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Spring 2010 English101:CollegeComposition I

Preliminary Reading and Writing Calendar

Apr 5 Apr 6 Apr 7 Apr 8 Apr 9
Introduction and the writing process; 10 things you know or want to learn about. Independent Syllabus Preview; reading time. Summarizing and annotating Essay format, writing process
 Discuss first eight chapters of The Jungle; each chapter must be summarized and annotated to take part in class session.
Apr 12 Apr 13 Apr 14 Apr 15 Apr 16
Draft of summary and response due for evaluation. Revising strategies In-class revising and consultations
Summary and response due for grading. On to video analysis essay
Apr 19 Apr 20 Apr 21 Apr 22 Apr 23
Micro-revision Workshop Essay One collected for grading Introduction of Essay Two: Analyzing Videos.  Savvy Voter Criteria Savvy Voter Criteria applied
Apr 26 Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 29 Apr 30
Discuss chapters 9 through 17 of The Jungle; each chapter must be summarized and annotated to take part in class session. Essay and paragraph structure and formatting and work time.  Effective paragraphing and work time Video Analysis draft due for response. Micro-revision peer-review  workshop
May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7
Essay two: Video Analysis Due Intro to Essay Three; Evaluating websites--one point, one paragraph. Essay one revision due. Conferences; no regular class Conferences; no regular class Conferences; no reglular class. However, major detail summary of chapters 15-24 must be posted in blog. 
May 10 May 11 May 12 May 13 May 14
Portfolio Prep; Response due to blog summaries. Each chapter must be summarized and annotated to take part in class session. Issues to address. Midterm Portfolio Readings. No class. Work on Essay Three. analyzing websites and portfolios returned Work Day; No class
May 17 May 18 May 19 May 20 May 21
Draft due; peer-review  workshop Micro-revision workshop Website Analysis essay due for grading. Introduction to Argument; Authoritative sources; Have completed reading The Jungle Library introduction; meet in library room 211
May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28
Research and Wrting Research and Writing Argument Draft due for evaluation
 Writing and Revising Micro-revision peer-review  workshop
May 31 June 1 June 2 June 3 June 4
Memorial Day Holiday! Micro revision Argument due for grading

Impromptu One Impromptu Two
June 7 June 8 June 9 June 10 June 11
Conferences; no reglular class Conferences; no reglular class Impromptu Revision and Portfoliop Prep Portfolio Readings Portfolios Returned
June 14 June 15 June 16 June 17 June 18
Required Revising sessions Dead Day
 Finals Finals Finals