CSUN ENGLISH 098 Tentative Schedule

CSUN Fall 2001: English 098 Tentative Schedule

The following schedule will change with class needs. If you miss a class, check to see what was done, what will be due, and what was handed out.

Last revised 21 Sept 01

Week 1
Aug 28-30
T: Syllabus / Student Writing Profile / Tech survey / phone list
TH: Faqs /CSUN acct info / Timed in class writing
Week 2
Sept 4-6
T: Interviews/ NV overview/ ES overview /kid's books
TH: Introductions/ Review Rubric / self evaluation T1 / NV: letters
Week 3 (Personal Narrative -- telling stories that matter)
Sept 11-13
Tues: CLASSES CANCELLED -- schedule will change
TH: Freewriting -- key terms
Week 4
Sept 18-20
Tues:
- Es chap 1
- NV: narratives 1-3
- LIA Least Heat Moon (using place and scene)
TH:
- ES chap 2
- NV Narratives 4-6
Week 5 Sept 25-27
Tues:
- ES chaps 3-4
- LIA Reed (using metaphor)
- NV narratives 7-8
TH:
- ES chap 5-6
- LIA Wright (using experience to make a point)
- NV narratives 9-10
Week 6
Oct 2 - 4
T:
- LIA Suval (reporting from the "outside')
  Paper topics / brainstorming strategies
- ES chaps 8-9
TH:
- First Draft - workshop adding details (ROT 61-71)
- ES chaps 10-11
Week 7
Oct 9 - 11
T:
- Second Draft - workshop organization (ROT 72-79)
- ES chaps 12-13
TH:
- Third Draft - workshop editing/ MLA (ROT 80-81)
- ES chaps 14-15
Week 8
Oct 16-18
Tues:
- LIA Shaheen / Self evaluation paper1 due
- ES chaps 13-14
TH:
- LIA Bulosan
- ES chaps 15-16
Week 9
Oct 23-25
T:
- LIA McCoy "The Viet Nam War: Not Very Pretty."
- ES chaps 17-18
TH:
LIA: Clinton. "A New Sense of Responsibility."
ES chaps 19-20
Week 10
Oct 30 - Nov 1
Tues:
- LIA: Sagan (098-a) and Patterson (098-b) (ROT)
- ES chaps 21-22
TH:
- LIA: McMurtry (098-a) Rodriguez (098-b)
- Es chaps 23-24
Week 11
Nov 6-8
Tues:
LIA: Harmon (098-a) Houston (098-b)