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Week 1
Jan 7 - 9
Mon: Syllabus / Student Writing Profile/ FAQs /
Wed: Interviews
Wed: Timed, in-class writing
- Week 2
Jan 14 - 16
Mon: Introductions
Wed: Freewriting
Wed: Listing / Least Heat Moon: "West Texas." (HO)
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Week 3 (Personal Narrative)
Jan 21 - 23
Mon: MLK Holiday
Wed: WAA: "The Watcher at the Gates" (18)
- Week 4 (Personal Narrative)
Jan 28 - 30
Mon: ES chap 1
Mon: writing summaries
Wed: ES chap 2
Wed: Paper topics / brainstorming strategies
Wed: Last day to Drop
- Week 5 (Personal Narrative)
Feb 4- 6
Mon: ES chap 3
Mon: First Draft - workshop adding details
Wed: ES chap 4
Wed: Second Draft - workshop organization
- Week 6 (Narrative Revision)
Feb 11 - 13
Mon: ES chap 5
Mon: Third Draft - workshop editing/ MLA format
Wed: ES chap 6
Wed: Paper #1 due -- all drafts, worksheets and self eval in pocket
folder
- Week 7 (Concepts - Issues)
Feb 18 - 20
Mon: Holiday
Wed: ES chap 7
Wed: WAA "How Urban Legends Work." (166).
- Week 8 (Concepts - Issues)
Feb 25 - 27
Mon: WAA "MySpace Nation." (222)
Mon: ES chap 8
Wed: CLASS CANCELLED - jury duty - today only
- Week 9 (Concepts - Issues)
Mar 3 - 5
Mon: ES chap 9
Mon: WAA: "Education" chap 11
Wed: ES chap 10 and 11
Wed: Saukko. "How to Poison Earth" HO
- Week 10 (Concepts - Issues))
Mar 10 - 12
Mon: ES 12
We will choose two from the following list.
- WAA: "Examining Stereotypes" chap 14
- Baca. "So Mexicans are Taking Jobs from Americans." HO
- WAA: "Men and Women" chap 12
Wed: ES chap 13
Wed: In class, Timed Writing
- Spring Break
Mar 17 - 19
- Week 11 (Concept - I-Search)
Mar 24 - 26
Mon: paper assignment /topics -- sw
Mon: ES chap 14
Wed: ES chap 15
Wed: Workshop topics - draft section i
- Week 12 (I-Search development)
Mar 31 - Apr 2
Mon: ES chap 16
Mon: draft anno bib / research
Wed: ES chap 17
Wed: Workshop anno bib
- Week 13 (I-Search revision)
Apr 7 - 9
Mon: ES chap 18
Mon: Workshop: section ii
Wed: ES chap 19
Wed: Workshop: section
- Week 14 (Revision)
Apr 14 - 16
Mon: ES chap 20
Mon: Workshop paper 2
Wed: ES chap 21
Wed: Workshop - final editing draft - paper #2
Wed: --last day to drop --
- Week 15 (Ender's Shadow: Writing about Fiction)
Apr 21 - 23
Mon: ES chap 22 - 24
Mon: Final paper #2 due: all drafts, worksheets, self evals in pocket folder
Wed: In-class essay
- Week 16
April 28 - 30
Mon: NO CLASS
Wed: Workshop
- Week 17
May 5 - 7
Mon: class cancelled
Wed: Final paper due: all drafts, worksheets, self eval in a pocket
folder. No late papers can be accepted.
Wed: In-class essay