| Week 1 |
A: |
Challenge Test |
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B: |
Introduction to the Course; [DCWS Contents i-v,
Index 417-420, front and back inside covers] |
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C: |
DCWS 5-40, 47, 135, 140, 387-416; assign "Writing Around
Us" portfolio DCWS 374-376 |
| Week 2 |
A: |
Parts of Speech [HB, DCWS 81-114]; Spelling [DCWS
48-63]--quizzes begin next class. Study words in group 1 of Spelling List:
SQ1. |
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B: |
SQ1; Audience [DCWS 44]; Essay Checklists [DCWS
72];
Sentence Boundaries [HB; DCWS 64, 89-93] |
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C: |
Writing Assignment 1 [diagnostic] |
| Week 3 |
A: |
SQ2; Central Idea/Thesis Statement [ DCWS
112-113]; Coherence; Essay Analysis [DCWS 137 bottom] |
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B: |
SQ 3; Coordination and Subordination [HB; DCWS
90 +]; Narrative writing [DCWS 12]; EA 1 |
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C: |
Writing Assignment 2 [narrative] |
| Week 4 |
A: |
SQ4; assign Library Project [DCWS 368-373]--due Week
14. |
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B: |
SQ5; Pre-writing, outlining DCWS 106 +],
proofreading [DCWS 71 +],
peer group response |
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C: |
Descriptive Writing [DCWS 14]; assign topics |
| Week 5 |
A: |
SQ6; first draft of descriptive essay due;
revising, drafting, group work |
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B: |
SQ7; EA2; Grammar [HB; DCWS 81-114] |
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C: |
Writing Assignment 3 [descriptive] |
| Week 6 |
A: |
SQ8; Process Analysis [DCWS 16]; order of ideas;
"How to Read a Poem" [DCWS 297] |
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B: |
SQ9; Poetry Background [DCWS 287-297]; EA3 |
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C: |
Writing Assignment 4 [process] |
| Week 7 |
A: |
SQ10; Pronouns [HB; DCWS 84 +]; Imagery [DCWS
313],
"Buenos Aires at Night" [DCWS 314]; "Ozymandias" [DCWS
308] |
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B: |
SQ11; EA4; Grammar [DCWS 81-114] |
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C: |
Writing Assignment 5 [descriptive] |
| Week 8 |
A: |
SQ12; Research and the Library [DCWS 115; Dictionary
Assignment [DCWS 354+]; bring a good dictionary to class |
| |
B: |
SQ13; Proofreading [DCWS 71], Plagiarism [HB;
DCWS 79] EA5--reflection over 1st half of semester |
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C: |
Documentation Styles [HB; ; DCWS 125, 128]--MLA Documentation **VERY IMPORTANT |
| Week 9 |
A: |
SQ14; Background for Writing about Literature
[DCWS 147 +]; Comparison/Contrast [DCWS 18]; Dictionary Assignment Due |
| |
B: |
SQ15; "Revolt of 'Mother'" [DCWS
163 +]
and "Split Cherry Tree" [DCWS 181 +] |
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C: |
Stories, continued |
| Week 10: |
A: |
SQ16; Writing Assignment 6
[comparison/contrast] |
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B: |
SQ17; Summary/Paraphrase [DCWS 114, 119]; Washington's
"Rules of Civility" [DCWS 196+]; exercise |
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C: |
Writing Assignment 7 [summary] |
| Week 11 |
A: |
SQ18; "The Mouse" [DCWS 214]; developing
a timeline |
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B: |
SQ19; "The Tapestry and the Ring" [DCWS
219+;
timeline; EA6 |
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C: |
"The Tapestry and the Ring,"
continued |
| Week 12 |
A: |
SQ20; Book Reports [DCWS 161] |
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B: |
SQ21; Book Report Summary due |
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C: |
Book Report Analysis due |
| Week 13 |
A: |
SQ22; Character Stereotypes [DCWS 159+]; character
analysis |
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B: |
SQ23; Verb Tenses [HB Part 2:6; DCWS 82, 95,
98]; Agreement [HB; DCWS 95, 96]; EA7 |
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C: |
Writing Assignment 9 [character] |
| Week 14 |
A: |
SQ24; Question/Answer Session on Library
Project; work session in class; IDEA |
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B: |
SQ25; Library Project due at beginning of
class; Dramatic Monologue [DCWS 319]; begin discussion of "My Last Duchess"[DCWS
320] or "Ulysses" [DCWS 324]; EA8 |
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C: |
Continue from last class; "How to Take
an Essay Exam" |
| Week 15 |
A: |
Writing Assignment 10 [How to take an Essay
Exam] |
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B: |
Folders due at beginning of class [essay
folder and "Writing Around Us" portfolio] |
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C: |
EA9--reflections over the semester |
| Week 16 |
A: |
Final Exam |
Date: |
Time: |
Location: |
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