English 101C schedule

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Comparison Essay

       

Description Essay

 

Schedule

 

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Week

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1

Jan 12

Writing sample

Jan 14

Introduction to course

Jan 16

Write:  Culture Contrast--General Culture

Read: p. 8-9 "Writing First Drafts"

In Class: Parts of a Sentence--Nouns and Verbs

2

Jan 19   

No Class Univ. Holiday

Jan 21

Read: Chapter 2, p. 16

Read: p. 310 "Japanese Miai"

In Class:  Discuss comparisons

Parts of a Sentence:  Nouns

Jan 23

At Home: Read the Syllabus from the link above and send the acknowledgement email.

In Class:  Writing, Editing, and Revising

3

Jan 26

Quiz over nouns

Bring: words or situations you encountered this week

In class:

Discuss Comparison Paper

Discuss Thesis Statements

 

Jan 28

 Bring: words or situations you encountered this week

In Class: Parts of a Sentence--Nouns and articles

Jan 30

Write:  Culture Contrast--Humor

Bring your book to class

In lab:

Read:  p. 349 "How to Spot a Liar"

N CLASS EXERCISE: Write summary of reading.

Discuss Paraphrasing

4

Feb 2

Before class:  watch one television show and take notes on what is difficult to understand.

 

Quiz over nouns/articles

 

 

Feb  4

Read: p. 344 "Nonverbal Communication"

In class:  Discuss Non-verbal communication

 

Feb 6

Write:  Culture Contrast: Non-verbal communication

Read: "Two Years in the Melting Pot" p. 361 I

Discuss Supportive Material

5

Feb 9

NO Class due to workshop

Feb 11

Discuss Thesis Statements

Work on development of Talking to Older People

Feb 13

Present ideas on "Talking to Older People"

 

6

Feb 16

No class due to workshop

Feb 18

Discuss supportive material

Work on development of New Years Paper

Feb 20

Write New Years Paper in the lab

7

Feb 23

Bring Slang Terms to class--everyone must present

Discuss New Years Paper

Feb 25

Read: p. 8-9 "Writing First Drafts"

Discuss Summaries

 

Feb 27

Summary over "Two Years in the Melting Pot" p. 361

GRAMMAR EXAM 1

Bring First Draft of New Years Paper

8

Mar 2

Read: Chapter 2, p. 16

Read: p. 310 "Japanese Miai

Discuss paraphrasing and quotes

 

Mar 4

Write Summary of "Japanese Miai"

Read: Chapter 3, p. 39

Discuss Trip to the Mall

 

Mar 6

Read: p. 344 "Nonverbal Communication"

p. 349 "How to Spot a Liar"

IN CLASS EXERCISE

Punctuation Exercise in the lab

9

Mar 9

Present New Years Paper to class

Mar 11

Present New Years Paper to class

Mar 13

Finish Final Draft of New Years Paper

10

Mar 16   Spring Break

No Class

Mar 18   Spring Break

No Class

Mar 20   Spring Break

No Class

11

Mar 23

Read:  Chapter 4 (p. 59) and Chapter 5 (p. 75)

Begin writing Trip to the Mall

 

Mar 25

Read: Chapter 6 (p. 98)

Discuss Citing Sources

PUNCTUATION EXAM

Mar 27

Begin researching Easter Paper

12

Mar 30

Read: Chapter 7 (p. 124)

Discuss Organization of an essay

 

Apr 1

Read: Chapter 8 (p. 140)

Outline of Easter Paper Due

Discuss Flow and Transitions

Apr 3  

Write draft of Easter Paper in the lab

 

13

Apr 6

Read: Chapter 10 (p. 183)

Discuss editing and revisions

GRAMMAR EXAM 2

Apr 8

Read: Chapter 11 (p. 204)

Peer review of Easter Papers

Apr 10

Write Final Draft of Easter Paper in the Lab

14

Apr 13

Buffer Day

Apr 15

Conference time with Jeni

Apr 17

 Conference time with Jeni

15

Apr 20

 

Apr 22             

Watch movie in Class--be sure to take notes

Apr 24

Watch movie in Class--be sure to take notes

Write review for Monday 4/27

16

Apr 27

Research for Final Exam

Apr 29

Notes for Final Exam

May 1

Research for final exam in the lab

17

May 4  

Finals

May 6  

Finals

May 8 

Finals

Critical Thinking Essay

 

Research Paper

 
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