ELECTRONIC TRANSFORMATIONS OF WRITING AND RESEARCH
IN CLASS: Introduction, course overview, review of rhetorical terms
OUT OF CLASS: Think about possible research topic ideas

W Jan 11: Introduction and course overview

In-class links:

F Jan 13: No Class

Assignments Due:

  1. Fill out your Student Information Form and e-mail it to me at alfano@stanford.edu by 5pm today
  2. Register for our class on coursework and check out our class discussion forum (to do so: visit the Coursework site and login; select "add course" from the menu bar; go to "Program in Writing and Rhetoric"; select PWR 2-3; you're done, though it may take a few hours before coursework grants you access to the forum)
  3. Read the Research Project overview to familiarize yourself with the research assignment.
  4. Post your Research Topic brainstorm to your forum folder (you can type this directly into a message rather than posting an attachment): Assignment: Free-write about 3 potential topics that you might pursue for a research project for this class (minimum 250 words total). Include links to one relevant website/source for each of the 3 topics.