Date Topics Due for this Class Date Homework – To Read in Preparation for Following Week Homework To Turn In the Following Week 5 09/24 Global Comments – Narrative Essays Sentence Fragments Exercise Adjectives and Adverbs Exercise Run-on Sentences Exercise Dialogue in Narrative Exercise In-Class Response Essay Based on: James Baldwin “Fifth Avenue, Uptown” Ellen Goodman’s “The Company Man” Rough Draft – Descriptive Essay The Little Seagull Handbook W-3f (Revising, Editing and Proofreading) 75 Readings Plus Process Analysis “Process Analysis” pages Dane Ackerman “Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall” Peter Elbow “Desperation Writing” Richard Marius “Writing Drafts” Brainstorming Sheet for Descriptive Essay (prewriting) Response Essay on James Baldwin’s “Fifth Avenue” and Ellen Goodman’s “The Company Man” Due 10/1/14
6 10/01 Lecture Topic Citing and Integrating Quotations Cooperative Group Activity – In-Text Citations Practice Peer Reviewing Sample Descriptive Essay Peer Review Descriptive Essay Response Essay #1 on James Baldwin’s “Fifth Avenue” and Ellen Goodman’s “The Company Man” The Little Seagull Handbook Defining p.22-23 S-7 Parallelism p. 256 Shifts (Tense, Point of View) p. 287 75 Readings Plus Division and Classification p.148-149 Predictable Crises of Adulthood Gail Sheehy The Truth about Lying Judith Viorst What Secrets Tell Luc Sante The 12 Most Annoying Types of Facebookers Brandon Griggs Final draft of Essay #2: Descriptive Essay (10/08/14) 7 10/08 Characteristics of a Definition Essay Structure and Steps for Developing a Definition Essay Quiz on 75 Readings Plus #3 Assignment Essay #3 Definition Essay Final draft of Essay #2: Descriptive Essay (10/08/14) 75 Readings Plus Definition “Definition” pg 114-114 Jo Goodwin Parker’s “What is Poverty” Gloria Naylor “Meanings of a Word” Joseph Epstein “The Monster: Envy is Nothing to Be Jealous Of” Be Prepared for Response Essay Quiz based on 75 Readings Plus Essay #3 Definition Essay
Wordy phrases and Redundancies K.C. Cole “The Arrow of Time” 10 10/29 Lecture Topic Cause and Effect In-Class Activities Quiz on 75 Readings Plus #4 Discuss and Analyze Readings Peer Review – Rough Drafts of Comparison and Contrast Essay Grammar Corner Editing for Clarity Exercise Commas and Semicolons Comma Fun Rough Draft Essay #4: Comparison and Contrast Essay The Little Seagull Handbook P-1 Commas and Semicolons (p. 324-330) 75 Readings Plus Argument Janet Kornblum “Tapping into Text Messaging” Michael Rubinkam “Texting in Class is Rampant” Final Draft Essay #4: Comparison and Contrast Essay Be Prepared for Response Essay Quiz on 75 Readings Plus Readings 11 11/5 Lecture Topic Characteristics of Argument In-Class Activities Response Essay #4 based on 75 Readings Plus Readings Discuss and Analyze Readings Assign Argument Essay Grammar Corner Final Draft Essay #4: Comparison and Contrast Essay The Little Seagull Handbook W-7 Arguments (p. 43-48) Italics p.349 Hyphens p. 345 75 Readings Plus Argument Nat Hentoff: Should This Student Have Been Expelled? Alan Dershowitz “Shouting Fire!” Be Prepared for Quiz on 75 Readings Plus Readings Rough Draft Essay #5 Argument Essay
13 11/19 Lecture Persuasive Strategies In-Class Activities Response Essay #5 based on 75 Readings Plus Readings Grammar Corner In-Class Activities Discuss and Analyze Readings Grammar Corner Based on Global Issues in Class Papers Final Draft Essay #5 Argument Essay Be Prepared for Quiz on 75 Readings Plus Readings The Little Seagull Handbook P-4 Quotation Marks 75 Readings Plus Persuasion Jonathan Swift “A Modest Proposal” Martin Luther King Jr “I Have a Dream” Naomi Shihab Nye “To Any Would-Be Terrorists” Be Prepared for Quiz on 75 Readings Plus Readings Rough Draft – Presentation on Argument Essay 14 11/26 15 12/03 Lecture Strategies for Giving Presentations In-Class Activities 75 Readings Plus Quiz Practice: Presentation: Argument Essay Peer Feedback Grammar Corner Rough Draft Presentations on Argument Essay The Little Seagull Handbook W-6 Giving Presentations p.37-42 Prepare for Presentation Argument Essay Be Prepared for Quiz on 75 Readings Plus Readings Revisions on Presentation on Argument Essay