ENGL 109 W23 Hadfield

ENGL 109: Course Schedule

Unit 1: Course Introduction (weeks 1-2)

Week

Topics and Submissions

Value

End/Due Date

Week 1

Getting Started with this Course

Submit: Rights and Responsibilities Agreement (Quiz)

1 point

Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 11:55pm

Purpose and Audience

Submit: Know your Syllabus (Quiz)

2 points

Friday, Sept. 10 at 11:55pm

 Tone, Style and Structure

Submit: Introduce Yourself (Discussion)

2 points

Monday, Sept. 13 at 11:55pm

Week 2

Getting Started on the Writing Process

Submit: Brainstorming Practice (PebblePad)

3 points

Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 11:55pm

The Feedback and Revision Loop

Reflecting

Submit: Reflecting Practice (PebblePad)

5 points

Monday, Sept. 20 at 11:55pm

Unit 2: Narratives (weeks 3-4)

Week

Topics and Submissions

Value

End/Due Date

Week 3

 Understanding Narratives

 Work with a Sample

Submit: Narrative Revision Suggestions (Discussion)

2 points

Friday, Sept. 24 at 11:55pm

Your Turn: Draft Your Narrative

Submit: Brainstorming Narrative (PebblePad)

3 points

Monday, Sept. 27 at 11:55pm

Week 4

Post your Draft Narrative for Peer Review

Submit: Draft Narrative for Peer Review (Discussion)

2 points

Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 11:55pm

4b. Give and Get Feedback: Narratives

Submit: Narrative Peer Reviews (Discussion)

6 points

Friday, Oct. 1 at 11:55pm

Revise, Submit, Reflect: Narratives

Submit:

  • Revision plan (PebblePad)
  • Narrative Final Draft (Dropbox)
  • Reflection (PebblePad)
5 points

15%

5 points

Monday, October 4 at 11:55pm

Unit 3: Research Skills (weeks 5-6)

Week

Topics and Submissions

Value

End/Due Date

Week 5

Getting Started with Research

 Finding and Evaluating sources

Submit: Module Completion

3 points

Friday, Oct. 8 at 11:55pm

Fall Reading Week Break 

 Your Turn: Draft a Research Question

Submit: Research Question Brainstorming (PebblePad)

3 points

Monday, Oct. 18 at 11:55pm

Week 6

Integrating Quotes

Submit: Quotation Practice (PebblePad)

3 points

Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 11:55pm

Summary and Paraphrase

Submit: Sample Summary and Paraphrase (Discussion)

2 points

Friday, Oct. 22 at 11:55pm

Using Your Sources

Submit: Summary, Paraphrase, Quotation (Dropbox)

5%

Monday, Oct. 25 at 11:55pm

Unit 4: Reports (weeks 7-8)

Week

Topics and Submissions

Value

End/Due Date

Week 7

Understanding Reports

Work with a Sample

Submit: Report Revision Suggestions (Discussion)

2 points

Friday, Oct. 29 at 11:55pm

Your Turn: Draft a Report

Submit: Report Brainstorming (PebblePad)

3 points

Monday, Nov. 1 at 11:55pm

Week 8

Post your Draft Report for Peer Review

Submit: Draft Report for Peer Review (Discussion)

2 points

Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 11:55pm

Give and Get Feedback: Reports

Submit: Report Peer Reviews (Discussion)

6 points

Friday, Nov. 5 at 11:55pm

Revise, Submit, Reflect: Reports

Submit:

  • Revision plan (PebblePad)
  • Report Final Draft (Dropbox)
  • Reflection (PebblePad)
5 points

10%

5 points

Monday, November 8 at 11:55pm

Unit 5: Arguments (weeks 9-11)

Week

Topics and Submissions

Value

End/Due Date

Week 9

Understanding Arguments

Types of Arguments

Appeals: Logos, Ethos, Pathos

Submit: Appealing Appeals (Discussion)

2 points

Monday, Nov. 15 at 11:55pm

Week 10

Structuring an Argument

Work with a Sample

Submit: Argument Revision Suggestions (Discussion)

2 points

Friday, Nov. 19 at 11:55pm

Your Turn: Draft an Argument

Submit: Argument Brainstorming (PebblePad)

3 points

Monday, Nov. 22 at 11:55pm

Week 11

Post your Draft Argument for Peer Review

Submit: Draft Argument for Peer Review (Discussion)

2 points

Wednesday, Nov. 24 at 11:55pm

Give and Get Feedback: Arguments

Submit: Argument Peer Reviews (Discussion)

6 points

Friday, Nov. 26 at 11:55pm

Revise, Submit, Reflect: Arguments

Submit:

  • Revision plan (PebblePad)
  • Argument Final Draft (Dropbox)
  • Reflection (PebblePad)
5 points

25%

5 points

Monday, November 29 at 11:55pm

Unit 6: Final Project (week 12)

Week

Topics and Submissions

Value

End/Due Date

Week 12

Seeing the (Big) Picture

Course Review

Submit: Wisdom Wall (Discussion)

2 points

Friday, Dec. 3 at 11:55pm

Final Project Description

Submit: Final Project

20%

Monday, December 13 at 11:55pm

Announcements

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Discussions

Discussion topics can be accessed by clicking Connect and then Discussions on the course navigation bar above. A General Discussion topic has been made available to allow you to communicate with your peers in this course. Your instructor may drop in at this discussion topic.

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Who and Why

Contact Details

TAs

  • Course-related questions (e.g., course content, deadlines, assignments, etc.)
  • Questions about your personal performance in the course

You may contact your TA (see the TA list below) using the Ask the TA discussion forum to ask specific questions about course content (including your activities and assignments). TAs will use this

discussion to communicate with their TA Groups. Your TA drops in at the discussion daily (Monday to Friday) and posts responses to student questions as necessary. For issues of a personal nature, please use email.

TAs for ENGL 109:

  • TA Group 01: Suzanne Carson (s2carson@uwaterloo.ca)
  • TA Group 02: Ariel Fullerton (aaqfulle@uwaterloo.ca)
  • TA Group 03: Bella Goudie (ipkgoudi@uwaterloo.ca)
  • TA Group 04: E Oropeza (eaoropez@uwaterloo.ca)
  • TA Group 05: Jay Smith (jdsmith@uwaterloo.ca)
  • TA Group 06: Michael Veenstra (mdveenst@uwaterloo.ca)

TA Group membership can be viewed by clicking Connect and

then Groups on the course navigation bar above. If you are not in a TA Group, please contact Technical Support

at learnhelp@uwaterloo.ca.

Instructor

  • Questions relating to course policies or administration
  • Questions about your personal performance in the course that your TA could not answer

Questions about course policies and administration should be posted to the Ask the Instructor discussion topic. This allows other students to benefit from your question as well. DO NOT use this topic to ask questions about assignment details or grades.

Questions about your personal performance in the course that your TA could not answer can be directed to your instructor.

Instructor: Prof. D.A. Hadfield dhadfield@uwaterloo.ca

Your instructor checks email and the Ask the Instructor discussion topic frequently and will make every effort to reply to your questions within 24–48 hours, Monday to Friday.

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