TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
English 098--13041
(TR 9:30)*Note: All assignments to be completed before class meets.
NO LATE PAPERS ACCEPTED!!!
Additional handouts may be assigned for reading and response.
Part One: The Images We Project
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Week 1 |
Start The Soloist. Read to page 58 by end of week. Keep journal folder of homework responses to each week's readings. Work on Study Questions for The Soloist |
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1/20 |
Introductions. Pick up first assignment. |
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Start reading The Soloist Annotate text. Work on Study Questions |
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RHETORICAL POINTS: IDEA GENERATION |
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*1/22 |
Read in Grammar Hammer: "Sneak Preview" Chapter 5, 19-24. Pick out your worst problem. |
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Read in Contemporary Reader: "Never Too Buff" Cloud 48, and "What I Think...Fashion World" Jones 55. |
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Write: Half-page Summary and half-page Response to each essay. |
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RHETORICAL POINTS: NARRATION, DESCRIPTION |
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Week 2 |
Read The Soloist up to page 120 by end of week. Work on Study QuestionsDiagnostic Essay Thursday. |
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1/27 |
Read in C. Reader: "Media Assault..." Keim 45, and "Weighing In"Huertes 66. |
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Write: Half-page Summary and half-page Response to each essay. |
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Read in Grammar Hammer: Run-ons, 35-38 |
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Read in New Voices: "White Boy" Anonymous 13. Annotate text |
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RHETORICAL POINTS: PURPOSE, THESIS |
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1/29 |
Read in C. Reader: "The Natural Beauty Myth" Franke-Ruta 63, and "My Hips, My Caderas" Valdes, 69. |
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Write: Half-page Summary and half-page Response for each essay |
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IN-CLASS DIAGNOSTIC ESSAY ON THESE READINGS: BRING BLUE BOOK |
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RHETORICAL POINT: PARAGRAPHS and AUDIENCE |
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Week 3 |
Continue reading The Soloist to page 203. Work on Study QuestionsFirst Draft of Essay #1 Due Thursday |
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2/3 |
Read in C. Reader: Both essays in Viewpoints section, 80-85. |
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Write: 1 page response to #2 on page 82. |
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Read in New Voices: "Where's My Parade?" Anonymous 37. Annotate text |
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Read in Grammar Hammer: Fragments, 38-41 |
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RHETORICAL POINT: ORGANIZATION |
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2/5 |
First Draft of Essay #1. Bring 4 copies for group workshop. |
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Read in Grammar Hammer: S-V Agreement, 41-45 |
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RHETORICAL POINT: THE IN-CLASS ESSAY EXAM |
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Week 4 |
Finish reading The Soloist. Work on Study QuestionsIn-Class Essay #1 on Tuesday. Bring Blue Book Second Draft of Essay #1 Thursday. |
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2/10 |
In-Class Essay #1. Bring Blue Book |
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Read in New Voices: "My Hardest Decision" Singleton 34. Annotate Text |
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Revise: Essay #1 for Thursday. |
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Read in Grammar Hammer: Tense Shifts, 54-56 |
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2/12 |
Second Draft of Essay #1 due for workshop. 4 Copies for group. |
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Read in Grammar Hammer: Apostrophes, 59-61 |
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RHETORICAL POINTS: INTRODUCTIONS & CONCLUSIONS |
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Part Two: The Soloist
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Week 5 |
Re-read The Soloist. Study Questions due Tues and Thurs. Essay #1 due Tuesday |
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2/17 |
Essay #1 Final Draft due in folder with rough drafts, workshop sheets, etc |
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NO LATE PAPERS ACCEPTED!!! |
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Re-read The Soloist Preface through page 58. Be prepared to discuss in class. |
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Write: Study Questions on these pages due |
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Read in Grammar Hammer: Fragments, 38-41 |
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2/19 |
Re-read The Soloist 58-120. Be prepared to discuss in class. |
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Write: Study Questions on these pages due |
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RHETORICAL POINTS: FINDING THEMES |
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Week 6 |
Finish Re-reading The Soloist. Study Questions due Tues and Thurs |
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2/24 |
Re-read The Soloist Part 2 |
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Write: Study Questions on these pages due |
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Be prepared to discuss in class. |
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Read in Grammar Hammer: Verb Forms, Tenses, 30-35 |
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2/26 |
Re-read The Soloist Part 3 |
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Write: Study Questions on these pages due |
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Read in Grammar Hammer: Wrong Words, 45-51 |
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Week 7 |
Overall evaluation of The Soloist. Draft of Essay #2 due for Workshop on Thursday. |
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3/3 |
Re-read important/confusing sections of The Soloist |
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Write: List five important themes of the book. |
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Be Prepared to discuss whole book in class. |
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Read in Grammar Hammer: S-V Agreement, 41-45 |
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RHETORICAL POINTS: REVISING VS EDITING |
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3/5 |
First Draft of Essay #2 due for Workshop. 4 Copies for Group. |
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Read in Grammar Hammer: Run-ons, 35-38 |
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Week 8 |
Draft of Essay #2 due for Workshop Tuesday. |
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3/10 |
Second Draft of Essay #2 due for Workshop. Bring 4 Copies |
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Read in Grammar Hammer: Missing Commas, 51-53 |
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Read in New Voices: "Soldiers and Home" Kodadad 68. Annotate Text |
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RHETORICAL POINT: MLA DOCUMENTATION |
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3/12 |
Read in C. Reader: "Can We Still Afford...?" Kennedy 556. |
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Write: One page freewrite to Essay 3 prompt. Decide on the one goup you are interested in first. Then write about why you have chosen that particular group. Then also consider in your freewrite: What do you think know now? What do you need to find out? |
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Read in Grammar Hammer: Unnecessary Commas, 61-63 |
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BRING The Soloist and New Voices to class. |
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START RESEARCH FOR ESSAY #3 |
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Part Three: The Immigration Debate
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Week 9 |
Library Visit Thursday. Research for Essay #3 Final Draft of Essay #2 Due Thursday in Library |
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3/17 |
Read in New Voices: "One Hundred Years" Cai 104. Annotate Text. |
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Read in Grammar Hammer: Misplaced Modifiers 65-67 |
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Read in C. Reader: "Forging a New Vision. . ." Rodriguez 539, and "Do We Want Mexifornia?" Hanson 543. |
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Write: Brief summary, full page response to each essay. |
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3/19 |
Library Visit (Lab B) Meet in Oviatt Library |
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Final Draft of Essay #2 due. NO LATE PAPERS ACCEPTED!!! |
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Read in C. Reader: "The Next Americans" Jiminez 586, and "Educating Illegal..." 574 |
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Write: Answer #5 on page 589. One full page. |
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RHETORICAL POINT: RESEARCH |
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Week 10 |
Continue research for Essay #3 First Draft of Essay #3 due Thursday |
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3/24 |
Read in C. Reader: "Immigration Quotas..." Binswanger 577, and "Reading the Blog" 568 |
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Write: Very brief summary and one page response to each essay. |
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Read in Grammar Hammer: Prepositions, 70-73 |
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RHETORICAL POINT: ARGUMENT |
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3/26 |
Read in C. Reader: Both essays in Viewpoints section, 591-595 |
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Write: 1 page Response to #7 in Critical Reading on page 595. |
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Read in Grammar Hammer: Missing Commas-series, 56-58 |
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First Draft of Essay #3 due for Workshop. Bring 4 Copies. |
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Week 11 |
Second Draft of Essay #3 due Thursday |
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3/31 |
HOLIDAY CESAR CHAVEZ |
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4/2 |
Read in New Voices: "A Necessary Evil" Vigliotto 94. Annotate Text. |
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Second Draft of Essay #3 due for Workshop. Bring 4 Copies. |
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RHETORICAL POINT: ARGUMENT |
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Week 12: APRIL 6-11 |
Spring Recess |
No Classes |
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Week 13 |
Final Draft of Essay #3 due Tuesday |
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4/14 |
Final Draft of Essay #3 due, in folder with rough drafts and photocopies of research sources. NO LATE PAPERS ACCEPTED!!! |
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Read in Grammar Hammer: Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement, 67-70 |
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4/16 |
Read in Grammar Hammer: Vague Pronouns, 74-76 |
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Read in New Voices: Portfolio Letters 3-7. |
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RHETORICAL POINT: LETTER WRITING |
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Part Four: Portfolio Preparation
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Week 14 |
First Draft of Portfolio Letters due Thursday. Revise Essays. In-Class Essay #2 Tuesday. Bring Blue Book and New Voices |
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4/21 |
BRING NEW VOICES and read again before class, "One Hundred Years" Cai 104. |
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In-Class Essay #2. Bring Blue Book. |
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4/23 |
First Draft of Letters due for Workshop. Copies for group. |
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Week 15 |
Portfolio Workshops |
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4/28 |
Bring at least one REVISED essay for workshop. Copies for Group. |
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Grammar Review Day |
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Fragments, Grammar Hammer 38-41; Run-ons, Grammar Hammer 35-38 |
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4/30 |
Bring at least one REVISED essay for workshop. Copies for Group. |
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Week 16 |
Portfolio Week |
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5/5 |
Portfolio Due in class: Absolute Deadline. No Late Portfolios Accepted |
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5/7 |
Class Wrap-up |
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Week 17 |
Exam Week |
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5/14 |
Meet at 9 AM to return portfolios and grade. |
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Accommodations will be extended to Students with Disabilities. If you will need this accommodation, please notify instructor as soon as possible.
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CLASSROOM GRADE DISTRIBUTION
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Revised Essays (15% each) |
45% |
Grammar Presentations |
5% |
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In-class Essays (5% each) |
10% |
Class Participation |
15% |
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Homework Responses & Freewrites |
10% |
Pop Quizzes |
5% |
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The Soloist Study Questions |
10% |
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Grading Guidelines for Essays:
B
represents solid, readable writing that does what the assignment asks. B-level writing demonstrates concrete support for claims, fine organization, and substantive thoughtfulness, but it is not rich in specific detail. B-level writing is free of most grammatical problems.A
represents a writing level of unusual polish and style, and often takes a surprising angle in developing a topic. A-level writing is rare, because it shows consistent excellence. A-level writing always surpasses assignment expectations.C
represents writing which probably satisfies all the requirements of an assignment. However, such writing lacks sufficient, concrete support needed to illustrate its assertions or prove its point. C-level writing also shows lapses in editing proficiency and contains careless errors.
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