1. Date Topics Reading Doing
Sept 4
 Introduction to the course
 Social media and
technology survey
 Introduction to the
Portfolio Project
 Introduction to the
Presentation and
Montrealites projects
 Copyright laws and privacy
 JW: Lesson #1
Understanding
Style
 Quiz and
presentation
 Developing
content expertise
 Social writing
 Sign up for
presentations and
Montrealites
project
Sept 11
 Autobiographical writing
 JW: Lesson #2
Correctness
 Quiz and
presentation
 Sign up for
presentations and
editors project
Sept 18
 Autobiographical writing  WS: What is
design?
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
autobiography
Sept 25  Autobiographical writing  JW: Lesson #3
Actions
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
autobiography
 Find an image for
your
autobiography
 Reflection exercise
Oct 2  Publishing and design
 Writing for social media
 WS: Step away
from the
computer
 Quiz and
presentation
 Autobiography
due
 Memo for project
 Reflection exercise
Oct 9  Profile writing  JW: Lesson #4
Characters
 Quiz and
presentation
Oct 16
 Profile writing  WS: I need to
design this today
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
profile
Oct 23
 Profile writing  JW: Lesson #5
Cohesion and
Coherence
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop

2. profile
Oct 30
 Publishing and design
 Writing for social media
 WS: CH4-Layout
sins
 Quiz and
presentation
 Profile due
 Memo for project
 Reflection exercise
Nov 6
 Interview writing  JW: Lesson #6
Emphasis
 Quiz and
presentation
Nov 13
 Interview writing  WS: mini art
school
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
interview
questions
Nov 21
 Interview writing  JW: Lesson #7
Motivation
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
interview
Nov 28
 Publishing and design
 Writing for social media
 WS: CH6-Layout
 Quiz and
presentation
 Interview due
 Memo for project
 Reflection exercise
Jan 8  Writing instructions  JW Lesson #8
Global
Coherence
 Quiz and
presentation
Jan 15  Writing instructions  WS: Type  Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
instructions
Jan 22
 Writing instructions
 JW Lesson #9
Concision
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
instructions
Jan 29  Publishing and design
 Writing for social media
 WS: Color Basics  Quiz and
presentation
 Instructions due
 Memo for project
 Reflection exercise
Feb 5  Writing a feature article  JW: Lesson #10
Shape
 Quiz and
presentation
Feb 12  Writing a feature article
 WS: Adding
visual appeal
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop

3. feature
Feb 19  Writing a feature article
 JW: Lesson #11
Elegance
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
feature
March 5  Publishing and design
 Writing for social media
 WS: Infographics  Quiz and
presentation
 Feature due
 Memo for project
 Reflection exercise
March 12  Writing a review  JW: Lesson #12
Ethics of Style
 Quiz and
presentation
March 19  Writing a review
 WS:
Storyboarding
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
review
March 26  Writing a review  WS: Multimedia
Components
 Quiz and
presentation
 Draft workshop
review
April 2  Publishing and design
 Writing for social media
 WS: Designing
for the web
 Quiz and
presentation
 Review due
 Memo for project
 Reflection exercise
April 9  Eating Crow Competition  All course projects
and portfolios Due
Image source: Enid, Flickr.
The Schedule is a work-in-progress and subject to changes:)