Moorpark English MO2: Tentative Schedule

Moorpark English MO2 Late Start: Fall 2014 Tentative Schedule

The following schedule will change with class needs. Additional reading assignments from Norton Field Guide will be given in class. If you miss a class, check to see what was done, what will be due, and what was handed out.

Last revised Nov '14

Week 1
Sept 8 - 10
- Mon: Syllabus / Student Writing Profile/ FAQs /
- Mon: interview / mahara accts
- Wed: Timed, in-class writing
- Wed: Introductions
Week 2
Sept 15 - 17
- Mon: Introductions
- Mon: discuss "The Watcher at the Gates" print out; read; bring to class.
- Mon: Es chap 1
- Wed: read literacy portfolio (pp 295-296 NFG)
- Wed: Discuss William Least Heat Moon's West Texas".
- Wed: ES chap 2
Week 3 (Literacy Narrative)
Sept 22 - 24
- Mon: Finish "West Texas" and Assign Observation.
- Mon: Read Literacy Narrative definition (pp 42-43) in NFG
- Mon: Kid's books
- Mon Es chap 3
- Wed: discuss student choice literacy narrative article from NFG
- Wed: Share literacy portfolio
- Wed: Assign paper
- Wed: ES chap 4
Week 4
Sept 29 - Oct 1
- Mon: Full, first draft (3 pages) - workshop adding details / topic sheet due
- Mon: Rhetoric Video
- Mon: ES chap 5
- Wed: Second Draft - workshop organization
- Wed: Bring print advertisement for discussion and analysis - no web ads.
- Wed: ES chap 6
- Wed: Last day to Drop
Week 5 (Literacy Narrative)
Oct 6 - 8
- Mon: Third Draft - workshop editing/ MLA format, vague pronouns
- Mon: ES chap 7
- Wed: Paper #1 due -- all drafts, worksheets and self-eval in pocket
- Wed: ES chap 8 folder
Week 6 (Narrative Revision)
Oct 13 - 15
- Mon: The King's Speech
- Mon: ES chap 9
- Wed:The King's Speech
- Wed: ES chap 10
- Wed: E's Shadow questions
Week 7
Oct 20 - 22
- Mon: Discuss "How To Poison Earth." (PDF)
- Mon: music video
- Mon: ES chap 11
- Wed: Discuss "First, Eat all the Lawyers" NFG
- Wed: ES chap 12
Week 8
Oct 27 - 29
- Mon: Class cancelled -today only
- Wed: ES chap 13,14
- Wed: In-class essay - open notes
Week 9
Nov 3 - 5
- Mon: workshop organization and development
- Mon: ES chap 15
- Wed: Workshop development paper #2
- Wed: Assign Annotated Bibliography
- Wed: ES chap 16
Week 10 (Soldier
Nov 10 - 12
- Mon: Veteran's day
- Wed: Workshop - final editing draft paper #2
- Wed: ES chap 17 - 18
- Wed: Workshop a-bib summaries
Week 11
Nov 17 - 19
- Mon: Rhetorical analysis due: all drafts, worksheets, self evals in pocket folder
- Mon: Workshop a-bib evaluations
- Mon: ES chap 19
- Wed: Workshop a-bib reflection paragraphs
- Wed: ES chap 20
Week 12 (Victor)
Nov 24 - 26
- Mon: Workshop full draft anno-bib (editing)
- Mon: ES chap 21-22
- Wed: A-bib copy to me
- Wed: ES chap 23 - 24
Week 13 (Textual Analysis)
Dec 1 - 3
- Mon: In-class essay - textual analysis Ender's Shadow
- Mon: Final paper Assignment - workshop topics
- Wed: Workshop paper - development and organization
- Wed: workshop and conferencing
Week 14 (Final Revisions)
Dec 8 - 10
- Mon: Workshop and conferencing
- Wed: In-class essay
- Wed: Final paper due on mahara collection: drafts, final and self-eval. No late papers can be accepted. No Docx files.
- Wed: In-class essay

Last Revised Nov '14