Week

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Feb 2-6

Introduction

Syllabus

Orientation and Scavenger Hunt

1) Send Email to instructor for listserv.

2) Buy Required texts and materials

Timed Diagnostic Essay

Bring Blue Book

Feb 9-13

DUE IN CLASS:
1) Bring all books for Book Check.
2) Typed Response to Wings p. 17, #3.
3) What is a Text? Discussion based on readings.
Group activities: Descriptive Ex/Audience Ex

Readings:
1)Wings, White p. 10-12
2) Con "Introduction" pp xviii-xxxviii
3) Con pp xxxix-xlvii [ignore Gould essay pp xlii-xliii]

DUE Outside of Class:

Email instructor for listserv.

DUE IN CLASS:
1) Typed reading response to "Reading a Website" from Con p lv.
2) Keys "Top Ten Problems" 281-284. Respond by picking out your worst problem. Type up an incorrect example and a corrected example on a sheet of paper to discuss in class.
3) Analyze BOTH websites: www.salon.com AND www.theonion.com

Email instructor from your email account so I have it to add to class listserve

1) Quiz on Introduction Reading
2) Groups Assigned for Presentations: Audience/Purpose/Credible Sources/Thesis/Reading Analytically
3) Student presentation on comma splices & fused sentences
4) Chalking Exercise

1) Keys Comma splices & Run-on sentences, p282 & section 39, 297-99.

2) Con pp xlviii-lvi [Ignore "Reading a Poem" & "Western Wind"]

Feb 16-20

1) Bring Printout to review E-Journal
2) Post on Class Bulletin Board Typed reading response to p96 Sante "Message"
3) Post on Class Bulletin Board Typed reading response to p89 Twitchell "Method"
4) Bring Printout of the prompt for Major Essay #1

Con p 80-96 Sante & Twitchell

Handouts:

2) Short Paper #1

1) Post on Class Bulletin Board Typed Response Wings, p 17 Answer "Critical Thinking" question #2

2) Student presentation of fragments

Keys: sentence fragments p282 & sections 38 p.292-297

Wings: Saakian, p 8-9.

1) Short Paper #1 Due

2) Post on Class Bulletin Board Typed Response Wings, p 17 Answer "Critical Thinking" questions #1 & 5

3) Group Presentations: Audience/Purpose/Credible Sources/Thesis/Reading Analytically

4) Analysis of Advertisement

Wings: Rodriguez, p 6-7.

Feb 23-27

E-journal! by midnight

1) Quiz on readings in Con & Wings

2) MLA Exercise

3) Student Presentation: Clause Fragments. Luiza and Cinthya

1) Keys Review MLA Style In-Text Citations p125-131 & MLA Style for A List of Works Cited p 131-150

2) Con  p 97-108 Oates

3) Wings p 13-16 Mills

4) Keys Clause Fragments p. 294+

1) Student presentation on Phrase Fragments: Brien and Rhonda

2) Bring printout of "Introduction" & "Conclusion" from Welcome Page

3) Post on Class Bulletin Board Typed reading response p134 "Medium"

4) Post on Class Bulletin Board Typed reading response p 145 "Method" & "Message"

5) Discuss Readings

1) Keys Phrase Fragments 292+

2) "Introduction" & "Conclusion" from Welcome Page.

3) Con p131-134 & 141-145

1) Major Essay #1 Bring 4 copies apx: Rough Draft due for instructor and a copy for each group member to take home & comment on.

2) Bring printout of final draft format for review

3) Brainstorm Peer Review

4) Hand out Draft of student essay read and discuss in groups.

5) Discuss Readings

1) Final format guidelines from written assignments page.

March 1-5

Workshop Major Essay #1. Bring read and marked-up essays w/ your comments on them to workshop w/ group members.

Email me by midnight tonight. After completing work shopping tell me where you are going from here with your paper. How are you going to approach your final draft now? Tell me specifically what you are going to do. Are you going to work with what you have? How? Are you going to rip it up & start over? Reflect on your peer group experience. Was it worthwhile? Did they tell you what you already knew? Was it helpful or not? Why? Any problems?

1) Advisement- Special Presentation

2) Student Presentation on Run-ons and Comma Splices: Rachel and Pamela

Finish Workshop if necessary

Reading:

Keys Run-ons and Comma splices, p. 297-299

Email me by midnight tonight. (See Monday for instructions.)

Major Essay #1 MUST follow final draft format as shown on this link/handout.

Short Paper #2 Handout

Student presentation on tense shifts: Blanca and Simret

1) Keys Tense Shifts, p 283 & section 41h, p. 319-320

2) Con skim p265-275