English 101
Unit 1 (August 25-September 29)
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Reading Due |
Activity |
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Monday, August 25 |
Introductions, Class Policies, Assignment: get E-mail | |
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Wednesday, August 27 |
SG: 2-23, 133-139 C: |
Why learn to write? Why are
we here?
Class discussion and exercises |
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Friday, August 29 |
SG: Chapter 8, 193-201 C: "Just Say No to College," 98-102
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"Topics" introduced
In Class Analysis Assignment sheet for Essay #1 |
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Monday, September 1 |
NO CLASS |
LABOR DAY |
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Wednesday, September 3 |
SG: 207-209 C: "Bitch," 245-254 "Girl," 316-317
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Discuss Essay #1 guidelines
Discuss readings: defined by communities LS: Post a reaction to one of the essays, or respond to someone else’s reaction J1: Topic exploration |
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Friday, September 5 |
C: "Anatomy of a Custody Case," 544-557. "Dads Discuss Custody," 558-561 |
Topic selection
Discuss readings: how do writers choose how to write about a topic? LS: Does writing by e-mail change the way we write, what we say, and/or how we say it? Explain J2: Letter exercise |
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Monday, September 8 |
C: "A Negative Vote on Affirmative Action," 322-329 "My Life as a ‘Twofer’," 341-343 |
Class discussion: Perspectives,
opinions, differing views. Nuances in positions. Author credibility.
LS: Why is it important to know something about the author of any given piece? J3: Personal experience and credibility |
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Wednesday, September 10 |
"Racism Has Its Privileges," 330-340 |
What makes an Exploration Essay
"Good"?
Criteria workshop Analysis of readings |
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Friday, September 12 |
SG: 210-219 C: "Ads for Hofstra University and Adelphi University," 96-97 |
Class exercises: overcoming
drafting anxieties.
J4: Find an advertisement or popular article which relates to your topic; explain how it relates and how you react. |
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Monday, September 15 |
SG: 25-33 C: "Women Will be Womyn" 255-257 "You’ll Just Love…," (cartoon) 257 |
More discussion of "rhetoric":
strategies, purpose, audience.
How language assumptions impact your audience. LS: How do you feel about personal essays? Are they useful? Do you prefer to write a personal essay or a more distanced type of writing? Explain.
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Wednesday, September 17 |
TBA |
Rough Draft, Essay #1 due
(2 copies)
Peer editing workshop J5: New thoughts on revision |
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Friday, September 19 |
SG:35-46 |
Small Group Workshops
Choose part of your essay to revise with the group |
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Monday, September 22 |
SG: 47-58 |
Class workshop
(Bring your revisions and peer responses) Using on-line writing resources LS: What did you find most useful about class workshops and peer editing? Least useful? |
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Wednesday, September 24 |
TBA (Handout) |
Grammar exercises, editing issues
How do you choose an issue from your exploration topic for the Rhetorical Analysis and Research paper? J6: How has your topic changed after having written the personal exploration. |
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Friday, September 26 |
SG: 124 For Monday – SG: 95-124 |
Final Draft Essay #1 due (with drafts) Self-evaluation Discuss process |