PARTIAL SYLLABUS (Sept 12 – Oct 28 Essays 2 & 3)
GSW 1110 // Section 137L-70996
MWF 10:30-11:20 AM / University Hall 300 / Fall 2011
Important Dates and Deadlines
Mon. 9/26 – Fri. 10/7Mon. 9/26 / Fill out online Midterm Feedback Questionnaire
Invention Notes and Textual Analysis Essay #2
Fri. 9/30
Fri. 10/7 / First draft of Essay #2 due (Arguing a Position w/ Sources)
Final draft of Essay #2 due
Mon. 10/10 – Tues 10/11
Wed. 10/12
Mon. 10/17 – Thurs. 10/27 / No class—Fall Break
Essay #3 Proposal due
No Impact Man Programming and Events
Wed. 10/19
Thurs. 10/20 / First draft of Essay #3 due (Proposing a Solution)
National Day on Writing
Fri. 10/21 / Last Day to Withdraw with College permission
Wed. 10/26
Wed. 10/26
Thurs. 10/27 / Revision of non-passing Essay #2 due
Colin Beavan’s talk – 7:00 pm BTSU Ballroom
Sustainable U Conference
Fri. 10/28 / Final draft of Essay #3 due
Fri. 11/4 / First draft of Essay #4 due (Analyzing Visuals)
Thurs. 11/10
Fri. 11/11 / Revision of non-passing Essay #3 due
No class – Veterans’ Day
Mon. 11/14 / Final draft of Essay #4 due
Mon. 11/21 / First draft of Essay #5 due (Justifying an Evaluation)
Wed. 11/23 – Sun. 11/27 / No class—Thanksgiving Break
Mon. 11/28 / Revision of non-passing Essay #4 due
Wed. 11/30 / Final draft of Essay #5 due
Fri. 12/9 / Complete portfolio due—NO EXCEPTIONS
Mon. 12/12 (5:00 p.m.) / Deadline for appealing non-submission of a portfolio
Thurs. 12/15 (after 2 p.m.) / Students pick up results of Portfolio Assessment
Wed. 12/28 (5:00 p.m.) / Deadline for appealing a non-passing portfolio assessment
Simple Overview of Major Assignments
# 2: Arguing a Position With Sources / SMG Chapter 6. Also 756-64. Also AWR tab 6.# 3: Proposing a Solution / No Impact Man and SMG Chapter 7, 356.
# 4: Analyzing Visuals / SMG Chapter 20, 673.
# 5: Justifying an Evaluation (of a website) / SMG Chapter 8, 384.
Explanation of On-Going Semester Assignments
A Writer’s Resource “Commercial Break”
Each student will conduct a five-minute presentation in which s/he instructs the class on a lesson from A Writer’s Resource. Please assign yourself for a date (and topic). Every one is required to conduct one lesson. The purpose of this activity is to educate your audience and yourself about the grammar lesson. Preparation is essential, as the 5-minute time limit will be strictly enforced. Didacticism should include examples to showcase the specific lesson in an interesting and engaging manner.
Tab 10: Editing for Grammar Conventions:
- –s or –es endings and –d or –ed endings: 470-1M. Sept 19 Brandon Stinson
- Complete verbs and verb tenses: 471-3W. Sept 21 Andrea Alt
- Past Perfect Tense and Special uses of the present tense: 474-5F. Sept 23 Meghan Raiff
- Problems with Pronouns: 478-83W. Sept 28 Ryan Hersh
- Problems with Pronouns: 484-81F. Sept 30 Jesse Moore
Tab 11: Editing for Correctness:
6. Commas: 501-11M. Oct 3 Christie Paul
7. Common misuses of the comma: 511-13W. Oct 5 Katie Barber
8. Semicolons: 514-7F. Oct 7 Matt Haddon
9. Colons: 518-9M. Oct 17 Sarah Royer
10. Apostrophes: 520-5M. Oct 19 Sara Slayback
11. Quotation Marks: 525-31W. Oct 21 Zach Jester
12. Other Punctuation Marks: Periods – the dash: 531-4F. Oct 24 Britni Bates
13. Other Punctuation Marks: Parentheses – Slashes: 534-81 M. Oct 26 Kate DeFranco
14. Capitalization: 538-543W. Oct 28 Cari Ritzenthaler
15. Abbreviations and Symbols: 543-6F. Oct 31 Kelly Butler
16. Numbers: 547-8M. Nov 2 David Jones
17. Italics (Underlining): 549-552W. Nov 4 Sean Hilbish
18. Hyphens: 552-5F. Nov 7 Anthony Patitu
19. Spelling: 555-561W. Nov 9 Hailey Shwartz
20. Tense with infinitives and participles and Mood: 475-7 F. Nov 11
Tab 10: Editing for Grammar Conventions:
21. Identifying and Editing Sentence Fragments: 446-8 M. Nov. 14 Bobby Bandelow
22. Phrases as Fragments and Dependent Clauses as Fragments: 449-452 W. Nov. 16 Emily Arman
23. Identifying comma splices & run-on sentences & 5 ways to edit: 453-5 F. Nov. 18
24. Repairing sentence fragments: 456-8M. Nov. 21
25. Principal forms of regular and irregular verbs and lay/lie: 467-9 W. Nov. 23 Cody Topp
Daily Calendar of Activities
Key:SMG = St. Martin’s Guide to Writing (short 9th edition)
AWR = A Writer’s Resource (3rd Edition)
Week 4
Monday 9/12Final draft of Essay #1 due electronically
➢ Compile paper packets. Collection of packets.
➢ View and discuss Academic Integrity Policy: (BGSU Libraries’ LibGuide on Academic Honesty) (BGSU Student Handbook; the Code of Academic Conduct begins on p. 25)
Assignments:
•In preparation for the library session, browse the various sections of the online library research guide for GSW 1100/1110
•Click on “Getting Started” tab and complete the “Virtual Library Tour.”
Wednesday 9/14
➢ Discuss BGSU Policy on Plagiarism and
➢ Read pp.19-21 in the GSW 1110 portfolio.
➢ Introduce assignment sheet for Essay #2: Arguing a Position (with Sources).
-short video and discussion.
-Visit the Library Website, showing various important features.
Assignments:
•Read Goldwasser essay in SMG 286-8. Then read through the sections following the essay: “Making Connections”; “A Well-Presented Issue”; A Well-Supported Position”; and “An Effective Counterargument.” (288-90). Answer all of the questions posed in each section on your blog.
• Browse the content in pages 197-218 in AWR. Jot down questions or important information you’d like to remember. Post to your blog.
+Bring your laptop and AWR to class on Friday.
Friday 9/16
➢ University Libraries. EBSCO HOST to find sources. ACTIVITY
AWR online activity
Assignments:
- Do some pre-writing on your blog about possible topics you’re considering for Essay 2.
- Begin composing the first part of your Invention Notes for Essay 2. This is due in class on Monday.
- Familiarize yourself with content in SMG Chapter 27 (755) regarding integrating sources. Read 241-264 in AWR. Jot down questions if they arise—post to blog.
Week 5
Monday 9/19Final draft of Essay #1 Returned
First part of Invention Notes Due
➢ Brandon Stinson on AWR lesson
➢Groups share database search strategies
➢Discuss Goldwasser and Integrating Sources in groups
➢Share invention notes / essay topics 298
Assignments:
• Read the essay at the following link:
You can also access the reading by going to our blog, on the right hand side of the page, under Supplemental Readings, Click on Integrating Sources. Read this essay!!!
Read Ch. 24, “Using Sources,” in SMG pp. 756-64.
•Read 226-234 in AWR.
• Using what you learned while working with online library sites, use Academic Search Complete and/or other academic search engines (not Google and the like) to locate at least two academic sources with specific information (facts, statistics, examples, scenarios, expert opinion, etc.) related to the points you plan to raise in your essay. Bring print or electronic copies of each source to class on Wednesday.
Wednesday 9/21
➢ Andrea Alt on AWR lesson
➢ Finding sources for essay 2.
➢ Thesis statements
Assignments:
• Create an evolution of a thesis statement and post it to your blog by Friday 10:30 am.
• Consult page 798-804 SMG with help on your textual analysis.
• Consult page 755 SMG onward to help you with integrating source material into your essay.
Friday 9/23
➢Practice Textual Analysis
➢ In-class workshop textual analysis
Assignments for Students:
•Begin drafting your essay.
• Complete your invention notes. Your invention notes are due via google doc at 10:30 am Monday.
-Complete your textual analysis. Your textual analysis should be printed out, along with the source material you examined.
Week 6 **COMPLETE ONLINE MIDTERM EVALUATIONS THIS WEEK**
Monday 9/26
Due: Invention Notes and Textual Analysis Essay 2
➢Students complete Online Midterm Evaluations.
➢ Reminder on No Impact Man
➢In-text citations and Works Cited entries using MLA style. Chapter 24 “Using Sources” in SMG (pp. 764-85). Section 6 “MLA Documentation Style” on pp. 275-83 in AWR.
➢Class examines one or two sample essays of Essay #2 taken from the class.
➢In-class time for improving drafts
Assignments for Students:
•While you’re waiting for me to return your drafts of Essay #2, you should be improving your draft even further on your own:
•Write an alternate introduction and an alternate conclusion to your collegiate argument, using a different strategy than you used in your most recent draft. Decide which versions are the more engaging and sophisticated choices for your essay (the “best” version might be a blending of various versions).
•Read about writing coherent paragraphs on pp. 81-85 in AWR and apply that information to improve your draft.
•Begin to reread/review No Impact Man in preparation for our next essay. Keep plugging away at reading notes (see above criteria) for the book (on your blog).
Wednesday 9/28
-Class Exploration and Discussion of Essay Assessment Rubric
Assignments for Students:
•Continue improving your draft on your own or in conference with your instructor or a consultant in the Learning Commons.
•Begin to reread/review No Impact Man in preparation for our next essay. Keep plugging away at reading notes (see above criteria) for the book (on your blog).
Friday 9/30
First draft of Essay #2 due electronically 11:20 am via google doc
Peer review workshop of essay 2, draft 1
➢ Completed Student Process Analysis sheet, and a completed Audience and Values Exploration sheet due today.
➢ Students’ rights to share their work with class?
--Time for research and review of MLA
Assignments for Students:
•Continue improving your draft on your own or in conference with your instructor or a consultant in the Learning Commons.
•Begin to reread/review No Impact Man in preparation for our next essay. Keep plugging away at reading notes (see above criteria) for the book (on your blog).
Week 7
Monday 10/3Draft of Essay #2 returned electronically
➢ Christie Paul on AWR lesson
Assignments for Students:
•Read and complete “Revising,” “Trouble Shooting your Draft,” and “Editing and Proofreading” in the Ch. 6 “Guide to Writing” in SMG (pp. 309-14).
•Begin making revisions to the focus, organization, and development of the ideas in your essay, bearing in mind the comments your instructor made on your paper. Bring a new draft to class on Wednesday.
•The final draft of your essay is due on Friday so consider making a conference appointment with your instructor or the Learning Commons before then to get feedback on your revisions.
Wednesday 10/5
➢ Katie Barber on AWR lesson
➢Peer-review workshop.
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Assignments for Students:
•After you’ve made whatever revisions were needed to the focus, organization, and development of your essay, edit and proofread your essay, paying particular attention to the types of errors that gave you trouble on the first essay.
•When you’ve finished proofreading, print a clean copy of your essay and label it “Lastname_Essay2Final Draft” which is due via google doc by 10:30 Friday
-Also due: all previous work on the essay and forms you’ve completed (Friday) to submit. Make sure you bring your improved draft and all previous drafts, a completed Student Process Analysis/Audience and Values Exploration sheet, and a blank Instructor Evaluation (rubric) sheet to the next class.
•Read the introduction to “Chapter 7: Proposing a Solution” and “Basic Features” in SMG (pp. 320-25).
•Reread/review No Impact Man in preparation for our next essay. Keep plugging away at reading notes on your blog.
Friday 10/7Final draft of Essay #2 due via goggle doc 10:30 am
➢ Matt Haddon on AWR lesson
➢Instructions on uploading essay to BGSU e-portfolio.
➢Collection of students’ final draft packets for Essay #2.
➢Introduction of Essay #3: Proposing a Solution
➢Instructor leads students through an examination of “Guide to Writing” in SMG (pp. 356-57).
➢Discuss how this essay lends itself to No Impact Man. Pull up the No Impact Project website and draw on the activity listed here:
➢Discuss Beavan’s No Impact Man, focusing students’ attention on the arguments Beavan makes.
➢Small group activity: list of the solutions Beavan proposed in his book. Each group should be prepared to present their ideas to the class at large. Then have students brainstorm possible viable solutions BGSU could consider to become a “No Impact” University. Students should aim to create a “top 10 list” by the end of class that could be used as possible topics for Essay #3.
➢Introduce the basic features of an essay proposal and what students can expect to gain from writing an essay proposal.
Assignments for Students:
•Review the assignment sheet for Essay #3, distributed in class earlier today. Write down any questions you have.
•Reread/review No Impact Man in preparation for our next essay.
•Review the additional No Impact Man materials presented in today’s class.
•Considering No Impact Man, the additional No Impact Man materials, the BGSU’s Sustainability resources, and class discussion, compose a tentative essay proposal for Essay #3, due Wednesday, Oct. 12 10:30 am via google docs
Week 8
Monday 10/10 – No Class – Fall Break
Reread/review No Impact Man in preparation for our next essay.
•Review the additional No Impact Man materials presented in today’s class.
•Considering No Impact Man, the additional No Impact Man materials, the BGSU’s Sustainability resources, and class discussion, compose a tentative essay proposal for Essay #3, due Wednesday, Oct. 12 10:30 am
Wednesday 10/12
Essay #3 Proposal due
➢Peer-review workshop of proposals. A revised proposal due at the end of class via goggle doc.
take their peers’ comments into consideration and revise for the remainder of class.
➢ask for permission to share.
Assignments for Students:
•Read Robert Kuttner, “Good Jobs for Americans Who Help Americans” and commentary sections in SMG (pp. 346-54),
•Read Patrick O’Malley, “More Testing, More Learning” and commentary sections in SMG (pp. 331-38), making sure you understand the concepts discussed.
•Compose reading notes for both.
Friday 10/14Essay #3 Proposals Returned
➢Discuss the readings.
➢Discuss how to apply what students learned about Proposing a Solution from the readings in SMG to their essays dealing with No Impact Man and Sustainability at BGSU. Reminder: this is not a book report—it’s constructing an argument.
➢Students spend the remainder of class working on the “Invention and Research” in SMG (pp. 358-66)
Assignments for Students:
•Continue and finish the “Invention and Research” section that the class worked on today.
•If you haven’t already done so, fill out an Audience and Values Exploration sheet (found in your GSW 1110 portfolio) for Essay #3.
•Use that information to begin drafting a complete first draft of your Proposing a Solution essay. Label it “yourlastname_Essay3Draft 1.” Feel free to make changes over the next several days and create improved drafts after you’ve written your very first draft, and be sure to label each new draft with a fresh name (“yourlastname_Essay3_Draft 2,” “yourlastname_Essay3_Draft 3,” etc.) so that when you hand all of your writing in, your instructor can see the changes you’ve made from draft to draft.
Week 9
Monday 10/17
Sarah Royer AWR
Assignments for Students:
•First draft of Essay #3 due electronically Wednesday 10:30 am via google doc.
Bring all previous drafts and a completed Student Process Analysis/Audience and Values Exploration sheet to our next class.
Wednesday 10/19
First draft of Essay #3 due electronically 10:30 am via google doc.
Instructor returns final draft of Essay #2
➢ Sara Slayback on AWR lesson
➢Using what they have learned throughout the semester, students use Academic Search Complete and/or other academic search engines (not Google and the like) to locate at least three academic sources with specific information (facts, statistics, examples, scenarios, expert opinion, etc.) related to the topic they’ve chosen to write about and the points they plan to raise in their essay.
➢Students spend the remaining time working on improving their drafts while instructor circulates to offer feedback and assistance.
Assignments for Students:
•Read and complete “Revising” in SMG (pp. 374-77).
•Begin making revisions to the focus, organization, and development of the ideas in your essay, bearing in mind the conversations from class and comments you’ve received from peers.
•Apply your research from class today and revise your draft of essay #3 to make it the strongest draft yet.
•The final draft of your essay is due on Friday 10/28, so consider making a conference appointment with your instructor or the Learning Commons before then to get feedback on your revisions.
Friday 10/21
➢ Zach Jester on AWR lesson
➢Class examines one or two sample drafts of Essay #3
➢Students browse the library databases, the No Impact Project website, the BGSU Sustainability website and YouTube videos, and other online sources to help them consider any additional information that might be of use in their papers.
Assignments for Students:
•Read sample student drafts of Proposing a Solution essays, and be prepared to
discuss them during our next class meeting.
•Continue revising your own Essay #3, including the research/support necessary to convince readers that your ideas are well founded and realistic.
Week 10
Monday 10/24Draft of Essay #3 returned electronically
➢ Britni Bates on AWR lesson
Assignments for Students:
•Read/review and complete Ch. 7 sections in SMG: “Troubleshooting Your Draft” (p. 375), “Editing and Proofreading” (pp. 377-79), and “A Writer at Work” (pp. 379-81).
•Begin making revisions to the focus, organization, and development of the ideas in your essay, bearing in mind the comments your instructor made on your paper and the sections from SMG.
•After you revise your draft, save a copy of the new version and bring it to our next class.
Wednesday 10/26Revision of Essay #2 due
➢Peer-review workshop
➢Students work on papers in class. Instructor reminds students of the “Critical Reading Guide” in SMG (pp. 373-74) and discusses how the guide will again be useful after significant revisions have been made.
➢Instructor reminds students that the final draft packet of Essay #3 is due at the start of class on Friday.
Assignments for Students:
•After you’ve made whatever revisions were needed to the focus, organization, and development of your essay, edit and proofread your essay, paying particular attention to the types of errors that gave you trouble on the first and second essay.
•When you’ve finished proofreading, print or prepare electronically a clean copy of your essay and label it “yourlastname_Essay3_Final Draft.” Bring it plus all previous work on the essay and forms you’ve completed to our next class (Friday) to submit. Make sure you bring your improved draft and all previous drafts, a completed Student Process Analysis/Audience and Values Exploration sheet, and a blank Instructor Evaluation (rubric) sheet to the next class.
•Read the introduction to “Chapter 9: Speculating about Causes” and “Basic Features” in SMG (pp. 446-51).
Friday 10/28
Final draft of Essay #3 due
➢ Cari Ritzenthaler on AWR lesson