English 0950 Schedule

Anoka-Ramsey Community College -- Coon Rapids Campus
English 0950: Elements of College Writing
Fall 2007 / Sections 01 and 03

Tentative Schedule

Textbooks Key:

HL = Higher Learning: Reading and Writing about College, by Patti See and Bruce Taylor
JR = Jack and Rochelle: A Holocaust Story of Love and Resistance, by Jack and Rochelle Sutin, edited by Lawrence Sutin
LBB = LB Brief, by Jane E. Aaron

Note: Additional reading assignments, not listed below, from Higher Learning and LB Brief will be announced in class at least one day before they are due. Remember, you are responsible for any assignments or changes announced during any class you miss.

M 8/27 -- Syllabus / Schedule / Participant Information Sheet / In-Class Writing

W 8/29 -- DUE: Zitkala Sa (HL 7-9) and Mike Magnuson (HL 75-80) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing / Critical Reading Process and Skills

Th 8/30 -- (Lab) -- Log On to ARCC Network / Establish MetNet Email Account / MyARCC Portal / File Access / Email Assignment

F 8/31 -- DUE: Booker T. Washington (HL 2-6) and Jeff Richards (HL 32-36) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

M 9/3 -- NO CLASSES -- LABOR DAY

W 9/5 -- DUE: Joseph McCabe (HL 114-117) and Laura Sessions Stepp (HL 37-43) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

Th 9/6 -- (Lab) -- DUE: Chapter 2 (LBB 10-17, do not do exercises) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing / Guided Prewriting for Essay #1

F 9/7 -- DUE: Chapter 1 (LBB 2-10, do not do exercises) / QUIZ / Introduce and Assign Essay #1 / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing / Preparing and Planning for Essay #1 / Sample Papers?

M 9/10 -- Chapters 3-4 (LBB 17-30, do not do exercises) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing / Organizing and Drafting Essay #1 / Sample Papers?

W 9/12 -- DUE: Complete First Draft of Essay #1 -- One (1) Copy -- At Least 2 Full Pages / DUE: Chapter 5f (LBB 43-45) / Lecture, Discussion / Peer Review Groups / PEER REVIEW

Th 9/13 -- (Lab) -- DUE: Bring First Draft of Essay #1 / Guided Drafting and Revising of Essay #1

F 9/14 -- DUE: Complete Second Draft of Essay #1 -- Two (2) Copies -- At Least 3 Full Pages / PEER REVIEW

M 9/17 -- DUE: Chapter 5abcd (LBB 30-41, do not do exercises) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing / Revising, Editing, and Proofreading Essay #1

W 9/19 -- DUE: Complete Third Draft of Essay #1 -- One (1) Copy -- At Least 3 Full Pages / EDITING SESSION

Th 9/20 -- (Lab) -- DUE: Bring Third Draft of Essay #1 / Guided Revising and Editing of Essay #1 / Document Design

F 9/21 -- DUE: Complete Fourth Draft of Essay #1 -- One (1) Copy -- At Least 3 Full Pages / DUE: Chapter 5g (LBB 45-46, do not do exercises) / EDITING SESSION / Guided Proofreading and Preparing the Final Draft and Portfolio

M 9/24 -- DUE: Final Draft and Portfolio of Essay #1 / Reflective Writing / Brainstorming for Essay #2

W 9/26 -- DUE: Preface, Locations, Chapters I-III (JR ix-55) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing / Practice Summary

Th 9/27 -- Reading Day -- Optional Conferences in H 131

F 9/28 -- DUE: Chapters IV-VI (JR 57-108) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing / Practice Summary

M 10/1 -- DUE: Chapters VII-IX (JR 109-172) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing / Practice Summary

W 10/3 -- DUE: Chapters X-XI and the Afterword (JR 173-218) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing / Practice Summary

Th 10/4 -- (Lab) -- Bring Book and Notes / Guided Prewriting for Essay #2

F 10/5 -- Introduce and Assign Essay #2 / Sample Papers

M 10/8 -- Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing on Argumentation, Argument Structures, and Audience / Guided Audience Analysis for Essay #2

VISITING WRITER DAY: Lawrence Sutin will be on campus at 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. You are required to attend at least one of the sessions. Take notes. You will hand these notes in on Wednesday, October 10.

W 10/10 -- DUE: Chapter 6d (LBB 66-69, do not do exercises) / Discuss Sutin's Visit and How to Include It in Essay #2 / In-Class Writing on Introductions and Conclusions

Th 10/11 -- (Lab) -- Bring Book and Notes / Drafting Essay #2

F 10/12 -- DUE: Complete First Draft of Essay #2 -- Two (2) Copies -- At Least 3 Full Pages / PEER REVIEW

M 10/15 -- DUE: Chapter 6abe (LBB 48-58 and 69-70, do not do exercises) / QUIZ / Bring First Draft / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing on Topic Sentences and Transitions

W 10/17 -- DUE: Complete Second Draft of Essay #2 -- One (1) Copy -- At Least 3 Full Pages / PEER REVIEW

Th 10/18 -- NO CLASSES -- EDUCATION MINNESOTA BREAK

F 10/19 -- NO CLASSES -- EDUCATION MINNESOTA BREAK

M 10/22 -- DUE: Complete Third Draft of Essay #2 -- One (1) Copy -- At Least 3 Full Pages / EDITING SESSION

W 10/24 -- DUE: Final Draft and Portfolio of Essay #2 / Reflective Writing / Lecture on Timed Writings and In-Class Essay Exams / Prepare for Midterm Essay Exam

Th 10/25 -- (Lab) -- Write Midterm In-Class Essay Exam on All Readings and Essays 1-2

F 10/26 -- DUE: Cristina Salat (HL 21-29) and Charles Macomb Flandreau (HL 63-65) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

M 10/29 -- DUE: Andrew Hicks (HL 58-62) and Will Weaver (HL 156-161) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

W 10/31 -- DUE: Patti See (HL 93-98) and Davina Ruth Begaye Two Bears (HL 99-103) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

Th 11/1 -- DUE: Chapter 9 (LBB 92-104, do not do exercises) / QUIZ / Discussion / Review / Prepare for In-Class Essay Exam #2

F 11/2 -- Write In-Class Essay Exam #2 on Students' Perspectives

M 11/5 -- DUE: Samuel Scudder (HL 66-69) and Kate Boyes (HL 263-267 / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

W 11/7 -- DUE: Shirley Lauro (HL 211-221) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

Th 11/8 -- DUE: Langston Hughes (HL 73-74) and Tom Wayman (HL 182-183) and Taylor Mali (HL 222-224) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

F 11/9 -- DUE: Jacob Neusner (HL184-190) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

M 11/12 -- NO CLASSES -- VETERANS' DAY

W 11/14 -- Discussion / Review / Prepare for In-Class Essay Exam #3

Th 11/15 -- (Lab) -- Write In-Class Essay Exam #3 on Perspectives on Professors

F 11/16 -- Review and Discuss All Three In-Class Essay Exams

M 11/19 -- DUE: Michael Perry (HL 259-262) and Walt Whitman (HL 232-233) and Antler (HL 242-244) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

W 11/21 -- DUE: Jennifer Crichton (HL 134-138) and 8th Grade Final Exam (HL 44-47) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

Th 11/22 -- NO CLASSES -- THANKSGIVING BREAK

F 11/23 -- NO CLASSES -- THANKSGIVING BREAK

M 11/26 -- Review All Readings / Discussion / Assign Essay #3

W 11/28 -- Bring Book and Notes / Guided Organization of Essay #3

Th 11/29 -- (Lab) -- Bring Book and Notes / Drafting Essay #3

F 11/30 -- DUE: Complete First Draft of Essay #3 -- Two (2) Copies -- At Least 3 Full Pages / PEER REVIEW

M 12/3 -- DUE: Chapters 53bcde and 54 (LBB 457-479, do not do exercises) / QUIZ / Lecture, In-Class Writing on Using Sources

W 12/5 -- DUE: Chapter 56ab (LBB 483-500, do not do exercises) / QUIZ / Lecture, In-Class writing on Documenting Sources

Th 12/6 -- (Lab) -- Bring Book, Notes, and First Draft of Essay #3 / Revising Essay #3

F 12/7 -- DUE: Complete Second Draft of Essay #3 -- Two (2) Copies -- At Least 3 Full Pages / PEER REVIEW

M 12/10 -- DUE: Complete Third Draft of Essay #3 -- One (1) Copy -- At Least 3 Full Pages / EDITING SESSION

W 12/12 -- DUE: Final Draft and Portfolio of Essay #3 / Reflective Writing / Course Evaluations

Th 12/13 -- Reading Day -- Optional Conferences in H131

F 12/14 -- Reading Day -- Optional Conferences in H131

T 12/18 -- English 0950 Final Exam Period / 9:40-11:40 a.m. / Individual Conferences in H 131 to Return Essay #4