Teaching Autoethnography
14. Sample Class Schedule
The following schedule would be for a class that meets once a week for approximately three hours.
Week 1
- In-class Writing: Freewrite Assignment – What is personal writing? What is academic writing? (Workshop)
- Introductions to each other and class content
- In-class Writing: Point of View Writing Exercise (Workshop)
Week 2
- Writing Due: Memory Assignment (Workshop)
- In-class writing activity: Writing About the Classroom Exercise
Week 3
- Writing Due: Self as a Character Assignment (Workshop)
Week 4
- Writing Due: The Deep Observation Assignment (Workshop)
Week 5
- Writing Due: Essay #1 Draft Memory/Character Essay (Peer Reviews)
Week 6
- In-Class Writing: Describing a Room That is Not Your Own Exercise
Week 7
- Writing Due: Essay #1 Final Memory/Character Essay (Workshop)
Week 8
- Writing Due: Choosing a Topic Assignment – Autoethnography
Week 9
- Writing Due: Essay #2 Draft The Space or Event Essay (Peer Reviews)
Week 10
- Writing Due: Show and Tell Assignment (Workshop)
Week 11
- Writing Due: Essay #2 Final The Space of Event Essay (Workshop)
Week 12
- Writing Due: Conducting Interviews Assignment (Workshop)
Week 13
- Writing Due: Observation Assignment (Workshop)
Week 14
- Writing Due: Autoethnography Draft (Peer Review)
Week 15
- Writing Due: Autoethnography Final (Class Presentations)