Pacing the Work
Exploded Syllabus for a Survey Paper

 Day 

Complete for Class

In-Class Work

Class 1 M

Due: Previous Paper

Assignment—Post write for previous paper

Discuss previous paper and postwrite

 Administer the same survey that Frisch discusses in his reading (note that this survey is administered before the students have read Frisch's essay)

Class 2 W

Read: Michael Frisch: "American History and the Structures of Collective Memory"

Write: Discussion Questions for Frisch Essay

Go Over Survey Paper Assignment. Discuss key terms from Frisch's Essay, layout of survey responses, compare to surveys class took on Monday

Class 3 F

Read "Collecting Your Own Numbers: Survey Analysis" section of Chapter 5: Working with Numbers

Write: Proposal Due for Paper #2

Go over survey steps

Students Share ideas for surveys with the class

Discuss the way Frisch uses his information to come to conclusions and consider conclusions possible based on students' surveys

Class 4 M

Write: Written Response to Survey Research Question Checklist

Go over Survey Research Checklists in small groups

[In class work on "wordiness"]

Class 5 W

Reread: "Steps for Conducting a Survey"

Bring in prepared steps, including survey questions

Pilot Survey Questions in small groups, written feedback from group members on questions--content and phrasing

Class 6 F

Students Conduct Surveys Outside of Class

In-class Creation of Survey Paper Rubric

[Titles and introductions]

Class 7 M

Students Conduct Surveys Outside of Class

Review Frisch

In small groups, students find examples of the way Frisch introduces his survey data, explains his data, and uses it to reach conclusions

Class 8

W

Students Conduct Surveys Outside of Class

Students share their collected data with the class and explain what the data shows.

Class 9

F

First Draft of Survey Paper Due

Workshop two first drafts from students with the whole class

Class 10

M

Students write small response paper explaining the connection between their questions, their responses, their analyses, and their conclusions

Workshop two first drafts from students with the whole class

Class 11 W

Final Draft of Survey Paper Due

Workshop two first drafts from students with the whole class