Course Schedule
Week #1
Tuesday, August 27
In-Class:
Course/ Class Introductions
“Shitty
First Drafts” by Anne Lamott
Homework:
TO READ:
Handbook
for Writers, pp. 30-38
The Curious Writer, Chapter 3
“Jesus
Shaves” by David Sedaris (handout)
“Nudges” by Anne Lamott
TO
WRITE:
After
you have read the essays by Sedaris and Lamott, and after having read the
selection from HFW, spend ten minutes
per essay writing a guided freewrite. See a prompt below for each freewrite:
·
What can we observe about the ways different
cultures perceive each other in Sedaris’s essay?
·
What can we learn about friendship in Lamott’s
essay?
Thursday, August 29
In-Class: Writing Quiz over Readings
Discuss
HFW and CW reading
Discuss
essays
Introduce “On That One Time” Narrative
Homework: TO
READ:
Handbook for Writers, “Strategies for
Writing Typical Kinds of College Papers”, pp, 176-210
“Style
and Tone in Writing”, pp. 212-234
Curious Writer, Chapter 14
TO WRITE:
Re-read
pages 32-33 in HFW and generate a
brainstorm list and map cluster of potential topics for your essay. By the next
class period, you will need to have two ideas for your essay topic.
Week #2
Tuesday, September 3
In-Class: Quiz
over Readings
Discuss Style
and Tone
Topic Proposals
Getting
Organized for Peer Review
Homework: TO
WRITE:
First
draft of “On____” Narrative
Thursday, September 5
Due: Bring
peer review copies of “On That One Time” Narrative
Homework: TO
READ:
Handbook for Writers, “Sentence Variety and Style” and
“Parallelism”, pp. 218-240
Curious Writer, Chapter 4
TO WRITE:
Using the edits from your virtual
peer review activity, make revisions to your “On That One Time” Narrative. The
complete final draft will be due at the start of class on September 10.
Week #3
Tuesday, September 10
Due: Final Draft of “On That One Time” Narrative
In-Class: Quiz over readings
Discuss
readings
Writing
Exercises
Homework:
To Read:
Interviews (handout)
Thursday, September
12
In-Class: Discuss readings
Writing
exercises
Introduce
“On Someone Else” Interview
Week # 4
Tuesday,
September 17
In-Class: Watch Derrida
Thursday,
September 19
In-Class: Watch Derrida
Homework:
TO
WRITE:
Write a one-paragraph response to the film.
Did you enjoy the film? What was most interesting? What was most boring? What
did you learn? How does this influence how you might write about someone else?
Week #5
Tuesday, September 24
In-Class: Discuss Derrida
Topic
Proposals for “On Someone Else”
Homework:
TO
WRITE:
Generate
list of questions you will ask subject.
Thursday, September 26
In-Class: Workshop on Interview Questions
Homework: To Read:
Handbook
for Writers, “Conciseness”
and “The Impact of Words”, pp. 242-264
To Write:
First
Draft of “On Someone Else”
Week #6
Tuesday, October 1
In-Class: Conciseness
Writing
Exercises
Homework: Write first draft of “On
Someone Else”
Thursday, October 3
In-Class: Fall Break: No Class
Week #7
Tuesday, October 8
Due for Today: Final
Draft of on Someone Else
In-Class: Peer
Conversations over Final Draft
Homework: To
Read:
The
Curious Writer, Chapter 8
HFW,
730-745
Thursday, October 10
In-Class: Discuss CW Reading
Writing/Reading
Exercises
Homework: To Read:
“What You Pawn I Will Redeem” by
Sherman Alexie
Week #7
Tuesday, October 15
In-Class: Discussion over
Readings
Homework: To
Read:
“Wild
Swans” by Alice Munro
Handbook for Writers, “Commas”, pp.
422-444
Thursday, October 17
In-Class: Discuss How to Use a Comma
Discuss
Reading
Introduce
“On Something I’ve Read”
Homework: Read
“The Most Girl Part of You” by Amy Hempel
Week #8
Tuesday, October 22
In-Class: Discuss
“The Most Girl Part of You”
Topic
Proposals for “On Something I’ve Read”
Write: First
draft of “On Something I’ve Read”
Thursday, October 24
In-Class: Peer
Review over “On Something I’ve Read”
Homework:
Read Curious Writer, Chapter 13
Revise
“On Something I’ve Read” essay
Week #9
Tuesday, October 29
Note: Today is a Conference Day. Please come
to your designated conference time with the first draft of your “Something I’ve
Read” essay. We will not meet as a class today.
Thursday, October 31
Note: Today is a Conference Day. Please come
to your designated conference time with the first draft of your Cultural
Analysis. We will not meet as a class today.
Week # 10
Tuesday, November 5
Due for Today: Final Draft of “Something I’ve Read”
In-Class: Introduce
RBAA
Thursday, November 7
In-Class: Press
Conference: Come to class with two
research topics for the RBAA and be prepared to discuss each idea with the
class.
To Read:
Handbook for Writers, “Using Sources and
Avoiding Plagiarism” and “MLA Documentation with Case Study” and “APA Documentation
with Case Study”, pp. 567-699
To Write:
Outline
for RBAA (Use the Outlining Guidelines in HFW,
pp. 44-47)
Week #11
Tuesday, November 12
In-Class: A Visit from Caleb Puckett
MLA
and APA Documentation Styles
Homework:
To Research:
Find
at least 3 scholarly sources that you will use in the RBAA. Print out the research, along with the
bibliographic information and bring it to class.
Thursday, November 14
In-Class: Double-Entry Journal/Start a Working
Bibliography
Homework: To Write:
Start
a Working Bibliography with AT LEAST 3 sources.
Week #12
Tuesday, November 19
In-Class: Working Bibliography Peer Review
Homework: To Write:
Complete
first draft of RBAA for Peer Review
Tuesday, November 21
In-Class: Peer Review first draft of RBAA
Homework: Complete second
draft of RBAA
Week #13
Tuesday, November 26
In-Class: Class Evaluations
Tuesday, November 28 No
Class. Enjoy your break.
Week #14
Tuesday, December 3
Class will not meet today. Instead, you will
come to my office at your designated conference time with the second draft of
your RBAA.
Thursday, December 5
Class will not meet today. Instead, you will
come to my office at your designated conference time with the second draft of
your RBAA.
Final Time: TBA
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