English 5 Critical Thinking Spring 2010

English 5 Critical Thinking Spring 2010

Writing Logically, Thinking Critically

Week 1
Tues 1/26
Thurs 1/28 / Syllabus Review
In class writing
Thinking and Reading: a Critical Connection
Week 2
2/2
2/4 / Homeworkdue each Tuesday - Due today:Summarize Chapter 1
Have read WLTC:Jon Carroll:The Problem With New Data p 4
BeginWriting Assignment - ConsideringAudience and Purpose p15
Have readAnne Lamott:The Child’s Draft p 12 and
Richard Wilbur poem:The Writer p 19
Peer Reviews of drafts – print out and bring three copies
Week 3
2/9
2/11 / HW due: summarize Chapter 2 p 22-27: Inference, Facts & Judgment
Have read Frankel:The Facts of Media Lifep.25
2nd peer reviews of drafts – print out and bring three copies
Considering Audience paper DUE
Have read poems: p. 29-31
Week 4
2/16
2/18 / HW due: Read and summarize Chapter 2 p. 31-35
Have read: Clark Hoyt:The Painful Images of War p38
and Will Baker: Grace Period p. 44
Begin WA – Interpreting Fictionp 46,
Have read: Donald Mangum: Hostess p. 46
Peer Reviews of drafts – print out three copies
Week 5
2/23
2/25 / HW due:Read and summarize Chapter 2 p. 41-43
2nd draft peer reviews
Have read: Hemingway: Hills Like White Elephants p. 48
Computer Lab – Computer Lab Work: Meet in D178 at 11:00
Bring work on a flash drive or access it online.
Week 6
3/2
3/4 / HW due: Read and summarize Chapter 3 p. 53-68
Interpreting Fiction paper DUE
Have read: “AP Courses – Mounting Burden, Declining Benefit” p. 70
Week 7
3/9
3/11 / HW Due: Chapter 3 p. 68 - 72
Begin– Summarizing an Article p. 70
Have read: Elizabeth Bumiller’s “Bush Remarks Roil Debate over Teaching of Evolution”
Peer Reviews of drafts – print and bring three copies
Have read: Lisa Fullam’s “Of God and the Case for
Intelligent Design” p. 73
Week 8
3/16
3/18 / HW due: Read and summarize Chapter 4 p. 77 - 98
Have read: Steven Johnson’s “Could It Be That Video Games
are Good for Kids?” p. 88
Have read: “College Athletes-Special Admissions?” p. 94 and
Cynthia Tucker’s “A Case for Affirmative Action” p. 97
Summarizing an Article paper DUE
Begin – Arguing Both Sides of an Issuep. 98
Week 9
3/23 - 3/25 / NO CLASS THIS WEEK
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Week 10
3/30
4/1 / HW Due: Read and summarize Chapter 8: The Language of Argument: Style – p. 200 - 209
Bring typed drafts of “Arguing Both Sides of an Issue” paper
to class for peer reviews and proofreading.
Arguing Both Sides paper due –
Begin work on Taking a Stand paper using the same topic
Have read: “Who Needs Alzheimer’s Testing?” p. 101
Week 11
4/6 - 4/8 / SPRING BREAK!!! NO CLASS!!!
Week 12
4/13
4/15 / Peer reviews of drafts in Computer Lab Work: Meet in D178 at 11:00
Bring your work on a flash drive or upload it online to your email.
HW Due: Read and summarize Chapter 5 p. 104 -115
Taking a Stand paper DUE
Begin – Composing an Argument Based on a Definition
Have Read: “The Voice You Hear When You Read Silently” p110
Week 13
4/20
4/22 / HW Due: read and summarize: Chapter 5 p. 116-130
Peer Reviews of drafts – print out three copies
Have Read: “Let Gays Marry” p. 121 and “Leave Marriage Alone” p. 122
Composing an Argument Based on a Definition paper DUE
Have read: Student Essays:“Radical” (1) p.126 and“Radical” (2) p. 127
Have Read: Maureen Dowd: “Slut” p. 127
Begin– Analyzing an Extended Argument p 151
Week 14
4/27
4/29 / HW Due: Read and Summarize Chapter 6 p. 131 – 144
Have read: Camille Paglia “On Date Rape” p. 152
First draft peer reviews – bring drafts
Second draft peer reviews– print three copies
Have read: Lowell Cohn: “Boxing, Doctors – Round Two” p. 152
Week 15
5/4
5/6 / Analyzing an Extended Argument paper DUE
HW Due: Read and Summarize Chapter 7
Begin WA– Questioning Generalizations p. 196
Have read: Robert Pirsig “Mechanics Logic” p. 160
and Andrew Marvell “To His Coy Mistress” p. 181
Peer Reviews of drafts – print three copies
Have read: Wilfred Owen: “Dulce Et Decorum Est” p. 182 and
“Preventative Medicine, Properly Practiced” p. 194
Week 16
5/11
5/13 / Peer Reviews of drafts - proofreading
WA Questioning Generalizations Due
Last Class -In class writing in Computer Lab
and Portfolios Due