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Week 1 |
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07.10 Thursday: |
Basic Introduction • General Essay Guidelines for MLA papers • Using Microsoft Word |
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Prewriting-part 1: Freewriting, Journal Writing, Commonplace Books, Japanese Zuihitsu, Listing |
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• demo |
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Prewriting-part 2: Brainstorming, Clustering |
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• demo |
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• demo: Brainstorming, Clustering, Mapping |
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• HW: A Writer’s Reference pp. 7-9 (stop after “Freewriting”) |
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Arlington: Peter Elbow, “Freewriting” p. 67 |
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Quiz 1: Syllabus and Essay Guidelines |
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In-Class Exercise 1 |
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Week 2 |
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07.14 Monday: |
Essay Writing Modes and Elements |
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• demo |
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Types of Narration: Personal, Academic, Stream of Consciousness |
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• demo |
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• A Writer’s Reference pp. 3-4, C1-a; pp. 34-39, C4-c |
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Crafting the Perfect Paragraph • Tone • Audience • Formality |
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• demo || image of a schmoo |
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• A Writer’s Reference pp. 32-34, C4-a — C4-c |
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• A Writer’s Reference p. 7 “Reading and Annotating Texts” |
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Mortimer Adler, “How to Mark a Book”—in-class reading (handout) |
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Discussion of Arlington: Peter Elbow, “Freewriting” p. 67 |
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• demo |
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In-Class Exercise 2 |
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07.15 Tuesday: |
Elements of Rhetoric |
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• demo-Logos, Pathos, Ethos |
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• A Writer’s Reference pp. 92-100, section A3 |
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Guidelines for Reading; review AWR p. 7 “Reading and Annotating Texts” |
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• demo |
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Arlington: E. B. White “Once More to the Lake” p. 163 |
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• demo: White's strategy |
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Phillip Glass, Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of balance (1983 |
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In-Class Exercise 3 |
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Quiz 2: Recognizing Appeals / White |
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07.16 Wed: |
Academic Paragraph Construction: Basic Introduction Paragraphs
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• demo: Basic Introduction Paragraphs |
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Arlington: N. Scott Momaday “The Way to Rainy Mountain” p. 118 |
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In-Class Exercise 4: Comparing White and Momaday |
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07.17 Thursday: |
Arlington: Joan Didion “On Keeping a Notebook” p. 54 |
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• demo |
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Quiz 3: Didion |
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In-Class Exercise 5: Prework for Essay 1: Narration/Description |
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Week 3 |
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07.21 Monday: |
Essay 1: due at 11:30 PM |
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Arlington: Virginia Woolf “Professions for Women” p. 235 |
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Transitions: A Writer’s Reference pp.42-44, C4-d |
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In-Class Exercise 6: Comparing Didion and Woolf |
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Exercise 7: Introduction due; printed document |
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Comparison/Contrast Analysis |
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• demo |
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Essay 2: Comparison/Contrast Analysis Preview |
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07.22 Tuesday: |
Gathering Evidence: A Writer’s Reference pp. 374-376, MLA-1b — MLA-1c |
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Library Database Orientation: Library site> Research Databases > CQ Researcher |
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Presentation of Evidence with MLA Guidelines |
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• Synthesize Evidence |
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Signal Phrases and In-text Notations: A Writer’s Reference pp.382-285, MLA-3b |
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Thesis Statements: A Writer’s Reference p. 373, MLA-1a |
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• demo: Thesis Statements |
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Avoiding Plagiarism: A Writer’s Reference pp. 376-382, MLA-2 and MLA-3a |
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Quiz 4: Presentation of Academic Evidence |
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Quiz 5: Plagiarism |
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07.23 Wed: |
Arlington: Annie Dillard, “Heaven and Earth in Jest” p. 599 —in-class reading |
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In-Class Exercise 8: Reading Response-part 1 |
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07.24 Thursday: |
In-Class Exercise 8: Reading Response-part 2 |
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Cause/Effect Analysis |
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• demo |
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Essay 3: Collaborative Research Paper |
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Group Project Overview/Expectations |
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Group Discussion over Topic and Organization of Participants |
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Week 4 |
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07.28 Monday: |
Essay 2: due |
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In-class Group Project |
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07.29 Tuesday: |
In-class Group Project |
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07.30 Wed: |
In-class Group Project |
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07.31 Thursday: |
Group Project Presentations
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Essay 4 Expectations |
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Argumentative Papers Overview: A Writer’s Reference pp. 78-85 |
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Review Emotional Appeals: A Writer’s Reference pp. 92-100, section A3
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Week 5 |
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08.04 Monday: |
Essay 3: Collaborative Research Paper due
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Definition Essays |
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• demo: Definition Analysis-part 1 |
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• demo: Definition Analysis-part 2 |
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In-Class Freewrite Exercise 9-part 1: Define Topic |
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Bring two-three articles on chosen topic for Essay 4 to class. |
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Student-Instructor Conferences over introduction paragraphs. |
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In-Class Exercise 9-part 2: Building an Introduction Paragraph |
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Presenting Both Pro and Con • Student Example |
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08.05 Tuesday: |
Introduction page due |
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In-Class Exercise 10: Building Paragraphs with Evidence |
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Bring two-three additional articles on chosen topic for final essay to class. |
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Student-Instructor Conferences over research paragraphs. |
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08.06 Wed: |
Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers, Introduction, pp. 1-14 |
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In-class exercise: Define "Success" |
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Chapter 1: The Matthew Effect, pp. 15-34 |
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In-class exercise based on individual observations on readings |
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08.07 Thursday: |
Critical Reception to Outliers |
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Essay 4 due by midnight, Friday |
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Week 6 |
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08.11 Monday: |
Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers, Chapter 2: The 10,000-Hour Rule, pp. 35-38 |
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In-class exercise |
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08.12 Tuesday: |
Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers, Chapter 5: The Three Lessons of Joe Flom, pp. 116-176 |
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In-class exercise |
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08.13 Wed: |
Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers, Chapter 7: The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes, pp. 178-223 |
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Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers, "A Conversation" |
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In-class exercise |
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08.14 Thursday: |
Final Exam Essay: Reading Response to Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers |
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with supplied criticism |
