English 0950 Schedule - Spring 2005

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

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

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

Th 3/17 -- Due: A Pocketful of Essays -- William Zinsser -- pages 95-101

F 3/18 -- Due: A Pocketful of Essays -- Deborah Tannen -- pages 51-58

M 3/21 -- Due: ______________________________ / Discuss and Work on Essay #3 / Summarizing and Paraphrasing

W 3/23 -- Due: ______________________________ / Discuss and Work on Essay #3 / Quotations and MLA In-Text Citations

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

F 3/25 -- Due: Three (3) Copies of Summary-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 Summary-Response Essay

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

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

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

T 4/5 -- No Class / Individual Conferences in H 131 / Bring Advanced Draft of Summary-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 Summary-Response Essay -- "Almost-Final" Draft / EDITING SESSION

M 4/11 -- Due: Final Draft and Portfolio of Summary-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 #3

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.