This page lists the daily activities and homework assignments for our class. You should check it regularly to find out what homework you should do for each class. Please check this online syllabus rather than printing it out, because it will change as the semester goes along.
| Date | Activity | Homework due | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M 22 Jan | Introduction
Diagnostic essay What do we want? |
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| W 24 Jan | Go over syllabus
Introductory discussion: South Africa |
Read "A Short History of Apartheid" (OASIS Handouts) | |
| 2 | M 29 Jan | Syllabus quiz
Get Essay 1 assignment Brainstorming exercise Trip to writing center |
Read syllabus thoroughly for quiz
Email Brendan from your preferred address |
| W 31 Jan | START AT 11am
Discuss ideas of family idea workshop for essay |
Read "The Visitor" and "The Spectrum" (OASIS handouts) | |
| 3 | M 5 Feb | START AT 11am
Intro to peer review |
Essay 1 rough draft due |
| W 7 Feb | Intro to Drupal
Conference on Essay 1 RD Present new knowledge about S.A. |
Read assigned article from wikipedia | |
| 4 | M 12 Feb | Their, They're, There exercise
Get Essay 2 assignment South Africa facts |
Essay 1 due |
| W 14 Feb | Discuss Hurston, Essay 2
Post on Drupal site Get Essay 1 feedback |
Read Hurston, "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" (Get it from OASIS handouts) | |
| 5 | M 19 Feb | Peer Review
Proof reading Checklist |
Essay 2 rough draft due
Essay 1 revision due |
| W 21 Feb | Discuss Hurston, South Africa
Essay 2 rough draft responses |
Read assigned article from wikipedia | |
| 6 | M 26 Feb | Midterm Essay assigned
5 senses exercise Expanding your essay |
Essay 2 due |
| W 28 Feb | Drupal posts
Sentence issues How to expand essays |
Decide which essay to expand, brainstorm ideas | |
| 7 | M 5 Mar | Revising sentences
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Midterm Rough Draft due
Essay 2 revision due |
| W 7 Mar | Drupal comments
Rough Draft conferences |
None | |
| 8 | M 12 Mar | Midterm eval
Midterm Q&A |
Midterm Essay Final due |
| W 14 Mar | Drupal comments
South Africa discussion - responses and questions Midterm Q&A |
None | |
| - | M 19 Mar | No class - Spring Break | |
| W 21 Mar | No class - Spring Break | ||
| 9 | M 26 Mar | Get Essay 3 assignment
Bill of Rights exercise |
None |
| W 28 Mar | Finish US BoR
Discuss South Africa's Bill of Rights Freewrite Essay 3 start |
Read South Africa's Bill of Rights
(Handout or follow weblink from Drupal site) |
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| 10 | M 2 Apr | Peer Review
Post to Drupal site |
Essay 3 Rough draft due
Midterm revision due |
| W 4 Apr | No class
Paper comments will arrive by email |
Work on Essay 3 | |
| 11 | M 9 Apr | Get Essay 4 assignment
Read Drupal posts, find a couple that interest you |
Essay 3 due |
| W 11 Apr | Freewrite responses to topic
Post on Drupal site Citation discussion |
Pick the topic you want to write about. | |
| 12 | M 16 Apr | Workshop Drafts (Bring draft to class!)
Sentence issues |
Essay 4 rough draft due
Essay 3 revision due |
| W 18 Apr | Discuss reading
Drupal posts Get Essay4 rd back |
Read Survey of South Africa
Come up with two questions to ask about it |
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| 13 | M 23 Apr | Get Final essay assignment
Free write final essay expansion |
Essay 4 due |
| W 25 Apr | Drupal posts | Pick two sentences to work on from your free write. | |
| 14 | M 30 Apr | Peer review (or workshop) rough drafts | Final essay rough draft due
Essay 4 revision due |
| W 2 May | Drupal posts | Two writing questions you'd like answered. | |
| 15 | M 7 May | DVD Commentary
Drupal posts |
Final essay final draft due |
| W 9 May | Class wrap-up, conversation
Final drupal posts |
