Building a Writing Community Exercise
Introduction of the Course
Discuss Course Requirements and instructor Expectations
PowerPoint Presentation: Welcome to English 101
Settle Roll
Assignment:
Complete Student Survey in Canvas
Contribute to Our Pact
Discuss Resources available for the Course
Presentation about the Learning Center and Online Tutoring
Discuss Tips from Previous Students
Point to Handouts on Procrastination, Office Hours, Reading Strategies
Assignment:
Review the article "Seeds of Self" (2,1) and "Spotlight on...Variations of English" (2.7) from Writing Guide with Handbook
Discuss Code Switching and Code Meshing, Audience, and Appropriate Language Use
Discuss Excerpts from The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas and "The Money" by Junot Diaz
Assignment:
Read Chapters One and Two of Writing in College: From Competence to Excellence
Group Exercise: Discussion of the Contrasts between High School and College and the Challenges of Writing in College
Discuss Rubric for Reading Responses and Including Quotes according to MLA Guidelines
Assignment:
Read "Anatomy of a Haunting" and "Thew Unhomely" in Ghostland
Discuss Ghostland
Assign Essay One
Prewriting Activity for Essay One
Assignment:
Read "The Secret Staircase" from Ghostland
Discuss Ghostland
Discuss 101 Rubric/Evaluate Sample Student Essay
Discuss Revisions to the Rubric
Sign Up for Conferences
Assignment:
Read "Shifting Ground" and "The Endless House" in Ghostland and "Intros and Outros" from Writing in College
Review "How to Write Descriptive Sentences" from The Master Class website
Labor Day--Campus Closed
Discuss Ghostland
PowerPoint on Intros and Outros
Discussion/Group Activity: Adding Descriptive Details
Sign Up for Conferences
Assignment:
Rough Draft of Essay One for the Conference
Read "The Rathole Revelation" and "The Family that Would Not Live" for Monday, September 18
Conferences to Review Draft of Essay One
Conferences to Review Draft of Essay One
Discuss Ghostland
Discuss Challenges of Research Papers
Assign Reseach Paper/Discuss Schedule of Assignments
Discuss Tips for Revision for Essay One
Grammar Review
Assignment:
Read "After Hours" and "A Devilish Place" from Ghostland
Essay One Due
Discuss Ghostland
Discuss Impromptu Essay
Assignment:
Impromptu Essay
Library Presentation: Finding Appropriate Sources
Assignment:
Read "Secondary Sources in Their Natural Habitat" in Writing in College or "Annotated Bibliography: Gathering, Evaluating, and Documenting Sources" (14.1) in Writing Guide with Handbook
Find and Evaluate a Source for the Research Paper
Discussion of Proper Documentation of Sources
Assignment:
Read "Baby" and "Passing Through" in Ghostland
Read "Listening to Sources, Talking to Sources" in Writing in College
Impromptu Essay One Due
Creating a Works Cited Page
Assignment:
Create a Sample Works Cited page based on the information provided
Read "Civic Minded Spirits," "Melancholy Contemplation," and "The Stain" in Ghostland.
Discuss Ghostland
Assignment:
Read "Awaiting the Devil's Coming" and "Our Illustrious Dead" in Ghostland
Responses to Five Questions and Sources for the Research Paper
Indigenous Peoples' Day--Campus Closed
Discuss Ghostland
Group Exercise on Acknowledging Information from Sources Properly
Assignment:
Read "Wind Through Cathedral Park," "Useless Memory, and “The Wet Grave” from Ghostland
Discuss Sample Draft of the Research Paper/Assign First Section of the Research Paper
Group Exercise on "The Wind Through Cathedral Park," "Useless Memory," and “The Wet Grave” from Ghostland
Assignment:
Read "Among the Ruins,” “Hillsdale USA," and "Ghost in the Machine" from Ghostland
Discuss Ghostland
Introduce Sing, Unburied Sing
Exercise on Connecting your Research Topic to Ghostland
Assignment:
Read Chapters 1 & 2 of Sing, Unburied, Sing
Discuss Sing, Unburied, Sing
First Section of the Research Paper Due
Assignment:
Read Chapter 3 of Sing, Unburied, Sing
Discuss Sing, Unburied, Sing
Assignment:
Rough Draft of the Research Paper
Read Chapters 4-6 of Sing, Unburied, Sing for Monday, October 30
Workshop for the Research Paper
Workshop for the Research Paper
Discuss Sing, Unburied Sing
Assign Literary Analysis of Sing, Unburied, Sing
Assignment:
Read Chapters 7-8 of Sing, Unburied, Sing
Research Paper Due
Discuss Thesis Statements for the literary analysis of Sing, Unburied, Sing
Discuss Thesis and Textual quotation Assignment
Assignment:
Thesis and Textual Quotation Assignnment
Read Chapters 9-11 of Sing, Unburied, Sing
Discuss Sing, Unburied, Sing
Evaluate Sample Student Essay
Assignment:
Read Chapters 12-15 of Sing, Unburied, Sing
Discuss Sing, Unburied, Sing
Assignment:
Rough Draft of the Literary Analysis for the Workshop
Workshop for the Rough Draft of the Literary Analysis
Workshop for the Rough Draft of the Literary Analysis
Final Tips for the Literary Analysis
Discussion of the characters in Sing, Unburied, Sing
Grammar Review
Assignment:
Final Draft of the Literary Analysis
Class Wrap Up
In-Class Response: Reflection on the Semester
Literary Analysis of Sing, Unburied, Sing Due