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TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE

REMINDER:
REGULARLY REVIEW THE SUPPLEMENTAL LEARNING SHEET (ENGLISH SYLLABUS: PART THREE) FOR SUCCESS CENTER DEADLINES. / DAY SIX
September 4, 2014
Addressing Writer's Block w/ Idea Generation Strategies
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
Read: "I Don't Know What to Write" (pgs. 377-386)
Complete:
a.) THIEVES (pg.116) for pages 377-386
b.) Q & A strategy for this chapter
c.) annotate each page of the chapter (Review: pgs. 138-141 for annotation guidelines)
DAY SEVEN
September 9, 2014
Thesis Statements, Topic Sentences, Getting Organized With Outlining Strategies
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
Read: "How do I Write a Thesis?" (pgs. 387-389)
Complete:
a.) THIEVES (pg.116) for pages 387-389
b.) Student Choice: Q & A strategy for this chapter
or annotate each page of the chapter (Review pgs. 138-141 for a reminder about how to annotate.)
Review: "I Don't Know What to Write" (pgs. 377-386)
Complete: Choose at least four idea generation strategies from pages 377-386; use each strategy to help you develop ideas for your Project One essay. / DAY EIGHT
September 11, 2014
Topic Sentences, Major Details, Minor Details, and
Concluding Sentences
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
Complete:Your Choice: at least two idea generation strategies from pages 377-386; use each strategy to help you develop ideas for your Project One essay.
Complete: Use at least one of thestrategies from pages 391 - 395 to complete an outline for your Project One essay.
DAY NINE
September 16, 2014
Exemplification
Description
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
Read "Get the Big Picture: Identifying the Main Idea in College Reading" (pgs. 216-247)
Complete:
You choose: at least four exercises from pages 216-247 / DAY TEN
September 18, 2014
Narration
Process Analysis
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
Read: "Lend Some Support: Locating and Using Important Details" (pgs. 248-273)
Complete: at least two exercises from pages 248-273
DAY ELEVEN
September 23, 2014
Introductions and Conclusions
Sharing and Responding: Essay Draft Feedback
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
four copies of essay draft / DAY TWELVE
September 25, 2014
Sharing and Responding: Essay Draft Feedback
(continued)Revision and Editing Strategies
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
responses to group member drafts (two copies of each response/one for the student writer and one for instructor) (as explained in class)
DAY THIRTEEN
September 30, 2014
Due at the beginning of class today:
Final Draft of Project One / DAY FOURTEEN
October 2, 2014
Focus on the Genre: Research Collage
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
Read: "Jump-Start Your Career" (pages 32-56)
Complete:at least four activities from pages 32-56
DAY FIFTEEN
October 7, 2014
Career Development:
Considering Career Goals
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
Read: "Let's Get Critical: Making Inferences and Incorporating Critical Reading Skills" (pages 304-337)
Complete:at least four activities from pgs. 304-337 / DAY SIXTEEN
October 9, 2014
Career Development:
Career Collage Sources
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
Read: "Lights, Camera, and Action! Rehearsing the Information"(pages 338-363)
Complete:at least four activities from pages 338-363
DAY SEVENTEEN
October 14, 2014
Career Development:
Career Collage Sources (continued)
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
Read and research:career collage materials (as explained in class)
Complete: dialectical responses (explained in class) / DAY EIGHTEEN
October 16, 2014
Career Development:
Career Collage Sources
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
Read and research:career collage materials (as explained in class)
Complete: dialectical responses (as explained in class)
DAY NINETEEN
October 21, 2014
Collage Due
Idea Generation & Planning:
Collage Analysis Essay
Due at the beginning of class today:
PROJECT TWO collage with source documentation (in-text citations + works cited list) due (NEEDED FOR PROJECT TWO WRITING PROCESS/COLLAGE ANALYSIS ESSAY) / DAY TWENTY
October 23, 2014
Rhetorical Strategies Review:Exemplification, Description, andProcess Analysis
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
Complete: Choose at least four idea generation strategies from pgs. 377-386; use each to help develop ideas for your Project Two essay.
Complete:Use at least one of the strategies from pages 391 - 395 to complete an outline for your Project Two essay.
DAY TWENTY-ONE
October 28, 2014
Strategies for Incorporating Sources:
Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
essay paragraphs incorporating exemplification, description, and process analysis/bring song lyrics / DAY TWENTY-TWO
October 30, 2014
Strategies for Incorporating Sources:
Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting(continued)
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
Read: "What Do I Do with the Sources I Find?"(398-417)
Complete: incorporating sources activities
DAY TWENTY-THREE
November 4, 2014
Sharing and Responding:
Collage Analysis Essay
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
four copies of essay draft / DAY TWENTY-FOUR
November 6, 2014
Analyzing Feedback (from Projects One and
Two) / Revising Your Work
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
Feedback Activities (as explained in class)
DAY TWENTY-FIVE
November 11, 2014
Due at the beginning of class today:
PROJECT TWO: FINAL DRAFT ESSAY
RESUBMIT FOR GRADING/DUE AGAIN:
PROJECT TWO COLLAGE / DAY TWENTY-SIX
November 13, 2014
Educational Policy Claim:
The Hunger Games movie
Due at the beginning of class today:
Begin Reading Part One: The Hunger Games
DAY TWENTY-SEVEN
November 18, 2014
Educational Policy Claim:
The Hunger Games movie
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
Hunger Games: Part One Due
(annotate +journal questions + dialectical responses) / DAY TWENTY-EIGHT
November 20, 2014
Educational Policy Claim:
The Hunger Games movie
Due at the beginning of class today:
Begin Reading Part Two: The Hunger Games
DAY TWENTY-NINE
November 25, 2014
In-Class Readings & Idea Generation: Educational Policy Claim Essay
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
Part Two Due: The Hunger Games
(annotate +journal questions + dialectical responses) / DAY THIRTY
NO CLASSES
DAY THIRTY-ONE
December 2, 2014
In-Class Readings & Idea Generation: Project Three
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments:
The Hunger Games; Part Three Due
(annotate +journal questions + dialectical responses) / DAY THIRTY-TWO
December 4, 2014
The Rhetorical Strategies Palette and
Project Three
Due at the beginning of class today:
outline due
DAY THIRTY-THREE
December 9, 2014
Sharing and Responding: Project Three
Due at the beginning of class today:
four copies of essay draft for Project Three / DAY THIRTY-FOUR
December 11, 2014
Final Preparations:The Hunger Games Debate
Due at the beginning of class today: Folder Assignments
Projects One, Two, and Three: Feedback Activities
FINAL
12/18/14
8:45am-11:15am
Hunger Games debate / In-Class Essay Today: The Hunger Games
Due at the beginning of class today:
Project Three Final Draft Due
Hunger Games portfolio (with in-class essay completed during class)
Course Folder Due (including but not limited to resubmitted materials, stamped throughout the semester/initially submitted on original due dates)