Chapter 1: Should First Year Composition (FYC) be required? (1995/2020)
Aug. 24 Monday
- The Beginning of the Journey
- The Abolitionist Movement
Chapter 2: Current Traditionalism (1875)/Writing Process Theory/Expressivism (1970s)
Aug. 31 Monday
- Discuss freewriting
Chapter 3: Labor Day Holiday
Sep. 7 Monday
- Holiday
- No Zoom Meeting
- No D2L Discussion Posting Required
Chapter 4: The Dartmouth Conference (1966)/A Vision for Teaching Composition (2020)
Sep. 14 Monday
- Create a Composition Teaching Vision Statement
Chapter 5: The History of Composition Studies I (Historical Accounts; 1875)
Sep. 21 Monday
- Discuss important moments in the history of Composition Studies
- The Harvard Composition Program (1875)
- Your Teaching Vision Statement DRAFT DUE
- Peer Review of Your Teaching Vision Statement DRAFT
- OPTIONAL MATERIAL: The History of Composition Studies II (Historical Moments)
Chapter 6: Cognitivism (1977-1980s)
Sep. 28 Monday
- Your Teaching Vision Statement DUE
- Discuss models of the mental processes that writers use
Chapter 7: Literacy Stories
Oct. 5 Monday
- Explore your early literacy experiences
- Begin writing Your Teacher Story
- Begin research for Your Theory of Teaching Article
Chapter 8: Independent Research Day
Oct. 12 Monday
- No Zoom Meeting
- No D2L Discussion Posting Required
- Complete a full draft of Your Teacher Story
- Continue research for Your Theory of Teaching Article
Chapter 9: Social Constructionism (1980s-1990s)
Oct. 19 Monday
- Your Teacher Story DRAFT DUE
- Engage in the “conversation of humankind”
- Peer Review of Teacher Story DRAFT
Chapter 10: Post-Process Theory (1999-2005)
Oct. 26 Monday
- Discuss how writing is public, situated, and interpretive
- Your Teacher Story DUE
Chapter 11: Can Composition Save the World? (2000s-Today)
Nov. 2 Monday
- Composition and Social Justice Theory
Chapter 12: Finding Forrester (2000)
Nov. 9 Monday
- View film Finding Forrester
- Your Theory of Teaching DRAFT DUE
- Your draft may be short (just a few pages) or complete (the full length), whatever suits your needs as a writer best
Chapter 13: Paper Conferences
Week of Nov. 16
- Conference with Dr. Pagnucci about Theory of Teaching DRAFT
Chapter 14: Thanksgiving Holiday
November 23 Tuesday
- Holiday
- No Zoom Meeting
- No D2L Discussion Posting Required
Chapter 15: Comic Book Pedagogy (2019-Today)
Nov. 30 Monday
- The Avengers Save Composition
Chapter 16: Your Teacher Scholar Journey
Dec. 7 Monday
- The End of this Course Journey (but not the end of the journey)
- Class Celebration
- Writing Your Future
Chapter 17: Your Theory of Teaching DUE
Dec. 11 Friday
- No Zoom Meeting
- Your Theory of Teaching DUE
If Only We Had More Time 🙁
- Write a poem
- Discuss trauma, memory, healing, and embodied writing
- Discuss Mikhail Bakhtin
- Discuss Lev Vygotsky