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Lecture should never exceed thirty minutes per class. Participation is mandatory--don't miss more than one class.

Week	Read for This Class	Lessons	Assignment for Next Class
#1 9/19	First class, no reading	1,2,3	Email three project ideas to instructor by 9/30. Talk to me if you want to do something for work or another class. Must have more than one concept, task, and reference topic Must deliver in PDF and HTML Must use all of the following: table of contents, index, paragraph and font formats stored in the catalog, use book file Must use three of the following: anchored frame for text or graphic, table, conditional text, cross reference, footnote, side head Extra credit: Page layout or text flow changes from basic FrameMaker template
#2 10/3	Lessons 4,5	Review 4,5	Create a template for your project--some paragraph and font formats, and some files. Okay if these change later. If you don't have access to FrameMaker outside of class, write a specification. Extra credit: Bring examples of great layout to class.
#3 10/17	Lessons 6,7	Review 6,7	Start working on your content and bring your questions to class.
#4 10/24	Lessons 8,9	Review 8,9	Keep working on your content and bring your questions to class.
#5 10/31	Lessons 10,11	Review 10,11	Swap a copy of your project with another student, discuss together in next class.
#6 11/7	Lessons 12,13	Review 12,13	Email me a summary of the input you received, who gave it, and how you plan to respond, by 11/11
#7 11/14	Lessons 14,15	Review 14,15	Work on projects
#8 11/21		Structured Writing Lecture 16	Share with at least one other classmate to get feedback. Work on projects
#9 12/12		DITA/XML Lecture 17	Projects Due Next Week!
#10 12/19		Project Presentations	Present projects, discuss how you responded to feedback, share anything that you struggled with.

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