English 101—Sections 53, 71, and 72
Tentative Schedule and Assignments
Note: Additional assignments and other modifications may be added as needed.
Please bring your textbook to each class session. All reading assignments should be read prior to the class period for which they are listed. “PK” readings are from the course packets.
M-Aug. 25 Introductions, Course description, questionnaire, introductory writing.
Homework: Description of your writing process, starting with a metaphor, “Writing is like…” Use activity from page 12 as a guide.
Read the syllabus carefully and visit the website <www.radford.edu/~mbowling/606-01/index.htm>
W-Aug. 27 Introductory activity 2: Sharing homework metaphors.
Syllabus review.
F-Aug. 29 “Crow and Weasel” story, group activity: What is good writing?
Bedford Guide (hereafter referred to as BG) 7-21, the Writing Process and critical reading.
M-Sept. 1 Tour of textbook, guidelines for response letters, choosing partners, invention for narrative topics [tree diagram].
Finish tree diagram for Wed.
BG 35-46, “Writing from Recall.”
W-Sept.3 Personal narrative guidelines, free write two topics.
BG 502-506, “I Want to Be Miss America.” “Father” from course packet (PK). In class free-writing.
(Response letter one due Thursday, 9 PM via e-mail.)
F-Sept. 5 Discussion of sample narratives. What makes these stories worth telling? Narrative topic due. (Start drafting).
M-Sept. 8 Grading guidelines for narrative (groups, then share)
BG 296-299, Transitions.
BG 46-50, Process suggestions for writing from recall.
W-Sept. 10 Peer review demonstration, introduce skills checklist, peer review sign-up. Peer review handout and BG 323-331.
ROUGH DRAFT OF NARRATIVE DUE + 3 extra copies.
PEER REVIEW SHEET for narrative.
F-Sept. 12 and M-Sept.15 PEER REVIEW
W-Sept. 17 Revision workshop, meet in Walker Rm. 280, bring your draft on a disk. Come early if you have not started a student account.
Target: Sections from my copy of your draft, active subjects and verbs. REVISION NOTES
F-Sept. 19 Clarity and concision, group work and exercises.
NARRATIVE FINAL DRAFT DUE.
M-Sept. 22 Adler, “How to Mark a Book” PK
Gatto, “The Seven-Lesson Schoolteacher” PK
Critical reading exercise with response letter partner.
W-Sept. 24 BG 51-59, Writing for Observation.
450-453, Shopping and Other Spiritual Adventures in America Today”
Cubing exercise (warm-up for observation topics)
(Response letter two due via e-mail by 9PM Thursday.)
F-Sept. 26 Mini-lessons, Discussion.
M-Sept. 29 Mini-lessons,Guidelines for paper two, Observation, listing and clustering prewrite.
BG 60-64, observation, cont.
W-Oct. 1 In-class free writing on topic 2, submit topic by end of class. Six points of view exercise.
Terry Tempest Williams, “The Erotic Landscape” PK.
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, “LaMariposa, Butterfly Woman” PK.
(Response letter three due Thursday 9 PM.)
F-Oct. 3 Mini-lessons . Discussion, organizing an observation paper.
M-Oct. 6 Observation activity.
W-Oct. 8 Catch up day, sign up for peer review and conferences.
ROUGH DRAFT OBSERVATION DUE + 3 extra copies. OBSERVATION PEER REVIEW
F-Oct. 10 and M-Oct. 13 PEER REVIEW
W-Oct.15 thru F-Oct.17 Conferences, paper two and mid-semester progress check.
F-Oct. 17 FINAL DRAFT PAPER TWO DUE. Hand in at my office by 3:00 PM. Pick up mid-semester needs evaluation, due W 10/22 as an in-class writing.
M—Oct. 20 NO CLASS, FALL BREAK.
W-Oct. 22 Needs evaluation due.
F-Oct. 24 Guidelines for paper three, interview. Brainstorm subjects. Restrictive and Non-Restrictive Clauses.
BG 65-80, INCLUDING SAMPLE ESSAYS “Mining for Humor” and “Listen.”
BG 564-565, Interviewing and field research.
“Soup” PK.
M-Oct. 27 Narrow topics, review interviewing guidelines, discussion, mock interviews with partners.
W-Oct. 29 Generate interview questions. Dominant impression.
BG 319-322, revising and editing.
(Response letter four due by Thursday 9PM.)
F-Oct. 31 Discussion.
M-Nov. 3 Quoting your subject. Peer Interview Workshop
BG 385-391 “Mother Tongue”
BG 510-513 “Victoria’s Not-So-Secret Strategy”
W-Nov. 5 Beginnings and conclusions.
(Response letter five due by Thursday 9 PM.)
F-Nov. 7 Discussion.
M-Nov. 10 ROUGH DRAFT PAPER THREE DUE + 3 COPIES, peer review sign-up.
W-Nov. 12 and F-Nov. 14 PEER REVIEW
M-Nov. 17 Student essays.
W-Nov. 19 Revision lab, Walker, targeted sections, beginnings and conclusions. WALKER REVISION
F-Nov. 21 FINAL PAPER THREE DUE. Purpose and audience.
M-Nov. 24 Guidelines Paper Four—Persuasion, invention activity.
M-Dec. 1 BG 117-133, “Taking a Stand.” Narrow topics.
W-Dec. 3 Free writing, topic four due.
BG 300-310. Developing an argument.
F-Dec. 5 ROUGH DRAFT PAPER FOUR DUE, partner review, conference sign up. (Conferences).
M-Dec. 8 Conferences.
W-Dec. 10 Revision lab in Walker. (Conferences).
F-Dec. 12 FINAL DRAFT PAPER FOUR, last class. Pick up self-evaluation guidelines. Due at exam time or before in my mailbox, Young 403; counts as sixth response letter.