English 0950 Schedule

Anoka Ramsey Community College -- Coon Rapids Campus
English 0950: Elements of College Writing
Spring 2005 / Sections 1 and 2
Tentative Schedule

M 1/10 -- In-Class Writing / Discussion and Introductions / Syllabus / Schedule

W 1/12 -- Due: Where No Gods Came, pages 1-25 / (25 pages)

Th 1/13 -- (Lab) -- In-Class Essay #1

F 1/14 -- Due: Where No Gods Came, pages 26-59 / (34 pages)

M 1/17 -- NO CLASSES -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

W 1/19 -- Due: Where No Gods Came, pages 60-96 / (37 pages)

Th 1/20 -- (Lab) -- Due: Bring Disk, Book, and Notes / In-Class Writing, Mock Peer Review

F 1/21 -- Due: Where No Gods Came, pages 97-128 / (32 pages)

M 1/24 -- Due: Where No Gods Came, pages 129-166 / (38 pages)

W 1/26 -- Due: Where No Gods Came, pages 167-196 / (30 pages)

Th 1/27 -- (Lab) -- Due: Bring Disk, Book, and Notes / Essay #1 Drafting

F 1/28 -- Due: Three (3) Copies of Personal-Response Essay -- Complete First Draft / PEER REVIEW

M 1/31-- Due: ______________________________ / Make Revision Plans / Prepare for Conferences

W 2/2 -- No Class / Individual Conferences in H 131 / Bring Advanced Draft of Personal-Response Essay

Th 2/3 -- No Class / Individual Conferences in H 131 / Bring Advanced Draft of Personal-Response Essay

F 2/4 -- No Class / Individual Conferences in H 131 / Bring Advanced Draft of Personal-Response Essay

M 2/7 -- No Class / Individual Conferences in H 131 / Bring Advanced Draft of Personal-Response Essay

T 2/8 -- No Class / Individual Conferences in H 131 / Bring Advanced Draft of Personal-Response Essay

W 2/9 -- Due: ______________________________ / Discuss Editing Strategies

Th 2/10 -- (Lab) -- Due: Bring Disk, Book, Notes, and Drafts / Essay #1 Revising and Editing

F 2/11 -- Due: One (1) Copy of Personal-Response Essay -- "Almost-Final" Draft / EDITING SESSION

M 2/14 -- Due: Final Draft and Portfolio of Personal-Response Essay / In-Class Writing / Begin Essay #2 / Hand Out Sample Papers

W 2/16 -- Book Evaluation Essay / Discuss Sample Papers / Brainstorm Ideas for Essay #2

Th 2/17 -- (Lab) -- In-Class Essay #2

F 2/18 -- Book Evaluation Essay / Thesis Statements, Introductions, Structures, Organization

M 2/21 -- NO CLASSES -- Presidents' Day

W 2/23 -- Book Evaluation Essay / Transitions, Conclusions, Mock Peer Review

NOTE: You are required to attend one session with our visiting writer, Sheila O'Connor, today, Wednesday, February 23, 2005, at 1:00 p.m. and/or at 2:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Take good notes during the presentation; your notes will be collected on Thursday, February 24, 2005.

Th 2/24 -- (Lab) -- Due: Bring Disk, Book, and Notes / Essay #2 Drafting

F 2/25 -- Due: Three (3) Copies of Book Evaluation Essay -- Complete First Draft / PEER REVIEW

M 2/28 -- Due: ______________________________ / Make Revision Plans / Discuss Editing Strategies

W 3/2 -- Due: One (1) Copy of Book Evaluation Essay -- "Almost-Final" Draft / EDITING SESSION

Th 3/3 -- (Lab) -- Due: Bring Disk, Book, Notes, and Drafts / Essay #2 Revising and Editing

F 3/4 -- NO CLASSES -- Metro Alliance Faculty Development Day

M 3/7 -- NO CLASSES -- Spring Break

T 3/8 -- NO CLASSES -- Spring Break

W 3/9 -- NO CLASSES -- Spring Break

Th 3/10 -- NO CLASSES -- Spring Break

F 3/11 -- NO CLASSES -- Spring Break

M 3/14 -- Due: Final Draft and Portfolio of Book Evaluation Essay / Midterm Course Evaluation / Discuss Arguments / Prewriting for Essay #3

W 3/16 -- Due: A Pocketful of Essays -- William F. Buckley, Jr. -- pages 34-38

Th 3/17 -- (Lab) -- In-Class Essay #3

F 3/18 -- Due: A Pocketful of Essays -- William Zinsser -- pages 95-101

M 3/21 -- Due: A Pocketful of Essays -- Deborah Tannen -- pages 51-58

W 3/23 -- Due: ______________________________ / Discuss and Work on Essay #3 / Quotations

Th 3/24 -- (Lab) -- Due: Bring Disk, Book, and Notes / Essay #3 Drafting

F 3/25 -- Due: Three (3) Copies of Argument-Response Essay -- Complete First Draft / PEER REVIEW

M 3/28-- Due: ______________________________ / Make Revision Plans / Prepare for Conferences

W 3/30 -- No Class / Individual Conferences in H 131 / Bring Advanced Draft of Argument-Response Essay

Th 3/31 -- No Class / Individual Conferences in H 131 / Bring Advanced Draft of Argument-Response Essay

F 4/1 -- No Class / Individual Conferences in H 131 / Bring Advanced Draft of Argument-Response Essay

M 4/4 -- No Class / Individual Conferences in H 131 / Bring Advanced Draft of Argument-Response Essay

T 4/5 -- No Class / Individual Conferences in H 131 / Bring Advanced Draft of Argument-Response Essay

W 4/6 -- Due: ______________________________ / Discuss Editing Strategies

Th 4/7 -- (Lab) -- Due: Bring Disk, Book, Notes, and Drafts / Essay #3 Revising and Editing

F 4/8 -- Due: One (1) Copy of Argument-Response Essay -- "Almost-Final" Draft / EDITING SESSION

M 4/11 -- Due: Final Draft and Portfolio of Argument-Response Essay / Prewriting for Essay #4

W 4/13 -- Due: A Pocketful of Essays -- Richard Rodriguez (pages 110-113) and William Zinsser (pages 95-101)

Th 4/14 -- (Lab) -- In-Class Essay #4

F 4/15 -- No Class / Professor at a Conference

M 4/18 -- Due: A Pocketful of Essays -- Jessica Mitford (pages 46-50) and N. Scott Momaday (pages 21-25)

W 4/20 -- Due: A Pocketful of Essays -- Stephen King (pages 76-78) and Susan Allen Toth (pages 92-94)

Th 4/21 -- (Lab) -- ______________________________ / Work on Essay #4

F 4/22 -- Due: ______________________________ / Paraphrasing and MLA Citations

M 4/25 -- Due: ______________________________ / Paraphrasing and MLA Citations

W 4/27 -- No Class -- Optional conferences in my office on essay #4

Th 4/28 -- No Class -- Optional conferences in my office on essay #4

F 4/29 -- Due: Three (3) Copies of Multiple-Source Essay -- Complete First Draft / PEER REVIEW

M 5/2 -- Due: ______________________________ / Make Revision Plans / Discuss Editing Strategies

W 5/4 -- Due: One (1) Copy of Multiple-Source Essay -- "Almost-Final" Draft / EDITING SESSION

Th 5/5 -- (Lab) -- Due: Bring Disk, Book, Notes, and Drafts / Essay #4 Revising and Editing

F 5/6 -- Due: Final Draft and Portfolio of Multiple-Source Essay / Course Evaluations

W 5/11 -- English 0950 Final Exam / 4:10-6:10 p.m. / Individual Conferences in H 131 to Return Essay #4

NOTE: According to college policies and the faculty contract, we are required to meet for the final exam; consequently, if you fail to appear during this time period, unless you've made prior arrangements with me due to extraordinary circumstances, the grade on your final essay will be lowered one letter.