ENG 1020 

Tentative Course Schedule

Winter 2008 

 Section 6: MW 11:40-1:35

 Section 8: MW 1:45-3:40 

WEEK 1WEEK 2WEEK 3WEEK 4WEEK 5WEEK 6

WEEK 7       WEEK 8WEEK 9WEEK 10      WEEK 11     

NOTE:  This schedule may change as needed.  Your presence in class ensures correct assignments

Week 1

W 12/3        Review Syllabus and Text; Discuss Reading Critically & Why

                           We Do Reader Responses;  Writing Process; Writing Myths

                           and Misconceptions ; 

    For Next Time:  

•                  Read about Online Manners 
  

•                  Read Student Essay, "I'm Only Twenty" by Brandon     
  

                          Wyatt 

•                  Do Reader Response 1 (Wyatt)  by posting a 300 word
  

                           response to the following questions to the dicussion board by 

                           classtime on Monday, 12/8:   Compare/contrast what the

                           narrator, Brandon, is like at the beginning of this essay and at

                           the conclusion of the story. How does the narrator change?

                          What does he learn about himself as a result of his

                           experiences? How do you know? What is the evidence from

                           the text? Discuss specific lines.

M 12/8              The Writing Process, Purpose, and Audience; Discuss Wyatt

                           Essay in  context of Introduction toRemembering and Essay 1

                           For Next Time:   

•                  Respond to two posts made by other students on the
  

                           discussion board for Reader Response 1 (Wyatt) by class

                           time on W  12/10.  In your follow-up responses discuss what

                           new ideas their posts prompted for you.  You may also ask

                           them questions about their posts.  Each of your follow-up

                           responses should be a minimum of 150 words each (300 words

                           total)

•                  Read "Wanting to Die" by Anne Sexton
  

Week 2

W 12/10              Review Methods for Remembering; “Showing Vs.Telling”;                                    Describing/Observing; Activity:  Observing a Scene; Discuss

                           Sexton and "What is a  Hunter"

                           For Next time:

•                  Type Observing Exercise and bring to class
  

•                   Read  "Food for Thought" by Caitlin Garcia
  

•                  Do Reader Response 2:  "Food for Thought" by Caitlin
  

                           Garcia by posting a 300 word response answering the

                           following questions to the message board by 12pm on

                          Monday, 12/15: Compare/contrast what the narrator, Caitlin,

                           is like at the beginning of this essay and at the conclusion of

                           the story. How  does the narrator change? What does she

                           learn about herself as a result of her experiences? How do you

                           know? What is the evidence from the text? Discuss specific

                           lines.

M 12/15              Share Observing Exercises; Review Basic Grammar

                          

•            Respond to two posts made by other students on the
  

                           discussion board for Reader Response 2 (Garcia) by 12pm on

                           W 12/17.  In your two follow-up responses discuss what new

                            ideas their posts prompted for you.  You may also ask them

                           questions  about their posts.  Each of your follow-up

                           responses should be  a minimum of 150 words each (300

                           words total).

•                   Bring copy of  Sentence Fragments excericse to class.
  

Week 3

W 12/17              Why do Invention Work? Planning/Invention; Basic parts of                                speech;  Independent &  Dependent Clauses and

                          Sentence Fragments  (in class group activity)   

                           For Next Time: 

•                  1st Version of Remembered Event Due; Bring 2 copies; 
  

•                  Read “Student Draft “My Nightmare” (and
  

                           bring a copy to class on WEDNESDAY)

•                  Bring Commas Worksheet  to class for group activity
  

M 1/5                1st Version of Remembered Event Due; Bring 2 copies;                                           Exchange Drafts with Partner); Why and How Do You

                           Respond to a Peer's Paper? Review pages 58-59 in text;

                           Group Activity/"My Nightmare" & Discussion; Sign up for

                           Conferences; DiscussCommas; Group Activity;

                           For Next Time:

•                  Typed Peer Critique of Remembered Event Due Back                     
  

HOLIDAY BREAK 12/19-1/4       

Week 4

W 1/7                Peer Critique remembered event with partner; Continue

                           work on Commas; Discuss Why We Do Reflections;  Discuss

                           What is Due with Final Draft  

                           For Next Time:

•                  Final Draft of Remembered Event Due w/Reflection on
  

                           Monday, 1/12

•                  Read Chapter 21 in textbook:  Strategies for Understanding
  

                          Visual Representations, pp. 370-384.

M 1/12               Final Draft of Remembered Event Due w/Reflection;

                            Everything in two-pocket folder:

                            invention work, all notes and rough drafts, peer critique (that

                            your partner did for you), final draft and reflection.   Intro to

                           Visual Representation/Analyzing; Discuss  Rhetorical Visual

                           Analysis Assignment; Hennessy Ad

                           Discuss Strategies for Understanding Visual Representations

                           For Next Time:

                           Read “Visual Analysis of ‘The Gulf Stream’"  by Jennifer Story 

•                  Do Reader response 3 by posting a 300 word response
  

                           answering the following questions to the message board by

                           12pm on Wednesday, 1/14:  Do you agree with Story's

                           interpretation of the visual? Why? Why not?  For what

                           reasons?

                          Do you have a different interpretation?  Explain.

•                  Locate an Image to use for Visual Rhetorical Analysis
  

See http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/index.asp

                         http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/index.html

                         http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2004/reinstallation.html

http://www.worldpressphoto.nl/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=

blogsection&id=15&Itemid=11

http://www.worldpressphoto.nl/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=

blogsection&id=7&Itemid=87&   

Week 5                        

W 1/14               Continue discussion of visual analysis; complete invention                                    work using your visual: 

                           For Next Time:

•                  Respond to two posts made by other students on the
  

                           discussion board for Reader Response 3 (Story) by 12pm on

                           W 1/21.  In your follow-up responses discuss what new ideas

                           their posts prompted for you.  You may also ask them

                           questions about their posts.  Each of your follow-up responses

                           should be a minimum of 150 words each (300 words total)   

•                  Read Example Student Draft “Wedding Secrecy" and 
  

                           Do Reader  Response 4 by posting a 300 word response

                           to the discussion board by 12pm on Wednesday, 10/15: 

                           Examine the author's use of  the Strategies for Understanding

                           Visual Representations.  Does he effectively discuss each of

                           these? Why or why not?  Are there areas in the draft that are

                           effectively written or areas that need work?  Point these out

                           (explain where they are ) and explain what is effective or 

                            inffective about them.  Does he have a clear thesis

                           (remember thesis is related to the focus of the image)?

•                   Bring a copy of student draft to class; you do not have to
  

                            respond to another student's post for reader response 4.

M 1/19              NO CLASS, MLK Jr. DAY

Week 6

W 1/21                Group Activity:  Student Draft;  Intro toInvestigating &

                            Explaining & Research Paper Assignment;  What is Art?; 

                            Explore Research Links    

                           For Next Time:    

•                  Complete Midterm Evaluation; Don't put your
  

                           name on the evaluation 

•                  First Draft of Visual Analysis Due M 1/26;  
  

•                  Read “Fire Consumes Sao Paulo, Brazil" by Long, 
  

                           Rucker, Symrdra, & West and Do Reader  Response 5:     

                           Long, Rucker, Symrdra & West by posting a 300 word

                           response to the discussion board by 12pm on Monday, 10/20: 

                           Discuss the group's use of methods for understanding

                           visuals: Do you agree with their interpretation? Why or why

                           not? Do you have a different interpretation? Explain.   

•                   Explore websites to locate a topic for research  
  

M 1/26              

                           For Next Time:   

•                  First Draft of Visual Analysis Due;
  

•                  Respond to two posts made by other students on the
  

                           discussion board for Reader Response 5("Fire Consumes...")

                           by 12pm on W 10/22.  In your follow-up responses discuss

                           what new ideas their posts prompted for you.  You may also

                           ask them questions about their posts.  Each of your follow-up

                           responses should be a minimum of 150 words each (300

                           words total)      

•                  Explore websites to locate a topic for research
  

•                  Research Topic Proposal Due
  

•                  Begin work on  Annotated Bibliography; 
  

Week 7               

W 1/28             

    For Next Time:   

•                   Read Chapter 30, Inegrating Sources in textbook.
  

M 2/2                First Draft of Visual Analysis Due; Bring 2 copies; Exchange

                           drafts with partner for peer critique; Intro to Annotated

                            Bibliography;  See example annotated bibliography;                                                Generating Research Questions    

                            Practice Inegrating Sources 

                            For Next Time:  

•                    Typed Peer Critique of Visual Analysis Due Back
  

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 Week 8              

W 2/4                 Library Instruction; Peer Critique visual analysis with partner

                            For Next Time:   

•                    Final Draft of Visual Analysis Due w/Reflection;     
  

•                    Annotated Bibliography Due;  
  

M 2/9               Final Draft of Visual Analysis Due w/Reflection;

                            Overview of Academic Writing and begin discussion of MLA

           For Next Time:     

•                   Refer to chapter 32, Documenting Sources, in textbook                                 for MLA Format
  

•                   Read "Kojo Griffin:  The Soul of a Man and The Voice   
  

                           of Art" by Jasmine Vines (Example of Research paper)

•                  Do Reader Response 6:  Vines by posting a 300 word
  

                           response to the discussion board to the following questions by

                           12pm on Wednesday, 11/5:  What is the thesis of this essay? 

                           Identify  the specific sentence.  Does the author correctly

                            introduce sources, use autor tags and qualifiers?

                           Adequately discuss the topic as outlined by the assignment

                            instructions? Explain.

 Week 9                       

W 2/11                Annotated Bibliography Due; MLA Format and the Correct

                           Use of Borrowed Information

                           For Next Time:  

•                   Respond to two posts made by other students on the
  

                           discussion board for Reader Response 6 (Vines essay)

                           by 12pm on M 11/10.  In your follow-up responses discuss

                           what new ideas their posts prompted for you.  You may also

                           ask them questions about their posts.  Each of your follow-up

                           responses should be a minimum of 150 words each (300

                           words total)      

•                  Read Chapter 31, Writing your Research Paper, in
  

                           textbook   

•                   Read Chapter 27, Planning and Managing your Research
  

                           Project, in textbook                 

•                  First Draft of Academic Research Paper  Due
  

M 2/16             First Draft of Academic Research Paper Due

                           Exchange papers with partner for critique

                          For Next Time:  

•                  Complete Typed Peer critique of partner's research
  

                           paper 

•                  Read Student Draft, "Painter of Happiness"
  

•                  Do Reader Response 7:  "Painter of Happiness" by   
  

                           posting a 300 word response to the discussion board to

                           the following questions by   12pm on Wednesday, 11/12::

                          What is the thesis of this essay?  Identify  the specific sentence. 

                           Does the author correctly introduce sources, use author tags

                            and qualifiers? Adequately discuss the topic as outlined by the 

                           assignment instructions? Explain.

•                   Bring a copy of essay to class on Wednesday; you do not
  

                           have to respond to another student's post for reader response

                           7.

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Week 10

W 2/18               Peer Critique; Group Activity:  Student Draft 

                           For Next Time: 

•                   Final Draft of  Academic Research PaperDue w/
  

                           Reflection on Monday, 11/17; include copies of sources

M 2/23              Final Draft of Academic Research Paper Due w/Reflection      

                           Review for Final Exam; BOTH SECTIONS MEET AT

                           For Next Time:  Practice for Final Exam

Week 11

W 2/25              Final Exam:   CLASS MEETS AT ROOM 

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