English 001A Classroom Schedule Fall 2019
Week 1 Tuesday 8/22
Thursday 8/25 |
Syllabus Review Getting to know each other
Freewriting Writing as a Process - Exploring Language p. 41-48 Homework due to Canvas each Thursday by 5 pm: 1) Read Anne Lamott's essay "Shitty First Drafts" and respond to the questions following the article. 2) Summarize and respond to: What is Plagiarism? 1st paragraph is the summary of the article; 2nd paragraph is your response and acknowledgement that you understand won't commit plagiarism.
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Week 2
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Homework due to Canvas each Thursday by 5 pm: Read Chapter One in Exploring Language:
Give examples, being specific - avoid vague generalizations! Sign up for Group Writing Presentations Chapter 1 - Critical Thinking/Critical Reading
Plagiarism Lesson
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Week 3
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Homework due to Canvas each Thursday by 5 pm: Read and summarize two articles: (Two paragraphs each - a summary and a response):
Introduction to Essay One - Language Perspectives (Chapter 6) – see Essay Guideline page for details Have read EL:
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Week 4
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Homework due to Canvas each Thursday by 5 pm: Summarize and respond to TWO articles: (Summarize the article and complete the exercise at the bottom of the page) 2. PIE Paragraphs - summarize and respond in two paragraphs Have read EL: Coming into Language - Jimmy Santiago Baca p. 152
Thursday - Computer Lab - meet at 11:15 in the Library Learning Center. Bring a flash drive OR use some type of cloud storage to save your draft. |
Week 5
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Homework due to Canvas each Thursday by 5 pm: Summarize and respond to TWO articles: Have read EL:
DUE: First rough draft peer review - Essay One MLA formatting - see p. 105-110 |
Week 6 |
Homework due to Canvas each Thursday by 5 pm: Summarize and respond in two paragraphs: Tues - Computer Lab - meet at 11:15 in the Learning Center Have read EL: The Language of Silence - Maxine Hong Kingston p. 166 DUE: First rough draft peer review - Essay One
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Week 7
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HW Due to Canvas by Thursday by 5 pm: Summarize and respond in two paragraphs:
Go to any of the citation machine websites listed at the bottom of the Documentation page - scroll all the way down - and create a correct MLA formatted Works Cited List for the article in the textbook (which is called an anthology) you are using for your essay. Then you will cut and paste your resulting Works Cited List citation into the assignment response.
Tues - Computer Lab - Bring your draft on a flash drive or have it available online - work on drafts of Essay One Refer to EL:
Peer Reviews - bring printed copies of your essay draft to share with classmates for proofreading peer reviews. Thesis Statements DUE THURSDAY 5 pm – FINAL DRAFTS OF ESSAY ONE
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Week 8
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HW Due to Canvas by Thursday by 5 pm: Read, summarize and respond in two paragraphs:
Tues - Introduction to Essay Two – Chapter 8 - Technology and Language p. 230 Have read EL:
Thursday - Have read EL:
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Week 9
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HW Due to Canvas by Thursday by 5 pm: Summarize and respond to:
Have read EL:
Brainstorming about topics for Essay Two in groups Thursday - Computer Lab - Bring your draft on a flash drive or have it available online
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Week 10 |
HW Due to Canvas by Thursday by 5 pm: Summarize and respond to: Refer to EL: pp 24 - 26 Logical Fallacies Have read EL:
DUE: Peer reviews of essay drafts - print out and bring copies to class Thursday – Computer Lab DUE: Essay Two by 5 pm |
Week 11 |
HW Due to Canvas by Thursday by 5 pm: Summarize and respond to:
Intro to Language and Thought Essay: Chapter 14 p. 446 Tues - Have read EL: Does Your Language Shape How You Think? - Guy Deutscher p 447 Thursday - Have read EL: Nothing is Missing - Tom Munnecke p. 455 |
Week 12 |
HW Due to Canvas by Friday 5 pm: Summarize and respond to:
Tues - Have read EL: You Say Up, I Say Yesterday - Joan O'C. Hamilton p. 463 Thursday - Have read EL: Lost in Translation - Lera Boroditsky p. 469
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Week 13
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HW Due to Canvas by Friday 5 pm: Summarize and respond to: Introduction to Group Rhetorical Analysis Project
Tues - Have read EL: The Internet: Is it Changing the Way We Think?- John Naughton p. 473 Thursday - Have read EL: Mind Over Mass Media - Steven Pinker p. 480 DUE - Peer Reviews: Language and Thought Essay - bring copies of your draft for first rough draft peer reviews with classmates. |
Week 14 |
Tues - Computer Lab - work on your essays, assignments, and presentations
Thursday – NO CLASS HAPPY THANKSGIVING! |
Week 15 |
Tues - Computer Lab - work on your essays, assignments, and presentations
Rhetorical Presentations |
Week 16 |
Final In Class Timed Essay
Essay Three DUE 5pm |
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