Due: Tuesday, January 7

1. Purchase a spiral notebook and label three sections: Journals, Homework, and Notes; Purchase The Mercury Reader from the bookstore (Custom Edition for 101; Review the syllabus and bring any questions to class

2. Given these topics, consider the first two elements of the PACES model and briefly explain the following for each:

a. What would you hope to achieve by addressing these issues? What would be your PURPOSE?

b. How would you reach or appeal to an apathetic AUDIENCE? (Remember the "F" words)

TOPICS: Hollywood, Higher Education (college), Bullying, Social Media, Homeschooling

3. Now choose THREE of your own topics and repeat a. and b. from above. 

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Due: Wednesday, January 8

 1. Current Event #1 on crime--at least one page, double-spaced, typed, and formatted according to the syllabus. Summarize the issue in 1/4 page and respond to it in at least 3/4 page.

2. For any FOUR of your eight topics, complete the PACES model--CODE: provide five power words that will help you convey your tone; EXPERIENCE: list the experiences/types of evidence you would draw from to achieve your purpose for an apathetic audience; SELF: identify a few adjectives describing how you wish to come across to the reader (confident? aggressive? optimistic? sarcastic? informed? revolutionary? etc.)

Then, for those same four topics, create a thesis statement--using the word ¨should¨ or a judgment word.

3. Read ¨Graduation" from Mercury Reader (page 4-15) and do the following:

a. Identify her purpose? her point?

b. How does she appeal to an apathetic audience?

c. List five power words or phrases that help demonstrate her tone.

d. What key experiences does she describe?

e. How does she come across to the reader?

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Due: Thursday, January 9

1. Current Event #2 on Education

2. Read ¨The Perils of Prohibition" (pages 5-6 in your notes packet) and 

a. identify the thesis (implicit or explicit)

b. List all of the major supporting points/evidence and briefly explain how they connect with the criteria for Strong Evidence (our checklist from page 3 of notes packet)

3. Read ¨Itś a Girl¨ (Mercury Reader, pages 228-232) and asnwer these related to the KTF model:

a. What did you already KNOW about the topic (IVF)?

b. What are conclusions that you reached based on the article? What ideas did it make you THINK?

c. What did the writing make you FEEL about the topic?

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Due: Monday, January 13

1. Read "Cathedral" (40-54 in MR) and identify/briefly  describe the following:

a. the main character (s)

b.the setting

c. the dramatic conflict/the problem(s)

d. the distinct groups (discourse communities) present--what do these groups help reveal about the overall point of the story

e. the point of the story

2. Read ¨Shooting an Elephant" in MR and identify/briefly  describe the following:

a. the main character (s)

b.the setting

c. the dramatic conflict/the problem(s)

d. the distinct groups (discourse communities) present--what do these groups help reveal about the overall point of the story

3. Complete Essay #1 and turn it in as follows:

a. final copy, typed, formatted

b. Swales chart (completed in WC and available on Canvas)

c. PACES model (completed on separate paper or on the back of Swales chart)

d. Outline (last page of prompt)

e. other rough drafts (if you have them)

f. Self-evaluation--typed, four sentences, explaining the strengths and weaknesses of your writing and what grade you think you deserve

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Due: Tuesday, January 14

1.  Read "University Days" in Mercury Reader and identify the thesis (implicit or explicit) and list/explain all the examples used to make the case

2. Read"Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen" in Mercury Reader (page 104);

and identify the thesis (implicit or explicit) and list/briefly explain all the examples used to make the case

3.  Begin filling out the Essay #2 Chart (listing examples of the seven deadly sins) and complete the PACES model on the back

4. Current Event #3 (Hollywood/Entertainment/Sports)

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Due: Wednesday, January 15

1. Essay #2 in this order: final draft + sin chart + PACES model (on the back) + outline from the prompt + self-evaluation (typed)

2. Complete four hooks for the four thesis statements provided on the handout--record in your homework section

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Due: Thursday, January 16

1. Current Event #4: Military

2. Choose topic for Essay #3

3. Read "Black Men in Public Space" (132-135): Identify the thesis and list the effects; also explain how they move from immediate to ultimate

4. Read "Why We Crave Horror Movies": Identify the thesis and list the causes/reasons; also explain how they move from immediate to ultimate

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MONDAY, January 20 Campus is Closed due to MLK Day

 

Due: Tuesday, January 21

1. Read "Why People Don't Help in a Crisis" (148-155, MR): Identify the thesis and answer Questions on Rhetorical Strategy and Style #1,2,3 (Hint--there are two theses; one is informational and one is persuasive)

2. Prep for Midterm (bring a 3X5 card with notes on one side)

3. ESSAY #3 DUE: Include final copy with Works Cited + outline + self-evaluation

4. Prep your Notebook--checklist of assignments will be on Canvas

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Due: Wednesday, January 22

1. Current Event: Response to Editorial

2. Read ¨Marrying Absurd¨ and complete Writing Assignment #3 (in a page)

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Due: Thursday, January 23

1. Bring the novel, A Lesson Before Dying

2. Bring in two advertisements trying to sell the same product (print out)

3. Bring your notes (E/I chart from watching the Öbsolete Man"Twilight Zone episode) and bring your prompt

4. Read ¨Neat vs. Sloppy¨ essay and answer the questions that follow on the handout

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Due: Monday, 9/16

1. For the five topics I provided (online dating, protesting, Children's sports, celebrities, and homeschooling), create a thesis statement for each one--using a should or judgment word; then for any three of these statements, add a POD (Plan of Development)

2. Complete the 2nd Step in Writing: Supporting Your Point page from your notes packet (page 4)--write three supporting points for each of the five thesis statements provided; use the DARE example at the top of the page as a model, and keep in mind that the support can be made up as long as it sounds believable.

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Due: Tuesday, 9/17

1. Complete the 2nd Step in Writing: Supporting Your Point page from your notes packet (page 4)--write three supporting points for each of the five thesis statements provided; use the DARE example at the top of the page as a model, and keep in mind that the support can be made up as long as it sounds believable.

2. Complete the Practice worksheets on Fragments and Run-Ons

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Due: Wednesday, 9/18

1. Current Event #2: Education (typed, formatted)

2. Read "Shooting an Elephant" in Mercury Reade and do the following for each one (record answers in homework section of notebook):

a. identify the main characters

b. describe the settings (time and place)

c. explain the problem

d. describe the distinct groups (discourse communities) present--what do these groups help reveal about the overall point  of the story

e. state the main point or lesson

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Due: Wednesday, September 25 & Thursday, September 26

Essay #1 Due in this order (please staple):

1. Final typed, formatted copy

2. List of your groups to which you belong (done in class)

3. Swales Chart with PACES on back

4. Outline (last page of prompt)

5. Rough Drafts (optional, if you have any)

6. Self-evaluation--typed, four sentences explaining your essay's strengths, weaknesses, and the grade you expect (what you think you earned)

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Due: Monday, September 30 & Tuesday, October 1

1.  Read "University Days" in Mercury Reader and identify the thesis (implicit or explicit) and list/explain all the examples used to make the case

2.  Begin filling out the Essay #2 Chart (listing examples of the seven deadly sins) and complete the PACES model on the back

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Due: Wednesday, October 2 & Thursday, October 3

1. Continue working on Essay 2--Choose Sin

2. Current Event #3 (Hollywood/Entertainment/Sports)

3. Read"Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen" in Mercury Reader (page 104);

and identify the thesis (implicit or explicit) and list/briefly explain all the examples used to make the case

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Due: Monday, October 7 & Tuesday, October 8

1. Outline DUE for Essay #2

Refer to the Student Example and Citing Explanation

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Due: Wednesday, October 9 & Thursday, October 10

ESSAY #2 in this order:

1. Final Draft plus list of sources

2. Sins Chart with PACES on the back

3. Outline & other drafts if you have them

4. Self-evaluation (4-5 sentences, typed, explaining strengths, weaknesses, and expected grade)

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Due: Monday, October 14 & Tuesday, October 15

1. Read "Why People Don't Help in a Crisis" (148-155, MR): Identify the thesis and answer Questions on Rhetorical Strategy and Style #1,2,3 (Hint--there are two theses; one is informational and one is persuasive)

2. Read "Black Men in Public Space" (132-135): Identify the thesis and list the effects; also explain how they move from immediate to ultimate

3. Begin thinking about Essay #3 topics

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Due: Wednesday, October 16 & Thursday, October 17

1. Current Event (Military)

2. Choose topic for Essay #3

3. Register for Noodletools through Library page

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Due: Monday, October 21 & Tuesday, October 22

Prepare for the Midterm

Complete Essay #3 Outline

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Due: Wednesday, October 23 & Thursday, October 24

Finalize Essay #3--turn in in this order:

Final Copy with Works Cited

Outline with prep work

Self-evaluation: strengths, your comfort level with research/citing, and self-grade

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Due: Monday, October 28 & Tuesday, October 29

 Read "Marrying Absurd"  (185-189, Mercury Reader) and answer question #3 under "Writing Assignments"--in about one page

 

Due: Wednesday, October 30 & Thursday, October 31

1. Current Event #4 (Military News)

2. Read "Neat vs. Sloppy People" (in Mercury Reader) and answer Questions on Meaning #1,2,3 and Writing Assignment Question #3 (in 1/2 page)

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Due: Monday, November 4 & Tuesday, November 5

NO HOMEWORK DUE

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Due: Wednesday, November 6 & Thursday, November 7

1. Dramatic Questions for Ch. 1-6 (complete on the form)

2. Complete Reading Log #1 for Ch. 1-6 (pull out six quotes)

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Due: Tuesday, Nov. 12

1. Dramatic Questions for Ch. 7-13

2. Complete Reading Log #2 for Ch. 7-13 (pull out six quotes)

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Due: Wednesday, Nov. 13

1. Dramatic Questions for Ch. 7-19

2. Complete Reading Logs #2,3 for Ch. 7-19 (12 quotes total)

3. Current Event #6 (Health and Medicine)

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Due: Thursday, Nov. 14

1. Dramatic Questions for Ch. 14-19

2. Complete Reading Log #3 for Ch. 14-19 (pull out 6 quotes)

3. Current Event #6 (Health and Medicine)

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Due: Monday, Nov. 18 & Tuesday, Nov. 19

1. Dramatic Questions for Ch. 20-25

2. Complete Reading Log #4 for Ch. 20-25 (6 more quotes)

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Due: Wednesday, Nov. 20 & Thursday, Nov. 21

1. Complete LBD assignments packet:                                                              Final Dramatic Questions

    Reading Log #5 for Ch. 26-end                                                                       Character Development Charts for Grant & Jefferson

     Film vs. Book Chart

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Monday-Wednesday, Nov. 25-27 CONFERENCES in H208--No regular classes--bring your outlines for Essay #4

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Thursday, November 28 (HAPPY THANKSGIVING, no class)

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Monday, Dec. 2 and Tuesday, Dec. 3

Continue working on Essay #4

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Due: Wednesday, Dec. 4 

1. Current Event #7 (Local Politics)

2. Continue working On Essay #4

3. For 7AM class--Bring in a print advertisement for any product--be sure that it has images and text

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Due: Monday, December 9 & Tuesday, Dec. 10

For 11AM MW class, Bring in a print advertisement for any product--be sure that it has images and text

Continue working on Essay #4--Bring Final Questions

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Due: Wednesday, Dec. 11 & Thursday, Dec. 12 (LAST DAY!)

1. ESSAY #4 due with Evaluation questionnaire handout

2. Notebooks DUE for checking

3. FINAL EXAM

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HAPPY END-OF-THE-SEMESTER! 

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Due: Monday, July 22

1. Read ¨Open Carry¨ essay (handout)--complete the ¨Telling Lines¨ chart and the questions on the back.

2. For any of our journal topics, create a SHOULD statement--advocating a policy or course of action that is do-able and that would fix a problem

3. Repeat #2 but with three of your own topics--perhaps you want to use the same three topics you chose for the PACES model at the start of the semester.

*You will end up with 10 total should statements.

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Due: Wednesday, July 24

1. Current Event #5 (Response to Editorial--an any topic)

2. Begin reading ALBD (Chapters 1-10)--ask two dramatic questions and complete Reading Log #1 (pulling out six quotes/excerpts)

3. Choose your topic for Essay #4

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Due: Tuesday, September 18/2018

1. Complete the "Supporting You Point" sheet on the back of your Support notes handout--record the answers in your homework section

2. Read "It's a Girl" (Mercury Reader, pages 228-232) and respond to the following:

• What is her thesis (implicit or explicit)?

• Evaluate her support--identify strong and weak evidence that she uses to prove her point (consider our criteria for strong evidence)

• How is her organized? Why is it easy or difficult to follow her logic?

• Assess the article: does she successfully make her case?

3. Begin to prep for Essay #1--review the information under "Pages" on Canvas. Think about the discourse community you would like to discuss.

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Due: Thursday, September 20/2018

1. Current Event--Education (Typed, formatted)

2. Read Two George Orwell's stories--"A Hanging" and Shooting an Elephant" (pages 20-37 in Mercury Reader)--and for each one,

identify the characters, describe the setting, explain the conflict, and state what you believe the point to be

3. Complete the John Swales chart for your discourse community (available on "Pages")--on the back, complete the PACES model, too

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Due: Tuesday, September 25 

1. Read "Cathedral" (pages 40-54 in Mercury Reader)--and for each one,

identify the characters, describe the setting, explain the conflict, and state what you believe the point to be

2. Complete the outline for Essay #1 (either print and fill out the last page of the "Essay #1 Prompt" under "Pages" in Canvas or use your own paper

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Due: Thursday, September 27

ESSAY #1 DUE: with outline and self-evaluation

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Due: Tuesday, October 2

1. Read "University Days" in Mercury Reader and identify the thesis (implicit or explicit) and list all the examples used to make the case

2. Begin filling out the Essay #2 Chart (listing examples of the seven deadly sins); on the back, complete the PACES model for the topic

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Due: Thursday, October 4

1. Outline for Essay #2 (back of prompt)

2. Read "Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen" in Mercury Reader (page 104);

and identify the thesis (implicit or explicit) and list all the examples used to make the case

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Due: Tuesday, October 9

ESSAY #2 FINAL--include outline, sin chart with PACES on the back, other prep work, and self-evaluation

 

Due: Thursday, October 11

1. Current Event (Hollywood)

2. Begin thinking about topics for Essay #3

3. Read "Why People Crave Horror Movies" (Mercury Reader): identify the thesis and list all of the reasons he provides.

**Be ready for Notebook Check #1 (checklist is available under "Pages" on Canvas)

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Due: Tuesday, October 16

1. Continue working on Essay #3

2. Read "Black Men and Public Space" (132-135) and identify thesis, tell whether it is cause or effect, explain the effects and how it moves from immediate to ultimate; reveal any post hoc fallacies. (Record answers on separate paper because I have notebooks.)

NOTEBOOKS COLLECTED!!

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Due: Thursday, October 18

MIDTERM DAY!--you may bring one 3X5 card filled out on one side with notes and up to 10 of our vocabulary words (taken at the end of class, about 80 minutes)

1. Essay #3 Outline Due (back of Prompt)

2. Read "Why People Don't Help in a Crisis" (Mercury Reader) and answer Questions on Rhetorical Strategy and Style #1-3

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Due: Tuesday, October 23

ESSAY #3 DUE--with outline and self-evaluation

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Due: Thursday, October 25

1. Current Event (Military)

2. Read "Marrying Absurd"  (185-189) and answer question #3 under "Writing Assignments"--in about 3/4 page

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Due: Tuesday, October 30

1. Read the handout essay, "Neat vs. Sloppy People" (178-180) and on page 181, answer Questions on Meaning #1-3 and Writing Assignments #3 (in 3/4 page)

2. Continue working on Essay #4

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Due: Thursday, November 1

1. Essay #4 Outline DUE

2. Complete Take-Home portion of Twilight Zone essay ("To Serve Man")

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Due: Tuesday, November 6

1. Read Chapters 1-9 of A Lesson Before Dying and complete the First Reading Log (6 quotes)

2. Complete Essay #4 DUE with outline and self-evaluation

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Due: Thursday, November 8

1. Read Chapters 10-19 of A Lesson Before Dying and complete the Second Reading Log (6 quotes)

2. Current Event DUE--Response to an Editorial

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Due: Tuesday, November 13

1. Read Chapters 20-25 of ALBD and complete the Third Reading Log (6 quotes)

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Due: Thursday, November 15

1. Read Chapters 26-31 of ALBD and complete the final Readinng Log (6 quotes)

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Due: Tuesday, November 20

1. Complete Character Charts for Jefferson and Grant

2. Complete the Film vs. Book Comparison Chart

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Thursday, November 22

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

No Class

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Tuesday, November 27

1. Choose any FIVE of your journal topics and for each one--provide a "should" statement (thesis) and identify three opposing views to your thesis.

2. Read "The Case Against Helping the Poor" in Mercury Reader--answer Questions on Meaning #1-3 and complete the "Telling Lines" chart (pulling out three quotes/excerpts from the text)

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Thursday, November 29

CLASS IS CANCELED. 

Bring your current event (Local Politics) and your notebook to your conference.

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12/4 and 12/6

CONFERENCES in H208

No regular class sessions

Come to your scheduled appointment and bring your Essay #5 outline, your final current event, and your course notebook.

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Tuesday, 12/11

Bring at least two pages of your draft for Essay #5.

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Thursday, 12/13

FINAL EXAM

FINAL ESSAY DUE

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2. In about one page, describe what BLOCKS you as a writer.

(Complete this first assignment in homework section of notebook)

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Due: Wednesday, 2/21/2018

1. Create two thesis statements for each of your eight topics (16 total theses)--half using the word "should" and half using a judgment word

2. For any FIVE of those theses, attach a Plan of Development (POD)

3. Read "The Perils of Prohibition" (last two pages of the notes packet handed out in class)--identify the thesis, explain how the writer makes the topic relevant, identify five "power" words that convey tone, make a list of the evidence used to make the case, and assess whether the article successfully proves its point

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Due: Monday, 2/26/2018

1. Complete the "Supporting Your Point" (page 4) of your notes packet--record answers in your homework section

2. Read "It's a Girl" from Mercury Reader and answer the following:

a. What is the thesis?

b. Evaluate the evidence used to prove the point--what are strong and weak examples of support?

c. How well is the essay organized? Why is the essay easy or difficult to follow?

d. Assess the essay--does she successfully prove her point?

3. Review the Prompt for Essay #1--especially the article about John Swales' characteristics. Think about a group to which you belong, or would like to belong, or would want others to not belong.

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Due: Wednesday, 2/28/2018

1. Current Event on Education

2. Complete the John Swales' Characteristic Chart for Essay #1

3. Read George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant"

(28-37)—Briefly describe these elements in the essay:

• The characters and the groups to which they belong

• The setting--where and when is this happening

• The main problem--what is the dilemma to be resolved?

• What is the point of the story?

Available online: http://orwell.ru/library/articles/elephant/english/e_eleph

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Due: Monday, 3/5/2018

1. Outline due for Essay #1--fill out the third page of your prompt

2. Read  "Cathedral" (page 40-54) and

a. Describe the major characters and the groups to which they belong.

b. Describe the setting

 c. Explain the main problem/tension

d. Summarize the POINT (implicit thesis)

Available online:

http://www.giuliotortello.it/ebook/cathedral.pdf

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Due: Wednesday, 3/7/2018

ESSAY #1 DUE with these parts, in this order, stapled:

1. final, formatted copy on top

2. any prep notes (optional)

3. Swales' Chart with 6 characteristics

4. Outline

5. Self-Evaluation: 4-5 typed sentences where you explain how you did--what were the essay's strengths and weaknesses, what do you want to work on for next time, what grade do you believe you earned.

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Due: Monday, 3/12/2018

1. Complete the "Deadly Sins" chart for Essay #2

2. Read the following two essays and for each one, identify the thesis (implicit or explicit) and make a list of the examples used to prove those theses.

***"University Days" (96-102) 

Available online:

http://www.sleepingdogstudios.com/Network/Network_2013_14/thurber_universitydays.pdf

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***"Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen" (104-110)

Available online (but do not need to read the last 26 paragraphs):

http://www.city-journal.org/html/tweens-ten-going-sixteen-11842.html  

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Due: Wednesday, 3/14/2018

1. Outline for ESSAY #2 (back of prompt)

2. Read "On Boxing" (113-115) and in 3/4 page, write about a different sport or activity that you could explain/describe with examples--call it "On __________"

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Due: Monday, 3/19/2018

1. ESSAY #2 DUE

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Due: Wednesday, 3/21/2018

1. Current Event on Hollywood

2. Begin thinking about topics for Essay #3

3. Read "Why People Crave Horror Movies" (128-131); on separate paper (because I have your notebooks), identify the thesis, list all of his reasons, and evaluate how well you think King proves his point?

NOTEBOOK WAS COLLECTED

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Due: Monday, 3/26/2018

1. Choose your topic/create a thesis for Essay #3

2.Read "Black Men and Public Space" (132-135) and identify thesis, tell whether it is cause or effect, explain how it moves from immediate to ultimate and reveal any post hoc fallacies.

3. Read "Why People Don't Help in a Crisis" (in Mercury Reader) and answer questions on Rhetorical Strategy & Style #1,2,3 and Writing Assignments questions #2,3 (abridge your answers)

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Due: Wednesday, 3/28

1. Prep for Midterm--bring a 3X5 card filled out on one side with notes for you to use during the exam

2. Outline due for Essay #3

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Due: By 11:59PM on April 4

Essay #3--emailed to professorroe@yahoo.com with self-evaluation

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Due: Wednesday, April 11

1. Current Event (Military)

2. Read "Marrying Absurd" (185-189) and answer question #3 under "Writing Assignments"--in about 3/4 page

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Due: Monday, April 16

1. Read the handout essay, "Neat vs. Sloppy People" and answer the questions at the end.

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Due: Monday, April 23

1. Read Chapters 1-6 in Lesson Before Dying (LBD) and complete Reading Log #1 (three passages)

2. Read Chapters 7-13 in LBD and complete Log #2 (three passages)

Click here to access the logs--print out, fill in, and place in your homework section of notebook

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3. Complete "The Sky is Gray" practice response (typed or handwritten); Access the prompt here:  

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Due: Wednesday, April 25

1. Current Event (Response to Editorial)

2. Read Chapters 14-19 and complete Log #3 (three passages)--add TWO DRAMATIC QUESTIONS to the back

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Due: Monday, April 30

1. Read Chapters 20-25 and complete Log #4 (three passages) and two dramatic questions on the back

2. Complete "The Development of Grant Wiggins" Chart (handout)

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Due: Wednesday, May 2

1. Read Chapters 26-31 (finish the novel)and complete the  with three more passage; on the back, identify which of your dramatic questions were answered YES

2. Complete the "Development of Jefferson" Chart (handout)

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Due: Monday, May 7

1. LBD Film vs. Movie Chart (handout); this will go into your notebook; also include any notes you took during the movie

2. Quotation Discussion/Observations--this will be turned in for class points 

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Due: Wednesday, May 9

1. Current Event (Health and Medicine)

2. Choose five journal topics and for each one, create a should statement that could act as a thesis (policy-based)

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Due: Monday, May 14

1. Continue working on Essay #5

2. Read article about Juvenile crime and complete "Telling Lines" chart (handout)

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CONFERENCES in H208

Wednesday, May 16 and Monday, May 21

No Regular classes on these days. Instead, come to your scheduled conference with your outlines and sources for Essay #5

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Wednesday, May 23

1. Complete the Ad Analysis exercise--attach a copy of your ad to the chart 

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Monday, May 28

CAMPUS IS CLOSED FOR MEMORIAL DAY

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Wednesday, May 30

Essay #5 DUE with outline and self-evaluation

FINAL EXAM: You may bring one 3X5 card filled out on one side with up to 15 vocab words

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Due: Wednesday, 9/13/2017

1. Complete CURRENT EVENT #1 (Crime)--be sure to type and format according to the syllabus

2.In homework section, write 16 thesis statements for your eight PACES topics (the five I gave you and the three you chose)--half of your theses should be "should" statements that advocate a policy; the other half should contain a judgment word about your topic. Review the Thesis Statement PPT slides if you need extra help.

3. Read "The Perils of Prohibition" from the Notes Packet you received in class--identify the thesis statement (implicit or explicit) and make a list of all the evidence used to make the case

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Due: Monday, 9/18/2017

1. Using eight of the 16 theses you wrote in the previous assignment, create a POD for each. Choose one from each pair--either the should version or the judgment word version.

2. Complete page 9 of your Notes Packet--"Support Your Point with Evidence"--use the five theses provided to create THREE strong pieces of evidence for each (see the example at the top of the page); you may fabricate the evidence but try to make the information meet the criteria for strong evidence that we discussed in class

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Due: Wednesday, 9/20/2017

1. Current Event #2: Education (typed)

2. In homework section, read "It's a Girl" in Mercury Reader and answer the following in a few sentences each:

a. KNOW: What did you already know about the topic, IVF?

b. THINK: What is the author's thesis? implicit or explicit? Do you reach the same conclusions that she does?

c. FEEL: What emotions does the essay draw out of you?

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3. On separate paper, begin to prep for Essay #1:

a. complete Prep question 1

b. Spend 10 minutes, completing the PACES model for your group

c. address Prep questions 2-3 a,b,c,d  (do not worry about "e" yet)

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Due: Monday, 9/25/2017

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1. Complete the John Swales' Chart for your Discourse Community 

PLEASE NOTE: Due dates for Essay #1 have been extended--Outline is due Wed. 9/27 and Final Draft is due Mon. Oct. 2

2. Read "Shooting an Elephant" (28-37)—Briefly describe these elements in the essay:

• The characters

• The setting

• The main problem

• What is the point of the story?

Available online: http://orwell.ru/library/articles/elephant/english/e_eleph

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Due: Wednesday, 9/27/2017

1. Complete the outline for Essay #1 on the back side of your prompt.

2.  Read  "Cathedral" (page 40-54) and

a. Describe the major characters

b. Describe the setting

 c. Explain the main problem

d. Identify the distinct groups; how is one group different from the other? (Consider Swales’ characteristics)

e. Summarize the POINT (implicit thesis)

Available online:

http://www.giuliotortello.it/ebook/cathedral.pdf

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Due: Monday, 10/2/2017

1. ESSAY #1 DUE in this order (please staple):

• Final, typed, titled, formatted copy (MLA), 3-3 1/2 pages

• Prep Notes

• Swales' Chart

• Back of Prompt Outline (initialed by instructor)

• Self-evaluation (typed, 4-5 sentences, explaining how you did--strengths and weaknesses, what you want to improve for next time, what grade you think you earned)

2. Read the following two essays and for each one, identify the thesis (implicit or explicit) and make a list of the examples used to prove those theses.

***"University Days" (96-102) 

Available online:

http://www.sleepingdogstudios.com/Network/Network_2013_14/thurber_universitydays.pdf

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***"Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen" (104-110)

Available online (but do not need to read the last 26 paragraphs):

http://www.city-journal.org/html/tweens-ten-going-sixteen-11842.html  

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Due: Wednesday, 10/4

1. Choose your sin for Essay 2

2. Complete seven sins chart with examples

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Due: Monday, 10/9

1. Complete the outline for Essay #2 (back of prompt)

2. Consider getting ahead by completing your next current event (Hollywood)--due Wednesday.

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Due: Wednesday, 10/11--CAMPUS CLOSED DUE TO FIRES

1. Essay #2 DUE with outline, sin chart, and self-evaluation

2. Current Event DUE on Hollywood

3. SUBMIT ESSAY & CURRENT EVENT through email before 5PM on Friday (to professorroe@yahoo.com)

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Due: Wednesday,  10/18

1. Be ready for a notebook check!

2. Be prepared for Midterm--you may bring a 3X5 card written on one side with notes and up to 10 vocab words

3. Choose topic for Essay #3

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Due: Monday, 10/23

Outline for Essay #3 (Cause-Effect)

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Due: Wednesday, 10/25

1. Essay #3 DUE--with outline and self-evaluation

2. Current Event (Military)

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Due: Monday, 10/30

1. Read "Marrying Absurd (pages 185-189)--answer these questions:

a. What is the author's topic?

b. What main point is she trying to make about the topic?

c. How does she try to prove her point?

d. Is she successful or not? Why?

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Due: Wednesday, 11/1

Read "Neat vs. Sloppy People" (178-181)--answer Questions about Meaning #1,2,3 and "Writing Assignment" question #3 (in 3/4 page); if you were absent, please review the Compare-Contrast PPT slides

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Due: Monday, 11/6

Begin reading Fried Green Tomatoes(FGT)--follow the reading schedule in the back of your syllabus

Complete Reading Log #1,2 (pulling out 8 quotes from the first section of reading (about 90 pages)

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Due: Wednesday, 11/8

Continue reading FGT--follow the schedule on the last page of your syllabus

Complete Reading Log #3,4

Current Event--Editorial

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Due: Monday, 11/13

Continue reading FGT--follow the schedule on the last page of your syllabus

Complete Reading Log #5,6

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Due: Wednesday, 11/15

Finish reading FGT

Complete the "Character Spotlight" sheet

Complete any TEN of the EIGHTEEN discussion questions (record in homework section of notebook)

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Due: Monday, 11/20

TAKE-HOME FGT Compare-Contrast Essay Due

Complete the "Shrinking the Text" sheet to capture the main ideas of FGT--film and book

NOTEBOOKS COLLECTED

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Due: Wednesday, 11/22

1. Current Event (Health and Medicine)

2. On separate paper (typed or handwritten)--choose any FIVE journal topics; for each one, write a "should" thesis and list three opposing views to that thesis

WEDNESDAY's CLASS WAS CANCELED--current event was emailed; journal topics were collected on 11/27

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Due: Wednesday, 11/29

1.Read the Open Carry Argument (click on the button) and write a 1 1/2 page response on separate paper--how convincing is it? what is it missing? how can it be improved overall?

2. Work on Essay #5

3. Final Current Event (Local Politics)

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12/4 & 12/6

CONFERENCES

Bring Essay #5 outlines to H208 for your scheduled appointment

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Due: 6/27

1. Choose any THREE  of the eight topics from the previous assignment (online dating, paying for college, plastic surgery, children's sports, homeschooling) OR the topics you chose, and complete the PACES model-- list the types of experiences you would use to make your case (EXPERIENCE); describe how you would want to come across to the reader (SELF)

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2. Complete CURRENT EVENT #1 (Crime)--be sure to type and format according to the syllabus

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3  Create TWO Theses for each of your eight topics (16 total)—one with a SHOULD and one with a JUDGMENT word

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4. Read “The Perils of Prohibition” (pages 5-6 from Notes Packet) –identify the Thesis (purpose), explain how the writer makes the issue relevant, identify five “power” words or phrases that help convey the tone and message.

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Due: 6/29

1. On separate paper (to be turned in with your final draft)--Begin prepping for your Essay #1: Complete the PACES model to prewrite on your discourse community; Complete the Prep Process #1,2,3abc portion from your prompt

2. In homework section of notebook--Read "It's a Girl" (228-232)--complete the KTF Process

a. BEFORE you read, what did you know about IVF?

b. What are the conclusions you reached in the article, your THINKing about the information? Are your conclusions the same as the author's?

c. What are your emotions on the topic, your FEELings after you finish the reading?

3. In homework section of notebook--Read "Shooting an Elephant" (28-37) and answer the following:

a. What is Orwell's purpose?

b. How does he make the story relevant to the audience/reader?

C. What are five powerful words or phrases that help to convey his tone?

d. What groups (discourse communities) does he describe and why are they important?

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Due 7/6 (After the 7/4 Holiday)

1. ESSAY #1 DUE in three parts: formatted, typed final draft + all prep work (Swales' chart, PACES, prep responses from prompt 1,2,3 a.b.c, and outline from back of prompt) + Self-evaluation (4-5 sentences, typed, explaining your strengths, weaknesses, and expected grade)

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2. Current Event #2: Education (typed and formatted--don't forget the Source in upper left hand corner)

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3. Read "Cathedral" (page 40-54) and

a. Describe the major characters

b. Describe the setting

 c. Explain the main problem

d. Identify the distinct groups; how is one group different from the other? (Consider Swales’ characteristics)

e. Summarize the POINT (implicit thesis)

Available online:

http://www.giuliotortello.it/ebook/cathedral.pdf

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Due 7/11

1. Current Event (Hollywood/Entertainment)

2. Essay #2 Outline (back of prompt)--fill in your major points and list examples you might use for each point

FINAL ESSAY is not due until 11:59PM on July 12 (emailed to professorroe@yahoo.com)

3. Carefully review the PPT slides printout on Steps in the Research Process--bring questions to class; we will address the citing/MLA issues on Tuesday

4. Read "University Days" and--in your homework section--respond to "Writing Assignment" question #3 in one page

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Due 7/13

1. Essay #2 must be emailed to professorroe@yahoo.com before midnight on 7/12

2. Consider your topics for Essay #3--Review the prompt

3. Prepare for the midterm--you may bring a 3X5 notecard with information and up to eight vocabulary words

4. Read "Black Men and Public Space" (132-135) and identify thesis, tell whether it is cause or effect, explain how it moves from immediate to ultimate and reveal any post hoc fallacies.

NOTE:   FGT reading was postponed.

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Due 7/18

1. Essay #3 DUE (Cause or Effect)--with Works Cited, outline, and self-evaluation

2. Current Event--Military

3. Read Fried Green Tomatoes--up through Reading Log #4 (See the last page of your syllabus for the chapter breakdowns)

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Due 7/20

1. Complete FGT reading through Reading Log #6

2. Consider topic options for Essay #4 (See prompt on Prompt page)

3. Read "Marrying Absurd" in Mercury Reader and answer Writing Assignment question #3 (in one page) in homework section

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Due 7/25

1. Finish FGT and complete the "Character Spotlight" (last page after your Reading Logs)

2. Current Event--Response to an Editorial (it can be about any topic--check out the "Opinion," "Column" or "Editorial" pages of any online newspaper)

3. Think more about the angle you wish to take for Essay #4

Remember that we will watch the film on 7/25, and essay is due 7/27

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7/27

1. ESSAY #4 Due--with outline, film notes, and self-evaluation

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Due 8/1

1. Begin thinking about Essay #5--Review Prompt

2. Read the Open Carry Argument (click on the button) and write a 1 1/2 page response in homework section--how convincing is it? what is it missing? how can it be improved overall?

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3. Go back to the 16 theses you wrote early in the semester and choose any THREE of the SHOULD statements--then for each, identify at least three opposing views to that policy.

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Due 8/3

CONFERENCE DAY--No Regular Class

Come to the Writing Center (H208) and bring your progress for Essay #5 (at least an outline)

Current Event DUE--Health and Medicine

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Due 8/8

Final Current Event DUE--Local Politics

Bring in a printed advertisement (for any type of product) and write a one-page analysis (in notebooks) to explain how the ad effectively uses the elements of argument-persuasion writing

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Due 8/10

LAST DAY

Essay #5 DUE

Final Exam--bring a 3X5 card with notes and up to 14 vocabulary words

Notebook Check #2 DUE

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1. Read "Shooting an Elephant" (28-37)—Briefly describe these elements in the essay:

   • The characters

   • The setting

   • The main problem

   • Describe any distinct groups or communities within the story. How is one community distinguished from another?

   • What is the point of the story?Available online: http://orwell.ru/library/articles/elephant/english/e_eleph

 

2.   Current Event (Education)

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Due: 3/14

1. Outline due for Essay #1

2.  Complete your Swales Chart: "Describe Your Discourse Community Based on Swales' Six Characteristics" (done in class)

3. Read "Cathedral" (page 40-54) and

a. Describe the major characters

b. Describe the setting

 c. Explain the main problem

d. Identify the distinct groups; how is one group different from the other? (Consider Swales’ characteristics)

e. Summarize the POINT (implicit thesis)

Available online:

http://www.giuliotortello.it/ebook/cathedral.pdf

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Due: Thursday, 3/16

1. Complete Outline for Essay #1 (back side of the prompt)

2. Read "Shame" in Mercury Reader--

a. Describe the major characters

b. Describe the setting

 c. Explain the main problem

d. Identify the distinct groups; how is one group different from the other? (Consider Swales’ characteristics)

e. Summarize the POINT (implicit thesis)

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Due: Tuesday, 3/21

ESSAY #1 DUE in this order (please staple):

• Final, typed, titled, formatted copy (MLA), 3-3 1/2 pages

• Prep Notes

• Swales' Chart

• Back of Prompt Outline (initialed by instructor)

• Self-evaluation (typed, 4-5 sentences, explaining how you did--strengths and weaknesses, what you want to improve for next time, what grade you think you earned)

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Due: Thursday, 3/23

1. Read "University Days" (96-102) and answer "Writing Assignment" questions #2,3

Available online:

http://www.sleepingdogstudios.com/Network/Network_2013_14/thurber_universitydays.pdf

2. Current Event #3: Hollywood/Entertainment

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Due: Tuesday, 3/28

1. Read "Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen" (104-110) and answer "Questions on Meaning" #1,3 and "Questions on Rhetorical Strategy & Style" #2,3

Available online (but do not need to read the last 26 paragraphs):

http://www.city-journal.org/html/tweens-ten-going-sixteen-11842.html  

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2. Begin working on Essay #2--Choose your sin and think about the examples that demonstrate that sin in society today

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Due: Thursday, 3/30

1.  Continue working on Essay #2

 

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Due: Tuesday,4/4

1. MIDTERM Prep--Bring 3X5 card written on one side with notes (optional)

2. Essay #2 Outline due for checking

3. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED: View the two Research PPTs at the bottom of the PowerPoint page: "Steps in the Research Process" and "Overview of MLA Documentation"

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Due: Thursday, 4/6

1. ESSAY #2: Final Draft with Works Cited + outline and any prep work + self-evaluation (typed, 4-5 sentences, explaining strengths, weaknesses, and the grade you think you earned)

2. Current Event #4--Military News

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HAPPY SPRING BREAK!

 

 

Due: Tuesday, 4/18

1. Begin working on Essay #3

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Due: Thursday, 4/20

1. Current Event (Editorial)

2. Continue thinking about Essay #3

3. Read “Black Men in Public Space”  (132-135) and

    a. identify the thesis

    b. tell whether it is cause or effect

     c. how does he move from immediate to ultimate

      d. any post hoc fallacies?

Pages 1-3 in electronic document: http://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/cms/lib/NC01001395/Centricity/Domain/10659/Black%20Men%20in%20Public%20Space.pdf

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Due: Tuesday, 4/25

1. Essay #3 Outline

2. Read "Why People Don't Help in a Crisis" and answer questions on Rhetorical Strategy & Style #1,2,3 and Writing Assignment questions #2,3

http://www.mpsaz.org/rmhs/staff/dmsokol/101/files/why_no_one_helps_in_a_crisis._pdf.pdf

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Due: Thursday, 4/27

ESSAY #3 DUE (attach outline and self-evaluation)

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Due: Tuesday, 5/2

1. Choose the two films you will use for Essay #4

2. Read "Marying Absurd" by Joan Didion and answer the Writing Assignment question #3 (in 3/4 page)

https://lazydabbler.wordpress.com/2009/08/22/joan-didionmarrying-absurd/

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Due: Thursday, 5/4

1. Current Event on Health and Medicine

2. Begin thinking about film choices for Essay #4

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Due: Tuesday, 5/9

1. Continue working on Essay #4

2. Read "Neat vs. Sloppy People" (178-181)--answer Questions about Meaning #1,2,3 and "Writing Assignment" question #3 (in 3/4 page)

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Due: Thursday, 5/11

1. Outline due for Essay #4--Either Block or Alternating Method

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Due: Tuesday, May 16

ESSAY #4 DUE--with outline, prep work, and self-evaluation

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Due: Thursday, May 18

1. Current Event on Local Politics (LAST ONE!!)

2. Complete the first section of reading for Fried Green Tomatoes (FGT) and your 1st Reading Log--follow the Reading schedule

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Tuesday, May 23 & May 25--CONFERENCE WEEK

NO REGULAR CLASSES--Students meet in H208 for a scheduled conference to discuss outlines for Essay #5

Complete FGT Reading Logs #1,2,3

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Tuesday, May 30

Continue working on Essay #5

Continue reading FGT and filling in Reading Log #4

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Thursday, June 1

Continue working on Essay #5

Continue reading FGT and fill in Reading Log #5

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Tuesday, June 6

Continue Essay #5

Finish reading FGT and complete all Logs, Character Spotlight, and any TEN of the Discussion Questions

Notebooks will be checked during the film

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Thursday, June 8

FINAL EXAM--may use film notes, book, and outline--70 points

ESSAY #5 DUE--with outline and self-evaluation (Does this represent your best essay of the semester? Why or why not?)

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HAPPY SUMMER! YOU MADE IT!

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3.  Read “A Hanging” (20-27) and

a. Describe the major characters

b. Describe the setting

 c. Explain the main problem

d. Identify the distinct groups; how is one group different from the other? (Consider Swales’ characteristics)

e. Summarize the POINT (implicit thesis)

Available online:

http://orwell.ru/library/articles/hanging/english/e_hanging

 

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Due Wednesday, 11/2 & Thursday, 11/3

1. Work on Essay #4

2. Read “Neat vs. Sloppy People” (178-181)—answer QM 1,2,3; Writing Assign. #3 (3/4 page)

http://www.officeinstructor.com/EssayWriting/EssayPDFs/Neat%20vs%20Sloppy.pdf

3. Current Event (Editorial)

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Due: Monday, 11/7 & Tuesday, 11/8

1. Complete outline for Essay #4

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Due: Wednesday, 11/9 & Thursday, 11/10

ESSAY #4 DUE (with outline and self-evaluation)

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Due: Monday, 11/14 & Tuesday, 11/15

1. Begin reading Fried Green Tomatoes following your reading schedule

2. Complete Reading Log #1

3. Begin thinking about topics for Essay #5

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Due: Wednesday, 11/16 & Thursday, 11/17

1. Continue reading FGT and complete Log #2

2. CurrenT Event #6 (Health and Medicine)

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November 21-23

CONFERENCES in H208

Bring your Outline for Essay #5 to H208 at your scheduled appointment time.

Continue reading FGT according to the schedule and complete Logs #3 and 4

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November 24

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

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Due: Monday, 11/28

FGT Reading Log #5

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Due: Wednesday, 11/30

Finish the book and Reading Log #6

Complete the Discussion Questions (Choose 10)

Last Current Event (Local Politics)

NOTEBOOK CHECK during the film