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Writing 121
*tentative*
Course Plan - Winter 2004 |
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English Composition I
- CRN #10549 |
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URL of
this webpage: |
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UPDATES/REVISIONS
to the online
Course Plan
will be made regularly during the current quarter to reflect what
actually transpires in class (including any changes
announced/negotiated in advance in class) & to activate
links
to relevant online course materials as they are assigned.
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Short Cuts:
Winter 2004 - Week #
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8 REV
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| WK #1 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED |
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Mon. 1/5 |
IN-CLASS: Introduction to WR 121: Syllabus, Course Plan, WR 121 Final Essay Exam Policy (handouts); Assign Writing Sample & Student Entry Survey |
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Wed. 1/7 |
(1)
Read & BRING
Questions re:
WR 121
Syllabus, Course Plan,
& other day 1
handouts (2) READ Muller pp. 47-50, 2-14, 38-39 (Schlesinger's "The Cult of Ethnicity"; Ch. 1: "Critical Thinking, Reading & Writing," & Taylor's "Cultish Behavior or Doltish Behavior?") |
| IN-CLASS: Discuss Questions re: Course & day 1 handouts; Discuss Muller readings (Schlesinger "Rhetoric" questions #1, 2, 3, 4, & 5, pp. 49-50; & Taylor's Response) | |
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Fri. 1/9 |
(1)
DUE: Writing Sample
(1 page response to Muller reading of
student's choice) (2) DUE: Student Entry Survey (handout) (3) READ Muller pp. 25-37 on essay development strategies |
| IN-CLASS: Writer's Workshop: Writing Sample; Review Essay Development Strategies (Muller pp. 25-37); Assign Summary & Rhetorical Analysis Ex. #1 on Adler essay | |
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COCC Bookstore Rush Hours: Mon. 1/5 through Thurs. 1/8/04: 8:00 am - 7:30 pm;
Fri. 1/9: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; Mon. 1/12 & Tues. 1/13: 8:00 am - 7:30 pm. BEC In-Person Registration Hours: Mon. 1/5 through Thurs. 1/8/04: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm |
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| WK #2 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED |
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Mon. 1/12 |
(1)
READ Adler's "How to Mark a Book" (Muller pp.
42-46) (2) DUE: Summary & Rhetorical Analysis Ex. #1 - Summarize/Outline main points of Adler's essay & briefly respond to "Rhetoric" Questions #1, 2, 3, 5, 6 (Muller p. 46) |
| IN-CLASS: Discuss Summary & Rhetorical Analysis Ex. #1 on Adler essay; Review Development Strategies (Muller pp. 25-37); Assign Summary & Rhetorical Analysis Ex. #2 | |
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Wed. 1/14 |
(1)
READ in Muller 50-61, 184-190 &
438-442: Elbow's "Freewriting,"
Murray's "The Maker's Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscripts,"
Dillard's "An American Childhood" & Coles's "I Listen to
My Parents and I Wonder What They Believe” (2) DUE: Summary & Rhetorical Analysis Ex. #2- Summarize/Outline main points & briefly answer "Rhetoric" questions for Elbow or Murray or Dillard or Coles (choose one) |
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IN-CLASS: Discuss Dillard, Elbow,
Murray, & Coles and Summary & Rhetorical Analysis Ex. #2;
Review
Development Strategies (Muller pp. 25-37); Assign Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical Analysis #1 (directions handout) |
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Fri. 1/16 |
(1)
Read & Bring Questions re:
Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical
Analysis #1 Directions (handout) (2) Review Online Example Student Formal Academic Summaries & Rhetorical Analyses (3) Read/Review in Muller 11-14, 699-700: Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Quoting; & MLA Parenthetical Documentation [In-Text citation of Summary, Paraphrase, Quotation] |
| IN-CLASS: Return & discuss Writing Samples. follow-up recommendations; distribute Micrograde reports & How to Access WebGrade (handout). Discuss questions re: Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical Analysis #1 (directions handout), Review online Example Student Formal Academic Summaries & Rhetorical Analyses ; Review MLA-Style citation for Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical Analysis #1 | |
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Fri. 1/16: Tuition Due; End 100% Refund
period for dropped full-term classes |
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| WK #3 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED |
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Mon. 1/19: Martin Luther King, Jr., Day - College Closed |
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Wed. 1/21 |
(1)
DUE:
3 readable copies of Preliminary
Draft of
Formal Academic Summary &
Rhetorical Analysis #1 assignment (2) DUE: Student Author's Directions for Workshop group |
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IN-CLASS:
Discuss
Evaluation Checklist
(in FAS&RA#1 Directions handout); Conduct Writer's Workshop (exchange copies, read & critique Preliminary drafts) Assign review of Muller "Contents" in preparation for Class Vote on future Muller readings |
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Fri. 1/23 |
(1)
DUE: Final Draft of
Formal Academic Summary &
Rhetorical Analysis #1 - to be graded (2) ATTACH: All copies of Preliminary Drafts, Author's Directions, Workshop records [Note well: Revision Option will be extended only if Final Draft is turned in on time] (3) Review Muller "Contents," BRING Muller textbook, & be prepared to suggest & vote on essays for future reading assignments |
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IN-CLASS: Exchange readings of
Final Drafts;
Collect Final Drafts & attachments;
Vote on class selections for future Muller reading assignments. Assign Week #4 readings & Review |
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Textbook Readings
selected by class on Fri., 1/23/04: 1. Coretta Scott King, "The Death Penalty Is a Step Back" (88-90) 2. Deborah Tannen, "Sex, Lies and Conversation: Why Is It So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other?" (228-233) 3. Barbara Tuchman, "'This Is the End of the World': The Black Death" (276-285) 4. Dave Barry, "Red, White, and Beer" (519-521) |
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| WK #4 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED (Revised) |
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Mon. 1/26 REV |
(1)
READ New Class-selected Muller readings
[See above:
Class Vote on Fri., 1/23] (2) Review Development Strategies (Muller pp. 25-37) & previously assigned Muller readings |
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IN-CLASS:
Discuss New Class-selected Muller readings, review previously assigned
Muller readings, and identify development strategies used in these
essays: (review Muller 25-37 & see "Contents of Essays by
Rhetorical Mode," Muller xxi-xxviii). Assign Rhetorical Analysis Ex. #3 |
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Wed. 1/28 |
(1) DUE: Rhetorical Analysis Ex. #3 (Examples of effective writing & development strategies selected from Muller readings) |
| IN-CLASS: Discuss Rhetorical Analysis Ex. #3 (student-selected examples of effective writing & development strategies from Muller readings). Assign Essay #1 (directions handout) | |
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Fri. 1/28 REV |
(1)
Read & bring questions re:
Essay #1
(directions handout) (2) Read/Review Muller pp. 20-37, 39-41: "The Writing Process" [Prewriting, Drafting, Revising] (3) Read online Example Wr 121 Student Essays URL: http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/wr121/winter2004/essayexamples.htm (4) Bring topic/thesis ideas for Essay #1 |
| IN-CLASS: Discuss Essay #1 (directions handout), online Example Wr 121 Student Essays, "The Writing Process," and Essay Evaluation Criteria. Discuss topic/thesis ideas for Essay #1. |
Revised WR 121 Course
Plan: Weeks #5 - #8
Prof. Cora Agatucci, Winter 2004
| WK #5 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED (Revised) |
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Mon. 2/2 |
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Wed. 2/4 |
(1) DUE:
3 readable copies of Preliminary
Draft of Essay #1 -
see
Preliminary Draft Requirements (in
Essay #1 directions handout). (2) DUE: Student Author's Directions for Workshop group |
| IN-CLASS: Conduct Writer's Workshop (exchange copies, read & critique Preliminary drafts), using Essay #1 Evaluation Checklist (included in Essay #1 directions handout). | |
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Fri. 2/6 |
(1) Bring current (revised) draft of Essay #1 |
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IN-CLASS:
Return & discuss graded
Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical Analysis #1, distribute updated Grade Reports, & assign
Required & Optional Revisions. Writer's Workshops, cont'd: Review current (revised) drafts of Essay #1 |
| WK #6 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED (Revised) |
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Mon. 2/9 |
(1)
DUE: *2* copies of Final
Draft of
Essay #1 - to be graded (2) ATTACH: All copies of Preliminary Drafts, Author's Directions, Workshop critiques to Cora's copy of Final Draft [Note well: Revision Option will be extended only if Final Draft is turned in on time] |
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IN-CLASS:
Distribute & discuss
MLA-Style Documentation
(handout);
edit Works Cited & in-text citations in Essay #1, as needed. Assign Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical Analysis #2 (on another student's Essay #1);
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Wed. 2/11 |
(1)
Read & bring
the
other student's Essay #1
(that you have been assigned for FASRA#2) & do prep for FAS&RA
#2 (2) Read & bring questions on Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical Analysis #2 directions handout |
| IN-CLASS: Discuss questions re: FAS&RA #2 directions handout; conduct Writer's Workshop (prep. for FAS&RA #2 on another student's Essay #1) | |
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Fri. 2/13 |
(1) DUE:
*2* copies of
Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical Analysis #2
(on another student's Essay #1) - to be graded (2) ATTACH other student's Essay #1 to Cora's copy of your FAS&RA #2 |
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IN-CLASS: Collect Cora's
copy (with attachment) of
Formal Academic Summary &
Rhetorical Analysis #2
and distribute 2nd copy to student Essay
#1 author. Assign & discuss In-Class Essay #2 Topics & Directions (handout), & Strategies for success on In-Class Essays |
| WK #7 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED (Revised) |
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NOTE WELL: COCC CLASSES DO MEET on MON. 2/16/04, PRESIDENTS' DAY |
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Mon. 2/16 |
(1) DUE:
Thesis/Detailed Outline (or Preliminary Draft) for In-Class Essay #2 (2) Review online In-Class Essay Student Examples URL: http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/wr121/inclassessayexamples.htm |
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IN-CLASS:
Return & discuss graded
Essay #1, distribute updated Grade Reports, & assign
Required & Optional Revisions. Review procedures for citing source(s) in In-Class Essays; conduct Writer's Workshop (on Thesis, Outlines/Drafts for In-Class Essay #2) |
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Wed. 2/18 |
(1)
Bring bluebook(s), black or blue ink pens, topics handout,
Muller textbook, Works Cited;
Optional dictionary &/or thesaurus OK. (2) DUE: Essay #2 Written Prep (e.g. Tentative Thesis/Detailed Outline or Preliminary Draft) to be turned in to Cora at the beginning of class Note Well: No Outlines or Drafts may be used when writing In-Class Essays. |
IN-CLASS: Begin writing
In-Class Essay #2
[50 min.]
At end of class: In-Progress Bluebook Essays will be collected. |
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Fri. 2/20 |
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IN-CLASS:
Finish writing In-Class Essay #2
[50 min.] [At beginning of class In-Progress Bluebook Essays will be returned to students.] Again Note Well: No Outlines or Drafts may be used when writing In-Class Essays. |
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Fri., 2/20: Last day to drop full-term classes with no
grade on transcript; |
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| WK #8 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED (Revised) |
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Beginning Mon., 2/23: Instructor's signature is required
on drop form to withdraw |
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Mon. 2/23 |
(1) Recommended deadline for Required or Optional Revision of Essay #1. Remember: Original graded essay & Cora's evaluation checklist must be attached!! |
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IN-CLASS:
Return & discuss graded Formal Academic Summary & Rhetorical
Analysis #2, & distribute updated Grade Reports. Editing & Proofreading Workshop: In-Class Essay #2 |
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Wed. 2/25 |
(1) TBA previously in class. |
| IN-CLASS: Assign & discuss In-Class Essay #3 Topics & Directions (handout); and In-Class Essay #3: Additional Topic Choices based on Handout Reading 'The Burka and the Bikini'" (paper handout only) | |
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Fri. 2/27 |
(1)
DUE: Tentative Thesis/Detailed Outline (or Preliminary Draft)
of In-Class Essay #3 |
| IN-CLASS: Return & discuss scored/graded In-Essay #2 & distribute updated Grade Reports. Conduct Writer's Workshop (on Thesis, Outlines/Drafts for In-Class Essay #3) | |
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Fri., 2/27/04: Continuing Student Registration for Spring 2004 begins. |
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| WK #9 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED |
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Mon. 3/1 |
(1)
BRING bluebook(s), black or blue ink pens, topics handout,
Muller textbook; Optional dictionary &/or thesaurus OK. (2) BRING Essay #3 Written Prep (e.g. Thesis/Outline or Preliminary Draft) to be turned in to Cora at the beginning of class Note Well: No Outlines or Drafts may be used when writing In-Class Essays. |
IN-CLASS:
Begin writing In-Class Essay #3 [50 min.]
At end of class: In-Progress Bluebooks will be collected. |
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Wed. 3/3 |
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IN-CLASS: Finish writing In-Class
Essay #3
[50 min.] [At beginning of class In-Progress Bluebooks will be returned to students.] Again Note Well: No Outlines or Drafts may be used when writing In-Class Essays. |
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Fri. 3/5 |
(1) TBA |
| IN-CLASS: Editing & Proofreading Workshop: In-Class Essay #3 |
| WK #10 |
ASSIGNMENTS DUE & IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES PLANNED |
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Mon. 3/8 |
(1) DUE: Final Deadline for all Late/Make-Up Work, & Optional/Required Revisions Remember: original graded version & Cora's evaluation checklist must be attached to Revisions! |
| IN-CLASS: Distribute WR 121 Final Exam Essay directions, Readings & Topics (paper handouts), discuss WR 121 Final Exam Essay grading procedures, and assign WR 121 Final Exam Preparation | |
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Wed., 3/10: Last day to Withdraw from classes. NOTE WELL: Instructor's signature is required on drop form, and grade of "W" will appear on student's transcript. |
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Wed. 3/10 |
(1) READ & bring questions re:
WR 121 Final Exam Essay directions, Readings & Topics (paper
handouts) (2) DUE: Thesis + detailed Outline/Preliminary Draft of Final Exam Essay |
| IN-CLASS: Conduct Reader's & Writer's Workshop (on Readings, Thesis, Outlines and/or Drafts for Final Exam Essay) | |
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Fri. 3/12 |
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IN-CLASS:
Return & discuss scored/graded
In-Essay #3 & distribute updated MicroGrade Reports.
Finish Workshops (as
needed). You may wish to Review online In-Class Essay Student Examples URL: http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/wr121/inclassessayexamples.htm |
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FINALS WEEK: March 15 - March 19 |
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Scheduled Final Exam Period:
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(1) Bring bluebook(s), black or blue ink pens, topics
& readings handout;
optional dictionary &/or thesaurus OK. (2) BRING WR 121 Final Exam Written Prep to be turned in to Cora at the beginning of class Note Well: No Outlines or Drafts may be used when writing Final Exam Essays.
IN-CLASS: Write
WR 121 Final Essay Exam
At end of class: Cora will return any Late/Make-Up work, graded Optional Revisions, etc. that were turned in on Mon., Mar. 8; and distribute updated Grade Reports |
| After Tuesday, March 23, you can check your Final Course Grades on WebGrade. Cora will NOT be available during Spring Break. After Spring term 2004 begins, however, feel free to contact Cora to pick up WR 121 Final Essay Exams & discuss WR 121 Final Course Grades (as needed). | |
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