English 99/J. Roth
WINTER QUARTER 2011 Tentative Calendar February 1
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MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
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3
Winter Qtr. Begins Short in-class Diagnostic |
4
Diagnostic Writing
Day—Must attend to be eligible to continue in the course |
5 Switch Day Syllabus
and Introduction to the Web Begin Journal
Assignment Those
who remain in English 99, please read pp. 1-7 for tomorrow |
6 Course Orientation Introductions (Something that
would surprise us if we knew it about you) |
7 Please meet in the classroom right
at 11:30 or meet in Computer
Lab 1220-G |
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10 Study even more intently Clauses and Sentencing Made Easy pp.
8-15 of the first-week handout Hint:
Memorize the three lists on p. 13 More help
with Sentence Fragments and Comma Splice errors, p.16-17 Introductions (Something that
would surprise us if we knew it about you) |
11 Please have read Paragraphs
Made Easy, first-week handout, pp. 20-22 pp. 14-15 of the first-week
handout due Continue writing in your journal
(pp. 7-8). Spend at least two journal days this week writing and practicing
the sentence patterns we discussed. Introductions (Something
that would surprise us if we knew it about you) |
12 More Paragraph Info. In-class Writing Assignment Please
have read Paragraphs
Made Easy, handout, pp. 20-22 Assign
Paragraph
Set #1 Introductions (Something that
would surprise us if we knew it about you) |
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How
Knowledge Grows |
14 Computer Lab
1220-G Help
with Paragraph
Set #1 Double-space
all work, please |
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17 HOLIDAY |
18 Library and Research Orientation Meet in the SCC Library classroom Please read
Essays Made Easy, pp. 23-34 Begin
Short Research Assignment #1 |
19 Library and Research Orientation Meet in the SCC Library classroom |
Locate your Homonyms demons Julie’s
Homonyms Help, pp. 44-50 in the course packet C Paragraph
Set #1 due at the beginning of class |
21 Computer Lab 1220-G Complete
the ProQuest Quest assignment in the lab or at home. Commonly
Confused Words
Quizzes available |
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24 Databases Quiz How-to-write-a
paragraph Day or Introduction to the Essay Commonly
Confused Words
help—bring your questions |
25 The Essay: An Owner’s Guide
also What are Rhetorical
Structures—pp. 105-107 The
Milkshake
Essay example—pp.
32-34 Building
the Milkshake Essay s step by step Commonly
Confused Words
help—bring your questions |
26 Cause-Effect
Thinking and Structure ProQuest Quest assignment due at the beginning of
class. Please have read pp. 87-89
Cause-Effect Thesis
sentence exercise--handout Commonly
Confused Words
help—bring your questions |
27 Understand Cause-effect writing
advice—pp. 87-89 Assign Essay
#1—you
don’t want to miss the explanation Commonly
Confused Words
help—bring your questions |
28 Computer Lab 1220-G open for use Locate
one article in the ProQuest database that interests
you, print it out and write a one to two paragraph summary
of it. Commonly
Confused Words
Quizzes available |
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31 Journal
Check #1—a minimum of 15 entries required Working
with Words from a Source—How to blend others’ words with our own—do not miss this class |
1
February Journal
Check #1—a minimum of 15 entries required An
Article, a Summary, and an Assignment Short
In-class Writing #1—must be done in class. |
2 Journal
Check #1—a minimum of 15 entries required—final day for check #1 ProQuest Summary Assignment due at the beginning of
class Commonly
Confused Words review The
Truth about Prepositions, pp. 55-56 |
3
Peer Editing Day for Essay
#1 Must have a completed rough draft to attend |
4
Computer Lab 1220-G open
for use Help
with Essay #1 |
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7 Computer Lab 1220-G—Final help on
Essay #1—Cause OR Effect |
Subject-Verb
Agreement advice and exercises, pp. An
Article, a Summary, and an Assignment due at the beginning of class. Short In-class Writing #2—must be done
in class. |
9 Course Fair Day |
10 Essay
#1 due at the beginning of class Subject-Verb
Agreement Quiz—Irregular
Verbs Short In-class Writing #3—must be
done in class. |
11 Computer Lab 1220-G |
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14 Pronoun Agreement Pre-test My Take Quiz—Subject-Verb
Agreement,
pp. 39-48 |
15 Pronoun Agreement Day Short In-class Writing #4—must be
done in class. |
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17 Peer
Editing Day for Essay #2 Must have a completed rough draft to attend |
18 Computer Lab 1220-G |
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21 HOLIDAY |
22 Journal
Check #2—a minimum of 30 entries required |
23 Short In-class Writing #5—must be
done in class |
24
Journal
Check #2—a minimum of 30 entries required—final day |
25 Computer Lab 1220-G |
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28 Essay #2 Due at the beginning of
class |
1 March |
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14 Computer Lab 1220-G |
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15 Final Journal
Check a minimum of 45 entries required |
16 Final Journal
Check a minimum of 45 entries required |
17 Final Journal
Check a minimum of 45 entries required |
18 DL Testing day “Dead Day” no classes. |
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21
FINALS 8:30,
11:30 |
22 FINALS 9:30,
12:30 |
23 FINALS 7:30,
10:30, 1:30 End
of Winter Quarter |
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