XIII. Calendar information: Tentative -- subject to change to meet the needs of the class.
8/22/05 Week One Course Overview
Syllabus Quiz
Collaborative Group Work
Informal Journals
8/29/05 Week Two
Texas College Essays
9/6/05 Week Three
Cover Letter
Resume
San Antonio Express News Teen Advisory Board
9/12/05 Week Four
Course Overview
Introduction pages 1-35 The Prose Reader .
Description
Description Chapter 1 pages 36-101 The Prose Reader .
The Bedford Handbook Introduction and exercises.
Journal 1 -- Practicing Description page 101 The Prose Reader
Formal Essay 1 -- Description (Exploring Ideas page 101 The Prose Reader) DUE 1/22/05
Formal Essay 1-- Description DUE
Peer Review # 1 of Formal Essay 1 (Practice on review copy)
MLA
9/19/05 Week Five
Narration Chapter 2 pages 102-157 The Prose Reader .
Journal 2 – Practicing Narration page 157 The Prose Reader
Formal Essay 2 -- Narration (How The World Sees Me) DUE 1/29/05
Formal Research Paper Proposal -- Argument/Persuasion DUE 1/29/05
9/26/05 Week Six Example
Example Chapter 3
10/3/05 Week Seven
Process Analysis
Process Analysis Chapter 4 pages 208-264 The Prose Reader
Journal 4 – Practicing Process Analysis page 264 The Prose Reader
Formal Essay 3 -- Process Analysis (Exploring Ideas The Prose Reader page 264) DUE 2/12/05
10/10/05 Week Eight
Division/Classification Ch 5
10/17/05 Week Nine
Comparison/Contrast
Formal Essay 3 -- Process Analysis DUE
Peer Review # 2 of Formal Essay 3 (Practice on review copy)
Comparison/Contrast Chapter 6 pages 322-388 The Prose Reader
Journal 5 – Practicing Comparison/Contrast page 388 The Prose Reader
Formal Essay 4 -- Comparison/Contrast (Exploring Ideas The Prose Reader page 388) DUE 2/19/05
10/24/05 Week Ten
Definition Chapter 7 pages 389-439 The Prose Reader
Journal 6 – Practicing Definition page 439 The Prose Reader
Formal Essay 5 -- Definition (Exploring Ideas The Prose Reader page 439) DUE 2/26/05
10/31/05 Week Eleven
Ch 8 Cause/Effect
11/7/05 Week Twelve Argument/Persuasion
Argument/Persuasion Chapter 9 pages 496-574 The Prose Reader
Journal 7 – Practicing Argument/Persuasion page 574 The Prose Reader
Formal Research Paper -- Argument/Persuasion DUE 3/5/05
11/14/05 Week Thirteen
Documentation Ch 10
MLA Review
11/21/05 Week Fourteen
MLA Review
Draft Formal Research Paper DUE
11/28/05 Week Fifteen
MLA Peer Edit/Revise Formal Research Paper DUE
12/5/05 Week Sixteen
Formal Research Paper Final Copy DUE
12/12/05 Week Seventeen
Final Exam
1/3/06 Week Eighteen
Review/Begin ENGL 1302
1/10/06 Week Nineteen
Review/Begin ENGL 1302