1. UNIT 5 SCHEDULE – ENGL 208
*Remember that you need to write in your Penzu notebook 5 times a week!
DUE BY
*All assignments will be due before 11:59 p.m.
on the day they are listed. In parentheses I list
where you can find them on the UNIT 4 page.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE
Wednesday, April 10 1. Notebook check! Email Jodie
(jnicotra@uidaho.edu) a
screenshot of your list of Penzu
notebook entries (since we’re
now ¾ through the semester,
you should have around 60).
2. Read the Unit 5 Assignment
Sheet: Audio Essay
(HANDOUTS).
3. Read the article “Podcasting Is
the new personal essay”
(READINGS)
4. Listen to “Hang a Picture in
Front of the Mic”(LECTURES)
5. Complete the writing task on
finding a story in a photo (UNIT 5
ASSIGNMENTS)
Sunday, April 14 1. Watch Andrew Stanton, “The
Clues to a Great Story”
(LECTURES) – as you watch,
write down Stanton’s tips for
storytelling.
2. Read Tammie M. Kennedy,
“Dead Babies Photo”
3. Complete the Reading Journal
assignment for
Stanton/Kennedy (UNIT 5
ASSIGNMENTS)
4.
Wednesday, April 17 1. Keeping Stanton’s tips in mind,
write a draft of the script of your
Audio Essay (approximately 750
words). Upload your script to
2. our Eli Review site (UNIT 5
ASSIGNMENTS).
Sunday, April 21 1. Complete reviews of TWO of
your peers’ Audio Essay scripts
on the Eli Review site.
2. Do a test SoundCloud post
using the script provided (UNIT 5
ASSIGNMENTS)
Wednesday, April 24 1. Read Perl and Schwartz, “The
Craft of Revision” (READINGS)
2. Look at Slidedoc 1, “Writing for
the Ear” (LECTURES)
3. Revise your script, record the
essay, and post the
SoundCloud link to Eli Review
(UNIT 5 ASSIGNMENTS).
Sunday, April 28 Complete reviews of TWO of your
peers’ Audio Essays on the Eli Review
site (UNIT 5 ASSIGNMENTS)
Wednesday, May 1 1. Rerecord your essay based on
feedback from your reviewers,
and post the SoundCloud link to
the final draft of your Audio
Essay (UNIT 5 ASSIGNMENTS)
2. Read the Final Portfolio
Assignment Sheet. Decide
which essay you plan to revise.
