORKSHOPS: Vanessa, Toni, Lisa
8	Tu Mar 19		WORKSHOPS: Melissa, Dan, Michelle, Mark
8	Th Mar 21	Class cancelled for instructor conferences	Noteworthy event: Chicago Women in Publishing will present a workshop on "Your Web Page" on Wed. March 20, 6-8 p.m. at the Chicago Athletic Assn. (12 S. Michigan Ave.) See the CWIP web site for details.
March 25-31: Spring Break
9	Tu Apr 2	Writers' Lives handout #2 due.	WORKSHOPS: Dee, Eddy, Colin
9	Th Apr 4	Read Writer's Lives handouts	Discuss handouts
10	Tu Apr 9	Read chapter 8 and 9 Do exercise 8 (version 1) or exercise 9 (part 1)	Guest speaker: Marcia Z. Nelson Author of The God of Second Chances: Stories of Lives Transformed by Faith and Come and Sit: A Week Inside Meditation Centers.
10	Th Apr 11	Workshop on creating web pages with Ann Jordan Baker, EC Library	Begin creating web pages
11	Tu Apr 16	Writer's Resources presentations due.
11	Th Apr 18		WORKSHOPS: Dee, Eddy, Toni
12	Tu Apr 23		WORKSHOPS: Daniel, Mark, Michelle, Lisa
12	Th Apr 25		WORKSHOPS: Vanessa, Melissa, Colin
13	Tu Apr 30	Read Chapter 10 Do exercise 10 (p. 147) on a page or section of one of your portfolio pieces	Guest speaker: Jeff Kuczora Front Page Editor of the Daily Herald
13	Th May 2	Workshop on posting your web page to the server	Bring the most recent version of your web page to class on disk to post to the server
14	Tu May 7	Continue to revise portfolio and web pages
14	Th May 9	Final portfolio due Reflective Letter (including URL) due via e-mail during scheduled exam time.