COURSE SCHEDULE

Course Schedule

Note: Make sure you complete your readings and homework before class begins.

Note: Additional readings and homework assignments may be added to the syllabus on an as-needed basis.  Any questions about your reading or homework should be directed to me via email. "Misunderstandings" are not excuses not to do your work.

            M 6/23: Daily Topics: Diagnostic writing; Discussion of syllabus; Getting-to-know-you

            

            Reading & Homework Due Tuesday: get book

         

         T 6/24: Daily Topics: Description and Grammar

    

        Reading & HW: Grammar Reading “Working with Verb Forms” p.483-487; Grammar Exercise   

        p.487-489;  Narration Reading p. 99-103,125-127; Description Reading p. 133-138

        W 6/25: Daily Topics: Paper #1 Introduction & Pre-Writing, Narrative & Description

        Reading & HW: Exemplification Reading p. 166-170; 179-183; Exemplification Exercise 5 

        p.   183; Paper #1 Outline

     Th 6/26: Daily Topics: Paper #1 Outline, Description

Reading & HW: Review Exemplification reading; Grammar Reading “Making Subjects and 

Verbs Agree” p. 489-491; Grammar Exercise p.492-293; Grammar Reading “Balancing  

Sentence Parts” p. 503; Grammar Exercise 503-505; Finish Essay #1, print and bring one copy 

to class.

F 6/27: Daily Topics: Exemplification and In-Class Essays

Reading & HW: Comparison and Contrast Reading p. 282-286, 291-293;  
Comparison and Contrast Exercise 3 p. 293; Grammar Reading “Giving Verbs Voice” 
p. 493-494;    Grammar     Exercise p. 494; Grammar Reading “Mastering Punctuation” 
p. 505-509; Grammar Exercise “Inserting Commas” p.511-513

M 6/30: Daily Topics: Comparison and Contrast, In Class Essay 

Reading & HW: Grammar Reading “Selecting Pronouns” p. 495-496; Grammar

Exercises (2) p.496-498; Cause & Effect Reading p. 317-320, 340-344

T 7/1: Daily Topics: Cause and Effect

           Reading & HW: Grammar Reading “Using Adjectives and Adverbs” p. 499-500;  Argumentation

             Reading p. 388-392, 401-403, 404-408; Grammar Exercises (2) p.500-502; Complete Paper Outline 3

W 7/2: Daily Topics: Argumentation and Workshop 

               Reading & HW: Grammar Reading "Correcting ESL Problems" p. 524-527; Grammar      

    Exercise (1) p. 528; Argumentation Reading p. 409-414, p. 415-417, finish Exercises on p. 397-398 if you didn't finish them in class, finish Paper #3 and bring printed copy to class on Thursday

Th 7/3: Daily Topics: Argumentation and Persuasion

Reading & HW: Reading and HW: Grammar Reading "Combining Sentences" p. 476-478; Grammar Exercise  

              (1) p. 478-480;  Process Analysis Reading p. 253-256, p. 262-263, p. 264-269; read first 50 pages of Parable of the Sower

M 7/7: Daily Topics: Argumentation and In-Class Essay

Reading & HW: Review reading from last class; Grammar Reading "Writing Different Kinds of Sentences" p. 473-475;                         Grammar Exercise (1) 475-476

T 7/8: Daily Topics: Process Analysis 

Reading & HW: Definition Reading p. 351-357, p. 363-369, p. 370-372; read up to page 100 in Parable of the Sower, do rough draft of Process Analysis essay and bring to class for workshop

W 7/9: Daily Topics: Process Analysis

Reading & HW: finish final draft of Process Analysis essay, review last night's reading, look through Writer's Handbook, bring Parable of the Sower and Handbook to class

M 7/14: Daily Topics: Definition & MLA Formatting

Reading & HW: Read "Analysis by Division" p. 194-195, p. 200-202, p. 204-207, Grammar Exercise 1 (p. 469), Grammar Exercise 2 (p.472)

T: Daily Topics: Analysis by Division

Reading & HW: Rough draft of Analysis by Division paper, read Classification p.222-225, p. 231-237

W: Daily Topics: Analysis by Division Workshop

Reading & HW: Final draft of Analysis by Division paper, work on portfolio, review Classification reading