Date

DUE

Class Activities

Wed. Jan 13

Class orientation, introductions, distribution of syllabus

In class writing: respond to quotes

Fri. Jan 15

 Print out, read, sign and turn in “Correct use of Borrowed Information” and “Student Understandings”

Orientation continued

Review of expectations

Review class Rubric

Diagnostic in class writing

Last day to add/drop courses without Dean’s permission

Wed. Jan 20

Print, read, and bring “Rhetoric in the Writing Class”

Journal #1: About your writing experiences and process (physical setting as well as mental process)

Lesson: What is Rhetoric? and Discussion of writing process

Class notes and discussion on essay structure and thesis statements

Evaluation and Revision of diagnostic essay (How would you rate your diagnostic according to the rubric?)

Fri. Jan 22

Revise your Diagnostic (DD#1)for writing workshop (This is the Writing assignment #1 handout from class on Wed.)

Print, read, and bring “Rhetoric in the Writing Class”

Diagnostic Revision #2 (DD#2) mini workshop

Read essays to each other. What feelings are you having? Why is that important to face?

At end of class, Turn in DD#2 to Mrs. Godwin

Lesson: Effective Word Choice

Wed. Jan 27

Journal #2: Your earliest memory OR compare/contrast home with college

Read RCWW pp. 1-12

Print out from web site and bring to class: 1) “Family Story Paper” 2) “Narrative Strategies: Detail”

Return to students Diagnostic for revision #3 (DD#3)

Lesson: Discussion of Family Story Paper

Revise sentence examples, and thesis statements

Writing Center Tour at end of class - 12:30; 1:30

Fri. Jan 29

DD#3 final version for Grade include all drafts

Read RCWW: pp. 15-26, 52-57, 58-63, 64-77

Collect DD#3 at beginning of class

Lesson: narrative strategies (detail, dialogue, action, word choice)

In class, revise Journal #2 according to lesson on word choice and narrative strategies (narrow and be concise, elaborate, relevant details)

Wed. Feb 3

DD#3 final version for Grade include all drafts

Read: The Writing Workshop

Journal #3  Favorite event

Lesson: continue discussion on RCWW

Appendix 1 p.596 Annotation

Fri. Feb 5

OYO revise Journal #3

1^st Draft of Family Story (FSD#1)

Print and bring 2 copies of Writing Workshop Worksheet for Family Story

Writing Workshop for Family Story

Wed. Feb 10

MEET IN LIBRARY - DOWNSTAIRS CLASSROOM

FSD#2 and Workshop Worksheets

(Family Tree due at conferences)

Sign up for conferences

Handouts: Autobiography Exercise and Lone Survivor chapter.

(Library Orientation)

Fri. Feb 12

Bring list of 3 specific questions

Read ahead

Conferences on Family Story

Wed. Feb 17

Autobiography Exercise Due

Final version FSD#3 and all revisions

Fri. Feb 19

Read RCWW: pp. 298-301, 302-312, 342-349, 359-374

Discussion of Evaluation readings

Evaluation paper assigned

Excerpt from The McDonaldization of Society by George Ritzer  Read, annotate, analyze for Evaluation criteria.

Appendix 1 - Critical Reading Strategies Activity

Appendix 1 - Critical Reading Strategies Activity

Present Appendix 1 Critical Reading Strategies

Fri. Feb. 26

Evaluation Activity DUE

Continue presentations if needed

Wed. Mar 3

 Strong draft of Evaluation Paper (ED#1)

Writing workshop

Revised draft ED#2 with writing workshop worksheets

Fri. Mar 5

ED#2 due

Journal #5: reflections on Evaluation paper, process, goals, strategies, accomplishments

Mid Term Review Activities

MLA lesson

Wed. Mar 10

Course Withdrawal deadline

Fri. Mar 12

Evaluation Draft ED#3 DUE

Journal #6 Proposal

Read RCWW Ch 8 pp. 442-516 

Mar 15-19

SPRING BREAK

Wed. Mar 24

Read RCWW Ch 8 pp. 442-516

Bring two possible research topics

Discuss plagiarism

Homework p. 444 blue box

Quiz on Readings

Appendix 1 Activity

Discussion of Research Paper: Proposal to Solve a Problem (PD)

Fri. Mar 26

Homework DUE article or TV analysis see web page for link

Works Cited Page for PD

Photocopies of sources

Bring PH

Proposal Workshop - review two summaries (write 2 paragraphs for each)

Discussion of workshop and Appendix 1

Explore topics for Proposal paper

Wed. Mar 31

Bring all photocopies of sources work on 1st paragraph.

you should have 7-10 sources

Lesson: MLA documentation

Fri. Ap 2

Bring all papers/journals

Update Grammar log

Wed. Ap 7

PD#1 due

PRINT TWO PROPOSAL WORKSHOP SHEETS

Writing workshop

Fri. Ap 9

PD#2 due and Turnitin report

Print and bring: Instructions for final portfolio

Sign up for individual conferences

Wed. Ap 14

Conferences on Proposal paper

Fri. Ap 16

Final version PD#3

Grammar log – final check

Journal #7: (in class) Revisiting your writing process

Sign up for oral presentations

Workshop on portfolios

Wed. Ap 21

Portfolios Due

Course evaluations

Oral presentations

Fri. Ap 23

Last Day of class

Oral presentations

Discussion and prewriting for final exam

Tue. Ap 27

Study Day

EXAM

Schedule

April 28 – May 4

WF 11am – Mon. 5/3 @ 11:30am

WF 12:30 – Mon. 5/3 @ 3pm 

Winthrop university policy does not accept travel plans or work schedules as reasons to reschedule a final examination

Assignment

Assigned

R#1

R#2

R#3

Diagnostic (DD)

Jan 15

Jan 22

Jan 22

Jan 29

Family Story (FSD)

Jan 27

Feb 5

Feb 10

Feb 17

Evaluation (ED)

Feb 19

Mar 3

Mar 5

Mar 12

Proposal Paper (PD)

Mar 24

Ap 7

Ap 9

Ap 16