Week 6 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, February 24th

• On Secondary Research
• Homework
• begin drafting Annotated Bibliography in Google Drive
• in Google Drive, title file like this: AnnotatedBibliography_YourFullName
• print/read/bring Primary Research 1 & 2 for discussion on Thursday
• print/read/bring Driscoll article for discussion on Thursday

Thursday, February 26th

• On Primary Research
• Homework
• draft Q&R4 in Google Drive
• in Google Drive, title file like this: Q&R4_YourFullName
• DUE IN GOOGLE DRIVE ON TUESDAY, 3/3 BY 12PM
• draft/bring AT LEAST five (5) TYPED interview questions for workshop activity on Tuesday

Week 5 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, February 17th

• Q&R3 DUE IN GOOGLE DRIVE BY 12PM
• Discuss Project 1
• Homework
• draft Project 1 Proposal in Google Drive
• in Google Drive, title file like this: Project1Proposal_YourFullName
• Attend Compocon: theSPARK Wednesday and/or Thursday
• print/bring draft of Project 1 Proposal to CompoCon
• Take notes for writing assignment (see information below)

Thursday, February 19th

• COMPOCON: theSPARK@UTPA Ballroom
• Homework
• revise Project 1 Proposal based on CompoCon feedback
• REVISED PROPOSAL DUE ON SUNDAY, 2/22 BY 10PM
• draft 1-page, single-spaced SUMMARY/RESPONSE to CompoCon in Google Drive
• in Google Drive, title file like this: CompoCon2_YourFullName
• first half should SUMMARIZE what you experienced at CompoCon; second half should discuss HOW/WHY the CompoCon experience helped you better understand your proposal 
• DUE FRIDAY, 2/20 BY 10PM
• print/read/bring Secondary Research Packet to class for discussion on Tuesday

Post Your Research Questions and Comments Here!

BY 10PM ON WEDNESDAY, 2/11: REVISE and POST your FAVORITE RESEARCH QUESTION as a comment to this post. Select 'Anonymous' from the pull-down menu, and make sure to include your full name in your comment. ALL posts missing names will be deleted and will not receive credit for this assignment.

BY 10PM ON THURSDAY, 2/12: READ through ALL of the questions posted by your classmates. Find the two (2) questions that you find most interesting and REPLY to them both. Your reply should 1) DISCUSS what you find interesting about the research question and 2) SUGGEST how the question could be improved further. Make sure to include your full name in your comment. 

Week 4 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, February 10th

• COMPOCON1 DUE IN GOOGLE DRIVE BY 12PM
• Q&R2 REVISIONS DUE IN GOOGLE DRIVE BY 12PM
• Activity: Finding Your Research Question
• Homework
• REVISE and POST your favorite research question on course blog by 10pm on Wednesday, 2/11
• print/read/bring Kantz article for discussion on Wednesday

Thursday, February 12th

• Discuss Kantz
• Homework
• draft Q&R3 in Google Drive
• in Google Drive, title file like this: Q&R3_YourFullName
• Due in Google Drive on Tuesday, 2/17 by 12pm
• REPLY to AT LEAST two (2) posts on our course blog by 10pm on Thursday, 2/12

Week 3 Agenda [Tentative]

Tuesday, February 3rd

• Q&R1 REVISIONS DUE ON GOOGLE DRIVE BY 12PM
• Discuss Olivas
• Homework
• draft Q&R2 in Google drive
• in Google Drive, title file like this: Q&R2_YourFullName
• Due in Google Drive on Tuesday, 2/10 by 12pm
• attend Compocon (at UTPA Library) and attend AT LEAST two sessions by Friday, 2/6
• Choose at least two sessions that interest you [see schedule here]
• print/bring the following to Compocon
• drafts of three (3) research questions/areas of interest; write these down on the Compocon Research Passport Handout

Thursday, February 5th

• IN UTPA LIBRARY FOR COMPOCON [see schedule here]
• Homework
• draft 2-page SUMMARY/RESPONSE to CompoCon
• in Google Drive, title file like this: CompoCon1_YourFullName
• first page should SUMMARIZE what you experienced at CompoCon; second page should discuss WHAT YOU LIKED/DID NOT LIKE about CompoCon
• Due Tuesday, 2/10 by 12pm
• revise/print/bring your three research questions to class for workshop activity on Tuesday, 2/10