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Below is the schedule for this semester:

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

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