ENG 099: Basic Writing, Fall I 2007Brian T. Murphy
Section 0734: Tue./Thur. 11:45AM-2:00PM, Bldg. C, Room 723LaGuardiaCommunity College
Lab: Tue. 2:15-3:15, Bldg. E, Room 111Office:MB14-G, Tues 2:15-3:15
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Projected Schedule of Readings and Assignments
Note: Readings fromKeys for Writersand Seeing & Writing 3are identified below by chapter number; for example, Keys 1 and 2 (pp. 3-39); SW3 "Writing Matters" (pp. 3-25). All readings below are required, and must be completed by the day indicated; the only exceptions are those indicated with an asterisk (*), which are recommended additional readings or resources.
Note: This schedule is subject to revision according to the Academic Calendar for the semester, school closings due to inclement weather or other reasons, and the progress of the class.
Important Dates, Fall 2007:Classes Begin: / Monday, 10 Sept.
Last Day to Add Course
or Change Section: / Monday, 17 Sept.
No Classes: / Thursday, 13 Sept.
Thursday, 20 Sept.
November 22-25
Last Day to Withdraw: / Tuesday, 23 Oct.
CUNY ACT Exam Date: / Thursday, 29 Nov.
Final Exam/Last Day of Class: / Thursday, 6 Dec.
Exam Period (Finals Week): / December 12-18
Preliminary Schedule:
Week: / Dates: / Readings and Assignments:(Complete all readings before the dates indicated below)
1 / Sept. 11 / Introduction to Basic Writing; Course Requirements
Diagnostic Essay
Sept. 13 / No class
2 / Sept. 18 / Keys 1, 2 (pp. 3-39); SW3 "Writing Matters" (pp. 3-25)
Thursday Schedule: No Lab
In-class Essay 1
Sept. 20 / No class
3 / Sept. 25 / Keys 3 (pp. 39-51);
Lab assignment: Thesis Statements
Sept. 27 / SW3(pp. 44-49, including Larry Woiwode, "Ode to an Orange")
At-Home Essay 1 Draft Due
4 / Oct. 2 / Keys 37, 38 (pp. 353-366)
In-class Assignment: Fragments posted here.
Lab assignment: Fragments
Oct. 4 / SW3(pp. 104-118, including Annie Dillard, "Seeing")
At-Home Essay 1 Revision Due
5 / Oct. 9 / Keys 39 (pp. 367-369)
Lab assignment: Run-ons and Comma Splices
Oct. 11 / SW3(pp. 209-215, including Scott Russell Sanders, "Homeplace")
In-class Essay 2
6 / Oct. 16 / Keys 40 (pp. 369-377)
Lab assignment: Sentence Snarls
Oct. 18 / SW3(pp. 310-327, including Susan Sontag, "On Photography")
At-Home Essay 2 Draft Due
7 / Oct. 23 / Keys 41 (pp. 378-396)
Group exercise
Lab assignment: Verbs (Verb Forms, Verbs Commonly Confused, Tenses)
Oct. 25 / SW3(pp. 388-405, including Chris Ballard, "How to Write a Catchy Beer Ad")
In-class Writing: Group Exercise
At-Home Essay 2 Revision Due Due date for At-Home Essay 2 changed to Tuesday, October 30
8 / Oct. 30 / Keys 43 (pp. 398-408)
At-Home Essay 2 Revision Due
Lab assignment: Subject-Verb Agreement
Nov. 1 / SW3(pp. 407-419, 440-444, including Donnell Alexander, "Cool Like Me")
In-class Essay 3
9 / Nov. 6 / Keys 44 (pp. 409-421)
Lab assignment: Pronouns
Nov. 8 / SW3(pp. 553-563, including Chip Kidd, "Super"; Richard B. Woodward, "Wonder";
Neal Gabler, "Inside Every Superhero Lurks a Nerd")
At-Home Essay 3 Draft Due
10 / Nov. 13 / Keys 45 (pp. 421-429)
Lab assignment: Adjectives and Adverbs
Nov. 15 / SW3(pp. 652-656, including Susan Sontag, "Regarding the Pain of Others")
At-Home Essay 3 Revision Due
11 / Nov. 20 / Keys 47 (pp. 439-449); SW3(pp. 657-676, including Mitchell Stephens, "Expanding the Language of Photographs"; Kelly K. Spors, "Where All School Photos Are Above Average"; John Long, "Ethics in the Age of Digital Photography"; Carla Marinucci, "Doctored Kerry Photo Brings Anger, Threat of Suit"")
Lab assignment: Commas
In-class Essay 4
Nov. 22 / No class
12 / Nov. 27 / Keys 48, 49, 50, 51 (pp. 450-468)
Lab assignment: Punctuation (Apostrophe, Quotation Marks, Semicolons and Colons, Other Punctuation)
At-Home Essay 4 Draft Due
Nov. 29 / CUNY ACT Exam
13 / Dec. 4, 6 / Keys 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58 (pp. 469-479, 481-486)
Lab assignment: Mechanics (Italics/Underlining, Capitalization, Abbreviations, Numbers, Hyphens) and Spelling
At-Home Essay 4 Revision Due
Exit Exam: Final In-Class Essay
14 / Dec. 11, 13 / CUNY ACT Exam results available
Final conferences
Last Revised: Thursday, 8 November 2007