Fall 2020 Assignments:

(To be updated as the semester passes.)

Rhetor Reflections

Weekly reflection responses to our reading assignments.

Quip Discussions

Weekly discussions to occur online. They'll occur within your Reading Groups as well as among the entire class.

Projects #1 & #2

Close reading and rhetorical analysis related to a space and an object in your life as a student.

Project #3

A rhetorical ecology research case study performed in a campus space or within a space that you inhabit on a regular basis.

Project #4

Teaching someone else about rhetoric through the lens of a specific technology of your choice.

Portfolio Project (our "final exam")

A reflective digital portfolio in which you identify all the ways that you've met the learning outcomes for ENGL 1001.

Fall 2020 Tools & Technologies:

This information is on the syllabus, though I want to reiterate here each of the technologies we'll use this semester.

Website:

All course information, materials, and instructions can be accessed through this ENGL 1001 website. The website will have the most up-to-date and accurate information.

Access homepage: https://lbriggette.wixsite.com/ENGL1001Fall2020

[I will not be using Blackboard except to share course information at

the very start of the semester.]

Fairfield University Email:

I’ll be using Fairfield’s email system if I need to contact you. I know email is probably not your preferred digital space for communicating; however, important information from the University will come through via email, and it’s crucial that you are checking your email on a daily basis.

All four major project assignments, Rhetor Reflections, and the Final
Portfolio will be submitted via email as PDF attachments or URLs to: ENGLAssignments.Briggette@gmail.com.

Google Drive:

All course materials and documents will housed in a Google folder. It’s linked on our website as well as here. The primary folder with all materials and subfolders is labeled “ENGL1001/Fall2020.” Click the link and be sure to add it to your own Google drive or bookmark the URL. Everyone has access to this folder as well as subfolders for the course.

LINK: Primary Google Drive Folder for all ENGL 1001 Materials

Zoom:

Most Tuesday class meetings will occur via Zoom. On some of those days, we’ll meet as half the class so as to work in a smaller, more intimate group setting. Announcements of plans and/or changes will always be on our website or on email ahead of time!

Link to: Getting Started on Zoom (sign-in required)

Quip:

Each week you’ll engage in online discussions with your classmates using Quip, a program you have access to as a Fairfield student. Part of the week will be for full class discussion related to our weekly close readings (which take place on Fridays), and part of the week will be for discussions of readings with your Reading Group members only (see below for details).

Link to: Guide to Quip Discussions

Padlet, Adobe Spark, and Others:

Other assignments will occur via Padlet, Adobe Spark, Power Point or other digital programs. I will always announce what program we’ll be using and go over all details.