Course Google Drive Folder:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2JqgbK7OoRON1hOVWFmRnNqWFU

LibGuide for English 107:
https://camino.instructure.com/courses/21165/assignments/101571

Week 1 -- Day 1

In Class:

Week 1 -- Day 1 Slideshow
introductions
syllabus/course overview
camino user's guide
sample documentaries & literacy narratives

Week 1 -- Day 2

Homework:

In Class:

Week 1 -- Day 2 Slideshow
introduce Literacy Experience and Narrative Essay assignment

Week 2 -- Day 1

Homework:

In Class:

Week 2 -- Day 1 Slideshow

Week 2 -- Day 2: Class Cancelled b/c I'll be at a conference

Homework:

Watch one of these literacy-related documentaries: see list here

If you have an idea for another suitable literacy-related documentary, check with me by the end of the day on Wednesday: other options are possible

Write a response post--DUE AT 1:50 pm THURSDAY, NOT MIDNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY--on the Week 2 -- Day 2 discussion board that

identifies the documentary title and producer/creator
summarizes the plot/purpose
describes the group/topic being profiled
comments on the narrative techniques used (narrative styles/forms, conventions like turning points, evaluation, etc)
identifies & describes the relationships between narrator and autobiographical protagonist/characters
comments on how literacy is defined, the role literacy plays, and how it is depicted
notes representational strategies/media used
identifies the audience of the documentary and explains how you know this

Browse options & sign up for chapters for next week (see Week 3 -- Day 1 below): sign up for 1 option only

Week 3 -- Day 1

Homework:

Sign up for a Literacy Experience and Narrative Essay conference time here
Selections from Stories That Speak to Us, Eds. H. Lewis Ulman, Scott Lloyd DeWitt, Cynthia L. Selfe
All read:

Sign up to read one of the 3 options below here: LINK TO SIGN UP READING SHEET to distribute readings evenly across class. Some articles have special viewing instructions: see below.

OPTION 1:

Crisp et al "Scaffolding Stories" -->use "View Exhibit Online in a New Browser Window" link to view complete interactive version in Prezi
DeWitt "Optimistic Reciprocities: The Literacy Narratives of First-Year Writing Students" --> download and view either Keynote or PDF version

OPTION 2:

OPTION 3:

Bono & McCorkle "Ludic Literacies: Mapping the Links Between the Literacies at Play in the DALN" --> use "View Exhibit Online in a New Browser Window" link to view complete interactive version in Prezi
Brueggemann "Articulating Betweenity: Literacy, Language, Identity, and Technology in the Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Collection" --> use Safari to view (videos will not work in Chrome). You may need to enable QuickTime plug-ins to view videos: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205081. Restart browser to clear cache and use new plugin.

In Class:

Week 3 -- Day 1 Slideshow
Link to Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives (DLAN): http://daln.osu.edu/
DALN Forms (including informed consent form, release form, Creative Commons deed of gift)

Week 3 -- Day 2

Homework:

Bring to class a tablet/computer and headphones for individual documentary viewing
Read chapters from Nichols' Introduction to Documentary

Ch. 4 "What Makes Documentaries Engaging and Persuasive?"
Ch. 6 "How Can We Differentiate among Documentaries? Categories, Models, and the Expository and Poetic Modes of Documentary Film?"
Ch. 7 "How Can We Describe the Observational, Participatory, Reflexive, and Performative Modes of Documentary Film?"

Sign up for a Literacy Experience and Narrative Essay conference time

In Class:

Week 3 -- Day 2 Slideshow
Essay rough draft content questions, deadline, format
Poll: group formation method for documentaries

Week 3 -- Saturday Bonus Day

ROUGH DRAFT Literacy Experience and Narrative Essay due at noon in Google Doc format to Google Drive folder
Never used Google Docs before?
See this walk through for creating new Google Doc in shared Drive folder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkforPKl9kM

Week 4 -- Monday & Tuesday

Class cancelled for conferences: See conference schedule here.

Week 4 -- Day 2

Homework:

1. Sign up for WeVideo account. (you can sign up for a free account and upgrade to a paid one once you start work on your documentary)
2. Bring to class:

Your laptop for introduction to WeVideo
headphones for video editing
If you plan to use your own recording devices for the documentary, bring to class a recording device (smart phone, camera, audio recorder, etc.) and/or camera (smart phone, camera, etc.) for practice use in class. If you want to use borrowed equipment from Media Services for your documentary, I'll have devices you can practice with in class.

3. Read/watch short pieces on storytelling and recording techniques:

Glass "Storytelling" (watch parts 1 & 2)
Simon "How to Tell a Story"
Picking the Right Media for the Story, UC Berkeley's Advanced Media Institute
Basics of Photography: Composition and Technique, LifeHacker
Video Techniques, UC Berkeley's Advanced Media Institute
Standups and Voice Overs, UC Berkeley's Advanced Media Institute
How to Find and Use Media Assets for Free (Legally), UC Berkeley's Advanced Media Institute

In Class:

Week 4 -- Day 2 Slideshow
Sample media to download: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2JqgbK7OoROX1N6eXJDamJWc3M
field media capture recommendations & practice
WORST VIDEO upload folder: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2JqgbK7OoROZlI0WjRlUjlqTlE
introduction to WeVideo
non-original media sources:

stock media sources: How to Find and Use Media Assets for Free (Legally), UC Berkeley's Advanced Media Institute
Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives
Source list for sample media

Week 5 -- Day 1

Homework:

FINAL DRAFT Literacy Experience and Narrative Essay due before class

In Class:

Week 5 -- Day 1 Slideshow
Introduce Documentary Project Sequence: Proposal, Annotated Bibliography, Treatment & Storyboard, Documentary
collaborative group project management

sample group charter & task schedules

documentary project idea sharing
sign up for documentary project partners: link to signup sheet

Week 5 -- Day 2

Homework:

Sign up for documentary project partners by midnight on Wednesday: link to signup sheet
Choose a documentary from the following list and write a post on the Week 5 -- Day 2 discussion board explaining its
- plot/focus/message
- who the audience is, and how you know
- documentary mode (from Nichols reading)
- use of narrative conventions
- use of media/representation techniques
- use of multiple media and layering/transitions between them
- use/presentation of background research
Include link to documentary in post.

Documentary archives:

Inspiring Mini-Documentaries channel on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/channels/inspiringdocumentaries
Just So "postcards" (short documentaries): http://postcards.justsolondon.com/
Short of the Week documentary channel: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/channels/documentary/

In Class:

Week 5 -- Day 2 Slideshow
discussion of sample short documentaries
ethics of representation, informed consent:

permission form & interviewee invitation

Proposal drafting with partner

Week 5 -- Friday Bonus Day

Proposal due at midnight on Friday

Week 6 -- Day 1

Homework:

from Atchity & Wong's Writing treatments that sell: how to create and market your story ideas to the motion picture and TV industry

Ch. 1 "The Nature and Role of the Treatment"
Ch. 2 "The Big Screen"

How to Create a Storyboard, WikiHow
Application post on today's discussion board: Which of the ideas in today's readings do you see as most useful for your project? How will you apply them to your treatment, storyboard, and the documentary you're planning?

In Class:

Week 6 -- Day 1 Slideshow
writing treatments & storyboarding techniques
Sample Treatment: McFly Sample Treatment.pdf
Storyboard templates:

Week 6 -- Day 2

Homework:

work with partner on Treatment & Storyboard
library research workshop: MEETING IN LIBRARY ROOM 205, not regular classroom

In Class:

library research workshop: MEETING IN LIBRARY ROOM 205, not regular classroom
Week 2 -- Day 2 Slideshow
LibGuide for English 107

Week 7 -- Day 1

Homework:

due before class: DRAFT Treatment & Storyboard, upload to Drive folder
bring to class laptops for peer review workshop
sign up for rough cut screening date during week 9: link to signup sheet

In Class:

Week 7 -- Day 1 Slideshow
Drive folder for Treatment & Storyboard peer review: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2JqgbK7OoROQUttMHpxVjZFTGs
Peer review sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i5djAGBV-4Vjf6k0ibztbg9gQmPRCxupftouXz9h9Ss/edit?usp=sharing

Week 7 -- Day 2

Homework:

due before class: Annotated Bibliography
BRING TO CLASS: device for watching online video (laptop, tablet, etc) and headphones
sign up for rough cut screening date during week 9: link to signup sheet

In Class:

Week 7 -- Day 2 Slideshow
review Documentary & Rough Cut project components
incorporating background research into documentaries: see film list & sign-up sheet

link to discussion board for documentary observations

work with partner on Treatment & Storyboard and/or Documentary

Week 7 -- Friday Bonus Day

FINAL Treatment & Storyboard due at midnight

Week 8 -- Day 1

Homework:

continue work on Documentary
bring to class documentary-in-progress for in-class work
sign up for rough cut screening date during week 9: link to signup sheet

In Class:

Week 8 -- Day 2 Slideshow
work with partner on Documentary

consult Treatment & Storyboard feedback
Documentary checklist
check-ins with instructor

Week 8 -- Day 2: Class Cancelled b/c I'll be at a conference

Homework:

continue work on Documentary
sign up for rough cut screening date during week 9: link to signup sheet
OPTIONAL: by 1:50 pm on Thursday, submit draft of Documentary for additional round of optional instructor feedback:

describe the kind of feedback you want & post URL for rough cut draft using this form
if sharing rough cut draft via file upload instead of URL, upload it to this Drive folder

Week 9 -- Day 1

Homework:

continue work on Documentary
Please note: I have an off-campus appointment tomorrow morning, and may miss the first part of my office hours on Wednesday.

In Class:

Week 9 -- Day 1 Slideshow
ROUGH CUT Documentary screening, day 1

screening schedule

link to discussion board for written Rough Cut comments

Week 9 -- Day 2

Homework:

continue work on Documentary
optional 1-on-1 followup conferences during Week 10: sign up for meeting time during regularly scheduled class time

In Class:

Week 9 -- Day 2 Slideshow

Permission to Use Student Work forms

ROUGH CUT Documentary screening, day 2

screening schedule

link to discussion board for written Rough Cut comments

Week 10 -- Day 1

Homework:

continue work on Documentary
integrate feedback from week 9 screening
Optional 1-on-1 followup conferences during Thursday class period: sign up for meeting time during regularly scheduled class time

In Class:

Week 10 -- Day 1 Slideshow
preparing for Symposium

revisions of rough cut & final documentary requirements
introductory remarks to frame film for Symposium audience
submission methods & export quality for screening in Library Viewing & Taping Room A

check-ins with partner & instructor

Week 10 -- Day 2

Homework:

continue work on Documentary
class cancelled for optional 1-on-1 followup conferences during today's class meeting time: sign up for meeting time during regularly scheduled class time

Finals Week -- Wednesday, June 8

FINAL Documentary due at noon

submit high-resolution version (720p or better) as .mov, .mp4., etc (formats playable by VLC or QuickTime)
SUBMISSION OPTION 1: submit online to Camino dropbox

PLEASE NOTE: file upload can take a VERY long time

SUBMISSION OPTION 2: submit via flashdrive to my department mailbox in St. Joseph 222

PLEASE NOTE: if you submit via flashdrive, you must submit a dummy file to the Camino dropbox to allow me to grade your assignment

Symposium Screening of FINAL Documentaries: Wednesday, June 8, 6:30-9:30pm in Library Commons Viewing & Taping Room A