Week 6 10/3/16 to 10/7/16 Strategy: Research Assigned: Paper 2- Documented Essay Continue research - College and Career In-class activities: Works Cited/Annotated Bibliography journals and writing strategies; Avoiding plagiarism and creating citations Writing Workshop 2: peer and self- editing techniques Due: 1 – Personal Narrative Materials: Preparing an Annotated Bibliography, Distinguishing Paraphrase from Summary, Avoiding Plagiarism and Incorporating Source Material (SWW 391-398) Week 7 10/11/16 to 10/14/16 (Columbus Day Holiday on 10/10/16) Strategy: Research and Documentation In-class activities: journals and writing strategies, grammar instruction (commas), and interview techniques Materials: Using Databases and the Internet (SWW 374) Web/database/print sources on topic of choice Week 8 10/17/16 to 10/21/16 Strategy: Division and Classification Assigned: Paper 3- Division/Analysis Or Classification In-class activities: journals and writing strategies Writing Workshop 3: peer and self- Editing techniques Due: Paper 2 – Documented about College and Career goals Materials: “What is Really in a Hot Dog?” by the of SixWise.com (SWW 270) “The Plot Against People” by Russell Baker (SWW 268) “The Ways We Lie” (50 Essays p.120) Week 9 10/24/16 to 10/28/16 END OF 1st QUARTER Strategy: Revision/Reflection on Journals activities: journals and writing strategies, grammar instruction Due: Due: 1st Quarter Journals and Comma Quiz Materials: Student Journals Grammar handouts
Week 10 10/31/16 to 11/4/16 Strategy: Definition and Example Assigned: Paper 4 – Definition or Example In-class activities: journals and writing strategies, proposals Due: 3- Division/Analysis or Classification Materials: “The Munchausen Mystery” by Don R. Lipitt (SWW 257) Selected definition and example essays from The Bedford Reader Week 11 11/9/16 to 11/11/16 holidays on 11/7 and 11/8 Strategy: Definition and Example In-class activities: journals and writing strategies, Raid and Read (annotation and analysis) Group work to create graphic Organizers and share presentations (gallery walk) Materials: “So What’s So Bad Being So-So?” Lisa Wilson Strick (SWW 205) Selected definition and example essays from The Bedford Reader Week 12 11/14/16 to 11/18/16 Strategy: Definition and Example activities: journal, Writing Workshop 4, grammar instruction (sentence and sentence variation) Materials: Sample student essay (SWW 203) Week 13 11/21/16 and 11/22/16 (short Holiday) Strategy: Process Analysis In-class activities: types and strategies of effective process analyses, using transition words and phrases Assigned: Paper 5:Speeches/Technical Writing Due: Paper 4--Definition and Example Materials: Informative Process Essay: “To Bid the World Farewell” by Jessica Mitford (Steps to Writing Well p. 218) Directional Process Essay: “Preparing for the Job Interview: Know Thyself” by Katy Piotrowski (224) Week 14 11/28/16 to 12/2/16 Strategy: Process Analysis In-class activities: PowerPoint Presentation group work and discussion Materials: TED: “The Danger of Silence” by Clint Smith Bedford Reader 281-289 "How to Poison the Earth" by Linnea Saukko (Bedford 290-294) SWW 209-214 "How to Solve Sudoku" by Will Shortz
Week 15 12/5/16 to 12/9/16 Strategy: Process Analysis In-class activities: writing workshop and writing conferences, peer and self-editing, using infographics to enhance your writing Due: Paper 5—Technical Writing Instructions Brochure Materials: Brochure samples NewYorkTimes.com Week 16 12/12/16 to 12/16/16 (then WINTER BREAK) Strategies: Compare and Contrast/ and Effect In activities: work on webtext Assigned: Close Reading 2 Materials: “Of Weirdos and Eccentrics” “Two Ways of Viewing the Same River” Samuel Clemens (SWW 243) “Some Lessons from the Assembly Line” by Andrew Braaksma (SWW 283) Week 17 1/3/17 to 1/6/17 Strategies: Culmination of of Writing Assigned: Paper/Unit 6: Webtext portfolio Strategy: Create and Organize Webtext Portfolio In class activities: journals and webtext Materials: “Writing Essays Using Multiple Strategies” (Steps to Writing Well p. 357) Wix.com or Weebly.com Week 18 1/9/17 to 1/113/17 Strategies: Culmination of Modes of Writing Strategy: Create and Organize Webtext Portfolio In class activities: journals and webtext Due: Close Reading 2 Materials: Wix.com or Weebly.com Week 19 1/17/17 to 1/20/17 Strategy: Create and Organize Webtext In class activities: journals and peer and self-edit webtext (Gallery Walk) Due: 2nd Quarter Journals and Webtext draft for Gallery Walk Materials: Wix.com or Weebly.com
Week 20 1/23/17 to 1/27/17 Strategy: Reflections and Goal Setting Due: Paper 6: Webtext final draft and reflections Materials: Wix.com or Weebly.com This schedule is subject to change. Please see Blackboard announcements for any updates. Teach Act Copyright Notice "The materials provided for this course are only for the use of students enrolled in this course for purposes associated with this course, and may not be retained or further disseminated."