Jeni DiSalvo, Instructor

Office Hours

Writing

Freshman Composition

Proposals

Business Communication

Fall 2003

 

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Monday

Wednesday

Friday

January 12

 

Course Introduction

Grammar Assessment

January 14

Assessment Test

January 16

Read p. 5-22 (Ch. 1)

Induction/Deduction Exercise

Quiz Ch. 1

 January 19

No Class

DMACC Closed

January 21

Due:  Critical Reading Exercise

Discuss Critical Reading

January 23

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

Ideas Exercise

Quiz Ch 2

January 26

Read: p. 39-48

Organization

Thesis, Outline

D-Exercise

January 28

Read: p. 49-50

Work on draft in class

January 30

Due: Draft of Observation Paper

Read:  59-76

Revision

COMMA

February 2

 

SCHOOL CLOSED!

February 4

Read: p. 77-88

Read: “A Real Loss”

Read: p. 477-501

Research

Library Visit

February 6

 

 

NO CLASS

February 9

Due:  Observation Paper

Read: 211-212

Read: 505-536

MLA Documentation

Work on Annotated Bibliography

February 11

Finish the Annotated Bibliography

Discuss Classification

February 13

Due: Bibliography

Questions

Taking Tests

COLON

February 16

Grammar and Mechanics

February 18

Dating Paper Due

w/annotated bib

MLA

Documentation

In-line citations

February 20

Discuss Concept Topics

February 23

Film:  Concept

Pay It Forward

Defining a new concept

February 25

Film:  Concept

Pay It Forward

February 27

Finish Film on concept

Discuss Concept

Hand in your descript.

March 1

Concept

Topics for Concept Papers

Read: 200-201

“A Fear Born of Sorrow”

Answer #2 p. 201

March 3

Concept

Definition

 

March 5

NO SCHOOL

March 8

Concept

Read: p. 651-662

Work on Bibliography for Concept Paper

SENTENCE ERRORS

March 10

Conferences

 

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March 12

Conferences

 

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Spring Break (March 15-19)

March 22

Due:  Concept Paper

PUNCTUATION and GRAMMAR Present.

Start Position

Read: p. 270-279

Read:  p. 253-257

 

March 24

Position

Argument

Read:  p. 258-260

Discuss Support and Evidence

Exercise

March 26

Position

Read: p. 265-267

Discuss Counter Argument  

Read:  p. 261-264

Discuss Logic

Logic Exercise

Quiz

March 29

Position

Peer Editing of Position Paper Draft

Counter Arguments

March 31

Reflection

Descriptive Language

Read: p. 135-148

Reflection Paper Topics

April 2

Reflection

Group Work Day for Debate

Work Day for Position Paper

April 5

Position Paper Drafts

Peer editing exercise

April 7

Read: p. 150-162

Discuss Description

Read:  p. 163-180

Discuss Interpretation

Quiz

 

April 9

 

Work Day for Rewrites

Read: Handout

Discuss Reflection

April 12

Due:  Position Paper

April 14

Discuss Final Exam/Rewrite of Assessment Test

Password Game

April 16

Work Day in lab

 

April 19

Creative Writing Workshop

 

April 21

Creative Writing Workshop

Creative Interaction

April 23

Work Day in lab

Last Day to turn in Rewrites!

April 26

Due:  Reflection Paper

Essay Exams Discussion

April 28

Critical Reading of Literature

April 30

Critical Reading of Business Materials

May 3

 

May 5

 Final Exam 12-2:15

 

 

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Wed Grades

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