Jeni DiSalvo, Instructor

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Fall 2003

 

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Week

Schedule 117 Night Course

Week 1

Jan 12-16

Course Introduction

Grammar Assessment

 

Assessment Test

Week 2

Jan 19-23

Before Class

Read p. 5-22 (Ch. 1)

Read: p. 26-38 (Ch. 2)

 

Quiz Ch. 1 & 2

 

Induction/Deduction Exercise

 

Critical Reading Exercise

Discuss Critical Reading

Ideas Exercise

Week 3

Jan 26-30

Before Class

Read: p. 39-48

Read: p. 49-50

Read:  59-76

 

Quiz

Organization

Thesis, Outline

 

Work on draft in class

 

COMMA

Week 4

Feb 2-6

Due:  Draft of Observation Paper

Before Class

Read: p. 77-88

Read: “A Real Loss”

Read:  477-501

Read:  505-536

 

Quiz over Readings

Revision

 

Research

MLA Documentation

SEMICOLON

Week 5

Feb 9-13

Library Visit:  Meet in computer lab

Before Class

 

Annotated Bibliography

Hand in Sample Bibliography

 

Questions

Taking Tests

COLON

Week 6

Feb 16-20

Due:  Observation Paper

Grammar and Mechanics

 

MLA

Documentation

 

Discuss Concept Topics

Week 7

Feb 23-27

Concept

Film:  Concept

Pay It Forward

Defining a new concept

 

Discuss Concept

Week 8

March 1-5

Before Class

Read 200-201

Answer Question #2 on p. 201

Read 211-212

 

Read: p. 651-662

 

Topics for Concept Papers

Begin with definition process

Comparison/contrast

 

Definition

Work on Bibliography for Concept Paper

SENTENCE ERRORS

Week 9

March 8-12

Due:  Draft of Concept Paper

 

Before Class

Read: p. 270-279

Read:  p. 253-257

 

Quiz

Start Position

Discuss Argument

 

 

Spring Break (March 15-19)

Week 10

March 22-26

Due:  Concept Paper

Position

Before Class

Read:  p. 258-267

 

Quiz

Discuss Support and Evidence

Exercise

 

Discuss Logic

Logic Exercise

 

Discuss Counter Argument  

 

Week 11

March 29-Apr 2

Bring Position Paper Draft

 

Peer Editing of Position Paper Draft

Counter Arguments

Week 12

April 5-7

Due:  Position Paper

Before Class

Read: p. 135-162

 

Quiz

Reflection

Descriptive Language

 

Reflection Paper Topics

Discuss Description

Week 13

April 12-16

Before Class:

Read p. 163-180

(We will have a quiz over the readings tonight!)

 

Interpretation

Discuss Reflection

Password Game

 

Work on Reflection Paper

           

Week 14

April19-23

Bring Draft of Reflection Paper

 

In class editing and discussion of rewrites

 

Discussion of Final Exam

Week 15

April 27th

Due:  Reflection Paper

 

Final Exam

117 Schedule MWF    

MWF Grades

117 Schedule Tues Night

Tues Grades

117 Schedule Wed Night

Wed Grades

117 Syllabus

118 Schedule

118 Syllabus