English 1001-17 Winter 2010
Week 1Mon 1/4
Wed 1/6 / Syllabus Review
In class writing
Introduction to Reflective Essays
Reading Critically Writing Well Chapter 4 begins p. 150
Thinking about your experience with reflection
Week 2
Mon 1/11
Wed 1/13 / Homework due each Monday: Read Anne Lamott's essay:
"Shitty First Drafts" and respond – what do you think of her ideas and would they work for you? Why or why not?
Have read RCWW: “Global Voices Delhi Summit” p. 186 or online.
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2006/12/19/delhi-summit-reflections-we-are-the-people-of-the-year/ (This means you should read it prior to class)
Brainstorming about essay topic
Have read Brent Staples essay: “Black Men and Public Spaces”
RCWW p. 153
First draft peer review reflective essay – bring THREE typed copies of your draft and PRINT OUT peer review guidelines
Week 3
Mon 1/18
Wed 1/20 / No Class – MLK Holiday – University closed
HW due: read and summarize: How to Mark a Book
Have read RCWW: Carl Safina: “Comes a Turtle, Comes the World”p167
Second draft peer reviews of essay drafts – print out guidelines
Week 4
Mon 1/25
Wed 1/27 / HW due: Read and summarize Editing and Proofreading
Have read RCWW: Steven Doloff: “A Universe Lies on the Sidewalks of New York” p. 174
Peer reviews and proofreading in class
Reflective Essay Packets Due
Introduction to Explaining Concepts p. 215 Chapter 5
Brainstorming for topics
Week 5
Mon 2/1
Wed 2/3 / NO CLASS – Faculty Furlough Day
HW due: Read and summarize: The Difference Between High School and College Writing
Have read RCWW: David Quammen: “Is Sex Necessary?” p 218
Rough First draft Explaining Concepts peer reviews – bring three copies
of your draft for peer reviews. Print out two peer review guide sheets.
Week 6
Mon 2/8
Wed 2/10 / HW due: Read and summarize: Paragraph Development and Topic Sentences
Have read RCWW: Deborah Tannen: “Marked Women” p 232
Second draft peer reviews
Have read RCWW essay: Beth Bailey: “Dating” p 241
Proofreading peer reviews of drafts
Week 7
Mon 2/15
Wed 2/17 / NO CLASS – Faculty Furlough Day
HW due: Read and summarize: Writing a Research Paper
Explaining Concepts Essay Packets Due
Introduction to Proposal to Solve a Problem Essays: Chapter 8
Thinking about your experience with proposal writing p 444
Week 8
Mon 2/22
Wed 2/24 / HW: Read and summarize The Rhetorical Triangle
Have read RCWW: Michael Pollan: “The Vegetable Industrial Complex”
p 445
Brainstorming about topics for essay
(Here is a good resource: Research Quick Start Guide)
Have read RCWW: Beck: “Not Your Everyday Homeless Proposal”p 466
First Draft Peer Reviews – bring three typed copies of your paper
Week 9
Mon 3/1
Wed 3/3 / HW Due: Read and summarize – Thesis Statements
and Using Quotations in Essays
Second Draft Peer Reviews
Thesis Statements Due
Have read RCWW: Kornbluh:”Win-Win Flexibility” p 474
Continuation of Peer Reviews
Week 10
Mon 3/8
Wed 3/10 / HW Due: Read and summarize: Evaluating Web Pages
Proofreading peer reviews
Last Class – Final Position Papers Due
In Class Writing – Self-Reflective Essay