Moorpark English MO2: Spring 2012 Tentative Schedule

Last revised 25 March '12

• Week 1
  Jan 9 - 11
  
  • Mon: Syllabus / Student Writing Profile/ FAQs /
  • Wed: Interviews
  • Wed: Timed, in-class writing
    

• Week 2 (Introductions)
  Jan 16 - 18
  
  • Mon: MLK Jr. holiday
  • Wed:: Introductions

• Week 3 (Narrative)
  Jan 23 - 25
  
  • Mon: WAA: "The Watcher at the Gates" (18) web version Please freewrite about a time you had writer's block.
  • Mon: Freewriting
  • Wed: Least Heat Moon: "West Texas." (HO)
  • Wed: Observation assignment.

• Week 4 (Literacy Narrative)
  Jan 30 - Feb 1
  
  • Mon: Sedaris. "Me Talk Pretty One Day." PDF file. No need to print out the last two pages of questions.
  • Mon: writing summaries
  • Wed: ES chap 1-2
  • Wed: Last day to Drop

• Week 5 (Literacy Narrative)
  Feb 6 - 8
  
  • Mon: Literacy portfolio assignment
  • Mon: ES chap 3
    

  • Wed: ES chap 4
    
  • Wed: continue with observation assignments
  • Wed: literacy portfolio group work

• Week 6 (Narrative Revision)
  Feb 13 - 15
  
  • Mon: First Draft - workshop adding details / topic sheet due
    
  • Mon: ES chap 5
    
  • Wed: Second Draft - workshop organization
    
  • Wed: ES chap 6

• Week 7 (Revision)
  Feb 20 - 22
  
  • Mon: Presidents' day holiday

  • Wed: Third Draft - workshop editing/ MLA format
    
  • Wed: Read Rules of Thumb: Vague pronouns (26-27), Proofreading Tips (93-94), and Format of College Papers (95-97).
  • Wed: ES chap 7
    

• Week 8 (Scholar and Hearing and Seeing texts)
  Feb 27 - 29
  
  • Mon: ES chap 8
  • Mon: Paper #1 due -- all drafts, worksheets and self eval in pocket folder
  • Mon: Rhetoric Video
  • Wed: ES chap 9
    
  • Wed: Double Entry Journal
    
  • Mon: The King's Speech first scene

• Week 9 (Hearing and Seeing Texts)
  Mar 5 - 7
  
  • Mon: ES chap 10
  • Mon:The King's Speech
  • Wed: ES chap 11
  • Wed: The King's Speech

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• Spring Break Mar 12 - 14
  

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• Week 10 (Soldier and Hearing and Seeing texts)
  Mar 19 - 21
  
  • Mon: Read WAA: "Examining Stereotypes" Heilbroner (S&R due 3/21)
  • Mon: ES chap 12

  • Wed: ES chap 13
  • bring advertisement
  • choose a music video for viewing on Mon 28.

• Week 11 (Seeing and Hearing Texts)
  Mar 26 -28
  
  • Mon: Class Cancelled

  • Wed: ES 14-15
    
  • Wed: Music videos
    
  • Wed: Assign: "word" due Apr 2

• Week 12 (Leader and Rhetorical Analysis)
  Apr 2 - 4
  • Mon: ES chap 16
    
  • Mon: "How To Poison Earth." (online PDF)
  • Mon: Assign: "scene" due Apr 4

  • Wed: choose article from WAA and read for discussion today
  • Wed: ES chap 17
    
  • Wed: Assign paper #2
    

• Week 13 (Rhetorical Analysis revision)
  Apr 9 - 11
  
  • Mon: ES chap 18
    
  • Mon: Workshop Development
    
  • Wed: ES chap 19
    
  • Wed: Workshop organization
    

• Week 14 (Victor and Revision)
  Apr 16 - 18
  
  • Mon: ES chap 20
    
  • Mon: Workshop - final editing draft - paper #2
  • 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)
  Apr 23 - 25
  
  • Mon: ES chap 23 - 24
    
  • Wed: In-class essay
    

• Week 16
  Apr 30 - May 2
  
  • Mon: Workshop
    
  • Wed: Workshop
    

• Week 17
  May 7 - 9
  
  • Mon: Workshop
    
  • Wed: Final paper due: all drafts, worksheets, self eval in a pocket folder. No late papers can be accepted.
  • Wed: In-class essay

Last Revised 5 Jan '12