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WEEK 6

M, 2/19
In class: Intro to Unit 2; introduction to Twitter
HW: Submit your final Truthometer post from Unit 1 (unless you went to the Writing Center). Read this entry from Wikipedia on Web Brigades. Also read “How Unwitting Americans Encountered Russian Operatives Online” and watch this video:

Poke around on the Alliance for Securing Democracy’s Hamilton 68 dash. Finally, use your Twitter account to post quotations, problems, or questions worth discussing on Wednesday.

W, 2/21
In class:  Brainstorming, choosing, and researching your phenomena
HW: Tweet out a potential reading with a comment. Use both the course hashtag (#WRTs18) and the hashtag(s) of the phenomenon. [Example: “Here’s an op-ed from the @washingtonpost about the role of #clickbait in politics. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/steve-jobs-gave-us-president-trump/2017/09/05/f4f487e4-9260-11e7-aace-04b862b2b3f3_story.html?utm_term=.f0419276444c #WRTs18]

Respond to a groupmate’s post using the same hashtags.[Example: “Skimmed this article quickly. Why did @facebook install a #clickbait filter when we need literacies! #WRTs18”]

WEEK 7

M, 2/26
In class: Collecting readings and mapping phenomena
HW: Keep researching your phenomenon and collecting potential readings

W, 2/28
In class: NO CLASS. Meet with your group.
HW: Keep me informed by having one group member email me a summary of your meeting that includes: when and where you met and who was present; a 1-2 sentence definition of your proposed phenomenon; a ¶ detailing the history of the phenomenon; an evaluation of 3-5 articles in the news about your phenomenon; a list of search terms you are using; a list of 1-3 counter-technologies.

WEEK 8

3/5
In class: Writing discussion questions.
HW: Finalize your chosen reading(s) and have drafts of both sets of questions. We’ll continue to review these in class and review the evaluation forms for your groups.

3/7
In class: Discussion plans. Review evaluation forms. Practice run.
HW: Read, tweet, and prepare for Group 1.  NO CLASS — SNOW DAY

SPRING BREAK 

3/12 & 3/14

WEEK 9

3/19
In class: Discussion plans. Review evaluation forms. Practice run.
HW: Read, tweet, and prepare for Group 1.

3/21
In class: Group 1
HW: Read, tweet, and prepare for Group 2.

WEEK 10

3/26
In class: Group 2
HW: Read, tweet, and prepare for Group 3.

3/28
In class: Group 3.
HW: Read, tweet, and prepare for Group 4.

WEEK 11

4/2
In class: Group 4
HW: Reflection due W, 4/4 in your WRT folder in Drive. Google Docs, Word, or Pages accepted. Please, no pdfs.