English 101 Reading and Activities Schedule, January

 

Tuesday,  January  7

TOPIC: Introduction to Course Explanation of Syllabus / Parts of Speech

/Theme from English B

 

Wednesday, January 8

TOPIC:  Knowing yourself

READING: WCE 1-16 “Place,” Robert Root

ASSIGNMENT: Journal Entry 1 Describe Yourself in 1 paragraph

 

Thursday, January 9

TOPIC:  Where am I from / Triggering Towns  Developing a hook

READING:  WCE  16-22; 73-89, “Heading North,” Handout

ASSIGNMENT: Complete all exercises from  the book

Journal Entry 2 In one paragraph tell a story that you think

Is representative of your home town

 

Friday, January 10

TOPIC:  Representative Anecdotes—thesis, charged language

READING: WCE 102-110, 31-36 Due West of What?

ASSIGNMENT: Journal Entry 3  write a good hook for essay #1

 

Monday, January 13

TOPIC:   How we Respond to each other

READING: WCE 89-98 

ASSIGNMENT: Bring in a 3 page (double-spaced) sloppy copy of Essay #1  (3 copies)

· Peer Review Day, Essay #1

 

Tuesday, January 14

TOPIC:    Paragraphing / What is Good

READING: WCE 59-64; 91-98

ASSIGNMENT: 

· Essay #1 rough draft deadline / appt signup

 

Wednesday, January 15

TOPIC:  Charging up the language

READING:  Selections from Suarez, Latin Jazz

ASSIGNMENT:  Journal Entry 4: Take one of the paragraphs from your essay, replace every passive, dull verb to something more active / exciting

· Presentation #1: Independent and Subordinate Clauses

 

 

Thursday, January 16

TOPIC:  Thump!!!

READING: WCE 115-129 Handout Robert Cowser “The Place You Find Yourself”

ASSIGNMENT: Journal Entry#4;  Is Bob Cowser right or wrong in how he treats Kip?  Would you call him an ethical person?

Bring in your concluding paragraph from your first Draft

· Presentation #2: Recognizing Fragments

 

Friday, January 17

TOPIC:  What are ethics?

READING: WCE 227-239 Ethics Handout,

ASSIGNMENT: Journal Entry #5: Define Ethics in one paragraph

· Presentation #3: Comma Splices and Fused Sentences

 

Monday, January 20

MARTIN LUTHER KING , JR. HOLIDAY

Tuesday, January 21

TOPIC:  Writing Prompt #2, part 1 letter home

READING:  WCE 41-65 Tupac Shakur, Mamma

ASSIGNMENT:

· Graded Essay #1 Deadlline

 

Wednesday, January 22

TOPIC:   Persuasion Writing Prompt #3, part 2, Letter Home

READING: WCE,  298-304  115-122; Handout TBA

ASSIGNMENT: · Presentation #4: Pronoun Agreement

 

 

Thursday, January 23

TOPIC: 

READING:  none

ASSIGNMENT: Bring in 3 double-spaced sloppy copies of essay #2

· Peer Review Day, Essay #2

 

Friday, January 24

TOPIC: 

READING:

ASSIGNMENT:

·  Rough Draft Deadline Essay #2, appt signup

 

Monday, January 27

TOPIC: 

READING: 

ASSIGNMENT:

· Presentation #5: Subj.Verb Agreement

 

Tuesday, January 28

TOPIC:

READING:

ASSIGNMENT:

· Presentation #6: Verb  Tense Consistency

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES

 

JANUARY 10: Last Day to withdraw w/o financial penalty

JANUARY 13:  Peer Review Day, Essay #1

JANUARY 14:  Essay #1 Rough Draft

JANUARY 20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Holiday all

JANUARY 21: Graded Essay Deadline, Essay #1

JANUARY 23: Peer Review Day, Essay #2

JANUARY 24: Rough Draft Deadline, Essay #2

JANUARY 28: Revision Deadline, Essay #1

FEBRUARY 5:  Graded Essay Deadline, Essay #2

FEBRUARY 14: In Class Essay, Essay #3:

FEBRUARY 20: Essay #4, Letter to Congressman

FEBRUARY 28: Last Day for Revisions

MARCH 3: Essay #5 Learning Letter Deadline

MARCH 7: Last Day of Classes

MARCH 10:  10:30 AM TO 12:3O PM, Portfolio Due