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English 101 Course Outline for Fall 2009
Week One: Orientation
08/25: Introductions
Polls
Arrow Maker
Assignment: Read the Syllabus (Do it!)
08/27: Syllabus Discussion
Questions
Analyze another Homework assignment
Assignment: Freire/Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Journal: Respond to Freire’s proposed system
Week Two: Language
09/01: Student/Teacher Relationship Discussion
Linguistics Discussion
Assignment: Create an Account at TurnItIn.com
Read: Lily Gonzalez/ Viva Spanglish & Joyce Chang/Drive Becarefully
Malcolm X/ Learning Words
Journal: Locate thesis and Do you agree with the authors?
09/03: Lolcatz – www.Icanhazcheezburger.com
Know your Audience Discussion
Tone Discussion
Sign up for Conferences
Assignment: Listen to Music, analyze tone, and respond.
Read: Roberts/How to Say Nothing in 500 Words
Journal: Respond to the essay
Week Three: Conference Week I -- Details
Labor Day
09/08: Effective Ways to Communicate Discussion
Five Senses Discussion
View finder experiment
Read: Scharf/ Tell Me About Yourself
Journal: Respond and Something that Interests you
Prepare for your Conference!
09/10: Field Trip
Conferences in the Arboretum
In-Class Assignment: Something natural that interests you
Read: Woods/ My Puzzles
Assignment: Origami Experiment – Make me some Origami
Essay Prompt #1: Expository Essay
Week Four: Essay Basics
09/15: Analysis Quiz
Writing Myths
Getting Started/ Formatting
Read: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse
Journal: Which is the better Expository Essay?
Assignments: Email me your Topics and Create an Outline/Thesis
09/17: Thesis/ Introduction/ Conclusion Discussion
Expository Essays
Due: Good Thesis/Outline for Essay #1
Reading: T-rex Comic
Journal: Respond to the comic
Assignment: Begin Essay #1: Rough Draft
Week Five: Essay Development
09/22: A Few Good Theses
Thesis Recap
Organization
Assignment: Work on Rough Draft and Revising your Outline
Read: Identity – Finding texts in unlikely places
Journal: What do these texts say about you?
09/24: Discussion on Responding to Peer Papers
Peer Review
In-class assignment on Identity
Due: Rough Draft Essay #1/Revised Outline Essay #1 Assignment: Consider the suggestions your partners offered
Work on Essay#1: Final Draft
Remember to visit The Writing Center
Week Six: Movie Week!
09/29: Questions on the Paper?
Watching Gran Torino in Class
(Bring a snack if you want)
In-class Worksheet
Assignment: Work on Final Draft
10/01: Continue Watching Gran Torino in Class
Themes Discussion
Due: Final Draft Essay #1
Journal: Respond to the Movie
Week Seven: Inferring Meaning
10/06: Midterm – In-class Essay #1
**Bring Blue Book to Class**
Assignment: Swift/ A Modest Proposal
Journal: Respond to Swift’s Argument
10/08: Lecture on the Appeals
Swift Discussion
Essay Prompt #2: Analyzing a piece of Media
Assignment: Swift Reassigned – Spotting the Appeals
Week Eight: Half Way There
10/13: Swift Discussion: Round Two
Logic vs. Emotion
Watch “Truthiness”
Presentation Discussion
Sign up for Presentation Order at my Office
Read: Berger/ Sex as a Symbol in Fashion Advertising, Checklist for Analyzing Print Advertisements, and A Primer on Analyzing Television Commercials
Journal: Respond
10/15: My Comments on Essay #1
Revision Discussion
Watching Advertisements
Assignment: SAVE/STOP THE ______
Create your own Advertisement
Week Nine: Proofreading
10/20: Examining Print Advertisements
Formatting and Outlining Tips
Due: Outline/Thesis
Assignment: Continue Working on Essay #2
10/22: Furloughed L
Revised Outline/Thesis Due – through Email
Assignment: Practice Peer Review and Proofreading
Week Ten: Media Presentations I
10/27: Searching Our Own Work
Peer Review
Common Errors in Student Writing
Due: Rough Draft Essay #2
10/29: First Third of Presenters
Due: Final Draft Essay #2
Workshops are being offered at The Writing Center!
Take Advantage of them
Week Eleven: Media Presentations II Fallacies and Arguments
11/03: Second Third of Presenters
11/05: Final Third of Presenters
Presentation Discussion
Research/ Citations Discussion
Read: “A Troubleshooting Guide to Research” & “Evaluating Web Pages”
Journal: Respond
Week Twelve: Questions For Me
11/10: My Comments on Essay #2
Transitions/Organization/Thesis Recap
Assignment: Check my comments
Journal: Write down some Questions
Veteran’s Day
11/12: Questions For Me
Watch “The High Cost of Low Prices
Read: Elements of Arguments and Fallacies
Journal: Respond & Find your own Fallacy
Assignment: At home watch South Park: “SWMTWC”
http://www.southparkstudios.com/guide/809/
Week Thirteen: Debates and Quizzes
11/17: Grammar Quiz
Watch “The Onion” Clips
Fallacy Discussions
Essay Prompt #3: Argumentative Essays
Assignment: Find a Topic and a Position
Read: Some famous Arguments
Journal: Respond
11/19: Fallacy Quiz
Class Debates
Discussion on Counterarguments
Due: Topics
Week Fourteen: Fall Break
11/23-29 – No Classes
Assignment: Outline/Thesis Due through Email
Work on revisions!!!
Week Fifteen:
12/01: Due: Rough Draft Essay #3
Peer Review Workshop
Fallacy Hunt
12/03: Due: Final Draft Essay #3(Improve you chance for revision by turning in early)
Student Evaluations
Satirizing Ourselves
Assignment: Myers Briggs Test
Journal: How do you feel about your results?
Week Sixteen: Woo! The End
12/08: My Comments on Essay #3
Discussion: Results on the MB Test
Assignment: Hough/ Is a College Degree Worthless?
Journal: What do you think?
12/10: Last Day for Revisions
Final – In-class Essay #2
**Bring Blue Book to Class**
08/25: Introductions
Polls
Arrow Maker
Assignment: Read the Syllabus (Do it!)
08/27: Syllabus Discussion
Questions
Analyze another Homework assignment
Assignment: Freire/Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Journal: Respond to Freire’s proposed system
Week Two: Language
09/01: Student/Teacher Relationship Discussion
Linguistics Discussion
Assignment: Create an Account at TurnItIn.com
Read: Lily Gonzalez/ Viva Spanglish & Joyce Chang/Drive Becarefully
Malcolm X/ Learning Words
Journal: Locate thesis and Do you agree with the authors?
09/03: Lolcatz – www.Icanhazcheezburger.com
Know your Audience Discussion
Tone Discussion
Sign up for Conferences
Assignment: Listen to Music, analyze tone, and respond.
Read: Roberts/How to Say Nothing in 500 Words
Journal: Respond to the essay
Week Three: Conference Week I -- Details
Labor Day
09/08: Effective Ways to Communicate Discussion
Five Senses Discussion
View finder experiment
Read: Scharf/ Tell Me About Yourself
Journal: Respond and Something that Interests you
Prepare for your Conference!
09/10: Field Trip
Conferences in the Arboretum
In-Class Assignment: Something natural that interests you
Read: Woods/ My Puzzles
Assignment: Origami Experiment – Make me some Origami
Essay Prompt #1: Expository Essay
Week Four: Essay Basics
09/15: Analysis Quiz
Writing Myths
Getting Started/ Formatting
Read: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse
Journal: Which is the better Expository Essay?
Assignments: Email me your Topics and Create an Outline/Thesis
09/17: Thesis/ Introduction/ Conclusion Discussion
Expository Essays
Due: Good Thesis/Outline for Essay #1
Reading: T-rex Comic
Journal: Respond to the comic
Assignment: Begin Essay #1: Rough Draft
Week Five: Essay Development
09/22: A Few Good Theses
Thesis Recap
Organization
Assignment: Work on Rough Draft and Revising your Outline
Read: Identity – Finding texts in unlikely places
Journal: What do these texts say about you?
09/24: Discussion on Responding to Peer Papers
Peer Review
In-class assignment on Identity
Due: Rough Draft Essay #1/Revised Outline Essay #1 Assignment: Consider the suggestions your partners offered
Work on Essay#1: Final Draft
Remember to visit The Writing Center
Week Six: Movie Week!
09/29: Questions on the Paper?
Watching Gran Torino in Class
(Bring a snack if you want)
In-class Worksheet
Assignment: Work on Final Draft
10/01: Continue Watching Gran Torino in Class
Themes Discussion
Due: Final Draft Essay #1
Journal: Respond to the Movie
Week Seven: Inferring Meaning
10/06: Midterm – In-class Essay #1
**Bring Blue Book to Class**
Assignment: Swift/ A Modest Proposal
Journal: Respond to Swift’s Argument
10/08: Lecture on the Appeals
Swift Discussion
Essay Prompt #2: Analyzing a piece of Media
Assignment: Swift Reassigned – Spotting the Appeals
Week Eight: Half Way There
10/13: Swift Discussion: Round Two
Logic vs. Emotion
Watch “Truthiness”
Presentation Discussion
Sign up for Presentation Order at my Office
Read: Berger/ Sex as a Symbol in Fashion Advertising, Checklist for Analyzing Print Advertisements, and A Primer on Analyzing Television Commercials
Journal: Respond
10/15: My Comments on Essay #1
Revision Discussion
Watching Advertisements
Assignment: SAVE/STOP THE ______
Create your own Advertisement
Week Nine: Proofreading
10/20: Examining Print Advertisements
Formatting and Outlining Tips
Due: Outline/Thesis
Assignment: Continue Working on Essay #2
10/22: Furloughed L
Revised Outline/Thesis Due – through Email
Assignment: Practice Peer Review and Proofreading
Week Ten: Media Presentations I
10/27: Searching Our Own Work
Peer Review
Common Errors in Student Writing
Due: Rough Draft Essay #2
10/29: First Third of Presenters
Due: Final Draft Essay #2
Workshops are being offered at The Writing Center!
Take Advantage of them
Week Eleven: Media Presentations II Fallacies and Arguments
11/03: Second Third of Presenters
11/05: Final Third of Presenters
Presentation Discussion
Research/ Citations Discussion
Read: “A Troubleshooting Guide to Research” & “Evaluating Web Pages”
Journal: Respond
Week Twelve: Questions For Me
11/10: My Comments on Essay #2
Transitions/Organization/Thesis Recap
Assignment: Check my comments
Journal: Write down some Questions
Veteran’s Day
11/12: Questions For Me
Watch “The High Cost of Low Prices
Read: Elements of Arguments and Fallacies
Journal: Respond & Find your own Fallacy
Assignment: At home watch South Park: “SWMTWC”
http://www.southparkstudios.com/guide/809/
Week Thirteen: Debates and Quizzes
11/17: Grammar Quiz
Watch “The Onion” Clips
Fallacy Discussions
Essay Prompt #3: Argumentative Essays
Assignment: Find a Topic and a Position
Read: Some famous Arguments
Journal: Respond
11/19: Fallacy Quiz
Class Debates
Discussion on Counterarguments
Due: Topics
Week Fourteen: Fall Break
11/23-29 – No Classes
Assignment: Outline/Thesis Due through Email
Work on revisions!!!
Week Fifteen:
12/01: Due: Rough Draft Essay #3
Peer Review Workshop
Fallacy Hunt
12/03: Due: Final Draft Essay #3(Improve you chance for revision by turning in early)
Student Evaluations
Satirizing Ourselves
Assignment: Myers Briggs Test
Journal: How do you feel about your results?
Week Sixteen: Woo! The End
12/08: My Comments on Essay #3
Discussion: Results on the MB Test
Assignment: Hough/ Is a College Degree Worthless?
Journal: What do you think?
12/10: Last Day for Revisions
Final – In-class Essay #2
**Bring Blue Book to Class**
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