ALL DATES
AND ASSIGNMENTS ON THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE CLASS
Bring your 3-ring binder, textbook, pen,
and spiral notebook to class everyday.
T Jan 16
Introductions; syllabus; diagnostic writing
ASN: Read pages 1-20 and Appendix D page 443-448
TH 18
Review Syllabus; Discuss dictionary use and spelling; Writing
as a process; Journal entry # 1
ASN: Finish App A; Read and complete Unit 1, part 4, 57-
63, in Section
1 of binder
T 23
Discuss commonly confused words; complete Appendix A in
class, pages 423-438
TH 25
The Topic Sentence; ASN: Unit 1, part 1 pg 23-47
T30
Part of Speech, pages 64-84
TH Feb 1
Writing assignments; Rough draft WA#1 page 86 ASN:
Complete WA#1—typed to turn in;
T 6
WRITING ASSIGNMENT #1 DUE; Point of view,
p.134-143
TH 8
Parts of writing; How the elements influence each other;
organization ASN: Read
and complete Unit 2, parts 1 and
4, pages 91-119 and 134-143; FOR EXTRA CREDIT,
COMPLETE Appendix E, pages 449-460
T 13
Parts of writing, cont.; Topic sentences; forming paragraphs
TH15
Rough draft Writing Assignment #2, page 145
ASN:Complete
WA#2, typed to turn in
T 20
WRITING ASSIGNMENT #2 DUE; Fragments;
ASN: Read and complete Unit 3, page 1, pages 151-169
TH 22
JOURNALS DUE—6 ENTRIES COMPLETE Topic
sentences becoming thesis statements
T 27
Fragments, cont. Run ons
TH Mar 1
Run ons; Review organization
ASN: Read and complete Unit 3, page 4, pages 183-201
T 6
The Example Essay; ASN:
Read and complete Unit 4,
part 1, pages 209-231
TH 8
Begin work on Writing assignment #3
SPRING BREAK MARCH 12-18
T 20
Parts of an essay—Introductions
TH 22
Parts of an essay—conclusions
T 27
Compound sentences; Unit 4, part 4 ASN:
Read and
complete
Unit 4, part 4, pages 242- 250;
TH 29
Rough draft Writing assignment #3; Read and complete Unit
6, part 1, page 313-322
T Apr 3
Peer review Rough draft of essay
TH 5
JOURNAL DUE—11 ENTRIES; Complex sentences;
Unit 5, part 4, pages 293-304 ASN: Complete
Writing
assignment #3 (an essay)
T10
WRITING ASSIGNMENT #3 DUE Sentences;
coherence;
organization
TH 12
Commas; ASN: Read and complete 366-374
T 17
Commas; Punctuation ASN: Read
and complete Unit 6,
part 4, page 334-350
TH 19
Writing Comparison/contrast essays; Rough draft Writing
assignment #4, page 374 Peer review of writing assignment
#4
T 24
WRITING ASSIGNMENT #4 DUE; Argumentation
essays; Practice with argumentation; ASN:
Read and
complete pages 384-387; Conferences
TH 26
rough draft writing assignment, page 387; Conferences
T May 1 JOURNAL DUE—14
ENTRIES COMPLETED;
TH 3
WRITING ASSIGNMENT #5 DUE; Begin reviewing for
final; Complete all assignments from text; Peer review of rough
draft; conferences
MAY 7-10 FINAL EXAM WEEK