ENG 1020
3:50-5:45 TR
Winter 2006
Tentative Course Schedule
NOTE: This schedule may change as needed. Your presence in class ensures correct
assignments
W 11/29
Review Syllabus and Text; Writing Myths and Rituals;
Review Syllabus and Text; Writing Myths and Rituals; Assign diagnostic writing.
For Next Time: Read: pp. 8-15 in text; Read pp. 48-54, Baker and Schreiner in text
Read Student Essay, "I'm Only Twenty" by Brandon Wyatt and
the following questions to the message board by classtime on
Thursday; How does the narrator change? What does he learn
about himself as a result of his experiences? Next, post a 100
word response to another student's initial 300 word post by
classtime on Friday; Bring a copy of this essay to class on
Monday.
Whitney Lucas; Bring a copy of "The Waiting Game" to class;
narrator, Whitney, change? What does she learn about herself
as a result of her experiences? Post a 300 word response to
these questions to the message board by classtime on
Thursday and a 100 word min. response to another student's
post by classtime on Friday.
M 12/4 The Writing Process, Purpose, and Audience; Quick start page
8; Activity: Considering Audience page 14 (brainstorm and
Freewrite);
Considering purpose pg. 15; Introduction to Remembering:
Discuss Wyatt & Schreiner; Discuss Essay 1
bring a copy to class)
Do Reader Response 3: “My Nightmare”; See message board
for details about the required post for this essay. Write a 300
word letter to this writer explaining its strengths and
weaknesses (see top of pg. 59) and Methods for Remembering;
This should be posted by classtime on Tuesday; you should
by classtime on Wednesday; Bring a copy of “My Nightmare" to
class on Monday.
W 12/6 Handout: “Showing Vs.Telling” ; Group Activity: Student
Draft ; Planning/Invention ;
Read pp. 18-29 in text Partner); Review pages 58-59 in text; Group Activity/ Discussion: Summarizing & Responding; Introduction to
Academic Research Paper and Annotated Bibliography; Assign
Annotated Bibliography;
Review Research Paper Assignment
Back (See Questions on Website); Read 551-565 & 567-578 in
text; Read example research paper: Getting Down and Dirty:
Too Far by Joy Manuel
W 12/13 Peer Critique remembered event with partner; Generating
Research Questions;
Review Methods for Explaining a Concept;
Complete Invention work (and generate research
question)
For Next Time: Final Draft of Remembered Event Due w/
Monday; NO UPLOAD = NO GRADE.
Read 218-228; State your specific purpose,
Create a specific research question, analyze your audience
(see questions pg. 270), and write a working thesis; This should
be typed and is due next class. See pp. 552-555 in text
Discuss Business Correspondence;
Independent/Dependent Clauses and Sentence Fragments (in
class group activity); Intro to Profile/Interviewing; Discuss
Profile Assignment; Generating Interview Questions; Discuss
For Next Time: Write a Business Letter to an outside party
(business, individual or organization requesting information for
your Academic Research Paper;
Read Kortz, 83-85;
Read "Alice Through the Looking Glass" by Christina Franke
(and bring a copy to class);
Next, read Methods for Creating a Profile;
words, explain the doiminant impression Franke creates for her
interviewee in her essay and post this to the message board.
This initial post is due by class time on Tuesday, 9/26.
In a post of at least 100 words, respond to the post of another
student by class time on Wednesday, 9/27.
Read 85-89 in textbook;
Make an appointment for an interview for Profile EssayW 12/20 Discuss Franke and Kortz; Practice Interviewing Skills;
For Next Time: - Make an appointment for an interview
- Read "Terry Stevens: The Man Behind the Art" by Loius
Gilmore (and bring a copy to class)
- Do Reader Response 5: Gilmore.
Write a response of at least 300 words answering the questions below and post it to the message board by class time on
Monday, 10/2.
In your response, explain how the author goes about creating a
dominant impression. What techniques does he use? What is
the dominant impression and is this impression adequately
developed and/or clear in the essay? Explain your reasoning
(See Methods for Creating a Profile for further explanation).
M 12/25-F 1/5 NO CLASS, HOLIDAY BREAK
M 1/8 Discuss poem: ; Review Methods for
Observation; Group Activity: Observing a scene
For Next Time: Read 70-73 in textbook
W 1/10
Liu & Coil; Discuss 70-73 For Next Time: Complete your interview and observation; Read 89-91; Complete Interview Transcript and bring to class
M 1/15 NO CLASS, COLUMBUS DAY
W 1/17 Final three annotations due;
Share Transcripts; Finding Common Themes;
Discuss 89-91; Work on Interview Thank you letters. For Next Time: Complete first draft of profile; Complete Midterm Evaluation and Bring to Class; Do not place
name on evaluation; Bring a copy of commas exercises to
class (to complete in class)
Discuss Commas; Group Activity
For Next Time: Typed Peer Critique of Partner's Profile Due Back (See questions on page 91 in textbook); Interview Thank
You Letters Due; Bring MLA worksheets to class; Read Chapter
30 in textbook: Integrating Sources, 606-618
W 1/24 Share Profile Peer Critiques with partner; MLA Format and the
Correct Use of Borrowed Information; Practice Integrating
Sources
For Next Time: Complete Midterm Evaluation; Final Draft of
by classtime on Monday
Read INCORPORATING THE IDEAS OF OTHERS AND
USING A NEUTRAL, UNBIASED VOICE and
Read Student Draft, “Does this Prison Jumpsuit Make Me
and bring a copy to class;
Do Reader Response 6 for this essay: In a response of at least
300 words, answer the following questions: What is the thesis
of this essay? Identify the specific sentence. Does the author
correctly introduce sources, use author tags and qualifiers?
Discuss specific examples.
Post this initial response to the message board by class time on
Friday.
By class time on Monday respond to the post of another
student using a minimum of 100 words.
Resources; Planning and Drafting (Thesis & outline); Intro to
For Next Time: Read about writing research papers pp. 619 -627 in textbook
Read “Who’s to Blame?” (bring a copy to class) and
Do Reader Response 7: Who’s to Blame. In your response,
discuss the author's integration of sources. Does he clearly
introduce a source the first time it is used? Does he
consistently use author tags? qualifiers? Explain your position.
Does he have a clear thesis? what is it? Identify the specific
sentence.
W 1/31 1st draft of Academic Research paper due (Don't forget to
underline your thesis in the intro and underline the restatement
of the thesis in the conclusion); exchange with partner in class;
Discuss Story Essay; Group Activity:“Who’s to Blame?”; Intro
to Visual Representation/Analyzing; Discuss
due back (see questions on website);
Read “Visual Analysis of ‘The Gulf Stream’" by Jennifer Story
and Do Reader response 8: Story Visual Essay;
Do you agree with Story's interpretation of the visual? Why?
Why not? Do you have a different interpretation? Explain.
M 2/5 Continue discussion of visual analysis; Discuss Story’s visual
Continue discussion of visual analysis; Discuss Story’s visual essay; Locate visual
After locating visual, complete invention work for assignment
For Next Time: Final Draft of Research Paper due; Upoad to
MyDropBox by class time on Wednesday; Locate an Image to
use for Visual Rhetorical Analysis;
Read 370-383 in textbook and class notes online;
Memo; Work in groups on Visual project;
For Next Time: 1st writer will use the info from class today
(invention work) to come up with 1st draft; Bring a copy for each
member of your group; Bring a copy of
"Fire Consumes Sao Paulo, Brazil" to class; First
Draft of Visual Essay Due;
Read “Fire Consumes Sao Paulo, Brazil" by Long, Rucker,
Symrdra, & West and Do Reader Response 9: Long, Rucker,
Symrdra & West
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.
M 2/12 First Draft of Visual Analysis Due; Bring a copy of “Fire
Consumes Sao Paulo, Brazil to class; visual analysis; group
activity: work in groups on draft
For Next Time: Typed peer critique of partner's visual analysis
due back
W 2/14 Work day for group paper; Share peer critique of partner's
visual draft
For Next Time: Complete end of course evaluation
Final Draft of Visual Analysis Due with
Reflection (each person in group); Upload one copy of final
draft to MyDropBox before class on Monday
M 2/19 Final Draft of Visual Analysis Due (one folder for the group);
Review for Exam
W 2/21 Final Exam
