English 101-08 Fall 2004
Tentative Schedule and Assignments
Note: Please bring your textbook to every class session. Also bring all readings that have been assigned for that class period. Readings from the textbook are labeled BG (for Bedford Guide), and other readings are labeled PH (for photocopies handed out in class). All readings should be read prior to the class period for which they are listed; the date is the due date. Additional assignments and other modifications may be added as needed. Italicized sections are assignments, non-italicized information refers to in-class activities.
T-August 24 Introductions, syllabus review, introductory writing.
Assignment: Describe your writing process starting with a simile,
“Writing is like…” In an additional paragraph describe the process you usually go through to write a paper. Use the activity from BG 12 as a guide.
Read the syllabus carefully and visit the course web site by using the link from my personal page <www.radford.edu/~mbowling>.
R-August 26 Share writing similes, introductory activity two, “Crow and Weasel,” What is good writing?
BG 7-21, the Writing Process and critical reading.
T-August 31 Tour of textbook, guidelines for response letters, partners, T-chart invention activity, free write two topics for narrative. Reading Critically and Writing Logs, SAMPLE RESPONSE LETTER
BG 35-46, “Writing from Recall.”/ BG 502-506 “I Want to Be Miss America” / PH- “Father”.
Response letter one due on Wednesday, A partner Tuesday 9 p.m., B partner 9 p.m. Wednesday.
R-September 2 Narrative guidelines, discussion of sample narratives, (What makes these stories worth telling?) Submit narrative topic.
T-September 7 Grading guidelines for narratives, peer review demonstration, skills checklist, peer review sign-up and forms.
BG 46-50, writing from recall / 296-299, transitions / 323-33, peer editing and editing for concision.
R-September 9 COMPLETED Narrative rough draft due, + three copies for your review team.
“Catch-up” day.
T-September 14 PEER REVIEW Peer Review Worksheet
R-September 16 Meet in Walker 225 with your peer reviews and your drafts. Bring your draft on a floppy disk. If you do not have Microsoft Word, you need to e-mail your draft to yourself and open it from the lab. This usually works.
Targeted skills: my revision notes on your draft, active subjects and verbs, use of dialogue. Revision notes
T-September 21 Narrative final draft due at the beginning of class, stapled, and in a pocket folder with the accompanying materials and writer’s memo.
PH “How to Mark a Book” by Mortimer Adler/ PH “The Seven-Lesson Schoolteacher” by Gatto/ BG 450-453 “Shopping and Other Spiritual Adventures in America Today” by Phyllis Rose.
Response letter two due partner B p.m. Tuesday, partner A 9 p.m. Wednesday.
R-September 23 Discussion from response letters.
Writing from Observation, guidelines for Paper Two.
Six points of view exercise.
BG 51-64 Writing from observation./ PH “The Erotic Landscape” by Terry Tempest Williams.
T-September 28 Pre-write for observation topics, submit topic by end of class.
Dominant impression.
PH “LaMariposa, Butterfly Woman” by Clarissa Pinkola Estes.
Response letter three due: partner A 9 p.m. Tuesday, partner B 9 p.m. Wednesday.
R-September 30 Mini lesson, organization of observation paper, activity.
T-October 5 Completed rough draft of Observation paper due + 3 copies for your peer review team.
Sign-up for peer review and conferences. Observation Review Sheet
R-October 7 PEER REVIEW Conference sign-up (mandatory).
T-October 12 Conferences.
R-October 14 Final draft of Observation paper due, in folder with accompanying materials and writer’s memo.
T-October 19 Guidelines for paper three, interview. Brainstorm subjects.
Mini lesson.
BG 65-80, including sample essays “Mining for Humor” and “Listen.”
BG 564-565 Interviewing and field research.
PH “Soup” from The New Yorker.
Response letter four due: partner B 9 p.m. Tuesday, partner A 9 p.m. Wednesday.
R-October 21 Narrow topics, interviewing questions, mock interviews.
Discussion of readings.
Start writing interview questions (interview subject due).
BG 319-322 revising and editing.
Write a draft of your peer review, focus on creating a dominant impression of you subject.
T-October 26 Peer interview workshop. Structuring an interview paper.
BG 385-391 “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan./ 510-513 “Victoria’s Not-So-Secret Strategy”by Marisa Kula.
Response letter five due: partner A 9 p.m. Tuesday, partner B 9 p.m. Wednesday.
R-October 28 Discussion. Student interview examples. Mini lesson? Peer review sign-up.
T-November 2 Completed rough draft of interview paper due + three extra copies.
“Catch-up” day.
R-November 4 PEER REVIEW Review Sheet for Interviews
T-November 9 Revision lab in Walker 225. Revision Notes
R-November 11 Final draft of Interview due with accompanying materials and writer’s memo.
T-November 16 Guidelines for paper four, persuasion. Invention activity, narrowing topics.
Bring in a persuasive essay with which you disagree and a list of controversial topics in which you are interested.
BG 117-133 “Taking a Stand.”/ 300-31, developing an argument.
R-November 18 Supporting an argument, making a plan, attention to appeals.
BG: "Evan's Two Moms" 394-397, "Illusions Are Forever" 453-456, "Why Prisons Don't Work" 140-142.
FALL BREAK NOVEMBER 20-28
T-November 30 Student sample essays, group activity.
R-December 2 Rough draft of persuasion paper due + 3 extra copies.
PAIR REVIEWS, Conference sign-up.
T-December 7 Conferences.
R-December 9 Final draft of persuasion paper due. Last day of class, pick up self-evaluation assignment, due at exam time.