Date |
Due Today |
In Class |
Assignment for Next Time |
8/25 |
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• Course introduction
• Introduce Review Project
• Sign course contract
• Create Google Accounts (if you don't have one)
• Comment on Personal Introductions post
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• Read the following video game reviews:
• Shadow Complex: CNET Reviews
• Shadow Complex: The Onion A.V. Club
• Shadow Complex: Action Button.net
• Madden NFL 11: Joystiq
• Madden NFL 11: Ars Technica
• Madden NFL 11: 1UP
• Helsing's Fire: Touch Arcade
• Helsing's Fire: IGN
• Helsing's Fire: Pocket Gamer
• Read the front-page announcement "Traits of Effective Reading Responses"
• Complete Response #1
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8/30 |
• Response #1
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• Discuss written reviews
• Construct Textual Review rubric
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• Watch the following video game reviews:
• Wii Sports Resort: IGN
• Wii Sports Resort: GameSpot
• Wii Sports Resort: Zero Punctuation
• Listen to the following video game review podcasts:
• Video Game Reviews for Adults episode 6
• Sarcastic Gamer Pink episode 75
• One Guy One Game episode 1
• Complete Response #2
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9/1 |
• Response #2 |
• Textual Review rubric vote
• Discuss recorded reviews
• Introduce Discussion Forums |
• Complete Discussion Forum #1 form
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9/6 |
• Discussion Forum #1 form |
• Discuss Textual Review Design Plan
• Discuss Textual Review draft
• Construct Recorded Review rubric
• Discussion Forum
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• Complete Textual Review Design Plan
• Compete Textual Review draft |
9/8 |
• Textual Review Design Plan
• Textual Review draft
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• Grades sign up
• Textual Review draft workshop
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• Complete Discussion Forum #2 form |
9/13 |
• Discussion Forum #2 form
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• Discuss Materials Analyses
• Discuss sharing Google Docs
• Complete Textual Review draft workshop
• Discussion Forum
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• Complete Textual Review
• Complete Textual Review Materials Analysis |
9/15 |
• Textual Review
• Textual Review Materials Analysis
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• Discuss creating Recorded Reviews
• Discuss making audio recordings
• Discuss making video recordings |
• Complete Recorded Review Design Plan
• Complete Recorded Review draft |
9/20 |
• Recorded Review Design Plan
• Recorded Review draft |
• Recorded Review draft workshop |
• Complete Discussion Forum #3 form
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9/22 |
• Discussion Forum #3 form
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• Discussion Forum #3 |
• Complete Recorded Review
• Complete Recorded Review Materials Analysis |
9/27 |
• Recorded Review
• Recorded Review Materials Analysis |
• Discuss Postmortem
• Introduce Pitch, Package, Promote Project
• Multiplayer activity |
• Complete Postmortem
• Read The Ultimate Guide chap. 0-3
• Complete Response #3 |
9/29 |
• Postmortem
• Response #3 |
• Discuss The Ultimate Guide chap. 0-3 |
• Complete Discussion Forum #4 form
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10/4 |
• Discussion Forum #4 form
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• Discussion Forum |
• Read The Ultimate Guide chap. 4-7
• Complete Response #4
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10/6 |
• Response #4
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• Discuss One-Sheets
• One-sheet activity
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• Complete Discussion Fourm #5 form |
10/11 |
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University holiday: no classes
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• Read Who Killed Videogames? (A Ghost Story)
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10/13 |
• Discussion Forum #5 form |
• Return to one-sheet activity
• Discussion Forum #5 |
• Complete One-Sheet
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10/18 |
• One-Sheet
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• Share One-Sheets
• Do pitches
• Vote on topics
• Form groups |
• Locate existing packaging materials (instruction manual, retail box jacket, game label)
• Begin Discussion Forum #6
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10/20 |
• Existing packaging materials (instruction manual, retail box jacket, game label)
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• Sample packaging materials analysis activity |
• Complete Packaging Materials Design Plan
• Complete Packaging Materials drafts
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10/25 |
• Packaging Materials Design Plan
• Packaging Materials drafts
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• Packaging Materials workshop |
• Complete Discussion Forum #6 form
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10/27 |
• Discussion Forum #6 form
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• Discussion Forum #6 |
• Locate existing promotional materials (magazine ad and video ad)
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11/1 |
• Existing promotional materials (magazine ad and video ad)
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• Sample promotional materials analysis activity |
• Complete Promotional Materials Design Plan
• Complete Promotional Materials drafts (magazine ad draft, video ad outline) |
11/3 |
• Promotional Materials Design Plan
• Promotional Materials drafts (magazine ad draft, video ad outline)
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• Promotional Materials workshop |
• Complete Discussion Forum #7 form
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11/8 |
• Discussion Forum #7 form
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• Discussion Forum #7 |
• Complete Packaging Materials second draft
• Complete Promotional Materials second draft
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11/10 |
• Packaging Materials second draft
• Promotional Materials second draft |
• Discuss Packaging Materials Analysis
• Discuss Promotional Materials Analysis
• Discuss Pitch, Package, Promote Project Postmortem
• Create rubrics |
• Complete Packaging Materials
• Complete Packaging Materials Analysis
• Complete Promotional Materials
• Complete Promotional Materials Analysis
• Complete Postmortem |
11/15 |
• Packaging Materials
• Packaging Materials Analysis
• Promotional Materials
• Promotional Materials Analysis
• Postmortem
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• Introduce Discussion Forum #8
• Introduce Critical Analysis Essay
• Play exercise |
• Complete example critical essay assignment
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11/17 |
• Example critical essay assignment
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• Play exercise option 1 • Play exercise option 2 • Play exercise option 3 • Exercise form • Discuss example critical essays |
• Complete Discussion Forum #8 form
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11/22 |
• Discussion Forum #8 form
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• Discussion Forum #8 • Discuss example critical essays cont. |
• Read “Developing Strong Arguments about Popular Culture” (from Signs of Life in the USA by Massik and Solomon) • Read "Thesis Statements: How to Write Them in Academic Essays" by Jerz
• Read “Structuring Arguments” (from Everything’s an Argument by Lunsford, Ruszkiewicz, and Walters)
• Read this excerpt from How to Write Term Papers and Reports by Baugh
• Complete Design Plan |
11/24 |
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University holiday: no classes |
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11/29 |
• Design Plan
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• Introduce Online Portfolio • Draft workshop
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• Complete Discussion Forum #9 form
• Locate artifacts to include in Online Portfolio |
12/1 |
• Discussion Forum #9 form
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• Discussion Forum #9 • Online Portfolio workshop |
• Complete Critical Analysis Essay draft
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12/6 |
• Critical Analysis Essay draft
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• Discuss Postmortem • Online Portfolio workshop • Draft workshop
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• Complete Critical Analysis Essay • Complete Postmortem • Complete Online Portfolio |
12/12 |
• Critical Analysis Essay • Postmortem • Online Portfolio • All Side Quests due |
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