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Welcome to Advanced Composition
Before class begins:
Week 1: Introduction and Set-up.
 | M: Introduction to instructor and classmates. Policies and Procedures.
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| Exchange email address with someone and contact them to write a short
biography about them. |
| T: One hour in-class writing. |
| W: No class -- meet with partner to discuss the short biography |
| R: One-on-one with instructor. Meet with partner to okay the bio. Read the
handout on thesis statements and complete thesis exercise.
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| F: Computer Lab -- meet in 1220 G to discover how to access grades and class
work. Type TJE. |
| Readings: Read pages 86-103 in your text, Language Awareness (LA).
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| Assignment: Read Seminar 1. Choose a question from "Writing
Suggestions"
of either essay and write your own short essay. Be sure to include citations
from
outside sources -- your text as well -- to strengthen your points. Due
1/14 for peer
edit. |
| What's due: Introduction of class member, feedback exercise, and
thesis
exercise.
Be sure to complete the journal question posted on the discussion board. -- |
Week 2: Audience: Moving Beyond the Five Paragraph Essay
| M: Seminar 2 -- Methods of development lecture. Read through the methods
handout. |
| T: Seminar 1 due Tues. for feedback -- you must have your completed paper to
receive FB credit. Use this FB sheet. |
| W: Seminar 1 due -- Groups 1, 2. You must have a typed first draft to
attend session and receive seminar points. |
| R: Seminar 1 due Groups 3, 4. You must have a typed first draft to attend
session and receive seminar points. |
| Friday: Begin Seminar 2 Using the readings on pages 131-178, choose a
question from any "Writing Suggestions" (do not use Writing from
Experience questions), then build an essay from the methods, using at least five
different methods in the body of your essay -- due 1/21
Be sure to complete the journal question posted on the discussion board. |
| Week 2 -- Hi Folks, This week's question delves into the very bedrock of this
class. Please pay careful attention to your own voice when trying to answer
this query. |
| Week 2 -- Style and authentic voice are two terms that are sometimes used
interchangeably when discussing higher level writing skills. What do you think
these terms mean? (By all means use a dictionary, query friends, look them
up.)
Are they different? Is it necessary to have authentic voice or to attend to
style
when writing? If so, when? If not, why not?
I anticipate the interesting, well-thought out responses this question should
generate.
Jan
(Oh, by the by, feel free to offer suggestions about questions you would like
us to
address in these small, safe writing assignments that we do here each week.)
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