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Always submit work on time.
Tip:
Know what you have on your computer. Know how your computer
functions, and create your own style of use.
Tip:
Always keep up with the readings. Show you "know" by
speaking up in class.
Tip:
Be sure to ask questions when you do not understand--"Dumb" questions
are easier to answer.
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SCHEDULE
Summer I 2009
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Dates |
Assignments |
Readings |
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WEEK 1 |
| Thursday, May 14 |
Introduction to course,
text/s, and expectations.
Syllabus (pdf)
Biography Document (word) |
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WEEK 2 |
| Monday, May 18 |
Chapter 1 (pp. 3-18)
Journal Entry 1
(use blackboard journal feature to compose a journal post to
chapter 1)
Introduce Essay 1: The
Mix Tape |
| Tuesday, May 19 |
Chapter 2
(pp.19-39)
Chapter 13 (pages 703-707 and
"Putting in the Hours" on page 266-269
Exercise 1
(complete the "Writing Activity" on page 37 on Summarizing.
Submit your summary via Blackboard. Use Microsoft Word)
In-Class exercise: Summarizing and Paraphrasing (Lenny
Valentine)
Summary ppt and
exercise doc
Journal Entry 2
(use blackboard journal feature to compose a journal post that
discusses how Lang defines and classifies) |
| Wednesday, May 20 |
Journal Entry 3
(use blackboard journal feature to compose a 550-600 word response to
chapter 4: pps. 81-83 "On Becoming a Writer" OR pps. 85-89"Se Habla
Espanol")
Sample Mix Tape 1
Sample Mix Tape 2
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| Thursday, May 21 |
Rough Draft of Mixtape Essay due
Peer Edit today (complete
in class and return to folder in Blackboard before leaving class
today). See the powerpoint on
peer editing and citing song lyrics. |
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WEEK 3 |
| Monday, May 25 |
No Class. Memorial Day |
| Tuesday, May 26 |
Chapter 6: Writing to
Inform pps. 188--217
Journal Entry 4 (use blackboard journal feature to
compose a one-page response to chapter 6 pps. 199-204: from
"The Man who Invented Baseball" OR
pps. 211-215 "Growing Wikipedia Revises Its 'Anyone Can
edit Policy'")
Introduce Essay 2: Issue
Essay |
| Wednesday, May 27 |
Chapter 6 Writing to
Inform pps. 218-249
Exercise 2
Complete "Writing in Action" on page 240. Answer all 5
questions on your own. Submit via Blackboard
Final Draft of Mixtape Essay due in Blackboard by 1:00pm |
Thursday, May 28
(last day to withdraw from class with a "W") |
Exercise 3
Review "Writing Concise Sentences" pps. H-21 thru H-43.
Complete "Writer's Workshop" on page H-22 and "Writer's Workshop on
page H-25. (pay close attention to pages H-29 thru H-37; many
writers make mistakes with these words). Use MS Word and
submit both exercises in Blackboard. |
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WEEK 4 |
| Monday, June 1 |
Rough Draft of Issue Essay due
Peer Edit today (complete
in class and return to folder in Blackboard before leaving class
today)MLA Workshop (ppt) with Ms. Fussell
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| Tuesday, June 2 |
Please read the
following: "Collegiate Life: An Obituary" by Arthur Levine and
Jeanette Cureton (342-352);
Journal Entry 5
(Write a journal entry of 550-600 words to "Collegiate Life: An
Obituary")
Writing Reviews with Ms. Sarah Rogers
Introduce Essay 3:
Research Essay and
Research Plan & Annotated Bibliography
(consider reading more of Chapter 8 to help you understand writing
arguments) |
| Wednesday, June 3 |
Please read the following: Learning the Qualities of
Effective Persuasive Writing (pgs. 330-332).
Exercise 4
Complete "Writing Activity" on pg. 361
Please read H-1 thru H-20
Exercise 5
complete "Writer's Workshop" on page H-7 and
"Writer's Workshop" on page H-13
Submit both exercises via Blackboard using MS Word in Blackboard.
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| Thursday, June 4 |
Library Instruction
10:30am in MO 204
Final Draft of Issue Essay due in Blackboard
by 1:00pm
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WEEK 5
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| Monday, June 8 |
Research Plan and Annotated Bibliography
due in Blackboard by 1:00pm.
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| Tuesday, June 9 |
Work in class on Research Essay
(Tutors in Class) |
| Wednesday, June 10 |
Work in class on Research Essay
(Tutors in Class)
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Thursday, June 11
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Commas and Semi-Colons, Ms. Amanda Cosgrove
Rough Draft of Research Essay (at least 5 pages with works cited)
Peer Edit today (complete
in class and return to folder in Blackboard before leaving class
today)
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WEEK 6 |
| Monday, June 15 |
In Class work on Essay Research Essay due by the end of class
today
Final Grades will be posted no later than Monday, June 22
(2:00pm) |
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