Class #
    Date
    Homework due
    Chap #
    Activity
     
     
    1
    9/6  
     
    1
    ˇ   Review of syllabus and course expectations
    ˇ   Hand out books; review layout of information
    ˇ   Hand out forms for student email accounts
    ˇ   Pgs 4-5; read and review
    ˇ   Freewriting; Barbara Kingsolver
    ˇ   Pgs 6-15; read
    ˇ   Complete 3 journal exercises for homework
    ˇ   Read chapter 4 for homework; pgs 105-112; 135-144
     
    2
    9/10 Email account forms due
    Journal entries due
    Reading due
     
     
    4
    ˇ   Read and discuss “Dad” in terms of pgs 107 – 108.
    ˇ   Complete Personal Narrative Outline sheet (online)
    ˇ   Work on writing personal narrative (laptop day If All Goes Well ..IAGW)
     
    3
    9/12 Personal narrative due
     
     
    4
    ˇ   Active/passive voice; do worksheet in class
    ˇ   Peer response (pg 145)
    ˇ   Two others will read your work; do writer’s task
    ˇ   Read two essays by other students; write out feedback (see form)
    ˇ   Worksheet: How Description Creates Mood
    ˇ   Homework: rewrite essay (synthesize peer’s comments; add description)
     
    4
    9/14 Final Personal Narrative due
     
    2
    ˇ   The Art of Organizing—do 5 off worksheet
    ˇ   Review Rhetorical situations, purposes for writing, audience (pgs 17-33)
    ˇ   Review graphic organizers
    ˇ   Homework : read pags 34-49
     
    5
    9/18 Art of Organizing journal entries due
    Reading due
     
    2
    ˇ   Review pages 34-49 in text
    ˇ   Opening paragraph options
    ˇ   Analytical writing; Cause & Effect (pg 311)
    ˇ   Homework: Read Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” (check Docushare for essay site)
    ˇ   Homework: Come up with topic for cause and effect essay
     
    6
    9/20 Reading assignment due; be prepared with topic for paper
     
     
     
    ˇ   Discuss “A Modest Proposal”
    ˇ   Write cause & effect essay
    Discuss use of citations (MLA style); pgs 655-665
     
    7
    9/24 Cause and effect essay due
     
     
     
    ˇ   Catch up day; peer responses (use forms). Reference page 92 in text
    ˇ   Laptops IAGW
    ˇ   Cause & Effect worksheet
    ˇ   Homework : read “The Levels of Sleep” (on docushare)
     
    8
    9/26 Final Cause & Effect essay due Reading assignment due
     
     
    7
    ˇ   What is explanation? What is its purpose?
    ˇ   Discuss the process of explanation in “The Levels of Sleep”
    ˇ   Homework: read pgs 303 – 310 (the How and the What) and pgs 323-329
     
    9
    9/28 Reading assignment due
     
    7
    ˇ   The How-to Speech
    ˇ   This will be a speech. What you write, you will read to the class. Speeches should be 4-6 minutes in length.
    ˇ   Laptops IAGW; begin gathering material for speech
     
    10
    10/2     ˇ   Mini lessons on public speaking, also on mechanical aspects of writing as needed
    ˇ   Finish writing speeches; laptops IAGW
    11
    10/4 Give speech
     
     
     
    ˇ   Speeches
    ˇ   Homework : Read chapter 10 in its entirety; list key points and your reactions in your journal
     
    12
    10/9 Reading assignment due
     
     
    10
    ˇ   Argumentative essay; discussion of chap. 10 (pgs. 471-489)
    ˇ   Read “Who Killed Benny Paret?” by Norman Cousins. Discuss.
    ˇ   Fill our worksheet for creating an argument
    ˇ   Homework: decide on topic for position argument; do preliminary research
     
    13
    10/11 Reading assignment due
     
    End of 1 st term
     
    10
    ˇ   Further discussion of Chapter 10 (pgs 490-521)
    ˇ   Set ‘em up and knock ‘em down (aka: concession paragraphs)
    ˇ   Laptops IAGW
     
    14
    10/13     ˇ   Final discussion of Chapter 10 (pgs 522-551)
    ˇ   Catch-up day
    ˇ   Laptops IAGW
     
    15
    10/17 Position argument essays due
     
      ˇ   Peer response for essays (+ pg 92)
    ˇ   Rewrite time given
    Laptops IAGW
    16
    10/19 Final position arguments due
    10
    ˇ   Persuasive action essay
    ˇ   Watch Martin Luther King’s speech, “I Have a Dream”
    ˇ   discuss speech; use of repetition for effect
    ˇ   “Learn with BOOK”
    ˇ   Homework: Read “The Island of Plenty” (on docushare)
     
    17
    10/23  
     
    10
    ˇ   Write persuasive action essay.
    ˇ   Laptops IAGW
     
    18
    10/25 Reading assignment due
    Persuasive action essays due
     
     
     
    ˇ   The Syllogism
    ˇ   Write syllogisms and share with class
    ˇ   Discuss “The Island of Plenty”
    ˇ   Peer responses for persuasive action essays
     
    19
    10/29     ˇ   Catch-up day; mini lessons
     
    20
    10/31 Final persuasive action essays due
    3
    ˇ   Observation exercise; how observant are you?
    ˇ   Homework: observe people’s behavior tonight; take notes (worksheet)
    21
    11/2  
    3
    ˇ   Half day
    ˇ   Share what you learned in your observations
    ˇ   Homework: Read Chapter 3; pgs 51-59; pgs 61 (#7)-66
     
    22
    11/6 notes on observations due
     
    3
    ˇ   Discussion of Chapter 3
    ˇ   Review of pgs 79-90
    ˇ   Laptop cart IAGW
     
    23
    11/8 Final observation report due (NO PEER REVIEW)
     
    6 & 8
    ˇ   The Interview; pgs 279-80
    ˇ   Interview guidelines sheets
    ˇ   Watch a good interview (& a bad one?)
    ˇ   Informal discussion; what do you like in movies?
    ˇ   Homework: read 3 movie reviews; fill out movie review chart (on docushare)
     
    24
    11/13 Movie review chart due
    8
    ˇ   Half day
    ˇ   Watch movie as class
     
    25
    11/15  
    8
    ˇ   Finish watching movie
    ˇ   Homework: Chap. 12 (pgs 611-654)
    ˇ   Homework: Research paper topic sheet (online)
     
     
    26
    11/20 Research paper topics due!
    Reading assignment due
     
    12
    ˇ   Bloom’s Taxonomy
    ˇ   Writer’s Goal; inform or persuade?
    ˇ   Discuss validity of sources
    ˇ   Happy Thanksgiving!
    ˇ   Homework : Begin research
     
    27
    11/26 Final movie review due (NO PEER REVIEW)
     
     
    12
    ˇ   Research paper requirements
    ˇ   Reminder: EVERYTHING must be documented! (see pgs 643-44; 655-665)
     
    28
    11/28 Final interview report due
     
      ˇ   Research day (there won’t be many of these…enjoy it!)
    ˇ   Laptop day IAGW
    ˇ   Conference day w/ Mrs. D
     
    29
    11/30 Prepared topic overview
     
     
     
    ˇ   Research topics sharing. Be prepared to give the class a 2-minute overview of your topic.
    ˇ   Notetaking strategies (annotating, notecards, note taking, summary, mapping, evaluating)
     
    30
    12/4 End of 2 nd term   ˇ   Planning & Drafting your paper; development strategies (handout)
    ˇ   Reminder rubric for research paper is available online
     
    31
    12/6  
    review
    ˇ   Read “The War Prayer” (Twain); discuss and analyze in class in terms of essay forms
    ˇ   Homework: read “The Words of Chief Joseph” and analyze in writing.
     
    32
    12/10 Analysis paper due   ˇ   Write essay analysis
    ˇ   Laptop day IAGW
     
    33
    12/12     ˇ   Peer responses for final analysis
    ˇ   Conference day w/ Mrs. D
    ˇ   Laptop day IAGW
     
    34
    12/14 Final of Analysis due
    30
    ˇ   Oral presentation requirements; pgs 425-436
     
    35
    12/18  
    28
    ˇ   Letters of Application & Request (pgs 412-13)
    ˇ   Homework: write two letters; one applying for a job (block style) and one requesting a recommendation (indenting)
     
     
     
     
    36
    12/20 Rough draft of research paper due   ˇ   The Comma
    ˇ   write your own holiday carol!
    ˇ   Catch-up day
     
    37
    1/2 Rough draft of research paper due   ˇ   Colons, Hyphens and Dashes, oh my! Review of all other types of punctuation
    38
    1/4     ˇ   Catch up day!
    ˇ   Laptop cart IAGW
     
    39
    1/8     ˇ   Fudge day
    40
    1/10     ˇ   Fudge day
    41
    1/14 Final research paper due (includes chklist)   ˇ   Presentations
    42
    1/16     ˇ   Presentations
     
    43
    1/18     ˇ   Presentations

     
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