Professor Parks / 1
English 53 TR 1:00 - 3:05 Professor Parks
theme: Relationships and Responsibilities
major and minor assignments:
reading responses (10 points) - every week
scheduling part 1 (50 points) - week 3
Monique and the Mango Rains (MMR) test (75 points) - week 4
MMR OCE on weather (100 points) - week 7
scheduling part 2 (40 points) - week 9
Replenishing the Earth (RE) OCE on consumption (200 points) - week 12
RE and Taking Root movie response (100 points) - week 13
Desert Flower movie response (100 points) - week 15
final essay on class theme - (300 points) week 16
Week one, January 20, 2014
Tuesday
class: Intro to the course and theme, go over the syllabus,
reading strategies, note taking strategies
home:read intro and chapter 1 of Monique and the Mango Rains, p.1 -24
type reading response (RR), for format see class pack p. 15
Thursday
class:RR is due, discuss MMR intro and chapter 1
start schedule assignment, discuss goal setting and campus resources
home: read MMR, chapters 2-4, p.25-83, type RR
Week two, January 27, 2014
Tuesday
class:RR is due, discuss MMR through chapter 4
home: read MMR, chapters 5-6, p.85-122, type RR
Thursday
class:RR is due, discuss MMR through chapter 6
discuss writing process
home:read MMR, chapters 7-9,p.123-163, type RR
fill in study guide in prep for test on MMR p. 20-22
finish schedule assignment, see class pack p. 6-11
Week three, February 3, 2014
Tuesday
class:RR is due, schedule assignment due, discuss MMR chapters 7-9
discuss essay structure, works cited page
home:read chapters 10- post script, p.165- 208, type RR
Thursday
class: RR due,discuss MMR to end of the book
home: read article handout, type RR, see class pack p. 39 for format
finish study guides on customs and on weather
Week four, February 10, 2014
Tuesday
class:RR due, discuss article, pull together themes of book, weather and culture
discuss OCE and outline format, discuss test on MMR
home:type outline for OCE on weather (see p. 26 and 76 in class pack),
prepare for test on MMR (see p. 23 in class pack)
Thursday
class:outline is due on weather, test on MMR
home: type first draft OCE weather/MMR, see p. 27 class pack for essay format
read RE intro and chapter 1, type RR, see new format in class pack p. 38-39
Week five, February 17, 2014
Tuesday
class: first draft on weather/MMR is due for peer edit, RR is due, discuss intro and chapter 1 of RE
home: revise/type second draft of weather/MMR, fill out conference sheet, type letter to the professor (topic: introduce yourself to me).
Read RE, chapter 2-3, type RR
Thursday
class: conferences, usually in the writing center. Bring second draft, conference sheet, and letter to the professor.
Mandatory ETC
home:
Week six, February 24, 2014
Tuesday
class:conferences, usually in the writing center. Bring second draft, conference sheet, and letter to the professor.
Mandatory ETC
home: revise/type third draft
Thursday
class: OCE on MMR/weather due, RR is due, discuss RE chapters 2-3
home: read RE chapter 4-5 (value 1), type RR, see new format p. 38-39 in class pack
Week seven, March 3, 2014
Tuesday
class: RR due, discuss chapters 4-5 value 1
home: read RE, chapter 6 value 2, type RR
Thursday
class: no class
Mandatory ETC
home:
Week eight, March 10, 2014
Tuesday
class: RR due, discuss chapter 6 value 2
home: read articles handout, see class pack p. 38-39 for new format, type schedule assignment part 2
Thursday
class: no class
Mandatory ETC
home:
Week nine, March 17, 2014
Tuesday
class:schedule assignment part 2 due, RR due, discuss articles
discuss OCE
home: read articles, type RR, type outline for OCE RE/consumption
Thursday
class:RR due, discuss articles, peer edit outline
home: type first draft OCE/consumption
Week ten, March 24, 2014
Tuesday
class: first draft RE/consumption is due for peer edit
home: read RE chapters 7-8, type RR, format is in class pack p. 38-40
Thursday
class: RR is due, discuss RE value 3
home: revise/type second draft, prepare conference sheet, type letter to the professor (topic: how is your semester going?)
Week eleven, March 31, 2014
Tuesday
class: conferences on RE/consumption (Bring second draft, conference sheet, and letter to the professor.)
Mandatory ETC
home:
Thursday
class: conferences and mandatory ETC
home: revise/type third draft
read RE chapters 9-11 (value 4), type RR
Week twelve, April 7, 2014
Tuesday
class: OCE due RE/consumption, RR due
discuss chapters 9-11 (value 4)
home:
Thursday
class: watch Taking Root
home: type movie response (turn in movie notes, outline, and drafts). See class pack p. 54
spring break
Week thirteen, April 21, 2014
Tuesday
class: movie response due, discuss final paper and refine topic
home: type outline for final paper, see class pack p. 76 for format
Thursday
class: outline due for peer edit
home: type first draft of final paper
Week fourteen, April 28, 2014
Tuesday
class: watch Desert Flower movie
home: read articles on celebrity responsibility, finish first draft
Thursday
class: first draft of final paper due for peer edit
discuss articles and movie
home: type movie response, see p. 62-63 in class pack, turn in notes, outline, and drafts.
revise/type second draft of final paper, prepare conference sheet, type letter to the professor (topic: evaluating your semester and what's next?)
Week fifteen, May 5, 2014
Tuesday
class: movie response due today, even if your conference is Thursday.Conferences and plan presentation. Bring your second draft, conference sheet, and letter to the professor.
Mandatory ETC
home:
Thursday
class: conferences and plan presentation
Mandatory ETC
home: revise/type third draft
Week sixteen, finals week, May 12, 2014
presentationThursday, May 15 at 2 p.m.
final paper due (no late papers accepted)