Schedule

WEEK 1 - 9/3/08
Wednesday:
INTRO TO CLASS
SYLLABUS
QUIZ A: SYLLABUS
Friday:
DIAGNOSTIC WRITING DUE
ESSAY STRUCTURE: GENERAL REVIEW
ASSIGNMENT #1
READ “ENGLISH,” BY MARJORIE AGOSIN (205)

WEEK 2 - 9/8/08
Monday:
QUIZ B ON “ENGLISH”
DISCUSSION OF TEXT
Wednesday:
EXCERCISE ON PARAPHRASING THE POEM
FRAGMENTS: DISCUSSION AND EXERCISE
Friday:
ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE
TRANSITIONS: DISCUSSION AND EXERCISE
READ “MOTHER TONGUE,” BY AMY TAN (243)

WEEK 3 - 9/15/08
Monday:
QUIZ C ON “MOTHER TONGUE”
CLASS DISCUSSION OF TEXT
ASSIGNMENT #2

Wednesday:
INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH DISCUSSION
THESIS STATEMENT WORKSHOP

Friday:
INTRO PARAGRAPH: DUE
WORKSHOP ON INTRO PARAGRAPH
CHOOSING EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR THESIS

WEEK 4 - 9/22/08
Monday:
ROUGH DRAFT: DUE
BODY PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT
Wednesday:
BRING ROUGH DRAFT TO CLASS AGAIN
TOPIC SENTENCE: DISCUSSION AND EXERCISE
Friday:
ASSIGNMENT 2 DUE
SENTENCE TYPES:POTENTIAL PROBLEMS – RUN-ONS (COMMA SPLICES AND FUSED SENTENCES)
DISCUSSION AND EXERCISE
READ "HE FIGHTS TERROR WITH BOOKS" BY KEVIN FEDARKO
READ "AFGHANISTAN: A WAR THAT'S STILL NOT WON" BY ARYN BAKER AND KAJAKI OLYA

WEEK 5 - 9/29/08
Monday:
QUIZ D ON FEDARKO AND BAKER ARTICLES
DISCUSSION OF TEXTS
ASSIGNMENT 3

Wednesday:
THESIS STATEMENT REVIEW AND EXERCISE
SMALL GROUP WORK ON THESIS DEVELOPMENT

Friday:
DEVELOPING EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR THESIS
SMALL GROUP DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIAL EVIDENCE

WEEK 6 - 10/6/08
Monday:
PREPARE FOR DEBATES
TO INFER AND TO IMPLY: DISCUSSION AND EXERCISE
DISCUSSION ON USING MLA FORMAT
Wednesday:
CLASS DEBATES
COMMA SPLICE AND FUSED SENTENCE REVIEW
Friday:
ROUGH DRAFT DUE
ROUGH DRAFT WORKSHOP

WEEK 7 - 10/13/08
Monday:
SMALL GROUP WORKSHOP:
10:40 = Garrett, Marissa, Alicia, Kelsey, Amanda, Rachel, Nathan
11:50 = Katy F, Mitch, Kristen, Corrina, Alexis, Bryan, Ashlee
Wednesday:
SMALL GROUP WORKSHOP:
10:40 = CORISSA, ERIN, JORDAN, PIERRE, PAIGE, SKYLER, ELI
11:50 = Levi, Danielle, Lisa, Jordan, Cait, Anton

Friday:
NO CLASS: ASSIGNMENT #3 DUE by 1PM IN MY MAILBOX LOCATED IN ROSE GARDEN ROOM 19.

WEEK 8 - 10/20/08
Monday:
ASSIGNMENT #4
READ BIZARRO, BY DAN PIRARO (366) AND “IF THIS CAR COULD TALK” (368)
DISCUSSION OF TEXTS

Wednesday:
STRATEGIES FOR IN-CLASS WRITING
WRITING WORKSHOP: WRITING OF THESIS STATEMENT AND TOPIC SENTENCES
Friday:
IN-CLASS WRITING OF ASSIGNMENT #4

WEEK 9 - 10/27/08
Monday:
STUDENT MEETINGS
Wednesday:
STUDENT MEETINGS
Friday:
STUDENT MEETINGS

WEEK 10 - 11/3/08
Monday:
ASSIGNMENT #5
BRAINSTORMING RESEARCH QUESTION
Wednesday:
RESEARCH QUESTION DUE
SMALL GROUP DEVELOPMENT OF QUESTION
Friday:
READ "WE NEED THE SUN" BY AMY GARRET (HANDOUT)
FEATURES OF THE FORM
CONDUCTING RESEARCH
FRIDAY 7TH, LAST DAY TO DROP CLASSES

WEEK 11 - 11/10/08
Monday:
QUIZ E: ON "WE NEED THE SUN"
DISCUSSION OF TEXT
CONDUCTING RESEARCH
Wednesday:
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL EVIDENCE
CONDUCTING RESEARCH
Friday:
NO CLASS

WEEK 12 - 11/17/08
Monday:
RESEARCH BUNDLE: DUE
STUDENT SKETCH
Wednesday:
DEVELOPING THE DRAFT
METHODS FOR ORGANIZATION
Friday:
MOVING FROM SKETCH TO DRAFT
USING MLA IN RESEARCH PAPERS: EXERCISE

WEEK 13 - 11/24/08
Monday:
INTERVIEW: DUE
ROUGH DRAFT: DUE
WORKSHOP ON ROUGH DRAFT
Wednesday:
"SHITTY FIRST DRAFTS" by ANNE LAMOTT
"MUSIC LESSONS" BY ANNE LAMOTT
Friday:
THANKSGIVING BREAK

WEEK 14 - 12/1/08
Monday:
ASSIGNMENT #5: DUE
FINAL ASSIGNMENT REVIEW
Wednesday:
A LOOK AT CREATIVE WRITING
LITERATURE FOR THE EYES
Friday:
CREATIVE WRITING CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION OF THE FINAL EXAM

WEEK 15 - 12/8/08
BRING YOUR FINAL TO CLASS THE DAY OF FINALS
Class:
10:40 AM - Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 @ 9:45 – 11:45 AM
11:50 AM - Monday, December 8th, 2008 @ 9:45 - 11:45 AM