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This calendar is very much in progress and subject to change--it was last revised 10/31/2008

 

 

T8/28

Course Overview

R8/30

Diagnostic in class (read/analyze handout to prepare)

F8/31

Reread "The Big Lie" essay from Diagnostic; Read CGW 337-50; Complete Grammar Diagnostic (click link) before class.

M9/3

Read CGW 350-361; critical reading activities I due.

T9/4

critical reading  activities II due; Read CGW Chapter 11 (Arguing), catch-up day.

R9/6  Critical reading activities continued
F9/7

Introduction to Causal Unit

M9/10

Read Speculating About Causes HANDOUT (440-56; 474-5); Read Causal Assignment Sheet (click, print, read, and bring to class)

T9/11

Review Speculating About Causes HANDOUT (440-56; 474-5);

R9/13

Read  Speculating About Causes HANDOUT (466-73,)Invention Due--do only Guide to Writing HANDOUT pp. 481-486; also skip the "Researching Your Subject" (482), "Researching the Phenomenon or Trend: An Online Activity" (482), and  "Researching Causes" (484) sections.

F9/14

NO CLASS: Draft 1 Due for conference (Use Guide to Writing HANDOUT 486-91 to help write the draft)

M9/17

NO CLASS: Draft 1 Due for conference (Use Guide to Writing HANDOUT 486-91 to help write the draft)

T9/18

Draft 2 Due; Reading TBA

R9/20

You must send your DRAFT 3 to your teammates and Hale as an .rtf attachment by 10 PM tonight.  (Use Guide to Writing HANDOUT 494-96 to help revise from draft 1). 

F9/21 NO CLASS: Draft 3 due for group conference; you must have completed your peer reviews for the group conference before class; use Guide to Writing HANDOUT 492-93 to help frame your peer review). 
M9/24 NO CLASS: Draft 3 due for group conference; you must have completed your peer reviews for the group conference before class; use Guide to Writing HANDOUT 492-93 to help frame your peer review). 
T9/25 Causation Essay Due ; Intro to Position/Literature Unit
R9/27

Click, print, and read online literature primer terms and Hughes's "Harlem"

F9/28

Read Chopin's "Story of An Hour" (HANDOUT)

M10/1

Read Kaufman's "Sunday in the Park"

T10/2 catch-up day; Review stories; Position Assignment (click, print, read, bring to class)
R10/4

Read CGW 161-69; CGW 176-83

F10/5

Review Statsky essay from CGW; Read "Babylon Revisited" (HANDOUT)

M10/8

Invention & Research Due—do only pp. 187-93; ignore web activities--make sure to write out your answers in depth. Hearing Preparation--Read web handout (click, print, read, bring to class).

T10/9

Hearing on "Babylon Revisited" in class.

R10/11

First Draft Due; Use CGW 193-99 to develop draft; Use CGW 202-05 to revise draft. 

F10/12

2nd Draft Due; Use CGW 193-99 to develop draft; Use CGW 202-05 to revise draft.  You must e-mail copies of Draft 3 as .rtf file to peer group and professor by 5 PM Monday, March 5.

10/15-16 FALL BREAK
R10/18

Group Conference Day on Second draft--No Class. All peer review sheets must be completed BEFORE your group conference. 

F10/19

Revision workshop in class Proposal due date? Read Final Tips.

M10/22 Position Paper Due; Intro to Proposal Assignment CGW 209-18
T10/23

CGW 218-26GW 226-35

R10/25

Group Questions due on Newman and O'Malley essays; 2 possible topics due

F10/26

Read Swim Samples--original and revised; Invention & Research Due CGW 236-44

M10/29

FLEX DAY; TBA.  Bring Laptop if you use one--we'll be writing in class this time.

T10/30

Draft 1 due CGW 244-49

R11/1 Workshop in calss w/Writing Fellows
F11/2

Workshop in class--send third drafts to partners by 5 PM tonight

M11/5

NO CLASS--WORK ON YOUR DRAFT.  SEND THIRD DRAFTS TO PARTNERS BY 5 pm SUNDAY

T11/6

Group Conference Day--All peer review sheets must be completed BEFORE your group conference.  Read Final Tips

R11/8 Group Conference Day--All peer review sheets must be completed BEFORE your group conference.  Read Final Tips
F11/9 Special Workshop in Class (MAKE UP FOR LAST FRIDAY)
M11/12 Proposal Essay Due; Introduction to Research/Sourced Essay.
T11/13 Read sections A and B, of research packet.  Annotate each article as you read it; TYPE a works cited entry for each article and write an annotation/summary of the article in which you characterize the type of article (news story, editorial, popular magazine article, scientific journal article, web article, book chapter), briefly summarize the main points of the article, and describe the way(s) the article could be useful to your research paper.  Annotations should be 50-100 wordsIF you use phrases/sentences from the article, make sure to put quotation marks around those words.  
R11/15 Read sections C, D, E, and F of research packet.  Do an annotated bibliography for each article (as described above). 
F11/16 Read sections G, H, I, and J of research packet and create annotated bibliography entries as described above.  Invention Due from "Position" chapter in CGW 185-93
M11/19 Read Section K and create annotated bibliography entries as described above; Catch-up Day.
T11/20 No class mandatory conference; Draft 1 of research paper due. USE PP. 193-99 TO HELP WITH DRAFTING.
  THANKSGIVING BREAK
M11/26 No class mandatory conference; Draft 1 of research paper due. USE PP. 193-99 TO HELP WITH DRAFTING.
T11/27 Draft 2 of research paper due in class--workshop in class (bring laptops)
R11/29 Workshop in class (bring laptops); BY 6 O'CLOCK TONIGHT, SEND COPIES OF YOUR DRAFT 3 TO TEAMMATES IN .RTF FORMAT; BRING TYPED COMMENTS TO CLASS TOMORROW.
F11/30

FOUNDERS DAY

M12/3

Group Conference in class--complete conference response sheets before class today. Read Final Tips page. 

T12/4

Group Conference in class--complete conference response sheets before class today. Read Final Tips page. 

R12/6

Workshop in class; bring revised draft 4 (bring laptops)

F12/7

Research Paper Due Course Review/Prep for final Exam

M12/10 TBA
T12/11 TBA
 

TBA

 

Research Papers returned; course review/evaluation

 

FINAL EXAM /FRIDAY, May 11, 6PM, Room TBA

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