This is a general overview of the class.
Week 1 -- Preparations and Beginnings
Mandatory Meeting -- Thursday, Sept. 22nd, 3:30 to 6:30, Room 1220 Old Main, S.C.C. Campus
Please read the syllabus to understand
the consequences of a missed meeting.
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Week 1: Introductions
M: Intro and instructions.
T: In-class essay.
HW: Read Chapter 8 -- The Arts: Read
pages 181-201
HW: Read handout on
compare/contrast
Read 1-76 in
The Handbook
Review
Syllabus
Read
Assignment 1
Work Load Protocol and
Students will find an interview partner. The partners will interview each other and exchange email addresses.
For homework, each partner will write a profile of the partner based on the interview.These should be sent to the epartner for correction or clarification.
The final product will be sent to the instructor for posting on the class home page by the first Monday after the initial class.
Week 2: Compare/ Contrast Essay
Review
Writing Process
Use
Compare/ contrast handout and write
your own essay
Click here to find your
Feedback Group. Please write to your group
members as soon as possible to ensure accuracy of email addresses, etc.
Email addresses can be found on the roster.
T: Send C/C
Essay by midnight to peer partner for comments.
W &T: On Wednesday
and Thursday read and comment upon your peer partner's essay. Exchange your
draft with your partners to receive peer comments -- use this
edit sheet.
You must contribute a
draft to your group to participate in this activity. You will not receive
FB points if I have not received a copy of your draft, and when finished, a copy
of your feedback.
Return essay with your
comments to author by Friday midnight.
You must also send me
a copy of your feedback, so that I can award you FB points. I will only
award FB points to those who submit FB by the appropriate time.
If you do not receive
an essay to read by Wed. evening, please contact me, so that I may find someone
with whom you can exchange drafts.
Moreover, if you
receive an essay on Friday or thereafter, you are not required to offer feedback
on it, as FB days are Wed. through Friday and no other time.
Giving
and receiving feedback are valuable learning assets
that will enable you to increase your learning in an efficient and rewarding
manner. Those who partake in the process as prescribed benefit in ways too
numerous to mention.
F: Submit
TJE#1 to instructor by 6:00 p.m. Friday evening
Week 3: Exercise One -- The Thesis Exercise (10/2-8)
M:
Email Teacher final draft of compare/contrast. Review
thesis handout;
T
Complete -- Preview Sheet on the novel. Send it to me by Monday, 10/10.
Read Elements of fiction.-- Conflict
Read
Chapter Three and Chapter Four in your text, pages 39-61.
Week 4: Process Analysis
M: In this assignment we are going to use the aid of
student essay to help us understand the essay that we will be
writing: the process analysis. Please go to
http://ol.scc.spokane.edu/jstrever/models/essays/process/default.htm
read at least four of the essays.
read process
analysis handout;
write your own "how to" essay explaining some sort of
process that you have experience with -- but be creative, write the
opposite...read handout to
find out more;
review model
process essay and its
critique;
T
F: On Friday,
return feedback to partners. Be sure to send a
copy of your feedback to me, so that you can receive your feedback (FB)
points.
HW: Rewrite process paper--due to me on Monday by 6:00.
TJE due by 6:00 p.m. Friday.
continue reading
AQWF
Week 5: Punctuation Help (10/16-22)--Two week Project
Monday--Process due.
Review
punctuation handout
Review semi-colons
handout by former student;
Review commas
handout by former student;
Write five
sentences using commas as described by handout.
Write five
sentences using semi-colons as described to you by handout.
W: Send your completed
ten sentences to your NEW peer partners.
F: On Friday,
return feedback to partners. Be sure to send a
copy of your feedback to me, so that you can receive your feedback (FB)
points.
HW: Rewrite sentences--due to me on Monday by 6:00.
TJE due by 6:00 p.m. Friday.
continue reading
AQWF
Week 6: Mastering Punctuation (10/23-29)
M: Ten
perfect sentences due by 6:00 p.m.
T: Write your own
punctuation handout using commas, semi-colons,
subordinating conjunction, coordinating conjunctions, colons (in other
words, any of the ones mentioned on the punctuation handout), explaining
the one punctuation device that causes you the most problems;
W: Send your
completed handout to your peer partners.
F:
On Friday, return feedback to partners. Be sure to send a copy of your feedback
to me, so that you can receive your feedback (FB) points. HW: Rewrite handout --
due to me on Monday by 6:00.
TJE due by 6:00 p.m.
Friday.
Continue reading
AQWF -- have the first 180 pages by next Tuesday
Week 7: MLA Work/ Cause and Effect
M: Send handout to teacher by 6:00 p.m.
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Complete Progress Report on AQWF -- send to teacher by Friday instead of Typed Journal entry. |
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Review Schedule of the Rest of activities that you will complete on AQWF |
T:
2nd Mandatory Meeting,
Room 1220 Old Main, 3:30- 6:30
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bring with you (be sure to send me a copy as well) one revised essay, either your compare/contrast or your process paper
-- one of these will eventually become one of your papers for your final portfolio.
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W: Review Using MLA, MLA citations, embedding quotations -- complete MLA exercise, send to partner for feedback.
R&F: Peer edit MLA exercise--use your handbook, the handouts and your common sense to help your group members to the best of your ability. In fact if you want, you may pair up with others to work on this the initial handout together, just let me know, so that I may make note of it. The point of this exercise is that you understand the workings of MLA.
F: NO TJE for Week 7!
Week 9: Gender Essay
Read Introductions HW: Write a persuasive research paper discussing gender and mediaW: Peer edit gender research use research edit sheet.
Read Book Review criteriaPreview "The Story of X Questions"
BR: What could have been better dueW: Read Conclusions.
Do conjunction exerciseR: What I like about AQWF novel due.
R: BR: Summary dueComplete AQWF discussion questions with a partner--you choose one -- they are due on November 24
F: Computer Lab. Rewrite gender essay.~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Week 10: Book Review Week
M: Gender essay due for teacher edit -- complete with Works Cited. Read Conclusions.Read Introductions HW: Compile Book Review --
T: Read sample book reviews.W: BR - peer edit -- use BR edit sheet;
R: Do semi-colons exercise; Do conjunction exerciseRewrite BR over weekend.
| Remember this is the final week to turn in revision work. |
Week
9: Gender Essay
M: Read
Introductions
Write a persuasive research paper discussing gender, media and language
T: gender essay to partners Peer edit gender research use research edit sheet.T: BR: What could have been better due
W: Read Conclusions.R: What I like about my novel due.
Read and do Conjunctions Complete AQWF discussion questions with a partner--you choose one--due by next Thursday.More about the fiction from NPR
F: TJE due final. Rewrite gender essay.
Week 10: Book Review Week
Gender essay due for teacher edit-complete with Works Cited. Compile Book Review -- Read sample book reviews. BR - to group on Tuesday on Wed peer edit; do semi-colons BR edit sheet; R: Discussion questions due. return BR to author on Friday rewrite BR over weekend. F: Final BR dueDiscussion Board (DB)
Week 11: Final Portfolio Work (11/24-28)
| M: Book Review due, rewrite gender paper -- it's due next Monday |
| write a reflection paper |
| portfolio preparation--rewrite either cause and effect or gender paper |
| review the answers from varying groups to questions. |
| W-F: Have a happy holiday.... |
Week 12 (12/1-5) Portfolio Week
M-R: In-class essay.Be sure to peruse the answers to the Review Questions to help you prepare for the final in-class essay!
Portfolio due on Thursday. It is to include at least five items:either
the revised gender or
the revised cause/effect orbook review paper
and
| the in-class response to the AQWF question |
and
| a revised TJE |
and
| a revised exercise (either the Punctuation Handout or the Discussion Questions), |
and
| one reflection paper |
All work must be completed by
Portfolios will be graded on Friday, December 5 by two other instructors who teach 101. The results will be posted on my door, 239 A, by Monday.
You can look in the gradebook to see your Exit Portfolio score: if you receive 10 points on PR (Portfolio Results) #77 in the gradebook, that equates to a Fail; 12 points equals a Low Pass, and 14 points equals a Pass.
If you receive a fail on the portfolio, you will need to contact me. I will be in my office next week each morning from about 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
On Monday, Dec. 8., be sure to look at the number of points you have accumulated in the gradebook, then go to the grade page and find your overall class grade by comparing your total points to those posted.