English 101/J. Roth                                Fall 2005                                   November 5, 2005

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

19 General Introduction

20 Writing Sample Day

21 Switch Day

22 Introduction to the Class and the Web, pp.1-8, Green Packet

Buy Steps to Writing Well (STWW)

and

All Quiet on the Western Front (AQWF)

23 Discuss Sentencing Made Easy (sentence structure), Green Packet, pp. 12-17

 

Please begin browsing STWW, pp. 1-87

 

Please have read STWW, pp. 25-28 on journals

26 Computer Lab Introduction, Room 1-1220-G

 

Continue browsing STWW, pp. 1-87

 

27 Lecture: Paragraphing

 

Green Packet, pp. 18-19 due

 

Re-browse pp. 47-78, STWW

28  Lecture: Building  an Essay,

 

Green Packet, pp. 9-11

 

Please read in STWW: pp. 29.

 

Also read the six requirements of a good thesis, pp. 33-37, and  five thesis sentence “don’ts,” pp. 37-39

 

29 Please have read STWW, pp. 179-193--Developing with Examples

 

Assign Essay #1

 

Please begin reading All Quiet on the Western Front

30 Computer Lab 1-1220-G

3 October

Computer Lab 1-1220-G

Please browse and read STWW, pp. 89-114

4 Please have read STWW, pp. 106-109—Peer Editing

 

Introduction to other rhetorical styles--handout

 

Holes in the Hedge—Critical Thinking Helphandout and discussion

 

 

Help with opening Paragraphs, pp. 79-82, STWW.

 

Help with conclusions and “don’ts”, pp. 82-85, STWW.

 

5 Peer Editing Day–Essay #1

Group #1 meets—please bring two copies of your rough draft

6 Peer Editing Day–Essay #1

Group #2 meets—please bring two copies of your rough draft

7 Computer Lab 1-1220-G

10 Computer Lab 1-1220-G

11 Reading Day

 

All Quiet on the Western Front

12 Essay #1 Due at the beginning of class. 

 

Please have read STWW, pp. 407-419

Brief  Lecture: Writing Under Pressure of Time

 

Pre-test on words often confused, subject-verb agreement and pronoun use.

13 Discuss All Quiet on the Western Front, Chapters 1-5 (Pop Quiz?)

 

Poetry Handout

 

Video—The Trenches

14 Classroom

 

Please read on-line

Working with Words from a Source

 

Please read STWW, pp. 115-139—Sentences—Content/rhythm/style

 

Journal Check #1

(up to 50 points)

 

Repeat Video—Summer in Sarajevo

 

17 My office--conferences in on Essay #1

 

Please read STWW, pp. 115-139—Sentences—Content/rhythm/style

 

 

Journal Check #1 (up to 50 points)

18 Please have read STWW, pp. 259-271

 

Assign Essay #3— Causal Analysis--

100 points possible—out of class

 

Grammar Workshop schedule

19 Please re-read STWW, pp. 407-419

 

Essay #3—100 points possible—in class--rough draft day

 

Essay prompt given when you enter class today.

20 Essay #3—100 points possible—in class--final draft day

 

Completed essay due at the end of today’s class.

21 Computer Lab 1-1220-G

24 Computer Lab 1-1220-G

 

Please read STWW, pp. 141-164—Diction and Word Choice

 

25 Discuss All Quiet on the Western Front, Chapters 6-8 (Pop Quiz?)

 

Citations Help

 

Grammar workshop on Words Often Confused

26 Peer Editing Day—Essay #3

Group #2 meets—please bring two copies of your rough draft

27 Peer Editing Day—Essay #3

Group #1 meets—please bring two copies of your rough draft

28 No class

31 Computer Lab 1-1220-G

1 Nov

 

GRAMMAR DAY!

 

Essay #3 Due at the beginning of class. 

 

All Quiet on the Western Front

 

All Quiet on the Western Front film times

 

2 Please use today’s class to see the film below:

 

Lair presentation plus All Quiet on the Western Front film times

 

3 Discuss All Quiet on the Western Front, Chapters 9-12

(Pop Quiz?)

 

 

 

 

4 Computer Lab 1-1220-G

Journal Check #2

(up to 50 points)

7 Computer Lab 1-1220-G

Journal Check #2

(up to 50 points)

8 Please have read STWW, pp. 211-232

 

Assign Essay #4

 

Ideas for All Quiet on the Western Front

9 REVENGE OF GRAMMAR DAY!

 

We are taking on PRONOUN AGREEMENT

10 A special day

11 HOLIDAY

14 Meet in Classroom to discuss All Quiet on the Western Front and In-Class Procedure

15 Essay #5—in class—over All Quiet on the Western Front--rough draft day

16 Essay #5—in class-- over All Quiet on the Western Front--final draft day

17 Peer Editing DayEssay #4

Both Groups welcome—please bring two copies of your rough draft

18 Computer Lab 1-1220-G

21 Computer Lab 1-1220-G

22 Essay #4 Due

 

Portfolio Preparation

23 HOLIDAY

24 HOLIDAY

25 HOLIDAY

28 Journal Check #3

(up to 50 points)

29 Journal Check #3

(up to 50 points)

 

Final Portfolio due

30

1 Dec

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6 NO CLASSES

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