English 0950 Schedule

Anoka-Ramsey Community College -- Coon Rapids Campus
English 0950: Elements of College Writing
Spring 2007 / Sections 01 and 02

Tentative Schedule

Textbooks Key:

HL = Higher Learning: Reading and Writing about College, by Patti See and Bruce Taylor
RFW = Rules for Writers, by Diana Hacker

M 1/15 -- NO CLASSES -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

W 1/17 -- Syllabus / Schedule / Participant Information Sheet / Introductions

Th 1/18 -- (LAB) -- Log On to ARCC Network / Establish MetNet Email Account / MyARCC Portal / File Access / In-Class Essay #1

F 1/19 -- DUE: Booker T. Washington (HL, pp. 2-6) and Zitkala Sa (HL, pp. 7-9) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing / Critical Reading Process and Skills

M 1/22 -- DUE: Cristina Salat (HL, pp. 21-29) / Counselors: Introduction and Pre-Test / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

W 1/24 -- DUE: Laura Sessions Stepp (HL, pp. 37-43) and Mike Magnuson (HL, pp. 75-80) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

Th 1/25 -- (No Lab; Meet in T208) -- DUE: Jeff Richards (HL, pp. 32-36) and Will Weaver (HL, pp. 156-161) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

F 1/26 -- DUE: Chapter 1 (RFW, pp. 2-18) / Assign Essay #1 / Lecture and Practice Prewriting and Planning Strategies

M 1/29 -- DUE: "Different Drummers" (website) / Counselors Administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Assign the Strong Interest Inventory (SII) -- the SII Must be Completed by ____________________

W 1/31 -- DUE: Chapter 2 (RFW, pp. 19-25) and Chapter 4 (RFW, pp. 39-50) / Lecture and Practice Drafting Strategies

Th 2/1 -- (LAB) -- Bring Books and Notes / Drafting Essay #1

F 2/2 -- Read and Discuss Sample Paper / Discuss Giving Feedback / Mock Peer Review

M 2/5 -- DUE: Two (2) Copies of a Complete First Draft (at least 3 full pages) of Essay #1 / PEER REVIEW (see syllabus for policy)

W 2/7 -- DUE: Chapter 3 (RFW, pp. 25-27) and Chapter 4 (RFW, pp. 50-57) / Bring Books and Essay #1 Draft / Lecture and Practice Revision Strategies

Th 2/8 -- (LAB) -- DUE: Chapter 6 (RFW, pp. 68-70) / Bring Books, Notes, and Drafts / Formatting and Revising Essay #1

F 2/9 -- DUE: Chapter 3 (RFW, pp. 28-30) and Chapter 16 (RFW, pp. 130-134) / Bring Books and Essay #1 Draft / Lecture and Practice Editing Strategies

M 2/12 -- Counselors: Lecture and Discussion on Personality / Interpreting the MBTI

W 2/14 -- DUE: One (1) Copy of Essay #1 -- "Almost-Final" Draft / EDITING SESSION (see syllabus for policy)

Th 2/15 -- (LAB) -- Bring Books, Notes, and Drafts / Editing and Completing Essay #1

ESSAY #1 and PORTFOLIO DUE: ____________________

F 2/16 -- DUE: Frederick Douglass (handout) and Malcolm X (HL, pp. 15-18) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

M 2/19 -- NO CLASSES -- Presidents' Day

W 2/21 -- DUE: Eudora Welty (HL, pp. 10-14) and Andrew Hicks (HL, pp. 58-62) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

Th 2/22 -- (No Lab; Meet in T208) -- DUE: Charles Macomb Flandreau (HL, pp. 63-65) and Langston Hughes (HL, pp. 73-74) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

F 2/23 -- Bring Books and Notes / Assign Essay #2 / Practice Prewriting and Planning Strategies

M 2/26 -- Counselors: Lecture and Discussion on Values / Values Card Sort

W 2/28 -- Bring Books and Notes / Practice Drafting Strategies / Sample Paper?

Th 3/1 -- (LAB) -- Bring Books and Notes / Drafting Essay #2

F 3/2 -- NO CLASSES -- Metro Alliance Faculty Conference

M 3/5 -- DUE: Two (2) Copies of a Complete First Draft (at least 3 full pages) of Essay #2 / PEER REVIEW (see syllabus for policy)

W 3/7 -- Individual Conferences in H 131 / Bring an "Advanced Draft" of Essay #2 and 3 Questions

Th 3/8 -- Individual Conferences in H 131 / Bring an "Advanced Draft" of Essay #2 and 3 Questions

F 3/9 -- Individual Conferences in H 131 / Bring an "Advanced Draft" of Essay #2 and 3 Questions

M 3/12 -- Counselors: Lecture and Discussion on Interests / Interpreting the Strong Interest Inventory

W 3/14 -- DUE: Chapter(s) __________ (RFW, pp. __________) / Bring Books, Notes, and Drafts / Practice Editing Strategies

Th 3/15 -- (LAB) -- Bring Books, Notes, and Drafts / Editing Essay #2

F 3/16 -- DUE: One (1) Copy of Essay #2 -- "Almost-Final" Draft / EDITING SESSION (see syllabus for policy)

ESSAY #2 and PORTFOLIO DUE: ____________________

M 3/19 -- NO CLASSES -- Spring Break

W 3/21 -- NO CLASSES -- Spring Break

Th 3/22 -- NO CLASSES -- Spring Break

F 3/23 -- NO CLASSES -- Spring Break

M 3/26 -- DUE: Michael Perry (HL, pp. 259-262) and 8th Grade Final Exam (HL, pp. 44-47) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

W 3/28 -- DUE: Patti See (HL, pp. 93-98) and Davina Ruth Begaye Two Bears (HL, pp. 99-103) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

Th 3/29 -- (LAB) -- Counselors Lead Occupational Research / Explore Career Websites / MCIS and Iseek

F 3/30 -- DUE: Samuel H. Scudder (HL, pp. 66-69) and Kate Boyes (HL, pp. 263-267) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

M 4/2 -- DUE: Joseph McCabe (HL, pp. 114-117) and Jennifer Crichton (HL, pp. 134-138) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

W 4/4 -- DUE: Jacob Neusner (HL 184-190) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing / REVIEW All Readings to Date

Th 4/5 -- (LAB) -- In-Class Essay #2

F 4/6 -- Bring Books and Notes / Assign Essay #3 / Practice Prewriting and Planning Strategies

M 4/9 -- Counselors Lead Tour of Career Center / Assign Career Center Scavenger Hunt

W 4/11 -- Bring Books and Notes / Practice Drafting Strategies / Sample Paper?

Th 4/12 -- (LAB) -- Bring Books and Notes / Drafting Essay #3

F 4/13 -- DUE: Two (2) Copies of a Complete First Draft (at least 3 full pages) of Essay #3 / PEER REVIEW (see syllabus for policy)

M 4/16 -- DUE: Chapter(s) __________ (RFW, pp. __________) / Bring Books, Notes, and Drafts / Practice Editing Strategies

W 4/18 -- DUE: One (1) Copy of Essay #3 -- "Almost-Final" Draft / EDITING SESSION (see syllabus for policy)

Th 4/19 -- (LAB) -- Bring Books, Notes, and Drafts / Editing and Completing Essay #3

ESSAY #3 and PORTFOLIO DUE: ____________________

F 4/20 -- TBA

M 4/23 -- Counselors: Conclusions and Post-Test / Assign Essay #4

W 4/25 -- Bring All Materials Related to the Personal Exploration and Career Research / Practice Drafting Strategies

Th 4/26 -- (LAB) -- Bring all Materials and Notes / Drafting Essay #4

F 4/27 -- DUE: Two (2) Copies of a Complete First Draft (at least 3 full pages) of Essay #4 / PEER REVIEW (see syllabus for policy)

M 4/30 -- Individual Conferences in H 131 / Bring an "Advanced Draft" of Essay #4 and 3 Questions

W 5/2 -- Individual Conferences in H 131 / Bring an "Advanced Draft" of Essay #4 and 3 Questions

Th 5/3 -- Individual Conferences in H 131 / Bring an "Advanced Draft" of Essay #4 and 3 Questions

F 5/4 -- Individual Conferences in H 131 / Bring an "Advanced Draft" of Essay #4 and 3 Questions

M 5/7 -- DUE: Chapter(s) __________ (RFW, pp. __________) / Bring Books, Notes, and Drafts / Practice Editing Strategies

W 5/9 -- DUE: One (1) Copy of Essay #4 -- "Almost-Final" Draft / EDITING SESSION (see syllabus for policy)

Th 5/10 -- (LAB) -- Bring All Materials, Notes, and Drafts / Editing and Completing Essay #4

F 5/11 -- DUE: ESSAY #4 and PORTFOLIO / Course Evaluations

W 5/16 -- English 0950 Final Exam Period (9:40-11:40 a.m.): Individual Conferences in H 131 between 8:00 and 11:30 a.m. to Return Essay #4 and Discuss Final Grade