This schedule changes frequently. You should check it
often—
| Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| Date | Event |
| 28 October | Project 1 due |
| 18 November | Project 2 due |
| 24-26 November | No Class |
| 15 December | Project 3 due |
| 20-31 December | No Class |
| 19 January (2005) | Project 4 due |
Meeting times:
1151-03; MW; 08:30-09:45; 33 ECong Rm305
1151-04; MW; 10:00-11:15; 33 ECong Rm320
1151-09; MW; 11:30-12:45; 33 ECong Rm215
Office Hours:
M 1:00-3:00
T N/A
W 1:00-3:00
R 11:00-12:30
F N/A
Where do I find the
readings?
Most of our readings come from our textbook,
Being A Writer, and our handbook, A Writer's Resource.
Those books are indicated below by the abbreviations BaW and WR,
respectively.
| Date | Activity | Homework due today |
|---|---|---|
| M 27 Sep | Intro to the course Syllabus review Writing Exercise |
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| W 29 Sep | Intro to the course (syllabus) Short OASIS intro Meet-n-Greet |
Read "To the Student", BaW, xvii Do "Prologue", BaW, xxvii Read 1.1-1.2, WR, p1-6 Bring in one piece of good writing |
| Unit 1: Discipline | ||
| M 4 Oct | Syllabus Quiz Intro to Unit One Writing Exercises Assign bands, draw for panels |
Read syllabus carefully Read Ch 1, BaW, 1-13, Read BaW, 351-355 Writing exercise |
| W 6 Oct | Intro to project one Writing Center Tour (9, 11, 12:30) Bands meet, share discipline collages |
Finish Ch 1, BaW, 14-25 Read BaW, 356-361 Assemble collage |
| M 11 Oct | Grammar Panel 1 (11.51) Bands: describe images, share them |
Read Ch 2, BaW, 25-33 Read BaW, 362-366 Write a short response |
| W 13 Oct | Grammar Panel 2 (12.57-58) Quiz Image/Story Process writing |
Finish Ch 2, BaW, 34-41
Read BaW, 367-372 Select an image Do a draft of an image-story |
| M 18 Oct | Plagiarism day Q & A about project one |
Work on project one |
| W 20 Oct | Grammar Panel 3 Plagiarism Day Discuss Peer Review |
Draft of Project one due (Copies to band & instructor) |
| M 25 Oct | Grammar Panel 4 (12.59-60) Peer Review |
Read bandmate projects Peer Review forms due |
| W 27 Oct | Process journal Intro to unit two Halloween activity |
Project one final draft due |
| Unit 2: Family | ||
| M 1 Nov | Grammar Panel 5 (11.53) Grammar Panel 4 (classes 04, 09) Discuss Elbow, writing processes Assign Project Two |
Begin Ch3, BaW, 43-56 Read BaW, 372-378 Do Activity Two (p51) |
| W 3 Nov | Discuss genres, transform Grammar Panel 6 (12.61-62) Share with bands |
Finish Ch3, BaW, 56-73 Read BaW, 378-382 Choose a segment and a "genre" Start work on project two |
| M 8 Nov | Grammar Panel 7 (11.54) Allegory discussion/exercise Project Two Q&A |
Start Ch5, BaW, 111-128 Read BaW, 382-390 |
| W 10 Nov | Revision exercise | Finish Ch5, BaW, 129-142 Read BaW, 390-396 Draft of Project two due (Copies to band & instructor) |
| M 15 Nov | Grammar Panel 8 (12.63-64) Discipline & Family Sign up for conferences Short Peer review |
Peer Review forms due |
| W 17 Nov | Intro to unit three Mid-term evals |
Project two final draft due |
| M 22 Nov | No class meeting: Conferences |
No class meeting: Conferences |
| W 24 Nov | No class meeting: Conferences |
No class meeting: Conferences |
| Unit 3: Entertainment | ||
| M 29 Nov | Grammar Panel 9 (11.55) Dialog and Loop writing Assign Project three |
Read Ch4, BaW, 75-89 Read BaW, 396-400 |
| W 1 Dec | Grammar Panel 10 (12.65-66) Entertainment/Discipline/Family Collage |
Finish Ch4, BaW, 89-108 Read BaW, 401-403 |
| M 6 Dec | Grammar Panel 11 (11.56) Audience exercise |
Read Ch6, BaW, 143-158 Read BaW, 404-407 |
| W 8 Dec | Audience discussion--projs 3 & 4 | Finish Ch6, BaW, 159-169 Draft of project three due (Copies for band & instructor) |
| M 13 Dec | Grammar Panel 12 (12.67-68) Peer Review |
Peer review forms due |
| W 15 Dec | Intro to unit four | Project three final draft due |
| Unit 4: Community | ||
| M 3 Jan | Discussion of public policy | Think about public policy issues |
| W 5 Jan | Project four assigned Select a public policy issue |
Bring a list of three issues |
| M 10 Jan | Collaborative work time Course Evaluations |
Begin writing pieces for project four |
| W 12 Jan | In-class Peer Review | Bring project four segments (Bring extra copies for instructor) |
| M 17 Jan | No Class Meeting: MLK Day. |
Work on final projects |
| W 19 Jan | Course wrap-up Process Journal |
Project four final draft due |
