Moorpark English MO2: Tentative Schedule

Moorpark English MO2: 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
Aug 18 - 20
- Mon: Syllabus / Student Writing Profile/ FAQs /
- Wed: Timed, in-class writing
- Wed: set up interview partners
Week 2
Aug 25 - 27
- Mon: Introductions
- Wed: read literacy portfolio (pp 295-296 NFG)
- Wed: discuss "The Watcher at the Gates" print out; read; bring to class.
Week 3 (Literacy Narrative)
Sept 1 - 3
- labor Day
- Wed: Discuss William Least Heat Moon's West Texas".
- Wed: Assign Observation.
Week 4 (Literacy Narrative)
Sept 8 - 10
- Mon: ES chap 1
- Wed: ES chap 2
- Wed: discuss student choice literacy narrative article from NFG
- Wed: Last day to Drop
Week 5 (Literacy Narrative)
Sept 15 - 17
- Mon: Kid's books
- Mon: ES chap 3
- Mon: Read Literacy Narrative definition (pp 42-43) in NFG
- Wed: ES chap 4
- Wed: Share literacy portfolio
- Wed: Two tentative story topics ( 1 paragraph each) for wkshp
Week 6 (Narrative Revision)
Sept 22 - 24
- Mon: Full, first draft (3 pages) - workshop adding details / topic sheet due
- Mon: ES chap 5
- Wed: Second Draft - workshop organization
- Wed: ES chap 6
Week 7 (Narrative Revision)
Sept 29 - Oct 1
- Mon: Third Draft - workshop editing/ MLA format, vague pronouns
- Mon: ES chap 7
- Wed: ES chap 8
- Wed: Paper #1 due -- all drafts, worksheets and self-eval in pocket folder
- Rhetoric Video
Week 8 (Hearing and Seeing texts)
Oct 6 - 8
- Mon: ES chap 9
- Mon: Bring print advertisement for discussion and analysis - no web ads.
- Wed: ES chap 10
- Wed: E's Shadow questions
Week 9 (Hearing and Seeing Texts)
Oct 13 - 15
- Mon: ES chap 11
- Mon: The King's Speech
- Wed:The King's Speech
- Wed: ES chap 12
- Wed: choose a music video for viewing on TBA.
Week 10 (Soldier and Hearing and Seeing texts)
Oct 20 - 22
- Mon: Discuss "How To Poison Earth." (PDF)
- Mon: ES 13
- Wed: Discuss "First, Eat all the Lawyers" NFG
- Wed: Watch Videos
- Wed: ES chap 14 PDF)
Week 11 (Seeing and Hearing Texts)
Oct 27 - 29
- Mon: Class cancelled today only
- Mon: ES chap 15
- Wed: In-class essay - open notes
- Wed: ES chap 16
Week 12 (Leader and Rhetorical Analysis)
Nov 3 - 5
- Mon: ES chap 17
- Wed: ES chap 18
- Wed: workshop topics and development
Week 13 (Rhetorical Analysis revision)
Nov 10 - 12
- Mon: Veteran's day
- Wed: Workshop paper - development and organization
- Wed: ES chap 19
Week 14 (Victor and Revision)
Nov 17 - 19
- Mon: ES chap 20
- Mon: Workshop - final editing draft - paper #2
- Mon: workshop one resource a-bib
- Wed: --last day to drop --
- Wed: ES chap 21-22
- Wed: Final paper #2 due: all drafts, worksheets, self evals in pocket folder
Week 15 (Ender's Shadow: Writing about Fiction)
Nov 24 - 26
- Mon: workshop a-bib
- Mon: ES chap 23 - 24
- Wed: In-class essay
Week 16
Dec 1 - 3
- Mon: Workshop dev/org paper 3
- Wed: Workshop a-bib
- Wed: Workshop full draft anno-bib (editing)
Week 17
Dec 8-10
- Mon: Workshop
- Wed: Final paper due: all drafts, worksheets, self eval in a pocket folder. No late papers can be accepted.
Final Exam
Dec 15 8:00 - 10:00
- In-class essay

Last Revised Aug '14