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Fall 2015 Prof L Overman's English 114A

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WEEKLY SCHEDULE 1-5
Class Tuesdays - JR 247 Thursdays - JR248
Wk 1 Homework:Readings done prior to Class 8/25 8/27

Please note that work is due on the date listed below and thse schedules/assignments are subject to change. Not all readings and written assignments are represented. “IN CLASS” means we will be reading the text in class that day.

Introductions, Syllabus, Semester Plan, Annotating texts, Freewrites

Signups for Discussion group presenters!

Bring Vietnamerica (V), New Voices (NV), Choices Writers Make (CWM), They Say/I Say (Graff/Birkenstein) each week until instructed otherwise

 

Due in Class:

  1. Discuss syllabus
  2. Choose presentation dates
  3. Discuss presentation strategies

    Download/Review from Projects link:

    • Basic Questions for Rhetorical Analysis
    • How To Annotate a Text/Abridged

     

 

Due in Class:

  1. Sedaris, “Me Talk Pretty One Day” (Moodle)
  2. Rhetoric review
  3. Whole-class workshop protocol

Download/Review from Projects link:

  • Progression One
  • Writing Response Protocols
  • Workshop Guidelines

Readings completed PRIOR to class:

  • CWM 1-11
  • Tan, “Mother Tongue” (Moodle)
Wk 2 9/1 9/3

 

 

 

Due outside of and prior to class:

  1. Moodle Response

Due in Class:

  1. Rhetorical Précis Template/Example (Moodle)

Readings completed PRIOR to class:

  • CWM 31-41
  • Graff/Birkenstein, Introduction
  • Alvarez, "Doña Aída, With Your Permission" (Moodle)

Due outside of and prior to class:

  1. Ex. 1, Prog. I:  Rhetorical Précis (Summary)

Due in Class:

  1. Rhetorical analysis presentation #1

Readings completed PRIOR to class:

  • Graff/Birkenstein Ch. 1-2
  • Tran 1-47
  • NV (6)- "My Trouble with Reading" Mayora & Fuentes

 
Wk 3 9/8 9/10

 

 

 

 

New Voices (NV)

http://newvoices-wings.haydenmcneil.com/new_voices/

Due outside of and prior to class:

  1. Moodle response

Due in Class

  1. Ex. 2, Prog 1: Letter to Author
  2. Rhetorical analysis presentation #2

Review & download handouts from Projects link above:

  1. Grade Scale & Scoring Rubric
  2. Essay Assessment Terms
  3. Narrative Writing Handout

Readings completed PRIOR to class:

Due outside of and prior to class:

  1. Ex. 3, Prog. I :  Letter to Friend or Family Member

Due in class:

  • Rhetorical analysis presentation #3
  • Whole-class workshop assigned
  • Whole-class workshop preparation & practice

Review & download handouts from Projects link above:

  1. Sample Writing response papers
  2. Writing Response Protocols
  3. Workshop Guidelines

Readings completed PRIOR to class:

  • Freire, “From Talking to Learners” (Moodle)
  • Tran 67-93
  • NV (3) "My English Journey" Rapp & Roberts
Wk 4 9/15 Online only 9/17

 

Progression One rough drafts due Sun 9/13 1155PM in Moodle!

 

Due outside of class by Sun 9/13:

  1. Due Sun 9/13 1155PM entire class post Progression One rough drafts-HOWEVER, make sure you post in the correct forum!

Due outside of and prior to 1215pm:

  1. Moodle Response -- these count as being present in class....otherwise you will be counted absent.
    a) In addition to commenting on the readings and posting a response
    b) must watch Literacy Narrative Panel Video post comments in your Moodle Response.

Readings completed PRIOR to class:

  • Graff/Birkenstein Ch. 11
  • CWM 55-60

Due outside of and prior to class:

  1. Post in Workshop 1 Forum response to each student's below rough draft.
    Students work to be dicussed
    Facilitator/Writer:
    1. Writer: Withers Facilitator: Antillon
    2. Writer: Roberts Facilitator: Baluyot
    3. Writer:Rapp Facilitator: Becerra-Contreras
  2. Review Writing Response Protocols handout in Projects link above.
  3. Review Sample Writing Response Papers in Projects link above.

Due in class:

  1. Whole-class workshop 1

Review & download handouts from Projects link above:

  1. Workshop Guidelines
  2. Writing Response Protocols

 
Wk 5 9/22 9/24

Progression ONE revised teacher draft upload to Moodle prior to 9/24 class

 

Due outside of and prior to class:

  1. Post in Workshop 2 Forum response to each student's below rough draft.
    Students work to be dicussed
    Facilitator/Writer:
    1. Writer: Phan Facilitator: Bonilla
    2. Writer: Mayora Facilitator: Diaz
    3. Writer: Martin Facilitator: Dominguez Martinez
    4. Writer:  Markari-Davoodian  Facilitator: Fuentes
  2. Review Writing Response Protocols handout in Projects link above.

Due in Class

  1. Whole class workshop 2

 

Readings completed PRIOR to class:

  • Graff/Birkenstein Ch. 9

Due outside of and prior to class:

  • Upload Progression ONE Essay revised teacher draft on Moodle prior to class must follow MLA format but feel free to include multi media

Due in Class

  1. Progression 1 Reflection
  2. Bring Vietnamerica

Review & download handouts from Projects link above:

  1. Progression Two