Fall 2012 Prof L Overman's English 115

Due in Class:

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

Download & Review from Projects link:

• Basic Questions for Rhetorical Analysis
• Seeing & Hearing Texts

Readings:

1. Convergences "Introduction" 1-17

Due outside of and prior to class:

1. Moodle response 1

Due in Class:

1. Rhetoric review
2. Whole-class workshop protocol
3. Whole-class workshop assigned

Download & Review from Projects link:

• Progression One
• How To Annotate a Text
• Writing Response Protocols
• Workshop Guidelines

Readings:

• Convergences "Introduction" 21-25 & 38-49

Due outside of and prior to class:

1. Moodle response 2: By using wordpress.com or blogger.com or tumbler.com, google.com or a blog domain of your choice create your own blog then post the URL for it in Moodle. This will enable other students in class to link to it! Make sure to enable comments so that your instructor/classmates can reply to your individual blog. View your instructor's blog and feel free to link to it.

Due in Class:

1. Rhetorical analysis presentation #1 Steadman & Huezo
2. Prog 1 Exer 1 Summary & Reconstruction

Readings:

• Convergences 110-126
• Wings 18

Due outside of and prior to class:

1. Moodle response 3

Due in Class

1. Prog 1 Ex 2 Letter to Author
2. Rhetorical analysis presentation #2 Galvez & Ruiz
3. Grammar Pres #1 on Sentence fragments by Iranpur & Khan

Review & download handouts from Projects link above:

1. Grade Scale & Scoring Rubric
2. Essay Assessment Terms

Readings:

• Convergences 128-143
• Wings 82

Due in class:

• Prog 1 Ex 3 Letter to Friend or Family Member
• Rhetorical analysis presentation #3 Ibarra & Khan
• Grammar Pres #2 on missing comma after introductory element by Corona & Litke

Review & download handouts from Projects link above:

1. Sample Writing response papers

Readings:

• Convergences 94-109
• Wings 70

Due outside of and prior to class:

1. Due Sun 9/16 1155PM entire class post Progression One rough drafts-make sure you post correctly in one of the Three forums provided!

Due in class:

1. Whole-class workshop preparation & practice
2. Grammar Pres #3 on faulty sentence structure by Jose Rodriguez & Babbes

Review & download handouts from Projects link above:

1. Workshop Guidelines

Readings:

1. Wings (27)
2. Wings (14)

Due outside of and prior to class:

1. Due Tues 9/18 1155PM Post in Workshop 1 Forum response to each student's below rough draft.

   Students work to be dicussed

   Facilitator/Writer:

   Corona/Steadman

   Briones/Ruiz

   Bush/Rose

   Ying/Jose Rodriguez

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. Persepolis Study Guide (in Moodle) this is to prepare you for in class essay next Wednesday

Due outside of and prior to class:

1. Due Sun 9/23 1155PM Post in Workshop 2 Forum response to each student's below rough draft.

   Students work to be dicussed

   Facilitator/Writer:

   Babbes/Avery Rodriguez

   Gabrielyan/Rasul

   Galvez/Montalban

   Huezo/Miwa

2. Review Writing Response Protocols handout in Projects link above.

Due in Class

1. Whole class workshop 2

Due outside of and prior to class:

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

Due in Class

1. Grammar Pres #4 on missing comma with a non-restrictive element by Avery Rodriguez & Rose
2. In Class essay on Persepolis - Make sure you have completed the entire book

Review & download handouts from Projects link above:

1. Persepolis Study Guide (in Moodle)
2. Progression Two

Readings:

1. Complete Persepolis
2. Convergences 38-49