WR095
Previous Weeks:
Here you will find an archive of the previous weeks' assignments and schedules. You can also review this information on the course syllabus, located under the "Basic Course Info" link above.
Week 10
Week 10: Final Week
T: Review Barbi’s Feedback and continue to work on Draft #3, Review Final Draft Rubric, Bring Electronic Copy to CEN 232 for workshop on Thursday
Th: In-class Workshop, Final Revising & Editing Checklist, Class Evaluations/Potluck
• Continue working on Final draft over the weekend- Final is due on Tuesday by the end of class time!
Week 9
Week 9: Drafting Your Final Paper
T: Submit Draft 1 to Moodle DropBox (w/ So What? Commentary) by the end of class time, Review Draft #2 Instructions and continue to work on Final Paper
Th: Bring 3 hard copies of your paper to class, In-class Peer Review, Systematic Approach to Revision, Review Draft #2 Instructions, In-class self-check
• HW: Revised Draft #2 DUE SUNDAY by midnight in Moodle Drop Box
Week 8
Week 7
Week 8: Getting to Your “Juicy” Claim
T: Review “What is a Juicy Claim?” Read Final Paper Series Instructions, Blog Post #9: Three “working theses” for your final paper by Wed. @midnight
Th: Organizing the Final Essay & Examples, Review Final Paper Instructions, So What? Conclusions
• HW: Draft #1 (with commentary) DUE Tuesday in Moodle Drop Box
Week 7: Joining the “Conversation”
T: Read “What is an Expository Essay?”, Read Student Example Essay, Review “Forwarding” Presentation, Read “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” and Blog Post #8 DUE Wed. by midnight
Th: Reading Discussion, Countering Presentation, Forwarding/Countering in Action in Sample Student Essays
Week 6
Week 5
Week 6: Short Personal Essay
T: Carefully Review “Essay Basics”, “Introductions & Conclusions,” “Key Features of the Personal Essay,” Read Assignment Instructions, Explore the “This I Believe” website, Read "This I Believe" essay of your choosing, Blog #7 DUE Wed. by midnight
Th: Reading Discussion, Expressing a Credo/Thesis, Organizing the Details, Mr. Rogersisms & Clichés
• HW: HW: Short Essay DUE Tuesday in Moodle Drop Box
Week 5: Summary
T: Review “What is Summary?” Presentation, Read Assignment Instructions, Read “Facebook in a Crowd” & “What’s the Matter with Kids Today?” Blog Post #6 DUE Wed. by midnight
Th: Reading Discussion, Organizing Summary, Student Samples, Revision Checklist
• HW: Summary Paragraph DUE Tuesday in Drop Box
Week 4
Week 3
Week 4: Cause/Effect
T: Review “What is Cause/Effect?” Presentation, Read Assignment Instructions, Read “Why We Crave Horror Movies”, and “iPod World: The End of Society?” Blog Post #5 DUE Wed. by midnight
Th: Reading Discussion, Organizing Cause/Effect, Student Samples, Common Sentence Errors (Run-ons, Fragments), Revision Checklist
• HW: Revised Cause/Effect Paragraph DUE Tuesday in Drop Box (no later than end of class time!)
Week 2
Week 3: Literacy Narratives
T: Review “What is Narration?” Presentation, Review “Literacy Narratives” Presentation, Read Literacy Narrative Assignment Instructions, Read “Superman and Me” and “Literacy Behind Bars”, Blog #4 DUE by Wed. @midnight
Th: Reading Discussion, Student Examples + Sample Grading, Revising Vs. Editing + Sentence Variety
• HW: Revised Literacy Narrative DUE Tues. (submitted in Drop Box, no later than the end of class time)
Week 1
Week 2: The Price of Reading & The Writing Process
T: Read “Conversant Reading,” Read “Negative Capability,” Complete Notice & Focus Exercise (follow instructions and submit in Moodle Drop Box), Read “Shitty First Drafts” (handout) and respond in Blog #3 (DUE by Wed. @midnight)
Th: Rules of Engagement, Reading Discussion, The Writing Process, Prewriting Techniques, Paragraph Formatting Review
• HW: Practice Paragraph Assignment (DUE TUES. in Moodle Drop Box no later than end of class time
Week 1: Introductions
T: Class Overview, Writing Prompt
• HW: Review Syllabus, buy course supplies, Log onto Moodle site, check out Course Website
Th: Syllabus Quiz, Blogging Tutorial, Email Etiquette (meet in CEN 232)
• HW: Email Barbi your blog URL address, post Blog #1 (Introductions Blog) and Blog #2 (“The Price of Reading is Eternal Vigilance”) DUE no later than Monday @midnight in response to reading