English 101 Course Outline

Part 1: Communities of Discourse 

Unit 1: Rhetoric

Reflection on Past Advice

Requirements:

• 300 Words

• Reference 2 Past Writing Teachers

• In-Text Citations

Unit 2: Digital Communities

Memes Reflection on Social Media Use

Requirements:

• 400 Words

• 1 Meme

• 3 Outside Comments

• In-Text Citations

• Works Cited List with Hyperlinks

Unit 3: Multimodality

Slideshow Presentation

Requirements:

• 5 Slides

• 5 Images from 3 Outside Sources

• On-Slide Citations

• Works Cited List with Author, Title, Container, and Date

Unit 4: Expository Writing

Informative Blog Article

Requirements:

• 500 Words

• 2 Primary

• 2 Secondary Journalists

• In-Text Citations

• Works Cited List with Authors, Titles, and Hyperlinks

Part 2: Composing Research Genres

Units 5-6: Persuasive Rhetoric

Multimodal Persuasive Essay

Requirements:

• 500 Words

• 2 Primary Source Organizations

• 2 Secondary Source Journalists

• 3 Images

• Works Cited List in MLA Format

Units 7-8: Scholarly Sources

Literature Review

Requirements:

• 600 Words

• 2 Secondary Journalists

• 2 Scholarly Peer Reviewed

• Works Cited List in MLA Format

Part 3: Researching Social Perspectives

Unit 9: Social Issues

Topic Selection

Requirements:

• 300 Words

• 2 Outside Sources (Any Type)

• 4 Outside Quotes

• 4 Quote Integrations

Unit 10: Diversity and Perspective

Research Document

Requirements:

• 200 Words

• 3 New Outside Sources: 2 Primary and 1 Scholarly (5 Total)

• 6 New Quotes (12 Total)

• 3 New Integrations (6 Total)

Unit 11: Research Questions

Presentation Research Goals

Requirements:

• 10 Minute Presentation

• 4 Prior Outside Sources

• 8 Integrated Outside Citations

Unit 12: Exploring New Information

Following the Rabbit Hole

Requirements:

• 400 More Words

• 5 New Outside Sources: 2 Primary, 2 Scholary, and 1 Any (10 Total)

• 8 New Quotes (20 Total)

• 6 New Integrations (12 Total)

Part 4: Drafting Your Findings

Unit 13: Organizing Research

Starter Draft

Requirements:

• 400 More Words

• 6 Prior Outside Sources

• 10 Prior Quotes and Integrations

• 1,000 Word Draft

Unit 14: Structuring a Paper

Rough Draft

Requirements:

• 400 More Words

• 10 Prior Outside Sources

• 15 Prior Quotes and Integrations

• 1,500 Word Draft

Units 15-16: Workshops and Revision

Workshop Draft

Requirements:

• Revise to 2,000 Words

• 10 Prior Outside Sources

• 15-20 Prior Quotes and Integrations

• 2,000 Word Draft

Final Portfolio: Formalizing Your Message

Final Draft

Requirements:

• Revise to 2,500 Words

• 10 Prior Outside Sources

• 15-25 Prior Quotes and Integrations

• 2,500 Word Draft