| Class Readings
and Visiting Writer Series Attendance (grade based on participation) |
10% |
| Editing and Style Exercises |
10% |
| Resume and Vita (Individual) |
10% |
| Skills Portfolio (Individual) |
10% |
| Nonprofit Grant (groups of
2 or 3) |
15% |
| Major Project (Creative/ Technical/
Other) |
20% |
| Class web site on careers
for English Majors (group project) |
5% |
Presentation on Careers For
English Majors (each group will investigate and present and range of careers
in the following general areas):
-
Editing & Publishing
-
Nonprofit and Fundraising
-
Hi-tech and Training
-
Creative Writing
-
Journalism (Tradiitional and Multimedia)
-
Teaching, Grad school, higher
education
-
Other Options (Administration,
Legal, etc.)
|
10% |
| Personal Web Page |
10% |
|
|
|
Reading |
Location |
|
| 8/23/00 |
W |
Introduction and Questionnaires |
|
|
|
| 25-Aug |
F |
Resumes and
Vitae; discussion of career presentations/ site
Link
to Mary Adams's curriculum vita
William
and Mary resume page
1st
Place |
CO 105 |
|
| 28-Aug |
M |
Conferences |
|
|
|
| 30-Aug |
W |
Conferences |
|
|
|
| 1-Sep |
F |
Resumes and Vitae--computer
partners assigned
From
CV to Resume
Chronicle of Higher Education's
The
CV Doctor
TargetthatJob.com |
|
CO105 |
|
| 4-Sep |
M |
Labor Day--no class |
|
|
|
| 6-Sep |
W |
Grantwriting -- Introduction
Grantstech.com
The
Foundation Center
Other
Funding Sources
Animal
Welfare Funding
A.J.
Fletcher Foundation |
|
|
|
| 8-Sep |
F |
Resumes and Vitae--due
at end of class |
|
CO105 |
|
| 11-Sep |
M |
Grantwriting |
|
|
|
| 13-Sep |
W |
Grantwriting |
|
|
|
| 15-Sep |
F |
Online
Resumes/Vitae; career topics & partner assigned |
|
CO105 |
|
| 18-Sep |
M |
Grant Funder interviews completed |
|
|
|
| 20-Sep |
W |
Selection of Grants |
|
|
|
| 22-Sep |
F |
Online Resumes/Vitae |
|
CO105 |
|
| 25-Sep |
M |
Xu xi''s novel -- Hong Kong
Rose |
|
|
|
| 27-Sep |
W |
Xu xi''s novel -- Hong Kong
Rose |
|
|
|
| 29-Sep |
F |
Online Resumes/Vitae
-- uploading; list of print and online sources due (careers); begin assembling
print portfolio and creating online version
Portfolio
Template |
CO105 |
|
| 2-Oct |
M |
Meet with novelist
Xu Xi;
7:30 PM Xu Xi reads from
her fiction -- required |
|
|
| 4-Oct |
W |
Editorial Styles and style
manuals
Style
Manual Example
Proofreading
Symbols
Electronic
Editing book
Electronic
Editing Resources
The
Electronic Editors
The
Elements of Style |
|
|
|
| 6-Oct |
F |
Personal web
sites; interview should be scheduled; questions due
Interviewing
Lessons
497
Career Presentation
Cqreer
Planit search for jobs you can do with an English major
Webfeet.com
Careers
Example
Profile (Webfeet.com)
Keirsey
Temperament Sorter
Powerpoint
show on Temperament Sorter |
CO105 |
|
| 9-Oct |
M |
Concise writing exercises |
|
|
|
| 11-Oct |
W |
style
redundancy, cliches, noun
stacks
Power
revision techniques |
|
|
|
| 13-Oct |
F |
Personal web sites; career
presentations (interviewing) |
|
CO105 |
|
| 16-Oct |
M |
Fall Holiday -- no class |
|
|
|
| 18-Oct |
W |
Concise writing exercises |
|
|
|
| 20-Oct |
F |
Career profiles due |
|
CO105 |
|
| 23-Oct |
M |
Concise writing exercises |
|
|
|
| 25-Oct |
W |
grantwriting |
|
|
|
| 27-Oct |
F |
Careers:
all reports due to webmasters;Powerpoint Presentations: Editing &
Nonprofit |
CO105 |
|
| 30-Oct |
M |
Concise writing exercises |
|
|
|
| 1-Nov |
W |
grantwriting |
|
|
|
| 3-Nov |
F |
Powerpoint Presentations:
Hi-tech and Creative |
|
CO105 |
|
| 6-Nov |
M |
Ntzoke Shange.'s "For Colored
Girls" |
|
|
|
| 7-Nov |
T |
Monday classes meet: Ntzoke
Shange.'s "For Colored Girls" |
|
|
|
| 8-Nov |
W |
Ntzoke Shange.'s "For Colored
Girls" |
|
|
|
| 10-Nov |
F |
Careers:
all links pages due to webmaster; Powerpoint Presentations: Journalsim
and Education |
CO105 |
|
| 13-Nov |
M |
Grant Proposal due |
|
|
|
| 15-Nov |
W |
7:30 PM Ntzoke Shange reading/
performance. Required |
|
|
|
| 17-Nov |
F |
Careers:
All graphics due to webmaster (only legal graphics allowed); Powerpoint
Presentations: Other |
CO105 |
|
| 20-Nov |
M |
|
|
|
|
| 22-Nov |
W |
Thanksgiving Holiday -- No
class |
|
|
|
| 24-Nov |
F |
Thanksgiving Holiday -- No
class |
|
CO105 |
|
| 27-Nov |
M |
Major project due. |
|
|
|
| 29-Nov |
W |
|
|
|
|
| 1-Dec |
F |
Online portfolios; cdroms |
|
CO105 |
|
| 4-Dec |
M |
|
|
|
|
| 6-Dec |
W |
OBrien's The Things
They Carried |
|
with 498 |
|
| 8-Dec |
F |
OBrien's The Things They Carried |
|
with 498 |
|
| 11-Dec |
M |
OBrien's The Things
They Carried |
|
with 498 |
|
| 18-Dec |
M |
8:30 - 11 EXAM
TIME --online portfolio and print portfolio due |
|
|