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Mr. Smith reserves the right to make changes to Course Outline with advanced notice. |
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First Semester |
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Week 1, 09.08 |
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Tuesday: |
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Basic Introduction: Syllabus
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• Overview: What is an Academic Paragraph? |
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• Foundations for Critical Thinking / Taking Notes / Critical Observations |
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• Reading Guidelines (Remaining Focused)—part 1 |
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001 Discussion in Schoology— #NobodyKnows |
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Follow |
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@PrufrocksBlues /Twitter |
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mr_smith_eng2332 /Instagram |
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Wednesday: |
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Basic Introduction: continued |
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• What is an "A" Paper—Course Rubric |
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• What is Synthesis? |
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Google Documents |
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• General Essay Guidelines / Writing Templates |
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• Turnitin.com |
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Notions of the Self <keyword examples> |
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• demo |
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Reading Guidelines—part 2 |
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• demo-Habitual Reading |
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002 Discussion in Schoology— Study Habits |
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Thursday: |
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Creating a Blog in 2020 |
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• demo |
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Forms of Prewriting |
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• Freewriting |
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• Journaling / Commonplace books |
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• Japanese Zuihitsu: Sei Shonogan |
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• demo |
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003 Exercise— Freewriting, 200-words (+) |
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Forms of Prewriting 2 |
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• Mapping • Clustering • Grouping |
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004 Exercise—Analysis of Self Portrait |
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Week 2, 09.14 |
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Monday: |
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Essay Writing Modes Overview |
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Types of Narrative Voice: Personal, Academic, Stream of Consciousness |
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• demo |
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• Identification of Narration Type |
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005 Exercise— Different narrations/ at least one page |
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Tuesday: |
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Crafting the Perfect Paragraph |
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Tone • Audience • Formality |
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• John Updike, "The Beercan" |
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006 Exercise—Formal Audience, Smart phone / 200-words (+) |
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Wednesday: |
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Narration Mode |
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• demo: Purpose, Conflict, and Narrative Introduction Paragraphs |
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• N. Scott Momaday, "The Way to Rainy Mountain" |
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Thursday: |
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Narration Mode |
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• N. Scott Momaday, "The Way to Rainy Mountain" |
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Friday: |
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Narration Mode |
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• N. Scott Momaday, "The Way to Rainy Mountain" |
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007 Discussion—Momaday's Use of Unstated Conflict |
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Week 3, 09.21 |
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Monday: |
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Narration Mode: Conclusions |
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Elements of Rhetoric: Basic Appeals / Recognizing Claims |
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• demo |
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Tuesday: |
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Narration Mode Review |
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• E. B. White, "Once More to the Lake" |
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• White's Strategy |
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Wednesday: |
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Narration Mode |
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• E. B. White, "Once More to the Lake" |
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Thursday: |
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Narration Mode |
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• E. B. White, "Once More to the Lake" |
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• Comparisons of Introductions between Momaday and White |
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Friday: |
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Narration Mode |
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• Comparisons of Strategy between Momaday and White |
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Week 4, 09.28 |
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Monday: |
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Description Writing Mode |
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• demo |
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Phillip Glass, Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance (1983) |
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Exercise—Musical Review / 300 words(+) response |
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How to Write about Music with Rhetoric: Synesthesia, Onomatopoeia |
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Tuesday: |
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Select passages from Isabel Allende, "Amazon Queen" |
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Wednesday: |
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Narration/Description Writing Modes |
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Introduction paragraph samples from |
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• Virginia Woolf, "The Death of the Moth" |
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• Joan Didion, "On Keeping a Notebook" |
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• Isabel Allende, "Amazon Queen" |
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Exercise— compare three writers, explain their styles |
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Thursday: |
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Narration/Description Writing Modes |
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Friday: |
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arration/Description Writing Modes |
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Week 5, 10.05 |
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Monday: |
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In-class Writing Workshop |
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Exercise— Prewrite draft for Essay 1: Narration/Description |
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Essay 01, major grade: Narration/Description: College Application Essay, due 10.09 |
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• With instructor, discuss individually plans for full essay |
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• Develop full draft |
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Tuesday: |
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Narration/Description Writing Modes |
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Essay, major grade: Narration/Description: College Application Essay |
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Wednesday: |
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Narration/Description Writing Modes |
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Essay, major grade: Narration/Description: College Application Essay |
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Thursday: |
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Narration/Description Writing Modes |
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Essay, major grade: Narration/Description: College Application Essay |
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Friday: |
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Narration/Description Writing Modes |
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Essay, major grade: Narration/Description: College Application Essay <major grade LS/HS> |
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Week 6, 10.12 |
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Monday: |
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Definition Writing Mode |
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• demo-part 1 |
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• demo- Visual Analysis |
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Finalize Narration/Description Essay |
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Tuesday: |
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Definition Writing Mode |
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• definition demo–part 2 |
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• New York Times, Tiny Love Stories" & "Modern Love" |
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Exercise, "Love is a Tattoo"— photographic analysis, personal reactions / 100 words (+) |
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• demo-Performance Artist Marina Abramovic |
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• definition: scapular |
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Wednesday: |
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Definition Mode |
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• Sandra Cisneros, "Only Daughter" |
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• Lauren Slater, "On Love" |
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Thursday: |
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Definition Mode |
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Friday: |
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Definition Mode |
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Exercise—Visual Analysis |
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Week 7, 10.19 |
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Monday: |
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Definition Mode |
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Draft preliminary notes for Essay 3: Definition: "Reality Television" |
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Definition Mini-Essay 2, major—1 page (+) |
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Tuesday: |
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Library Database |
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Gathering Research |
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Writing Workshop |
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Wednesday: |
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Library Daatabase |
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Gathering Research |
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Writing Workshop |
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Thursday: |
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Writing Workshop |
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Friday: |
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Writing Workshop |
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Week 8, 10.26 |
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Monday: |
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Comparison/Contrast Writing Mode |
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Class Reading and Annotation of Comparison/Contrast Example |
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C/C Essay 4: Reality Television and the Average Highschool Student |
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Tuesday: |
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Comparison/Contrast Writing Mode |
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• Deborah Tannen, "Sex, Lies, and Conversation" |
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Writing Workshop |
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Wednesday: |
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Comparison/Contrast Writing Mode |
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• Deborah Tannen, "Sex, Lies, and Conversation" |
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Research |
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Thursday: |
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Comparison/Contrast Writing Mode |
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• John Berger, "Francis Bacon and Walt Disney" |
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Friday: |
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Comparison/Contrast Writing Mode |
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Deductive - Inductive Reasoning |
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• demo |
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Week 9, 11.02 |
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Monday: |
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Deductive - Inductive – Abductive Reasoning continued |
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• demo graphic |
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Tuesday: |
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school holiday/no classes |
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Wednesday: |
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Reality Television versus College Students |
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Construction of Tentative Thesis Statement |
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Thursday: |
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Thesis Statements |
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• demo |
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Active and Passive Verbs |
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• demo |
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Academic Paragraph Structure |
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• demo |
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Friday: |
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Cause/Effect Writing Mode |
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• demo |
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Comparison/Contrast Essay Due |
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Week 10, 11.09 |
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Monday: |
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Argumentative Paper: Aristotle and Modern versions |
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• demo |
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• Jose Antonio Vargas, “My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” |
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Tuesday: |
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Read the following reactions to Vargas' essay |
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• Esther Cepeda, “Lies Deserve No Sympathy” |
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• Rory O’Connor, “Jose Antonio Vargas is an American Hero” |
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Wednesday: |
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Read the following reactions to Vargas' essay |
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• Esther Cepeda, “Lies Deserve No Sympathy” |
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• Rory O’Connor, “Jose Antonio Vargas is an American Hero” |
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Thursday: |
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Read the following reactions to Vargas' essay |
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• Esther Cepeda, “Lies Deserve No Sympathy” |
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• Rory O’Connor, “Jose Antonio Vargas is an American Hero” |
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Friday: |
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MLA Guidelines |
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201 Argument Research Paper: 1,250 words— due 12.04, end of class |
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Week 11, 11.16 |
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Monday: |
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MLA Guidelines / Paper Construction and Expectations |
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Plagiarism |
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• demo: Paraphrasing and Plagiarism |
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Signal Phrases and In-Text Citations |
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• demo Synthesis and Signal Phrases |
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Tuesday: |
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MLA Guidelines / Paper Construction and Expectations |
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In-class Writing Workshop |
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Wednesday: |
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MLA Guidelines / Paper Construction and Expectations |
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In-class Writing Workshop |
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Thursday: |
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MLA Guidelines / Paper Construction and Expectations |
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In-Class Writing Workshop |
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Friday: |
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Syllogisms |
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• demo |
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Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence |
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013 Exercise, construct your own syllogism |
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In-class Writing Workshop |
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Week 12, 11.23 |
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Thanksgiving Break |
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Week 13, 11.30 |
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Monday: |
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Writing Workshop |
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Tuesday: |
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Writing Workshop |
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Wednesday: |
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Writing Workshop |
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Thursday: |
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Writing Workshop |
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Friday: |
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Writing Workshop |
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Week 14, 12.07 |
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Monday: |
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Literary Critical Theories: Various Lenses |
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Tuesday: |
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Literary Critical Theories: Various Lenses |
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Wednesday: |
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Literary Critical Theories: Various Lenses |
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• Brent Staples, "Just Walk on By" (editorial) |
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Thursday: |
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Literary Critical Theories: Various Lenses |
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• Ray Bradbury, "The Pedestrian" (speculative fiction) |
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Friday: |
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Literary Critical Theories: Various Lenses |
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•Ursula K. Le Guin, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" (speculative fiction) |
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Week 15, 12.14 |
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Finals Week |
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Week 16,12.21 |
Winter Break |
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