FALL 2026 20803 READINGS*
all links should work, but they may send you to an intermediary page to confirm that you intend to leave this website to follow the link. Simply follow the instructions on screen for following the link. If this doesn't work, all readings as of 9/1 are linked in the syllabus, and if any readings end up getting replaced or switched around, this will be discussed in class and they will be posted to D2L.
Week 1 8/24
M
W
Where Does Rhetoric Come From?
Griot | West African, Oral Tradition, Storyteller | Britannica
Week 2 8/31
M
Research Writing: What’s Your Positionality? From The Weingarten Blog
W
Wichita Music: “The History of the Tribe” (pages 1-2)
TCU Land Acknowledgement Teaching Guide pages 1-5
Land acknowledgement/Positioning activity due (prewriting for project 1)
Week 3 9/7
M
No class, Labor day Holiday
W*
Looking for Trouble: Finding Your Way into a Writing Assignment
First draft due before next class period!!!!
*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS READING HAS CHANGED FROM THE SYLLABUS
Week 4 9/14
M
Giving Feedback for Peer Review - Purdue OWL
Indigenous Knowledges and a Relational Peer Review Process
First draft of Project 1 with Author’s Note for Peer Review Workshop
Sign up for a conference slot here
W
No class meeting, instead: one-on-one conferences
Write up notes on peer feedback/revision plans prior to meeting
(On your own post-conference: Project 1 Revision and Editing Work)
Sign up for a conference slot here
Week 5 9/21
M
No class meeting, instead: one-on-one conferences
Write up notes on peer feedback/revision plans prior to meeting
(On your own post-conference: Project 1 Revision and Editing Work)
Sign up for a conference slot here
Project 1 due by midnight Wednesday 9/23
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