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UNIT 5 SCHEDULE ¨C 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 15 1. Notebook check! Email Professor
Banks (annab@uidaho.edu) a
screenshot of your list of Penzu
notebook entries (since we¡¯re now
? 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 19 1. Watch Andrew Stanton, ¡°The Clues
to a Great Story¡± (LECTURES) ¨C 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)
Wednesday, April 22 1. Keeping Stanton¡¯s tips in mind,
write a draft of the script of your
Audio Essay (approximately 750
words). Upload your script to the
Unit 5 Script Review Forum (UNIT 5
ASSIGNMENTS).
Sunday, April 26 1. Complete reviews of TWO of your
peers¡¯ Audio Essay scripts on the
Unit 5 Script Review Forum.
2. Do a test SoundCloud post using
the script provided. NOTE: If
you¡¯re uncomfortable or don¡¯t
want to have your voice recorded,
you can ask someone else to
record it for you (UNIT 5
ASSIGNMENTS).
Wednesday, April 29 1. Read Perl and Schwartz, ¡°The Craft
of Revision¡± (READINGS)
2. Look at ºÝºÝߣdoc 1, ¡°Writing for the
Ear¡± (LECTURES)
3. Revise your script, record yourself
(or someone else) reading the
essay, and post the SoundCloud
link to the Unit 5 Audio Essay
Forum (UNIT 5 ASSIGNMENTS).
Sunday, May 3 Complete reviews of TWO of your peers¡¯
Audio Essays on the Audio Essay Forum
(UNIT 5 ASSIGNMENTS)
Wednesday, May 6 Rerecord your essay (or have someone
else rerecord it) based on feedback from
your reviewers, and post two things to the
Unit 5 Final Audio Essay Draft link (UNIT 5
ASSIGNMENTS):
1. The SoundCloud link to the final
draft of your Audio Essay.
2. A reflection on the experience of
writing a script to be read aloud
(and then reading it/directing
someone else to read it). What
differences did you find from other
writing tasks we¡¯ve done this
semester?

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  • 2. Unit 5 Script Review Forum (UNIT 5 ASSIGNMENTS). Sunday, April 26 1. Complete reviews of TWO of your peers¡¯ Audio Essay scripts on the Unit 5 Script Review Forum. 2. Do a test SoundCloud post using the script provided. NOTE: If you¡¯re uncomfortable or don¡¯t want to have your voice recorded, you can ask someone else to record it for you (UNIT 5 ASSIGNMENTS). Wednesday, April 29 1. Read Perl and Schwartz, ¡°The Craft of Revision¡± (READINGS) 2. Look at ºÝºÝߣdoc 1, ¡°Writing for the Ear¡± (LECTURES) 3. Revise your script, record yourself (or someone else) reading the essay, and post the SoundCloud link to the Unit 5 Audio Essay Forum (UNIT 5 ASSIGNMENTS). Sunday, May 3 Complete reviews of TWO of your peers¡¯ Audio Essays on the Audio Essay Forum (UNIT 5 ASSIGNMENTS) Wednesday, May 6 Rerecord your essay (or have someone else rerecord it) based on feedback from your reviewers, and post two things to the Unit 5 Final Audio Essay Draft link (UNIT 5 ASSIGNMENTS): 1. The SoundCloud link to the final draft of your Audio Essay. 2. A reflection on the experience of writing a script to be read aloud (and then reading it/directing someone else to read it). What differences did you find from other
  • 3. writing tasks we¡¯ve done this semester?