ENGL 2W Weekly Schedule

Below you will find the weekly breakdown of scheduled readings and assignments. This schedule might change with prior notice. The abbreviation TWS refers to the textbook The Writer’s Style. 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 21
• Week 2
  • Jan 26
  • Jan 28
• Week 3
  • Feb 2
  • Feb 4
• Week 4
  • Feb 9
  • Feb 11
• Week 5
  • Feb 16
  • Feb 18
• Week 6
  • Feb 23
  • Feb 25
• Week 7
  • Mar 2
  • Mar 4
• Week 8
• Week 9
  • Mar 16
  • Mar 18
• Week 10
  • Mar 23
  • Mar 25
• Week 11
  • Mar 30
  • Apr 1

Week 1

Jan 21

• Syllabus and peer introduction
• Discussion of “An Introduction to Style” in TWS
• Discussion of “Contemporary Views on Style” by Brian Ray
• Introduction to Perusall and collaborative annotation

1) Complete the assigned reading 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 Style”

Week 2

Jan 26

• Discussion of “What Is Style?” and “Style as Thinking outside the Box” in TWS
• Discussion of “Do LLMs write like humans? Variation in grammatical and rhetorical styles”
• Discussion of the newsletter: “Out of grief, and into anger” by Emily Atkin

Complete the assigned reading for the next class

Jan 28

• Introduction to Project 1 - Handout
• Discussion of “Why Style Matters” and “Style Pushing the Envelope” in TWS
• Discussion of the essay “Writers Must Develop a Strong Original Voice” by Patrick Thomas from the book Bad Ideas about Writing
• Discussion of the newsletter: “How to Write for Public Audiences” by Jenn McClearen

Complete the assigned reading for the next class

Week 3

Feb 2

• Discussion of “Style in Sentences” in TWS
• Discussion of “How to Do Public Writing”
• Discussion of essay “Public Writing for Social Change” by Ashley J. Holmes (pages 199-204)
• In-class writing/invention activity: brainstorm potential newsletter ideas

1) Complete the assigned reading for the next class; 2) Submit P1 - Topic Proposal by Feb 3

Feb 4

• Discussion of essay “Public Writing for Social Change” by Ashley J. Holmes (pages 205-212)
• Discussion of article “The Sound of My Inbox” by Molly Fischer
• Discussion of the newsletter: “What makes a good newsletter?”
• In-class activity: Analysis of the newsletter genre, discussion of your newsletter idea, and analyzing its audience, purpose and exigency

1) Complete the assigned reading for the next class; 2) Submit an outline of your newsletter and preliminary research by Feb 8

Week 4

Feb 9

• Discussion of “Frontiers of Style in Rhetoric and Composition” by Brian Ray (pages 123-137)
• Discussion of the newsletter: “The Power of Feeling Your Feelings” by Vasile Stănescu
• Discussion of P1 - Outline in class

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

Feb 11

• Discussion of the newsletter “ADHD Is a Personality Trait, not a Disorder” by Peter Gray
• Discussion of Notion’s project template for writing projects
• Revisit the structure of intro, body, and concluding paragraphs in Jeffrey R. Wilson’s “How to Do Public Writing”
• Answering any questions on P1 - Rough Draft and in-class work time

1) Complete assigned readings for the next class; 2) Submit P1 - Rough Draft to Moodle by Feb 13; 3) Submit P1 - Peer Feedback to Moodle by Feb 15 (use the peer feedback questionnaire)

Week 5

Feb 16

• Discussion of “Punctuation’s Rhetorical Effects” by Kevin Cassell
• Discussion of the newsletter “Who’s Getting Rich Off Your Attention?” by Kyla Scanlon
• Discussion on incorporating multimodal contents in your draft, design consistency, and accessibility

1) Complete assigned readings for the next class; 2) Work on P1 - Rough Draft revision

Feb 18

• Discussion of “The Embodied Writing Process – How to Tap Your Creative Potential” by Joseph M. Moxley
• Discussion of the newsletter “amateur hour: research for amateurs” by Brandon Taylor
• Answering any questions on P1 - Final Draft and in-class work time

1) Complete assigned readings for the next class; 2) Submit P1 - Final Draft to Moodle by Feb 22

Week 6

Feb 23

• Discussion of “Style in Essays, Including Imitation and Digital Rhetoric” in TWS
• Discussion of the twitter essay by Cole Hirsch
• Discussion of “What’s that bug?” essay in Esri’s StoryMaps

Complete assigned readings for the next class

Feb 25

• Discussion of the section “Style, Digital Genres, and Multimodality” from the book Style: An Introduction to History, Theory, Research, and Pedagogy by Brian Ray
• Discussion of the TED Talk “Design for all 5 senses” by Jinsop Lee
• Discussion of the Bluesky thread “The USS Sumter Three” by Eddie Smith

1) Complete assigned readings for the next class; 2) Complete the post-Project 1 reflection exercise by Mar 1

Week 7

Mar 2

• Discussion of the chapter “Writing with the Ear” by T. R. Johnson from the book Refiguring Prose Style: Possibilities for Writing Pedagogy
• Discussion of the chapter “Basic Design Principles” by Cara Miller from the book  Writing for Digital Media
• Discussion of “National Geographic: Into the Amazon”

Complete assigned readings for the next class

Mar 4

• 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 the chapter “Accessibility and Inclusion” by Cara Miller from the book  Writing for Digital Media
• Discussion of “Happy Map!”

1) Complete assigned readings for the next class; 2) Propose your topic idea for Project 2 by March 6; 3) 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 16

• Discussion of chapter “Writing the Genres of the Web” by Cara Miller from the book  Writing for Digital Media
• Discussion of sections “Affordances,” “Creativity,” and “Design Ethics” from the book Keywords in Design Thinking
• Discussion of “The Road was Long: A Voice from Ukraine”

1) Complete assigned readings for the next class; 2) Start working on P2 - Storyboard

Mar 18

• Discussion of chapter “Privileged Spaces” by Cara Miller from the book  Writing for Digital Media
• Discussion of poem “Swan and Shadow” by John Hollander
• In-class work time to develop P2 - Storyboard

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

Week 10

Mar 23

• Discussion of “‘The last thing our community needs’: LNG in Chester, PA”
• Discussion of “Chapter 1” & “Chapter 2” of 17776
• Read either “Getting started with ArcGIS StoryMaps” OR a) “How to Make YouTube Videos on Your Phone”, b) “How to Edit YouTube Videos in 2026”, c) “Create your own captions using YouTube’s caption editor” depending on the genre of your project 2

1) Complete assigned readings for the next class; 2) Work on peer feedback and revise project 2 rough draft

Mar 25

• Discussion of “Thinking Across Modes and Media (and Baking Cake): Two Techniques for Writing with Video, Audio, and Images”
• Discussion of “Green Oranges & Land”
• Discussion of P2 evaluation criteria
• In-class work time for P2 - Final Draft; get any questions answered and obtain any feedback from peers/instructor

1) Complete assigned readings for the next class; 2) Submit P2 - Peer Feedback by March 25; 3) Submit P2 - Final Draft by March 29

Week 11

Mar 30

• Discussion of the chapter “Cohesion, Coherence, and Emphasis” in TWS
• Discussion of the article “Thank You, Black Twitter” by Marc Lamont Hill (only read the first seven pages, up to the end of section “New Surveillances”)

Complete assigned readings for the next class

Apr 1

• Introduction of Project 3 - Handout
• Discussion of chapter 2 & 3 of bell hooks’ book talking back: thinking feminist, thinking black
• Discussion of the chapter “Style in Academic Writing” by Nora Bacon (only read the first nine pages, up to the end of section “Variations in Academic Writing”)

1) Complete assigned readings for the next class; 2) Complete the post-Project 2 reflection exercise by Apr 5