Anoka-Ramsey Community College -- Coon Rapids Campus
English 0950: Elements of College Writing
Spring 2008 / Section 01

Tentative Schedule

Textbooks Key:

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 1/14 -- Course Introduction / Syllabus / Schedule / Participant Information Sheet / In-Class Writing

W 1/16 -- DUE: Chapter 9a-9b-9c (LBB, pp. 92-97, do not do exercises) AND Booker T. Washington (HL, pp. 2-6) / QUIZ / Critical Reading Process and Skills / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

Th 1/17 -- (Lab) -- Log On to ARCC Network / Establish MetNet Email Account / Network File Access / MyARCC Portal / Email Assignment

F 1/18 -- DUE: Zitkala Sa (HL, pp. 7-9) AND Cristina Salat (HL, pp. 21-29) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

 

M 1/21 -- NO CLASSES -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

W 1/23 -- DUE: Jeff Richards (HL, pp. 32-36) AND Mike Magnuson (HL, pp. 75-80) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

Th 1/24 -- DUE: Laura Sessions Stepp (HL, pp. 37-43) AND Joseph McCabe (HL, pp. 114-117) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

F 1/25 -- DUE: Chapters 1-2 (LBB, pp. 2-17, do not do exercises) / QUIZ / Introduce and Assign Essay #1 / Guided Prewriting for Essay #1 / Preparing and Planning for Essay #1

 

M 1/28 -- DUE: Chapters 3-4 (LBB, pp. 17-30, do not do exercises) / QUIZ / Sample Papers / Organizing and Drafting Essay #1

W 1/30 -- DUE: Essay #1 / Draft #1 -- 1 Copy -- At Least 1 Full Page AND Chapter 5f (LBB, pp. 43-45) / PEER REVIEW

Th 1/31 -- (Lab) -- DUE: Bring Essay #1 / Draft #1 -- Guided Drafting and Revising of Essay #1 / Adding Details to Essay #1

F 2/1 -- DUE: Essay #1 / Draft #2 -- 2 Copies -- At Least 2 Full Pages / PEER REVIEW

 

M 2/4 -- DUE: Chapter 5a-5b-5c-5d (LBB, pp. 30-41, do not do exercises) / QUIZ / Revising, Editing, and Proofreading Essay #1

W 2/6 -- DUE: Essay #1 / Draft #3 -- 1 Copy -- 2-3 Pages / EDITING SESSION

Th 2/7 -- (Lab) -- DUE: Bring Essay #1 / Draft #3 -- Guided Revising and Editing of Essay #1 / Document Design

F 2/8 -- DUE: Essay #1 / Draft #4 -- 1 Copy -- 2-3 Pages AND Chapter 5g (LBB, pp. 45-46, do not do exercises) / PROOFREADING SESSION / Preparing the Final Draft and Portfolio

M 2/11 -- DUE: Essay #1 Final Draft and Portfolio / Reflective Writing / Introduce Essay #2 / Introduce Summary

W 2/13 -- DUE: Patti See (HL, pp. 93-98) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, Summary, In-Class Writing

Th 2/14 -- DUE: Davina Ruth Begaye Two Bears (HL, pp. 99-103) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, Summary, In-Class Writing

F 2/15 -- DUE: Jennifer Crichton (HL, pp. 134-138) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, Summary, In-Class Writing

 

M 2/18 -- NO CLASSES -- Presidents' Day

W 2/20 -- DUE: One-Paragraph Summary of the Essay You Have Chosen to Work On / Lecture and Discuss How to Respond to an Essay / Sample Papers / Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotation

Th 2/21 -- (Lab) -- Bring Book, Summary, and Notes / Drafting Essay #2

F 2/22 -- DUE: Essay #2 / Draft #1 -- 2 Copies -- At Least 2 Full Pages / PEER REVIEW

 

M 2/25 -- DUE: ____________________ / Prepare for Conferences

W 2/27 -- Individual Conferences -- meet with Scott in H 131 -- bring required materials

Th 2/28 -- Individual Conferences -- meet with Scott in H 131 -- bring required materials

F 2/29 -- NO CLASSES -- Faculty Development Conference

 

M 3/3 -- Individual Conferences -- meet with Scott in H 131 -- bring required materials

W 3/5 -- Individual Conferences -- meet with Scott in H 131 -- bring required materials

Th 3/6 -- DUE: Bring Essay #1 Final Draft / Review and Practice Editing and Proofreading

F 3/7 -- DUE: Essay #2 / Almost-Final Draft -- 1 Copy -- 2-3 Pages / EDITING SESSION

M 3/10 -- DUE: Essay #2 Final Draft and Portfolio AND Chapter 9d (LBB, pp. 97-104, do not do exercises) / Reflective Writing / Lecture on Timed Writings and In-Class Essay Exams / Review and Prepare for Midterm Exams

W 3/12 -- Midterm Exam, Part One

Th 3/13 -- (Lab) -- Midterm Exam, Part Two

F 3/14 -- Reading / Study Day -- Optional Conferences in H 131

 

M 3/17 -- NO CLASSES -- Spring Break

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

Th 3/20 -- NO CLASSES -- Spring Break

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

M 3/24 -- DUE: Andrew Hicks (HL, pp. 58-62) AND Charles Macomb Flandreau (HL, pp. 63-65) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

W 3/26 -- DUE: Michael Perry (HL, pp. 259-262) AND Jacob Neusner (HL, pp. 184-190) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

Th 3/27 -- DUE: Samuel Scudder (HL, pp. 66-69) AND Kate Boyes (HL, pp. 263-267) / QUIZ / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing

F 3/28 -- DUE: Bring Books and Notes / Introduce Essay #3 / Introduce Synthesis

 

M 3/31 -- DUE: ____________________ / Sample Papers / Plan and Outline Essay #3 / Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotation

W 4/2 -- DUE: Skim Chapter 56b (LBB, pp. 491-520, do not do exercises) AND ____________________ / Work on Documenting Sources

Th 4/3 -- (Lab) -- Drafting Essay #3

F 4/4 -- DUE: Essay #3 / Draft #1 -- 2 Copies -- At Least 2 Full Pages / PEER REVIEW

 

M 4/7 -- DUE: Chapter 6a-6b-6d-6e (LBB, pp. 48-58 and 66-70, do not do exercises) / QUIZ / Bring First Draft / Lecture, Discussion, In-Class Writing on Topic Sentences and Transitions / Other Revision Ideas for Essay #3

W 4/9 -- DUE: Essay #3 / Draft #2 -- 2 Copies -- At Least 3 Full Pages / PEER REVIEW

Th 4/10 -- (Lab) -- DUE: Bring Essay #3 / Draft #2 -- Revising and Editing Essay #3

F 4/11 -- DUE: Essay #3 / Almost-Final Draft -- 1 Copy -- At Least 3 Full Pages / EDITING SESSION

M 4/14 -- DUE: Essay #3 Final Draft and Portfolio / Introduce Essay #4 / Introduce Research Process

W 4/16 -- Meet in Library, Room 215 -- DUE: Skim Chapters 51 and 52 (LBB, pp. 416-446, do not do exercises) / Librarian Presentation

Th 4/17 -- (Lab) -- Research for Essay #4

F 4/18 -- NO CLASS -- English Division Retreat

 

M 4/21 -- DUE: Skim Chapter 53a-53b-53c (LBB, pp. 446-460, do not do exercises) / Work on Description, Analysis, and Evaluation

W 4/23 -- DUE: Skim Chapter 53d-53e (LBB, pp. 460-470, do not do exercises) / Work on Synthesis, Organization, and Outlines

Th 4/24 -- (Lab) -- Drafting Essay #4

F 4/25 -- DUE: Essay #4 / Draft #1 -- 2 Copies -- At Least 2 Full Pages / PEER REVIEW

 

M 4/28 -- DUE: Skim Chapter 54 (LBB, pp. 470-479, do not do exercises) / Work on Revision and Using Sources

W 4/30 -- DUE: Skim Chapter 56b (LBB, pp. 491-520, do not do exercises) / Work on Documenting Sources

Th 5/1 -- (Lab) -- Bring Books, Notes, and Drafts of Essay #4 / Revising and Editing Essay #4

F 5/2 -- DUE: Essay #4 / Draft #2 -- 2 Copies -- At Least 3 Full Pages / PEER REVIEW

 

M 5/5 -- DUE: Essay #4 / Almost-Final Draft -- 1 Copy -- 3-4 Pages / EDITING SESSION

W 5/7 -- DUE: Essay #4 Final Draft and Portfolio / Reflective Writing / Course Evaluations

Th 5/8 -- Reading / Study Day -- Optional Conferences in H 131

F 5/9 -- Reading / Study Day -- Optional Conferences in H 131

 

M 5/12 -- English 0950 Final Exam Period / 9:40-11:40 a.m. / Individual Conferences in H 131 to Return Essay #4 and Final Grade

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Last revised on 07 January 2008 by SRS
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