Date

Topic

Assignment Due on this day

Monday, Aug. 23

Intro to Course

Show up!

Wednesday, Aug. 25

Writing… love it or loathe it

Write ½ pg about a good writing experience , ½ pg about a bad writing experience

Friday, Aug. 27

Intro to Essay Exam Unit

Nightmares of Writing Exams

Write a one-week time management plan, Read p. 2-6 in packet

Mon. Aug 30

What is Literacy? Making Marginal Notes

Read Knoblauch Essay in packet (quiz),  p. 30-39

Wed. Sept. 2

Plagiarism

None

Fri. Sept. 4

NO CLASS

None

Mon. Sept. 6

Labor Day – NO CLASS

None

Wed. Sept. 8

Critical Reading

Read ‘Civilize Them With a Stick’ & ‘Problem Students’ from packet (quiz), p. 40-60

Fri. Sept. 10

Essay Questions

Read p. 7-29 in packet

Mon. Sept. 13

Preparing for Group Discussions

BIG DAY – Quiz on Essays, Six Steps, Key Terms

Know Key Verb & Six Steps, Read ‘Big Time College Sports’, ‘Black Students’, ‘Savage Inequalities’, & ‘How Corporations’, p. 60-118 in packet

Discussion Groups chosen

Wed. Sept. 15

Time Management during the Essay Exam

Groups must have met once before class for Conferencing with me

Fri. Sept. 17

Practice Essay Exam

Review all essays

Mon. Sept. 20

Peer Critique of Essays

Group Work

Each Group must conference with me for fifteen (15) minutes

Wed. Sept. 22

Student-led Discussions

Students Return Essays

Fri. Sept. 24

Student-led Discussions

None

Mon. Sept. 27

Final Essay Exam Prep

Come prepared for group discussion on essays

Wed. Sept. 29

Essay Exam with Student Questions

Study for Essay exam by using Student Questions