English 100-1 (CR 80685) Class Schedule
Fall 2009 - Charron
Texts: The Prose Reader (PR)
Quick Access Compact (QA)
The Lakota Way (LW)
NOTE: Homework assignments are listed in bold and are due on the date they are listed. Class activities are listed on each date (not in bold) and will be done during class time. I reserve the right to change assignments and due dates as necessary. I will also assign reflective journal entry topics that are related to the reading assignments. Please record those assignments and due dates in the margin next to the dates they are assigned. Read all PR assignments before coming to class. Be prepared to discuss the readings. From time to time, I may give unannounced quizzes and will assign short answer responses based on the reading assignments.
Week 1: September 14–18
September 14Introduction to the Course
Syllabus Scanning Exercise
Review Syllabus
September 16Read QA 374-375
Read PR 1-18, highlight important points, and summarize pp 1-9
SSR
Group work – QA Exercise 34-3
Discuss Writing Workshop requirements
September 18Read Afterward and Introduction – LW
Read PR 19-30
Diagnostic Writing due
Lab – MyWritingLab registration
Review writing a summary
Final Draft - Diagnostic Essay
Practice writing a summary
Introduce yourself to your classmates on our class blog
Week 2: September 21-25
September 21Read PR 31-43
Read LW - Chapters 1 and 2 (see reading schedule). Review Writing Process/Essay Writing
Peer Review – Summaries
Discuss MyWritingLab Registration
September 23Read PR Hogan 82-88. Write answers to questions
1, 4 5, 8, 11 on p. 87
Personal Writing Process Depiction Due
Journal #1 – Summarize the story about the man
in a cave in Hogan’s essay. Why does Hogan include
this story, and what does it add to the essay?
SSR - LW
Group Work: Share individual writing processes
Discuss Hogan essay
September 25Journal #2: Using information from LW Intro
and Afterword, describe the Lakota “way” - values,
belief system, lifestyle. Support your response
with evidence from the text. Cite page numbers.
Journals #1 and #2 collected in class.
Read PR 31-44 – Rhetorical Mode: Description
Lab – Summary #1 due at end of class
Begin Descriptive Essay (due on Wednesday, September 30) –
bring rough draft with pseudonym for peer review on
Monday, September 28.
Week 3: September 28-October 2
September 28Read PR 63-68. Write answers to questions 9 and 10, p. 69
Read QA 241-249Comma Splices; Write Ex. 20-1, p. 245-246
Read LW - Chapters 3 and 4 (see reading schedule)
Bring draft of Descriptive Essay with your pseudonym to class
for peer review
Review Diagnostic Writing assignment – common
errors
Subordinating Conjunction Game
Peer Review
September 30Descriptive Essay due
Journal #3: Compare and contrast McPhee’s concern about
preserving the environment with comparable feelings by Linda Hogan (“Dwellings”). How are they similar? How are they different?
Read QA 49-58 Paragraph Development; Write QA Exercise 3-4, p. 57 and 3-5,
p. 58 (write only two paragraphs for this exercise)
Read PR 91-103 Rhetorical Mode: Narration – highlight and
annotate important points
Extra Credit Opportunity: Paul Chaat Smith, Speaker
Author of Everything You Know About Indians Is
Wrong and Like a Hurricane: The Indian Movement
from Alcatraz to Wounded Knee– Dore Theater 7pm
SSR
Group Work: QA Exercise 3-2, p. 51 and Exercise 3-3, p. 53
Discuss Ex. 3-4
Peer Review paragraphs from Ex. 3-5
October 2Furlough Day: No Class!
Journal #4: Discuss how and why humility is the foundation
for all other virtues. Support your responsewith
textual evidence.
Complete MyWritingLab Pre-Test and Modules:
1) Subject/Verb Agreement and 2) Fragments by October 2!
Week 4: October 5-9
October 5Read Sawaquat’s For My Indian DaughterPR 104-107.
Write answers to questions 1, 4, 5, and 8, p. 107
Read QA 235-241 Sentence Fragments
Write Ex. 19-3, p. 240
Read LW - Chapters 5 and 6 (see reading schedule)
Pair Activity: Exercise 19-2, p. 238
Sentence Pattern Sheet
In-Class Essay Hints for Success
October 7Journal #5: Describe as thoroughly as you can the point of view of Sawaquat’s narrator. Include in your answer a discussion of person, vantage point, and attitude.
Read PR 141-152 Rhetorical Mode: Example – highlight and
annotate
Read QA 84-88Writing Arguments
Write two example sentences for each item on Sentence
Pattern Sheet
Group Activity:Thesis Statement- QA Ex. 5-1, p. 86
Peer Review: Sentence Pattern Sheet homework
October 9Journal #6: Discuss the connections between love and
honor. Include examples from LW and your own
experiences.
Journals #3-6 due and will be reviewed in class
Complete MyWritingLab Modules: 3) Comma Splices and 4)
Fragments by October 9!
Lab: In-Class Essay #1 due at end of class!
Week 5: October 12-16
October 12Read Rodriguez’ essay, Public and Private Language PR 158
Write answers to questions 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, PR 164
Read QA 119-129 Coordination and Subordination
Read LW - Chapters 7 and 8 (see reading schedule)
Discuss Sentence Types
Pair Work: QA 125- Ex 9-2
October 14Journal #7: In Rodriguez’ essay Public and Private
Language, when does the author refer to the public confidence he and his family experience? What does Rodriguez mean by this phrase? What is the context of each of the references to this notion? Be sure to cite page numbers in your journal entry.
Read PR 188-199 Rhetorical Mode: Process Analysis –
highlight important points and annotate
Read QA 130-133: Parallelism; Write Ex. 10-1 QA 133
Process Analysis Exercise: Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
SSR
Group Work: QA 133 - Ex. 10-1
October 16Journal #8: In LW, write about the differences between
truth and illusion. Support your response with textual evidence and page citations.
Complete MyWritingLab Modules: 4) Prewriting and
5) Pronoun Agreement by October 16!
Lab – Research Activity
Week 6: October 19-23
October 19Read QA 134-139 Conciseness
Write Ex. 11-1 QA 136
Read LW: Chapters 9and 10
Read QA 5-7: Audience
Read PR 200-205, Managing Your Time by Bliss
Write answers to questions 1, 4, 6, 10, 12
Read LW - Chapters 9 and 10 (see reading schedule)
Warm-up: PR 244 #7
Group Work: Discuss Bliss essay
October 21Read PR 345-255 Rhetorical Mode: Division and Classification
highlight important points and annotate
Read QA 139-148 The Impact of Words
Journal # 9: Briefly summarize the main points in Managing
Your Time by Bliss in one paragraph. Write a second paragraph in which you evaluate your own schedule and discuss what you need to do to improve your own time management.
SSR
Group Work: QA 142, Ex. 12-1 and QA 143 Ex. 12-2
October 23Read QA 378-421: MLA Documentation
Journal #10: Summarize the two virtues discussed in Chapters
9 and 10: Bravery and Fortitude. Use textual evidence
and page citations in your journal entry.
Journals #7-10 due and will be reviewed in class
Complete MyWritingLab Modules: 6) Thesis Statements and
7) Developing the Thesis by October 23!
Lab
Summary #2
Lab: Work with a partner and create a Works Cited page
Week 7: October 26-30
October 26Finish Reading LW: Chapters 11 and 12
Read Memory: Tips You’ll Never Forget by Schneider PR
256-259.
Write answers to questions 1, 2, 4, 6, 7
Read LW - Chapters 11 and 12 (see reading schedule)
Documenting Sources
Group Work: Discuss Schneider’s essay
Peer Review: Works Cited Page
October 28Journal #11: In Memory: Tips You’ll Never Forget, what is
Schneider’s point of view toward forgetfulness in general? What types of memory lapses do you experience in a typical day? How would you classify these lapses?
Read PR 446-461 Rhetorical Mode: Argument and Persuasion
highlight important points and annotate
Read QA 89-100 Writing Arguments
Group Work: Ex. 5-4 QA 93
SSR
October 30Read PR 502-505: America Must Take Stronger Measures
to Halt Illegal Immigration by Scott andPR 506-510:
Illegal Immigration Does Not Threaten America by Raynor
Journal #12: What did you learn from The Lakota Way?
Be specific in your response and use properly cited examples from the story. Second paragraph: Would you recommend that I use this book for future English 100 classes? Why or why not? Be specific.
Complete MyWritingLab Modules: 8) Supporting Details and
9) The Comma by October 30!
Lab: In-class Essay #2
After completing essay: summarize one of the immigration
essays that you read for today. Bring a copy of your summary to class on Monday.
Week 8: November 2-6
November 2PR 512 - Write answers to questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 11
Summary of Immigration Essay due
Warm-up: Free write about the role of immigrants in the
United States: What do immigrants offer America? In what ways so immigrants weaken our country? Who should be allowed to enter our country? What guidelines would you put on immigrants?
Group Discussion: Immigration
Discuss Final Synthesis Paper Options
Discuss Thesis Statements for Synthesis Essay
November 4 Read PR 299-311 Rhetorical Mode: Comparison and Contrast
highlight important points and annotate
Furlough Day – No Class!!
Attend Joseph Marshall’s event at the Icardo Center
this evening at 7:00 p.m. for extra credit!
November 6Thesis Statement for Final Paper due at beginning of class
Outline of Final Paper due by the end of class.
Final Journals due. Journals will be collected in class.
Lakota Way Reading Schedule and Final Response Sheet due
Complete MyWritingLab Modules: 10) Using Parallelism by
November 6!
Lab: Work on Introductory Paragraph and Rough Draftof
Body Paragraphs for Synthesis Paper. Bring printed copy of this to class on Monday for peer review.
Week 9: November 9-13
November 9Read QA 378-410 – Documenting Sources
Read Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts by Catton – PR
312-316. Write answers to questions 1, 5, 9, 10, 11, and 12.
MyWritingLab assignments due including all components,
diagnostic test, and the post test
Turn in completed MWL Form
Peer Review: Rough Draft
Writing workshop – Conferences as needed
November 11 Veteran’s Day Holiday - No Class!!
November 13ReadPR 545-560 Reading and Writing from Sources
Lab: Work on Final Paper
Conferences as needed
Week 10: November 16-20
November 16Second Draft of Final Paper due – Peer Review Bring 2
copies of your second draft. One of the copies
should haveyour pseudonym.
Peer Review: Refer to Box 5.5 QA 94
November 18Work on Final Paper
Individual Conferences as needed
November 20Final Synthesis Paper Due at the beginning of class**
Week 11: November 23-25 Finals’ Week!
November 23 Scheduled Final Time: 8:00 – 10:30 –Feedback on your
final paper.
** Final Papers must include the following and must be submitted in a folder:
- Final Draft
- Works Cited Page
- Copies of all rough drafts
- Copies of outside sources, highlighted and annotated
- Turnitin.com report