WINTER QUARTER 2012

     English 99                                                                                                                                                                             Date:  01-31-2012

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4 January             Winter Qtr begins

Diagnostic Prompt Handout

5 In-class Writing—cannot be made up

6 Switch Day

Feedback Sheet for Diagnostic

Syllabus and packet

9 Syllabus and packet

DUE: please have read Clauses and Sentencing Made Easy, pp. 11-16 and 19-20, and have completed pp. 17-18 in our course packet

 

(or have read pp. 1-7 and completed pp. 8-9 of the handout)

 

Sentences Made Easy presentation

 

Please begin your journal assignment, pp. 9-10 in our Course Packet

10 DUE: Sentencing Practice Exercises, pp. 17-18 in our course packet

DUE: please have read Paragraphs Made Easy, pp. 21-23

Paragraphs Made Easy presentation

11 DUE: please have read and located questions on Words Commonly Confused on Course Packet pages 46-55

 

Editing and Revision Advice and Exercises

 

More on the Journal Assignment

 

In-Class Fun

 

Paragraphs Made Easy presentation

Complete “Neighborhood” and “SCC” paragraphs, pp. 24-25

12 DUE: please have read and located confusing pairs on Course Packet pages 46-55

Assign Paragraph Set #1

 

Words Commonly Confused Diagnostic

13 Computer Lab 1220-G

Work independently on Paragraph Set #1

16  HOLIDAY

17 DUE: please have read Essays Made Easy, Course Packet pp. 26-34

Introduction to the Essay presentation

More help with Words Commonly Confused—bring questions

18 DUE—Turn in at the beginning of the class: Paragraph Set #1

 

Sample Zero Tolerance Quiz--Words Commonly Confused

What’s an Essay?  pp. 26-34

The Milkshake Essay Example, pp. 35-37

19 Please remember your JOURNAL assignment

How Knowledge Grows

 

What’s an Essay?  Continued

 

Assign Essay #1

 

Essay Planning Sheet form with the Milkshake Essay example

20 Computer Lab 1220-G

Be sure you can log in.

Try your luck with the Commonly Confused Words quiz

Help with Essay #1

 

Blank Essay Planning Sheet

23 Meet in the SCC Library Classroom—Day 1

 

24 Meet in Classroom—library follow-up

 

More help with Essay #1

 

Journal Check #1 next week

Blank Essay Planning Sheet

 

In-Class Fun

25 Meet in the SCC Library Classroom—Day 1

26 Peer Editing Day for Essay #1—must have a completed rough draft to attend

 

Peer Editing Form—definition essay

27 Come to Computer Lab 1220-G for help

Try your luck with the Commonly Confused Words quiz

Help with Essay #1

30 Please note--Computer Lab 1220-G today

Try your luck with the Commonly Confused Words quiz

Help with Essay Assignment #1

31 Verbs, Verbs and more Verbs

Irregular Verbs, pp. 59-61

Essays to Read

1 February

 

Pop Quiz on Essays to Read

Professional Essays

Response Examples

Journal Check #1 (15 entries minimum)

2 Essay #1due at the beginning of the class.

Assign Essay #2

 

Journal Check #1 (15 entries minimum)

3 Computer Lab 1220-G

Help with Essay Assignment #2

 

Journal Check #1 (15 entries minimum)

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7 Quiz on Irregular Verbs, pp. 59-61

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9 Peer Editing Day for Essay #2—must have a completed rough draft to attend

10 Computer Lab 1220-G

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16 Essay #2 due at the beginning of the class.

Assign Essay #3

17 Computer Lab 1220-G

20  HOLIDAY

 

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16  DL Testing day; (Dead Day) Study day for students  (No regularly scheduled classes)    Faculty work day

19  Final Exams

20   Final Exams

21    Final Exams

22  Faculty work day

23   Faculty work day

Grades due by 5 p.m.