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| | | | | | 1 | | | | - Introduction to Course
- Writing as Process
- Rhetorical Differences Across Cultures
- Academic Language
- In-class writing: Favorite piece of music/song
| | | | - Read "Impulse to Travel"
- Buy portfolios, texts
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | - Discuss "Impulse to Travel"
- Descriptive language p. 24
| | | | - Write one page on "Comfort Food"
- Read "My Inner Shrimp"
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | - Comfort Food due in class
- Discuss "My Inner Shrimp"
- Sentence variety: Coordination and Subordination
- Punctuation: Commas
| | | | - Read "Wait, You're Not Chinese?" and "In Bed"
- Buy non-fiction book
- WW 1-2 sentences
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | - WW 1-2 sentences due in class
- Declare book choices
- Return "Comfort Food"
- Grammar/Mechanical Issues from your papers
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | - Return "Comfort Food"
- Pre-writing: Personal Essay
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | - Personal Essay due in class
- Begin Critical Review: purpose, goals
- Brainstorm in class
| | | | - Read student review in course packet, "Lives on the Fringes"
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | - Discuss "Lives on the Fringes"
- Writing summaries: Verb tenses
| | | | - Read 30 pp. of your book
- Write one-paragraph summary and one-paragraph reaction: What are the books strengths, weakness, so far?
- WW 3-4 sentences
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | - Summary and reaction paper due in class
- WW 3-4 Sentences due in class
| | | | - Read "Physical Presence" in course packet and do task on p. 34
- Read in RFW on quoting, pp. 302-309; 402-408
- Bring non-fiction book to class
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | - Quoting from sources
- In-class exercise on quoting
| | | | - Read 70 pp. of your book
- Mark sections with post-its
- Write one critique paragraph: Focus on an aspect of the book, write a topic sentence, and develop the paragraph using a quote or other specific evidence.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | - WW 1-4 Quiz
- Outlining critical review
- Writing Introductions and Conclusions
| | | | - Finish your book
- WW 5-6 sentences
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | - Critical Review due in class
- Begin Position Paper/Argument
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WW: Richek, Margaret Ann. World of Words: Vocabulary for College Students. 5th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. (Do not use an earlier edition.)
RFW: Hacker, Diana. Rules for Writers. 4th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2000.