Post to the Blog

All assignments will be posted on the blog. All work will be submitted on the blog. No paper will be exchanged.

1. The Assignments page, when it exists, will be a good place to look for links to every assignment and deadline.
2. Assignment posts are also linked to the sidebar.
3. Every assignment, major or minor, is identified with a number, beginning with A01.
4. Exercises are not assignments; they are usually begun in class, often completed in class, and are not numbered. They’re required, but they’re not graded, and they won’t appear on your grade reports.

Deadlines and Penalties

TUE NOON and MIDNIGHT THU.
Unless otherwise indicated in the official assignment, the deadline for “weekend assignments” is noon TUE. The deadline for “midweek assignments is midnight THU.

Weekend Assignments:
For example, if an assignment is due before class WED SEP 16,
the deadline for publishing your draft is 11:59AM TUE SEP 15.

Midweek Assignments:
For example, if an assignment is due before class FRI SEP 18,
the deadline for publishing your draft is 11:59PM THU SEP 17.

Penalties for late posting are as follows:

• Early posts are eligible for early feedback before the first draft is graded.
• On-time posts published before midnight or noon on the due date: Full Credit
• 0-24. Posts published within 24 hours of the deadline: 10% Grade Penalty
• 24-48. Posts published 24-48 hours late: 20% Grade Penalty
• 48+. Posts published more than 48 hours late: Maximum grade 50 (can’t pass)

Assignments and Deadlines

Week 1

WED SEP 02
Agenda: Photos. Orientation to Course Blog and Syllabus.
Join Course Blog, Counterintuitivefa15.com, with username and password.
Coursework: My Counterintuitive Weekend

FRI SEP 04
Agenda: Stone Money Lecture

Week 2

WED SEP 09
Agenda. Riddle: Are We Symmetrical ? Grade Levels. Grade Levels II. Coursework: Bloated Paragraphs Exercise.
Work Due. A01: Stone Money First Draft

FRI SEP 11
Agenda. Link to Agenda.
Coursework. Visual Rhetoric, Moving Image
Work Due. Bloated Paragraphs Exercise.

Week 3

WED SEP 16
Agenda. Link to Agenda.
Coursework. Purposeful Summary Lecture/Demo
Work Due. A02: Visual Rhetoric First Draft

FRI SEP 18
Agenda: Link to Agenda
Coursework. Cows and Chips Exercise
Work Due. Purposeful Summaries 3 Counterintuitive Topics

Week 4

WED SEP 23
Agenda. Link to Agenda.
Coursework. Is PTSD Contagious? Lecture
Work Due. A03: Stone Money Rewrite

FRI SEP 25
Agenda: Link to Agenda
Coursework. In class writing exercise.
Work Due. Critical Analysis: Is PTSD Contagious?

Week 5

WED SEP 30
Agenda. Link to Agenda.
Coursework. How to Open Lecture.
Work Due. A04: Research Proposal and First 5 Sources

FRI OCT 02
Agenda: Link to Agenda
Coursework. In class writing exercise.
Work Due. How to Open.

Week 6

WED OCT 07
Agenda. Link to Agenda.
Coursework. Safer Saws Lecture.
Work Due. A05: Visual Rhetoric Rewrite

FRI OCT 09
Agenda: Link to Agenda
Coursework. In class writing exercise.
Work Due. Claims Evaluation: Safer Saws

Week 7

WED OCT 14
Agenda. Link to Agenda.
Coursework. Advertising Failure Lecture.
Work Due. A06: White Paper on your Research Topic

FRI OCT 16
Agenda: Link to Agenda
Coursework. In class writing exercise
Work Due. Advertising Failure

Week 8

WED OCT 21
Agenda. Link to Agenda.
Coursework. The Opposite of a Black Sneaker Lecture.
Work Due. 

FRI OCT 23
Agenda: Link to Agenda
Coursework. In class writing exercise
Work Due.

Week 9

WED OCT 28
Agenda. Link to Agenda.
Coursework. Coursework
Work Due. A07: Definition Argument First Draft

FRI OCT 30
Agenda: Link to Agenda
Coursework. In class writing exercise
Work Due.

Week 10

WED NOV 04
Agenda. Link to Agenda.
Coursework. Nuclear Power Rebuttal Lecture.
Work Due. A08: Causal Argument First Draft

FRI NOV 06
Agenda: Link to Agenda
Coursework. In class writing exercise
Work Due. 

Week 11

WED NOV 11
Agenda. Link to Agenda.
Coursework. Coursework.
Work Due.  A09: Rebuttal Argument First Draft

FRI NOV 13
Agenda: Link to Agenda
Coursework. Coursework
Work Due. A10: Definition Argument Rewrite

Week 12

WED NOV 18
Agenda. Link to Agenda.
Coursework. In class writing exercise.
Work Due. A11: Causal Argument Rewrite

FRI NOV 20
Agenda: Link to Agenda
Coursework. Coursework
Work Due. A12: Rebuttal Argument Rewrite

Week 13

WED NOV 25
Agenda. Link to Agenda.
Coursework. Coursework.
Work Due. A13: Annotated Bibliography

FRI NOV 27
Agenda: NO CLASS THANKSGIVING BREAK

Week 14

WED DEC 02
Agenda. Link to Agenda.
Coursework. Coursework.
Work Due. A14: Self-Reflective Statement

FRI DEC 04 
Agenda. Link to Agenda
Coursework. Portfolio Double-check. Inventory the contents of all Portfolios to guarantee completeness and accuracy.
Work Due. A15: Completed Portfolio
Link to Portfolio Specifications

Week 15

WED DEC 09
Portfolio Conferences

FRI DEC 11
Portfolio Conferences