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Syllabus Day by Day |
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Day |
Date |
In Class |
Homework for Next Class |
| Week 1
Tuesday |
9/10 | Course introduction and overview, introduction to class technology Discussion of prewriting. | Purchase books, familiarize yourself with D2L.
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| Thursday | 9/12 | How to write an essay: Introductions | Collage homework. Due Tuesday!! |
| Week 2
Tuesday |
9/17 | Introduce Autobiographical Essay. Assign Peer Response Groups. | Read Chapter 6 in Allyn and Bacon. Complete Rough Draft of Autobiographical Essay to turn in to D2L by Friday 9/20 for Peer Response. |
| Thursday
Class Via D2L |
9/19 | No Class. Watch 2 Videos: How to do the Autobiographical essay, and how to do Peer Response on D2L. | Do Peer Response between Friday and Tuesday. Revise your essay to turn in final draft to D2L on Tuesday, 9/24 |
| Week 3
Tuesday |
9/24 | Introduction to reading critically, and writing about reading. | Read Chapter 5 in Allyn and Bacon. |
| Thursday
Class Via D2L |
9/26 | No Class. Watch video on critical response. Participate in Class Discussion on D2L. | Complete Reading Quiz on D2L |
| Week 4
Tuesday |
10/1 | Introduction and Thesis for Critical Response Essay. | Write introduction and thesis for Homework and turn in to D2L. |
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Thursday
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10/3 | Group work and in-class writing on intro and thesis. Dr. K’s Great Punctuation Lecture! | Write rough draft of critical response essay for 10/8. Do Peer Response. |
| Week 5
Tuesday |
10/8 | MEET IN THE LAB!!
Introduction to WordPress. Discuss blog. Set up Blog. |
Work on Blog. Post Autobiographical Essay. Include pictures, media. |
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Thursday |
10/10 | Introduction to writing the in-class essay. | Read Chapter 1, “Letter to Teacher.” Prepare for Midterm. |
| Week 6
Tuesday
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10/15 | Midterm
In-Class Essay: Letter to Teacher. |
Midterm Quiz in D2L. Due Thursday!! |
| Thursday | 10/17 | Work in pairs on midterm essay. | Revise Letter to Teacher and turn in to D2L. |
| Week 7
Tuesday |
10/22 | Introduction to show-don’t-tell and descriptive writing. | Read Chapter 10 in Allyn and Bacon. Take Quiz. |
| Thursday | 10/24 | In-Class Essay: Descriptive | Post Critical Response essay to blog along with media, pictures. |
| Week 8
Tuesday |
10/29 | Work in pairs on descriptive essay. | Revise descriptive essay to turn in to D2L. |
| Thursday | 10/31 | Introduction to Compare and Contrast. | Read Chapter 12. Take Quiz in D2L. |
| Week 9
Tuesday |
11/5 | Write Compare and Contrast Essay in Class. | Read about revision. |
| Thursday | 11/7 | Work in pairs to revise Comparison and Contrast essay. | Revise Comparison and Contrast essay and submit to D2L. |
| Week 10
Tuesday |
11/12 | Introduction to oral reports. | Work on oral reports. |
| Thursday | 11/14 | Discussion and in-class work on oral reports. | Finish oral reports. |
| Tuesday | 11/19 | Oral Reports. | Post essays to blog. |
| Thursday | 11/21 | Oral Reports. | Post essays to blog. |
| Week 12
Tuesday |
11/26 | Last Day of Class! | Make sure everything is done for the year. Look over checklist in D2L. |
| Thursday | 12/5 | FINAL 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | |
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Happy Holidays! See You Next Year!! |
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