| Week Of |
Monday |
Wednesday |
Friday |
| August 26 |
In-Class Writing |
Introduction to Syllabus |
Introduction to Project
#1
Read
Chapter 1 pp 3-27 |
| September 2 |
Labor Day - No Classes |
Discussing
Heroes
“Move Over Barney”
176-183 |
Discussing
Heroes cont.
“Rosa parks Joins the
Children’s Wall of Heroes” and “How One Woman Became a Voice of
Her People” 184-191 |
| September 9 |
Brainstorming
for Topics |
Collaborative
Invention
Topics for Project 1 Due |
Developing
Ideas
“A Hero in My
Family” 192-193 |
| September 16 |
Drafting
Project #1 – Come Ready to Write!!!
|
Troubleshooting
Using
MS Word to Workshop Papers |
Rough
Draft of Project #1 Due; Bring electronic and paper copies to
class |
| September 23 |
Work
On Revision
Development and
Organization |
Revision
Continued
Style and Mechanics
Sentence
Fragments
|
Final
Draft of Project #1 Due |
| September 30 |
Introduction
to Project #2
“Gender Role Images on
Television” 291-293 |
Talking
Critically about Cultural Texts
Brainstorming for Topics
Discussion
of Revision Policy
|
Modeling
Assignment
Read
Chapter 4 119-122; 125-130
Topics for Project #2 Due |
| October 7 |
Collaborative
Invention |
Drafting
Project #2 |
Rough
Draft of Project #2 Due; Bring electronic and paper copies to
class |
| October 14 |
Working On Revisions |
Comma
Splices |
Final Draft of Project
#2 due |
| October 21 |
Introduction to
Project 3
|
Modeling Project 3
|
Brainstorming for
Topics
|
| October 28 |
Collaborative Planning
Topics for Project 3 Due
|
Drafting Project 3
|
Rough
Draft of Project #3 Due; Bring FOUR copies to
class
Sample
Essay
|
| November 4 |
Working On Revisions
|
Conferences - Contact Teacher
for Time
|
Final Draft of Project
#3 due |
| November 11 |
Practice End-of-Semester
Essays |
Practice End-of-Semester
Essays |
Introduction to Project
#4 |
| November 18 |
|
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Invention for Project 4
|
| November 25 |
Organization
|
Work on Project 4 |
Thanksgiving Break - No
Class |
| December 2 |
Rough
Draft of Project #4 Due; Bring FOUR Copies
|
|
Conferences - See Teacher for
Appointment |
| December 9 |
End of Semester Essay
Final Draft of Project
#3 due
Form
for EOS
|
End of Semester Essay
Form
for EOS
|
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| December 16 |
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