Writing 121 - Cora Agatucci
English Composition [Expository Essay Writing]

WR 121 *Tentative* Course Plan - Winter 2003
for Cora's sections of WR 121:
 CRN #10548, Mon-Wed-Fri., 10:00-10:50 a.m., Modoc 101
CRN #10549, Mon-Wed-Fri., 11:00-11:50 a.m., Modoc 103

SHORT CUTS - WEEK 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Rev.| 5 Rev.| 6 Rev. | 7 Rev.| 8 Revised| 9 Revised | 10 | Finals Week

WK #1 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon.,
1/6		 IN-CLASS: IN-CLASS: Introduction to WR 121 (Syllabus, Course Plan handouts)
Assign Writing Sample (1-2 page response to Muller reading of student's choice)
Wed.,
1/8		 (1) BRING Questions re: WR 121 Syllabus & Course Plan (handouts)
(2) READ Schlesinger's "The Cult of Ethnicity"; Ch. 1: "Critical Thinking, Reading & Writing," & Taylor's "Cultish Behavior or Doltish Behavior?" (Muller pp. 47- 50, 2-14, 38-39)
(3) DUE: Summary Ex. - Summarize/Outline main points of Taylor's essay
IN-CLASS: Discuss Reading assignments & Summary Ex.
 Preview Development Strategies (Muller pp. 25-37) & Discuss Schlesinger "Rhetoric" questions #1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 (pp. 49-50)
Fri.,
1/10		 (1) DUE:  Writing Sample (1-2 page response to Muller reading of student's choice)
IN-CLASS: Writer's Workshop: Writing Samples
Assign Summary Ex. & Rhetoric Ex. on Adler essay
*NEW* COCC Student E-Mail Announcement - Jan. 2003

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WK #2 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Mon.,
1/13		 (1) READ Adler's "How to Mark a Book" (Muller pp. 42-47)
(2) DUE: Summary Ex. - Summarize/Outline main points of Adler's essay
(3) DUE: Rhetoric Ex.  - Respond to Adler "Rhetoric" Questions #1, 2, 3, 5, 6 (Muller p. 46)
IN-CLASS: Discuss Adler essay, Summary Ex. & Rhetoric Ex.
 Discuss Accessing WebGrade (handout - not available online! See Cora)
Wed.,
1/15		 (1) READ Elbow's "Freewriting" and Murray's "The Maker's Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscripts" (Muller pp. 52-61)
(2)  DUE:  Summary & Rhetoric Ex. - Summarize/Outline main points & Answer "Rhetoric" questions for either Elbow or Murray essay.
IN-CLASS: Discuss Elbow and Murray essays, & Summary & Rhetoric Ex.
Fri.,
1/17		 (1) READ Coles's "I Listen to My Parents and I Wonder What They Believe” (Muller pp. 438-442)
(2) READ Example Student Formal Academic Summaries & Rhetorical Analyses
URL: http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/wr121/exampleFASRA.htm
(3)  BRING Muller textbook & WR 121 Course Plan
IN-CLASS: Return & discuss Writing Samples & Assign Follow-up Writing Sample Exercise (if applicable)
Revise WR 121 Course Plan - Assign Muller readings: TBA See below.
Assign Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical Analysis #1 (FAS & RA1)

Fri., 1/17: Tuition Due; End of 100% Refund Period
If you have questions, please e-mail welcome@cocc.edu or call (541) 383-7500. 

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WK #3 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED

Mon., 1/20: M. L. King Day - No Classes & College Closed

Tues., 1/21: Begin Late Payment & Late Registration Fees
TBA Muller readings:
10:00 class:  Gelernter, "Unplugged: The Myth of Computers in the Classroom" (136); Theroux, "On Being a Man" (219); Barry, "Red White, and Beer" (519); Jacoby, "When Bright Girls Decide that Math Is a 'Waste of Time'" (140).
11:00 class:  Twain, "Two Views of the Mississippi" (650); Tannen, "Sex, Lies, and Conversation..." (228); Martin Luther King, Jr., "I Have a Dream" (309); Martin Luther King, Jr., "The World House" (338); Winn, "Television Addiction" (505).

See More MLA-Style Models for citing other Muller reading choices,
added to FAS & RA #1 online assignment directions handout
Wed.,
1/22		 (1) READ in Muller: See above
(2) DUE: Preliminary Draft & Author's Directions for FAS & RA #1 - with 3 readable copies
IN-CLASS: Review MLA-Style documentation requirements for FAS & RA #1 assignment
Assign Workshop Reader's Reports
Writer's Workshop: Review Preliminary Drafts of FAS & RA, and respond to Author's Directions
Fri.,
1/24		 (1) DUE:  Workshop Reader's Reports on Preliminary Drafts & Author's Directions for FAS & RA #1
(2) READ in Muller 11-14, 699-700: Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Quoting; & MLA Parenthetical Documentation [In-Text citation of Summary, Paraphrase, Quotation]
(3)  Recommended (for Make-Up or Extra Credit): Follow-Up Writing Sample Exercise (if applicable)
IN-CLASS: Writer's Workshop (cont): Discuss Workshop Reader's Reports on Preliminary Drafts & Author's Directions for FAS & RA
Review More MLA-Style Models for citing other Muller reading choices.

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WK #4 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED - REVISED
Mon.,
1/27		 (1) Final Draft of Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical Analysis #1 - with all copies of Preliminary Drafts, Author's Directions & Workshop Reader's Reports attached
[Note well: Revision Option will be extended only if Final Draft is turned in on time]
(2) READ/Review in Muller pp. 20-37:  "The Writing Process" [Prewriting, Drafting, Revising]
IN-CLASS: Assign [Out of Class] Essay #1; Discuss "The Writing Process" & Essay Evaluation Criteria
Wed.,
1/29		 Class Canceled:  Cora was ill.
Fri.,
1/31		 (1) DUE: BRING questions re: [Out of Class] Essay #1 assignment
Recommended:  Review Example WR 121 Student Essays online
(2) DUE: Written (but Informal) Plan or Outline for Essay #1 - bring additional copy for Cora  [to be turned in at the end of class]
IN-CLASS:   Discuss questions re: Essay #1 (out of class) assignment, Essay Evaluation Criteria, & Written Plans/Outlines for Essay #1 (Cora's copy due at end of class)

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WK #5 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED - REVISED
Mon.,
2/3		 (1) DUE: Preliminary Draft & Author's Directions for Essay #1 - with 3 readable copies
IN-CLASS: Assign Workshop Reader's Reports
Writer's Workshop: Review Preliminary Drafts of Essay #1, and respond to Author's Directions
Wed.,
2/5		 (1) DUE: Workshop Reader's Reports on Preliminary Drafts & Author's Directions for Essay #1
IN-CLASS: Return & discuss graded FAS & RA #1, distribute updated Grade Reports, & assign Optional Revision.  [See also online Student Example FAS & RA #1 for help.]
Writer's Workshop (cont): Discuss Workshop Reader's Reports on Preliminary Drafts & Author's Directions for Essay #1
Fri.,
2/7		 (1) DUE: Final Draft of Essay #1 - with 2 copies
(2) Attach all Preliminary Drafts (with Workshop Reader's Report comments) to Cora's copy of Final Draft.
[Note well: Revision Option will be extended only if Final Draft is turned in on time]
IN-CLASS:  Assign Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical Analysis #2 on another student's Essay #1; Writer's Workshop (exchange, read, discuss Final Drafts)

Mon. 2/10: Midterm Grades Due & Note: Classes do meet on Presidents' Day

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WK #6 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED - REVISED
Mon.,
2/10		 (1) DUE: Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical Analysis #2 on another student's Essay #1 - with 2 copies (1 copy for Cora & 1 copy for Essay #1 student author)
IN-CLASS: Exchange & collect copies of  Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical Analysis #2
Assign [In-Class] Essay #2 Topics, Discuss Muller readings & Strategies for success on In-Class Essays
Wed.,
2/12		 (1) Preliminary Draft/Prep for In-Class Essay #2 - with 3 readable copies
IN-CLASS:  Discuss questions re: [In-Class] Essay #2 & Topics, Review procedures for citing source(s) in In-Class Essays, & Assign Workshop Reader's Reports
Writer's Workshop:  Preliminary Draft/Prep for In-Class Essay #2
Fri.,
2/14		 (1) DUE: Workshop Reader's Reports on Preliminary Drafts/Prep for Essay #2
IN-CLASS: Return & discuss graded Essay #1, Assign Optional Revision, & Essay #1 Follow-Up Ex. (if applicable)
 Writer's Workshop (cont): Discuss Workshop Reader's Reports on Preliminary Drafts/Prep for Essay #2
 

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WK #7 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED - REVISED
Mon.,
2/17		 (1) 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.
 (2)  BRING all copies of Essay #2 Preliminary Drafts/Prep & Workshop Reader's Reports (to be turned in at the beginning of class)
IN-CLASS: Begin Writing [In-Class] Essay #2 [50 min.]
In-Progress Essay #2 bluebooks will be collected at the end of class.
Wed.,
2/19		 (1) Bring 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: IN-CLASS: In-Progress Essay #2 bluebooks will be distributed at the beginning of class.
Continue Writing [In-Class] Essay #2 [50 min.]
 Essay #2 bluebooks will be collected at the end of class.
Fri.,
2/21		 (1) Recommended deadline for Optional Revision of Essay #1 - original graded version must be attached
IN-CLASS:  Preview Revisions to Course Plan for Weeks #8 & #9
Finish Writing [In-Class] Essay #2 [20 min.]

Fri., 2/21: Last to drop classes for no grade on transcript;
last day to add classes or change to/from audit

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WK #8 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED - REVISED
Mon.,
2/24
IN-CLASS:  Return & discuss Graded FAS & RA #2, and distribute updated Grade Reports
Assign [In-Class] Essay #3 Topics & TBA Muller readings
Wed.,
2/26		 (1) Review Essay #3 Topic choices (handout) & choose a topic
(2) Read (or re-read) TBA Muller readings relevant to Essay #3 topic choices
IN-CLASS: (Maybe Cora will be ready to) Return & discuss graded In-Class Essay #2, and analyze effectiveness of your writing process (preparation, time-management)
Discuss Essay #3 Topics & relevant Muller readings
Fri.,
2/28		 (1) DUE:  Detailed Outline or Preliminary Draft of Essay #3 - with 2 readable copies for Workshop group members
IN-CLASS: [If not done in class on Wed., 2/26:] Return & discuss graded In-Class Essay #2 , and analyze effectiveness of your writing process (preparation, time-management)
Writer's Workshop:  Review Detailed Outlines/Preliminary Drafts for [In-Class] Essay #3

Sat., 3/1: Online registration for Spring 2003 begins

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WK #9 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED -  REVISED
Mon.,
3/3		 (1) Bring blank bluebook(s), black or blue ink pens, topics handout, Muller textbook, Works Cited; optional dictionary &/or thesaurus OK.
Note Well: No Notes, Outlines, Drafts, etc., may be used when writing In-Class Essays.
 (2) BRING all copies of Essay #3 Detailed Outlines or Preliminary Drafts (to be turned in at the beginning of class)
IN-CLASS: Begin Writing [In-Class] Essay #3 [50 min.]
In-Progress Essay #3 bluebooks will be collected at the end of class.
Wed.,
3/5		 (1)  See above
IN-CLASS: In-Progress Essay #3 bluebooks will be distributed at the beginning of class.
Continue Writing [In-Class] Essay #3 [50 min.]
 In-Progress Essay #3 bluebooks will be collected at the end of class.
Fri.,
3/7		 (1)  See above
IN-CLASS: Finish Writing [In-Class] Essay #3 [20 min.]

Note: WR 121 Writer's Profile (WR 121 Self-Assessment Survey) - handout
will be distributed on Mon., 3/10; and will be due on Fri., 3/14 (see Wk #10 below)

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WK #10 ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED - REVISED
Mon.,
3/10		 (1) Deadline for all Optional Revisions (original graded version must be attached!), Late/Make-Up Work, etc.
IN-CLASS:  Complete COCC Student Evaluations of this course, & assign WR 121 Writer's Profile (WR 121 Self-Assessment Survey) - handout
 Discuss WR 121 Final Exam Essay, distribute *Readings & Topics (paper handout), and Assign Summary & Response Ex. on WR 121 Final Exam Readings

*Note Well:  Cora is not allowed to web-publish WR 121 Final Exam Essay Readings & Topics;
 therefore, if you miss class on Mon. 3/10, go to Humanities Dept. office (Modoc 226)
during open hours (Mon.-Fri. 7:30 - 12:00 & 1:00-4:00), or contact Cora,
to obtain WR 121 Final Exam Readings & Topics handout.
Note Well:  Corrections to the WR 121 Final Exam Essay handout materials
have been announced in class during Week #10--so if you have missed class,
please contact Cora for those corrections ASAP!!!
Wed.,
3/12		 (1) Read & Bring WR 121 Final Exam Essay Readings & Topics (handout)
(2) DUE: Summary & Response Ex. on WR 121 Final Exam Readings - prepare a copy to be turned in to Cora at the end of class on Wed., 3/12
IN-CLASS: Return & discuss graded In-Class Essay #3, and distribute updated Grade Reports
 *Reader's Workshop: Discuss Summary & Response Ex. on WR 121 Final Exam Readings
Cora's copy of your Summary & Response Ex. will be collected at the end of class.

Wed., 3/12: Last day to withdraw from class/es for "W" on transcript
NOTE Well:  Instructor's signature is required to withdraw at this late point in the term.
Fri.,
3/14		 (1) Detailed Outline or Preliminary Draft for Final Exam Essay - with 2 readable copies for Workshop group members
(2) DUE:  WR 121 Writer's Profile (Self-Assessment Survey)
IN-CLASS:  *Writer's Workshop: Read & Critique copies of Detailed Outline or Preliminary Draft for Final Exam Essay

*Note Well: Cora and Writing lab tutors are not allowed to help WR 121 students
prepare for the WR 121 Final Exam Essay !!
Therefore, Week #10 Reader's and Writer's Workshops are particularly important
opportunities for WR 121 students to help each other
successfully prepare for the WR 121 Final Exam Essay.
To review successful Student In-Class Essay Examples, see:
 http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/wr121/essayexamples2.htm

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FINALS WEEK (March 17 - 21, 2003)

For CRN Section:

 Final Exam Meeting is scheduled on:

#10548 (10:00 Class):

 Tues., Mar. 18, 10:15 - 12:15, MOD 101

#10549 (11:00 Class):

 Thurs., Mar. 20, 10:15 - 12:15, MOD 102
Both
Sections:		 DUE AT FINAL EXAM MEETING:
(1) BRING bluebook(s), black or blue ink pens, WR 121 Final Exam Essay readings & topics handout; optional dictionary / thesaurus OK.
Note Well: No Notes, Outlines, Drafts, etc., may be used when writing In-Class Final Exam Essay.
(2) BRING all copies of Detailed Outline/Preliminary Draft for Final Exam Essay (to be turned in for P.C. points at the beginning of Final Exam writing period)

IN-CLASS:  
Write Final Exam Essay (2 hours)

Tues., 3/25, 4:00 p.m.:  Winter 2003 Grades due from COCC course instructors.
To pick up course work & Final Grade Reports, WR 121 students should
contact Cora during Spring 2003 term (i.e. during regular office hours, by appointment, by telephone/voicemail or email communication) or make alternative arrangements with Cora.

SHORT CUTS - WEEK 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Finals Week

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Last Updated: 13 January 2004


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