The following is a schedule of class content and out-of-class assignments.
(ER = English 1121 Reader)

Please note! This schedule may change. It is your responsibility to monitor those changes.
Assignments turned in late because you did not check this website are not excused! 

Class Class time material Assignments for Class:
Week 1: August 24 - 28

Course introduction

Grammar discussion with some thoughts on writing.


Introduction to course
ER: "Intro to College Writing," and Rawlins
 
Week 2: August 31 - September 4

The art of profile writing


ER: Sedaris and Hughes

Woolf, Dillard (online: "Death of a Moth")
Week 3: September 7 -  11

Identifying subject, purpose, and audience

Drafting and revising


ER: Woolf, Dillard (Beste ("Mixed Blessing"), Angelou

White (online: "Once More to the Lake")
Week 4: September 14 - 18 FIRST ESSAY (Profile) DUE

 Critical reading and thinking skills
 ER: "Definition," and four other expository writing essays

ER: Frye, and handouts
Week 5: September 21 - 25


Initial drafting and expanding

More online discussion of essays

 ER: Olmstead, and handouts

ER: Beste ("Three Stages")
Week 6: September 28 -  October 2
Revising and polishing final draft

Quiz #1		 Finish any remaining discussion of articles
Quiz information
Week 7: October 5 -  9 SECOND ESSAY (Expository) DUE
Interpreting and critiquing texts
 Begin online discussion of Gorilla, My Love


ER: Chopin

Begin Toni Cade Bambara's book, Gorilla, My Love
Week 8: October 12 - 16


Discussion continues about Gorilla, My Love

MEA break is on THU and FRI


Continue discussion of Gorilla, My Love
Week 9: October 19 -  23

Begin drafting after choosing a story

Expanding, using evidence from the text

Finish discussion of Gorilla, My Love

First drafts on literary analysis
Week 10: October 26 - 30

Revise and polish --drafts should reach three pages

THIRD ESSAY (Literary Critique) DUE
Purpose/scope of argumentative research paper; definition of argument

 		ER: "Persuasion" (81)
Week 11: November 2 - 6


Resources and note-taking strategies

Argument models

 Research begins

ER: Jefferson (87)
Week 12: November 9 - 13 Detecting bias and controlling tone
Logical fallacies

Submit resource list this week
Veteran's Day is on WED		 Research continues

 ER: Tannen ("Triumph of the Yell")
Week 13: November 16 - 20

Submit outline 11/16 - 11/18; advice on drafting
Quiz #2

Drafting begins

ER: Tannen ("Sex, Lies, and Conversation")
Expanding a draft
Week 14: November 23 - 27

Submit three-page draft 11/23 - 11/25

Thanksgiving break on THU and FRI

 Integrating resources
Week 15: November 30 - December 4


Works Cited and other documentation issues

FOURTH ESSAY (Arg. Research) DUE week of Nov. 30th thru Dec. 4th

 Documentation work
Week 16: December 7 - 11


Discussion of Swift essay

Prep for final exam

 ER: Swift
Week 17: December 14 - 18

Final Exam available 12/14 thru 12/16 ONLY
No exceptions!
Enjoy the holidays!