WR 121
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TENTATIVE
* Course
Plan - Fall 2002
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SUBJECT TO CHANGE -
LIKE EVEN THE BEST LAID PLANS - WITH ADVANCE NOTICE IN CLASS
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CRN # 40588, Mon-Wed., 2:00-3:15 p.m., Mazama 105
CRN #40577, Tue-Thur, 9:30-10:45, Modoc 222
CRN #40585, Tue-Thur, 12:30-1:45, Modoc 220
NOTE: When I assign readings from our textbook McGraw-Hill Reader, ed. Gilber H. Muller
(& abbreviated Muller below in this Course Plan), do not automatically do assignments
included in that chapter. Specific directions for any homework exercises
listed under the "Assignments Due" columns below will be explained in advance in class.
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Example Student Essays:
http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/wr121/essayexamples.htm
NOTE: Writer's Profile assignments have been canceled!!
WK #1 | ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED |
Mon. 9/23 CRN #40588 Tues. 9/24 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
IN-CLASS: Introduction to
WR 121 (handout) Assign Writing Sample (1-2 page response to reading of student's choice - directions given in class) |
Wed. 9/25 CRN #40588 Thurs. 9/26 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
DUE: Writing Sample |
IN-CLASS: Distribute & discuss WR 121
Syllabus
& Course Plan:
part I (handouts); & discuss Week #2 assignments. Writer's Workshop: Read & respond to other students' Writing Samples. |
WK #2 | ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED |
Mon. 9/30 CRN #40588 Tues. 10/1 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
(1) BRING
Questions re: WR 121
Syllabus
&
Course Plan
(handouts) (2) READ in Muller pp. 47- 50, 2-14, 38-39: Schlesinger's "The Cult of Ethnicity," from Ch. 1: "Critical Thinking, Reading & Writing," & Taylor's "Cultish Behavior or Doltish Behavior?" Preview Development Strategies (Muller pp. 25-37): Causal Analysis, Argumentation |
IN-CLASS: Discuss questions re: WR 121 & handouts; Return & Discuss Writing Samples; Discuss "Critical Thinking, Reading & Writing," Schlesinger's essay & Taylor's response. Assign Summary & Analysis Exercise (online handout) |
Wed. 10/2 CRN #40588 Thurs. 10/3 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
(1) READ in Muller pp. 42-46,
50-61:
Adler's "How to Mark a
Book," Dillard's "The Writing Life," Elbow's "Freewriting,"
Murray's "The Maker's Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscripts" (2) DUE: Summary & Analysis Exercise (online handout) |
IN-CLASS:
Discuss
Summary & Analysis Exercise;
and
Adler, Dillard, Elbow, & Murray readings;
Preview Development Strategies (Muller pp. 25-37): esp. Analogy, Causal
Analysis, Classification, Illustration, Process Analysis. Assign Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical Analysis #1 (online handout) |
Fri., 10/4, before 4:30 p.m.:
Fall 2002
Tuition due,
and |
WK #3 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED |
Mon. 10/7 CRN #40588 Tues. 10/8 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
(1) Read/Review in Muller pp. 25-37: "Strategies for
Development" [from Ch. 1];
(2) READ in Muller pp. 184-197; 431- 434, 438- 443: Dillard's "An American Childhood" [Narration, Description, Humor/Irony/Satire]; Rodriquez's "Family Values" [Narration, Description, Causal Analysis, Argumentation] Mead's "New Superstitions for Old" [Illustration, Definition]; Coles's "I Listen to My Parents and I Wonder What They Believe" [Causal Analysis] (3) DUE: Summary & Analysis Exercise II [same directions as for Summary & Analysis Exercise from Week #2 but...] on one of today's readings - by Dillard ["An American Childhood"], Rodriquez, Mead, or Coles. |
IN-CLASS: Return & discuss Summary & Analysis Exercise
(from Week #2) - see
Follow-Up: Summary & Analysis Exercise Week #2
(handout) Discuss Summary & Analysis Exercise II; "Strategies for Development"; and Dillard ["An American Childhood], Rodriquez, Mead & Coles Discuss Questions re: Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical Analysis #1 |
Wed. 10/9 CRN #40588 Thurs. 10/10 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
(1) DUE: Preliminary Draft
of
Formal Academic
Summary & Rhetorical Analysis #1 - & bring 3 readable copies
- on one of these Week #2-#3 readings: by Adler, Dillard ["The Writing Life"], Elbow, Murray, Dillard ["An American Childhood"], Rodriquez, Mead, or Coles. (2) BRING Muller textbook |
IN-CLASS:
Review MLA-Style documentation requirements
for this assignment. Writer's Workshop: Read & critique Preliminary Drafts of Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical Analysis #1 using Directions handout as Revision Checklist & Student Author's Directions |
WK #4 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED |
Mon. 10/14 CRN #40588 Tues. 10/15 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
(1) DUE: Final Draft of
Formal Academic
Summary & Rhetorical Analysis #1 [to be graded] - with
Summary & Analysis Exercises & all
copies of Preliminary Draft attached
[Note well:
Revision Option will be extended if turned in on time] (2) READ/Review in Muller pp. 20-37, 39-41, 11-14, 699-700: "The Writing Process" [Prewriting, Drafting, Revising]; Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Quoting; & MLA Parenthetical Documentation [In-Text citation of Summary, Paraphrase, Quotation] |
IN-CLASS:
Exchange readings of
Formal Academic Summary &
Rhetorical Analysis #1;
Assign
[Out of Class] Essay #1 &
Author's Directions [addressed to Workshop group];
Discuss "The Writing Process," Essay
Evaluation Criteria, & Citing Source/s Discuss Accessing WebGrade (handout - not available online! See Cora) |
Wed. 10/16 CRN #40588 Thurs. 10/17 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
(1) BRING
questions re:
[Out of Class] Essay #1
assignment (2) DUE: Written (but Informal) Plan or Outline for Essay #1 - bring 2 readable copies [2nd copy will be turned in to Cora at the end of class] |
IN-CLASS:
Discuss Questions re:
[Out of Class] Essay #1
assignment & Written Plans/Outlines for Essay #1, & Directions
for Week #5 Workshop [Note well: Revision Option will be available only if Preliminary Draft copies are prepared on time for Week #5 Workshop and Final Draft is submitted on time] |
WK #5 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED |
Mon. 10/21 CRN #40588 Tues. 10/22 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
(1) DUE: Author's Directions & Preliminary Draft
of [Out of Class] Essay #1 -
bring 3 readable copies! [Note well: Revision Option will be available only if Preliminary Draft copies are prepared on time for this Workshop and Final Draft is submitted on time] |
IN-CLASS: Return Written Plan/Outline for Essay #1 Writer's Workshop: Read & critique Preliminary Drafts of Essay #1 & respond to Author's Directions |
Wed. 10/23 CRN #40588 Thurs. 10/24 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
(1) DUE:
Final Draft of
Out of Class Essay #1 [to be
graded,
with
all copies of Written
Plan/Outline, Preliminary
Draft, Author's Directions & Workshop Readers' Responses attached [Note well: Revision Option available only if Preliminary Draft copies were prepared on time for above Workshop and Final Draft is submitted on time] |
IN-CLASS:
Return & discuss graded Formal Academic
Summary & Rhetorical Analysis #1: see
Evaluation
form; assign Revision Option (if eligible) Exchange reading & In-Class Summary-Analysis Exercise III on another's student's Final Draft of [Out of Class] Essay #1 - Note Well: You must have a Final Draft ready to exchange with another student today in order to participate this in-class Exercise. Preview [In-Class] Essay #2 assignment, assign Muller Readings for Week #6 (see below), & discuss Strategies for success on In-Class Timed Essays; |
Sun., 10/27:
Daylight Savings Time Ends,
so
"Fall Back": i.e. set your clocks back 1 hour.
Resources for Optional
Revisions of Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical
Analysis #1: |
WK #6 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED |
Mon. 10/28 CRN #40588 Tues. 10/29 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
(1) READ: Kingsolver, "Stone Soup"; Theroux, "On Being a Man"; Tannen, "Sex, Lies, & Conversation..."; & Dove, "Loose Ends" in Muller textbook |
IN-CLASS: Distribute & discuss Midterm Grade Reports
(to date); Discuss Readings in Muller, Assign In-Class Essay #2 Topics, & discuss scoring/grading criteria for In-Class Essays. |
Wed. 10/30 CRN #40588 Thurs. 10/31 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
(1) DUE:
Select Topic, prepare Written
(but Informal) Plan or Outline
(and/or Preliminary Draft) for In-Class Essay #2
- & bring 2 readable copies
[2nd copy will be turned in to Cora at the end of class] (2) BRING Muller textbook |
IN-CLASS:
Discuss questions re:
In-Class Essay #2
& Topics, Discuss Muller
Readings, & Review
procedures for citing source(s) in In-Class Essays Writer's Workshop: Discuss & critique Plan/Outline and/or Draft for In-Class Essay #2 |
WK #7 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED |
Mon. 11/4 CRN #40588 Tues. 11/5 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
(1) Preliminary Draft of
In-Class Essay #2
(to be turned in at the
beginning of class) (2) Bring bluebook(s), black or blue ink pens, topics handout, Muller textbook; optional dictionary &/or thesaurus OK. Note Well: No Notes, Outlines, Drafts, etc., may be used when writing In-Class Essays. |
IN-CLASS: Return & Discuss graded Out-of-Class Essay
#1, assign Optional
Revision (if eligible) - first 15-30 min. of class.
See also
Evaluation: Out-of-Class Essay #1 In-Class Essay #2 Preparation will be collected at the beginning of class. Begin writing In-Class Essay #2 (45 min. of class) In-Progress Bluebooks will be collected at the end of the class period. Note Well: NO Late/"Make-Up" In-Class Essays are allowed (See WR 121 Syllabus: Course Grading & Late Work Policies) |
Wed. 11/6 CRN #40588 Thurs. 11/7 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
Bring pens, Muller textbook;
optional dictionary &/or thesaurus OK. Note Well: No Notes, Outlines, Drafts, etc., may be used when writing In-Class Essays. |
IN-CLASS:
At beginning of class,
In-Progress In-Class Essay #2
Bluebooks (from previous course meeting) will be distributed. Finish writing In-Class Essay #2 (75 min. of class) Note Well: Bluebooks will be collected at the end of the class period for grading, |
Fri.,
11/8:
Deadline
(1) to Drop full-term classes with no grade on
transcript; |
Note: As discussed in class, Writer's Profiles assignments have been
eliminated.
WK #8 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED |
Mon., 11/11: Veteran's Day - College is Closed & No Classes |
Mon. 11/11 CRN #40588 Tues. 11/12 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
(1) Prepare Detailed Outline or Preliminary Draft of [Out of Class] Essay #3 |
NO REGULAR CLASS MEETING |
Wed. 11/13 CRN #40588 Thurs. 11/14 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
(1) DUE: Detailed Outline or Preliminary Draft of [Out of Class] Essay #3 - & bring 3 readable copies! |
IN-CLASS:
Discuss questions re:
[Out of
Class] Essay #3 Workshop: Read & critique Detailed Outlines/Preliminary Drafts of Essay #3 & respond to (in-class) Author's Directions Directions will be given for Writer's Profile #1 |
WK #9 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED |
Mon. 11/18 CRN #40588 Tues. 11/19 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
(1) DUE: Final Draft of [Out of Class] Essay #3 [to be graded, with all copies of Detailed Outline &/or Preliminary Draft with Workshop Responses attached |
IN-CLASS:
Exchange reading &
In-Class
Summary-Analysis
Exercise #4 on another's
student's
Final Draft of
[Out of Class] Essay #3
- Note Well: You must have a Final Draft ready to
exchange with another student today in order to participate
this in-class Exercise. Return & discuss graded In-Class Essay #2: See Evaluation Checklist for In-Class Essay #2 Assign In-Class Essay #4 Topics & begin preparation. |
Wed. 11/20 CRN #40588 Thurs. 11/21 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
(1) Select Topic & Prepare for In-Class Essay #4 Topics [Short Version: 75 min.] |
NO REGULAR CLASS MEETING |
Thurs., 11/21
- Sun., 11/24:
Cora off campus at CCHA Conference
in San Francisco; No Office Hours |
WK #10 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED |
Mon. 11/25 CRN #40588 Tues. 11/26 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
(1) DUE:
In-Class Essay
#4
Preparation
[due at the beginning of class] (2) Bring bluebook(s), black or blue ink pens, topics handout; optional dictionary OK. Note Well: No Notes, Outlines, Drafts, etc., may be used when writing In-Class Essays. |
IN-CLASS: Write
In-Class Essay
#4
Short Version: 75 min.) In-Class Essay #4 Preparation will be collected at the beginning of class. Note Well: Bluebooks will be collected at the end of the class period for grading. Note Well: NO Late/"Make-Up" In-Class Essays are allowed (See WR 121 Syllabus: Course Grading & Late Work Policies) |
Wed. 11/27 CRN #40588 |
IN-CLASS: Conferences as needed |
Thurs. 11/28 |
NO CLASS: Thanksgivings Holiday |
Thurs., 11/28 - Fri, 11/29: Thanksgivings Holiday - No Classes & College is Closed |
Example Student Essays: |
WK #11 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED |
Mon. 12/2 CRN #40588 Tues. 12/3 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
DUE: Deadline for all Optional Revisions, Late/Make-Up/Extra Credit work |
IN-CLASS:
Return & discuss graded [Out of Class] Graded Essay #3, &
assign Optional Revision (if eligible). Distribute Final Exam Essay Topics (handout) & Discuss Preparation for the Final. |
Wed. 12/4:
Last day to
Withdraw from full-term classes & receive a "W"
grade; |
Wed. 12/4 CRN #40588 Thurs. 12/5 CRN #40577 & #40585 |
(1) DUE:
Preparation for Final Exam Essay (Preliminary Draft
and/or Outline)
- &
bring 3 readable copies! [Note well: Writing instructors & Tutors may NOT assist students with WR 121 Final Exam Essay Topics or Preparation.] |
IN-CLASS:
Return & discuss graded In-Class Essay
#4 Workshop: Read & critique Preliminary Drafts/Outlines for Final Exam Essay |
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Example Student Essays: |
FINALS WEEK: Dec. 9-13, 2002 |
For Section: |
Final Exam Meeting is scheduled on: |
#40577 (T-Th 9:30 Class): |
Thurs., Dec. 12, 10:15-12:15, MOD 222 |
#40585 (T-Th 12:30 Class): |
Thurs., Dec. 12, 3:15-5:15, MOD 220 |
#40588 (M-W 2:00 Class): |
Fri., Dec. 13, 1:00-3:00, MAZ 105 |
All Sections: |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE AT FINAL EXAM MEETING: (1) BRING: Preparation for Final Exam Essay (e.g. all copies of Drafts/Outlines) (2) BRING bluebook(s), black or blue ink pens, topics handout; optional dictionary OK. Note Well: No Notes, Outlines, Drafts, etc., may be used when writing In-Class Essays. (4) Deadline for any Optional Revisions (original graded version must be attached!), Late/Make-Up Work, etc. |
IN-CLASS:
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Tues., 12/17, by 4:00 p.m.:
Grades due from Fall 2002 COCC
course instructors. |
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Example Student Essays:
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