Fundamentals of Composition

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Course Calendar Update

WEEK 2

T 9/2

Review Course Calendar

Discussion: What is Composition?

Read “The Ghetto Cityscape” by Camilo Jose Vergara. p231 in LS and “Writing to Reflect” (Ch. 8) in PH p94

R 9/4

Assign Paper # 1

Discussion: What are the parts of an essay?

Planning your essay

Read: “Planning and Drafting” (Ch.3) in PH p.27

WEEK 3

T 9/9: Plan for Paper # 1 due

Discussion: Sentences and Paragraphs

Grammar Boot-camp: Coordinating independent and dependent clauses

R 9/11: Draft of Paper # 1 due

Discussion: Rewriting, Editing, and Proofreading

Grammar Boot-camp: Active and passive voice

Read: “Rewriting, Editing, and Proofreading” (Ch. 5) in PH p.60

WEEK 4

T 9/16

Read “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan

R 9/18

Read “Public and Private Language” by Richard Rodriguez

WEEK 5

T 9/23: Revision of Paper # 1 Due

Discussion: Preparing for the In-Class Essay

Read and Annotate “Watch and Learn” by Gregg Easterbrook on p. 467 in LS

R 9/25 Draft Paper # 2 in class

WEEK 6

T 9/30: conferences

R 10/3: conferences

WEEK 7

T 10/7 Revision of Paper # 2 due

Assign Paper # 3

R 10/9 Plan for Paper # 3 due

WEEK 8

T 10/14 Draft of Paper # 3 due

R 10/16 Draft of Paper # 3 returned

WEEK 9

T 10/21 Revision of Paper # 3 due

Preparing for paper # 4: In-class essay

Read and Annotate: WORK AND POWER p. 377 in LS

R 10/23

Draft Paper # 4 in class

WEEK 10

T 10/28: Draft of Paper # 4 returned

R 10/30:

WEEK 11

T 11/4 Paper # 4 revision due

Assign Paper # 5

R 11/6: Class meets at 4:30 (30 minutes later than we usually meet)

WEEK 12

T 11/11 VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY (CLASS DOES NOT MEET)

R 11/13 Paper # 5 due

WEEK 13

T 11/18 Return Paper # 5

R 11/20

WEEK 14

T 11/25 PORTFOLIO DUE

R 11/27 THANKSGIVING (CLASS DOES NOT MEET)

WEEK 15

T 12/2 PORTFOLIO READING (CLASS DOES NOT MEET)

R 12/4 CONFERENCES FOR PORTFOLIO RESULTS

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