Anoka Ramsey Community College -- Coon
Rapids Campus
English 1121: College Writing and Critical Reading
Fall 2007 / Section 20
Tentative Schedule --
Revised
NOTE: Specific reading assignments
from The Mercury Reader and LB Brief will be announced in class
the week before they are due; in addition, the three in-class essays scheduled below
may be rescheduled depending on the needs and timeline of the class.
Specific assignments will be added to the schedule on the website as they are
made. Check the
schedule on the website frequently to keep abreast of these changes.
UPDATED:
03 December 2007 at
01:27 PM
Monday, August 27:
- Syllabus
- Schedule
- Participant Information Sheet
- Introductions
- Lecture on the "Types of Writing"
- Apply Lecture Ideas to "It's Over Debbie"
- Choose the Personal Essays to be Read for Monday,
September 10
- Lab: Introductory In-Class Essay
- Assignment:
- In the MR -- read Alexie,
Didion, Sedaris, Thurber, Walker, White
- In the LBB -- read chapters
1, 2, 51 / skim chapter 52 / do not do exercises
Monday, September 3 -- No Classes -- Labor Day
Monday, September 10:
- DUE: see above assignment
- Lecture and Discuss the Personal Essays Due Today
- Assign Essay #1
- Librarian Demonstration
- Lab: Begin Research for Essay #1
- Assignment:
- Read the sample paper I handed out
at the end of class
- Do your research -- find a variety
of sources (reference works, books, magazines, journals, newspapers,
websites, etc.)
- Bring at least five (5) of
your research sources to
class with you
- In the LBB -- read chapter
9 (section C), chapter 10 (section A), and all of chapters 53 and 54 -- do
not do any of the exercises
Monday, September 17:
- DUE: Essay #1 Sample Paper
- DUE: Bring Research Sources for Essay #1
- Lecture and Discuss the Sample Paper Due Today
- Introduce MLA In-Text Citation and
Documentation Conventions
- Practice Summary, Paraphrase, Quotation and MLA
Citations/Documentation
- Lab: Begin Drafting Essay #1
- Assignment:
- Read your research sources and
determine WHAT you'll take from them and HOW you'll take it (summ? para?
quote?)
- In the LBB -- read chapters
8 and 55 -- do not do exercises
- In the LBB -- skim chapter
56, sections A (483-491) and C (521-524) -- do not do exercises
- Plan and outline Essay #1 -- if
you need to review these steps, skim LBB, chapters 3 and 4
- Draft Essay #1 -- complete
first draft with introduction, body paragraphs (at least 4), and conclusion
- Print and bring four (4) copies
of Essay #1 to class on Monday 9/24
Monday, September 24:
- DUE: Complete First Draft of Essay #1 -- 4 copies
- Practice Peer Review
- Peer Review for Essay #1
- Q & A
- Lecture and Practice MLA End-of-Text
Bibliographic Citations
- Lab: Begin Revising Essay #1
- Assignment:
- In the LBB -- use chapter 56,
section B, to construct your Works Cited and Consulted List
- Use the information you received
from your peer reviews, your own intuitions, and any relevant sections in
the LBB to revise Essay #1 from a first draft to a second draft
- Print and bring four (4) copies
of Essay #1 (draft #2 with completed Works Cited and Consulted List) to
class on Monday 10/1
Monday, October 1:
- DUE: Complete Second Draft
of Essay #1
(including Works Cited and Consulted Page) -- 4 copies
- Practice Editing Session
- Editing Session for Essay #1
- Guided Editing Checklist for Essay #1
- Discuss Essay #1 Final Draft and Portfolio
- Lab: Begin Editing Essay #1
- Assignment:
- Use the information you received
from your editing sessions and your own knowledge and intuitions to revise,
edit, proofread, and finalize your Essay #1.
- In the LBB -- use chapters
5, 15-50, and 53-56 as needed to revise, edit, proofread, and finalize your
Essay #1.
- Bring your final draft, your 1st
and 2nd drafts, your sources, and the evaluation sheet in a two-pocket
folder (portfolio).
- Bring your MR and LBB.
Monday, October 8:
- DUE: ESSAY #1
FINAL DRAFT AND PORTFOLIO
- Choose the Informative Essays to be Read for Monday,
October 8
- Lab: In-Class Essay #1
- Collect Essay #1
- Assignment:
- In the MR -- read Carson,
Ehrenreich, Mitford, and Tannen
- Bring the MR with you to class and
be prepared for a quiz and discussion
Monday, October 15:
- DUE -- in the MR -- read Carson,
Ehrenreich, Mitford, and Tannen
- Quiz
- Lecture on the Modes of Discourse and the Modes of
Exposition
- Lecture and Discuss the Informative Essays Due Today
- Prewriting Work
- Assign Essay #2
- Librarian Demonstration
- Lab: Begin Research for Essay #2
- Assignment:
- Begin or continue your research
to find sources for essay #2 -- bring at least 5 sources with you to class
on Monday 10/22
Monday, October 22:
- DUE: Essay #2 Sample Papers
- DUE: Bring Research Sources for Essay #2
- Lecture and Discuss Possible
Organization Plans for Evaluation Essays
- Lecture and Discuss the Sample Papers Due Today
- Review Summaries, Paraphrases, Quotations, and
MLA Citations/Documentation
- Practice Summary, Paraphrase, Quotation, and MLA
Citation/Documentation
- Lab: Begin Drafting Essay #2
- Assignment:
- Draft Essay #2 and bring 4 copies
of a complete first draft -- introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion, and
works cited and consulted page -- to class on Monday 10/29
Monday, October 29:
- DUE: Complete First Draft of Essay #2 -- 4 copies
- Practice Peer Review
- Peer Review for Essay #2
- Q & A
- Guided Revision Checklist for Essay #2
- TurnItIn.com Demonstration (CUT)
- Lab: Work Time
- Assignment:
- Revise, edit, and proofread Essay
#2. Final draft due on Mon. Nov. 5 in a portfolio with a copy of the first
draft (with my writing on it) and copies of all sources cited in the essay.
Monday, November 5:
- DUE: ESSAY #2 FINAL DRAFT AND
PORTFOLIO
- Choose the Argumentative Essays to be Read for Monday,
November 19
- Lab: In-Class Essay #2
- Collect Essay #2
- Assignment:
- In the MR -- Read Ericsson,
Kasser, Postman, and Schwartz
- Bring the MR with you to class and
be prepared for a quiz and discussion
Monday, November 12 -- No Classes -- Veterans' Day
Monday, November 19:
- DUE -- in the MR -- Ericsson,
Kasser, Postman, and Schwartz
- Lecture on Argumentation and Persuasion -- Ethos,
Pathos, Logos, Deduction, Induction, Evidence, Fallacies, Etc.
- Lecture and Discuss the Argumentative Essays Due Today
- Assign Essay #3
- Assignment:
- Pick an Essay for your Argument
Critique
- Read it several times,
concentrating on something different each time.
- Fill out handouts, the planning
sheets I gave you, and/or create your own outline for the essay.
- Read the two sample essays.
- Perhaps begin drafting?
- Perhaps begin research?
Monday, November 26:
- DUE: Essay #3 Sample Papers
- Review the Assignment for Essay #3
- Lecture and Discuss the Sample Papers Due Today
- Librarian Demonstration
- Lab: Begin or Continue Research for
Essay #3 -- or -- Begin or Continue Drafting Essay #3
- Assignment:
- Draft Essay #3
- Bring four (4) copies of Essay #3
Draft #1 to class
Monday, December 3:
- DUE: Complete First Draft of Essay #3 -- 4 copies
- Peer Review for Essay #3
- Q & A
- Assignment:
Monday, December 10:
- DUE: "Almost-Final" Draft of Essay #3 -- 2 copies
- Practice Editing Session
- Editing Session for Essay #3
- Guided Editing Checklist for Essay #3
- Discuss Essay #3 Final Draft and Portfolio
- Lab: Begin Editing Essay #3
- Assignment:
ESSAY #3 FINAL DRAFT AND PORTFOLIO
DUE:
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Monday, December 17:
- English 1121 Final Exam / 9:40-11:40 a.m. - or
2:00-4:00 p.m. (?) / Room To Be Announced
- Return Essay #3 and Final Grades
Copyright © 2007 Scott R. Stankey / All Rights
Reserved
Last revised on
03 December 2007 by SRS
Please address comments to
scott.stankey@anokaramsey.edu