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Week 1 T 4/4
- buy course texts
- read “Unlocking the Secrets of Longevity
Genes” (Sinclair & Guarente); “Genetics and the
Specificity of the Aging Process” (Hekimi & Guarente);
“Mammalian SIRT1 Represses Forkhead Transcription Factors,”
(Motta et. al.); and Selected Poems in the Writing 109ST Course
Reader
- decide on a journal (and perhaps an article) for
the Rhetorical Analysis assignment, and bring a copy of the journal
to class on Tuesday, 4/11
R 4/6
Class cancelled
Week 2
T 4/11
- read “Scar” (Tan)
- read MIT Guide, Chapter 1 (“Writing
and Work”)
R 4/13
- read “Nailed” (Denby)
- read MIT Guide, Chapter 3 (“Your
Audience and Aims”)
Week 3
T 4/18
- read “The Simpsons” (Cantor)
R 4/20
- read “The Appropriateness
of Emotional Expression in Women and Men” (Kelly & Hutson-Comeaux)
- read MIT Guide, Chapter 14 (“Journal
Articles”)
Week 4
T 4/25
- write a draft of your Rhetorical Analysis essay,
and bring 2 copies of it to class on Thursday, 4/27
R 2/27
- complete your Rhetorical Analysis essay
Week 5
T 5/2
Rhetorical Analysis due
Class meets in the Davidson Library, Room 1414C
- read MIT Guide, Chapter 8 (“Searching
the Literature”)
- read MIT Guide, Chapter 11 (“Proposals”)
- compile the bibliography for your Research Proposal
R 5/4
- complete your Research Proposal
Week 6
T 5/9
Research Proposal Due
- read MIT Guide, Chapter 18 (“ CVs,
Résumés, and Job Correspondence”)
R 5/11
Class meets at the Counseling and Career Services
Library
- write a draft of your position description/analysis
and a draft of your résumé; bring two copies of
each to class on Tuesday, 5/16
Week 7
T 5/16
- write a draft of your cover letter; bring 2 copies
of it to class on Thursday, 5/18
R 5/18
- complete your Job Application Package
- read MIT Guide, Chapter 5 (“Revising
for Organization and Style”)
- continue work on your journal article
Week 8
T 5/23
Job Application Package due
- continue work on your journal article
R 5/25
Class cancelled
- read Sample Student Articles in Writing 109ST Course
Reader
Week 9
T 5/30
- write a draft of one section of your Journal Article,
and bring 2 copies of it to class on Thursday. 6/1
R 6/1
- write a complete draft of your Journal Article,
and bring 2 copies of it to class on Tuesday, 6/6
Week 10
T 6/6
- complete your Journal Article
R 6/8
Journal Article due
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