ENGL 1J Weekly Schedule

Below you will find the weekly breakdown of scheduled readings and assignments. This schedule might change with prior notice. The abbreviation OTW refers to the textbook Out of the Woods. Also, wherever the readings don’t have a link to them please check Perusall for the corresponding pdf file.

Table of Contents

• Week 1
  • Jan 20
  • Jan 22
• Week 2
  • Jan 27
  • Jan 29
• Week 3
  • Feb 3
  • Feb 5
• Week 4
  • Feb 10
  • Feb 12
• Week 5
  • Feb 17
  • Feb 19
• Week 6
  • Feb 24
  • Feb 26
• Week 7
  • Mar 3
  • Mar 5
• Week 8
• Week 9
  • Mar 17
  • Mar 19
• Week 10
  • Mar 24
  • Mar 26
• Week 11
  • Mar 31
  • Apr 2

Week 1

Jan 20

• Syllabus and peer introduction
• Discussion of the following articles by scholar David Buck : 1) “On Rhetoric”; 2) “The Rhetorical Situation”; 3) “Language Matters: A Rhetorical Look at Writing”
• Discussion of the newsletter “Out of grief, and into anger” by Emily Atkin
• In-class writing activity: make a list of rhetorical concepts you learned

Complete the assigned reading for the next class

Jan 22

• Discussion of the chapter “The Rhetorical Situation” in the book Reading Rhetorical Theory
• Discussion of the speech by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner at the 2014 UN Climate Summit. Please read this companion piece alongside watching the video
• In-class writing activity: add to the list of rhetorical concepts you learned

1) Complete assigned readings for the next class; 2) Learning pods will be decided over the weekend and the information will be emailed to you; 3) Complete the reflection activity by Jan 25 in Moodle titled “Your Thoughts on Persuasion”

Week 2

Jan 27

• Introduction to Project 1 - Handout
• Discussion of articles “Why Learn Rhetorical Analysis?” and “Rhetoric and Emotion” by scholar Drew M. Loewe
• Discussion of essay “Under the Weather” by Ash Sanders from the book All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
• Discussion of the podcast “Why Climate Emotions Matter”
• In-class writing activity: seeing and naming emotions in everyday rhetoric
• Class Notes

Read the assigned readings for the next class

Jan 29

• Discussion of chapters “The Problem with Facts” and “The Fear Factor” by Katharine Hayhoe from the book Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World
• Discussion of the documentary Chasing Coral: watch the first 22 minutes of this documentary
• In-class writing activity: seeing and naming emotions in everyday rhetoric
• Class Notes

1) Read the assigned readings for the next class; 2) Submit P1 - Topic Proposal by Feb 1 (submit a communication genre and example from an environmental organization you plan to rhetorically analyze as part of Project 1)

Week 3

Feb 3

• Discussion of “Introduction” (pages 1-14) from the book A Sense of Urgency: How the Climate Crisis Is Changing Rhetoric by Debra Hawhee
• Discussion of the podcast “Climate Magic: Eco-grief on the Frontline, with Ashlee Cunsolo” by Sarah Jaquette Ray and Ashlee Cunsolo
• Discussion of the communication genre example you plan to analyze for Project 1
• Class Notes

Read the assigned readings for the next class

Feb 5

• Discussion of “Close Reading” in Humanities Writing
• Discussion of sample “Rhetorical Analysis”: how to design and structure your analysis
• Discussion of “Getting started with ArcGIS StoryMaps”
• In-class writing activity: collectively as a class we’ll do a test composition in ArcGIS StoryMaps by rhetorically analyzing “The Polar Opposite” magazine cover of The New Yorker
• Class Notes

1) Read the assigned readings for the next class; 2) Submit an outline of your rhetorical analysis paper and what sort of contents (text, audio, video, interactive, etc.) might go into it by Feb 8

Week 4

Feb 10

• Discussion of chapter “Ways of Learning, Ways of Knowing” (pages 93-111) from the book Creative (Climate) Communications: Productive Pathways for Science, Policy and Society
• Discussion of the poem “SPAM’s carbon footprint” by Craig Santos Perez
• Share with your learning pod your outline and multimodal content plan for P1 - Rough Draft

1) Read the assigned readings for the next class; 2) Start working on P1 - Rough Draft

Feb 12

• Discussion of article “The Case for Climate Rage” by Amy Westervelt
• Discussion of newsletter “Wild Ones: Environmental Rage” by Gavin Lamb
• In-class activity: Work on P1 - Rough Draft and get any questions answered

1) Read the assigned readings for the next class; 2) Submit P1 - Rough Draft by Feb 15

Week 5

Feb 17

• Discussion of article “Teaching and (Re)Learning the Rhetoric of Emotion” by Shari Stenberg (pages 349-362)
• In-class activity: peer feedback of P1 - Rough Draft based on the questionnaire that will be provided to you
• In-class help with composing your work in ArcGIS StoryMaps
• Class Notes

1) Read the assigned readings for the next class; 2) Submit P1 - Peer Feedback by Feb 18; 3) Start revising P1 - Rough Draft

Feb 19

• Discussion of the podcast “Is a River Alive? An Interview with Robert Macfarlane”
• In-class help with composing your work in ArcGIS StoryMaps

1) Read the assigned readings for the next class; 2) P1 - Final Draft due by Feb 22

Week 6

Feb 24

• Introduction to Project 2 - Handout
• Discussion of the chapter “Prologue: Culture and Everyday Nature” and “Living In a Circle of Beating Hearts” in OTW
• Discussion of the podcast “Learning to Listen to Plants: An Interview with Monica Gagliano”

1) Read the chapter “The Granddaddy of All Trash Days” in OTW on Perusall; 2) Read “Take a Break from Your Screen and Look at Plants” on Perusall; 3) Read “Shinrin-Yoku, Forest Bathing” on Perusall; 4) Additionally, go over the “Draft: Crum Woods History talk/contextualization”

Feb 26

• A walk in the Crum Woods led by Katrien de Waard of Scott Arboretum & Gardens. This will be an out-of-classroom learning day, leading to an immersive learning experience in an outdoor space, so dress appropriately and be prepared to record multi-sensory observations in your notebook/phone.

1) Read the chapter “The Big Hum” in OTW on Perusall; 2) Read Speaking of Nature” by Robin Wall Kimmerer on Perusall; 3) Listen to the podcast “Finding the Mother Tree: An Interview with Suzanne Simard”

Week 7

Mar 3

• A walk in the Scott Arboretum led by Katrien de Waard of Scott Arboretum & Gardens. This will be an out-of-classroom learning day, leading to an immersive learning experience in an outdoor space, so dress appropriately and be prepared to record multi-sensory observations in your notebook/phone.

1) Complete the assigned readings for the next class; 2) Submit a reflection report based on the Crum Woods and Scott Arboretum walk by Mar 4

Mar 5

• Discussion of the chapter “Out of the Woods” in OTW
• Discussion of the podcast “Richard Louv and our connection with animals”
• Discussion of potential topic ideas for Project 2

1) Submit P2 - Topic Proposal by Mar 6 (flexible deadline); 2) Complete the assigned reading for the next class; 3) Read “SWAT Research Guide” module in Moodle; 4) Submit P2 - Outline by Mar 16

Week 8

SPRING BREAK. NO CLASS.

“The Snowdrop”, a plate from “The Temple of Flora”, the third and final part of Robert John Thornton’s New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus von Linnaeus (1807)

Week 9

Mar 17

• Discussion of chapter “Speaking a Shared Language” in OTW
• Discussion of the TED Talk “Design for all 5 senses” by Jinsop Lee
• Discussion of ArcGIS frame “Building for tomorrow: Revitalizing Toronto’s waterfront with residential development in West Don Lands”
• Katrien de Waard visits class to help develop topic ideas further and supply research resources

1) Complete the assigned readings for the next class; 2) Revisit the “SWAT Research Guide” module in Moodle to expand upon your research

Mar 19

• Discussion of chapter “A Gardener Grows” in OTW
• Discussion of “Storyboard(ing): Multimodal Tool and Artifact” by Brandy Ball Blake and Karen J. Head from the book Multimodal Composing: Strategies for Twenty-First-Century Writing Consultations
• Discussion of ArcGIS frame “GIS Day 2025: Celebrate with the mappiest people globally and locally”
• In-class work time to develop storyboard for project 2

1) Complete the assigned readings for the next class; 2) Submit P2 - Storyboard by Mar 19; 3) Submit P2 - Rough Draft by Mar 22

Week 10

Mar 24

• Discussion of “The Cost of Casting Animals as Heroes and Villains in Conservation Science” by Adam Meyer and Kristy Ferraro
• In-class time to receive feedback on P2 - Rough Draft and get any questions answered

1) Complete the assigned readings for the next class; 2) Submit P2 - Peer Feedback by Mar 25

Mar 26

• Discussion of “Corn Tastes Better on the Honor System” by Robin Wall Kimmerer
• In-class time to receive feedback on P2 - Rough Draft and get any questions answered

1) Complete the assigned readings for the next class; 2) Submit P2 - Final Draft by Mar 29

Week 11

Mar 31

• Discussion of chapter “Introduction: Bodies, Embodiment, and Embodied Rhetorics” by A. Abby Knoblauch and Marie E. Moeller from the book Bodies of Knowledge: Embodied Rhetorics in Theory and Practice
• Discussion of the video “Striptease to save the trees”
• Discussion of the article “Naked protests in South Africa: a psychologist explores the emotional power of this form of activism”

Complete the assigned readings for the next class

Apr 2

• Introduction to Project 3 - Handout
• Discussion of the article “Unruly Arguments: The Body Rhetoric of Earth First!, Act Up, and Queer Nation” by Kevin Michael DeLuca
• Discussion of the essay “My Name Is Beauty” by Jake Skeets

Complete the assigned readings for the next class;