Fall 2015 Prof L Overman's English 114A WEEKLY SCHEDULE 1-5 Class Tuesdays - JR 247 Thursdays - Wk 1 Homework:Readings done to Class 8/25 8/27 Please note that work is due on the date listed below and thse schedules/assignments are subject to change. Not all readings and written assignments are represented. “IN CLASS” means we will be reading the text in class that day. Introductions, Syllabus, Semester Plan, Annotating texts, Freewrites Signups for Discussion group presenters! Bring Vietnamerica (V), New Voices (NV), Choices Writers Make (CWM), They Say/I Say (Graff/Birkenstein) each week until instructed otherwise Due in Class: Discuss syllabus Choose presentation dates Discuss presentation strategies Download/Review from Projects link: Basic Questions for Rhetorical Analysis How To Annotate a Due in Class: Sedaris, “Me Talk Pretty One Day” (Moodle) Rhetoric review Whole-class workshop protocol Download/Review from Projects link: Progression One Writing Response Protocols Workshop Guidelines Readings completed PRIOR to class: CWM 1-11 Tan, “Mother Tongue” (Moodle) Wk 2 9/1 9/3 Due outside of and prior to class: Moodle Response Due outside of and prior to class: Ex. 1, Prog. I: Rhetorical
Due in Class: Rhetorical Précis Template/Example (Moodle) Readings completed to class: CWM 31-41 Graff/Birkenstein, Introduction Alvarez, "Doña Aída, With Your Permission" (Moodle) Précis (Summary) Due in Class: Rhetorical analysis presentation #1 Readings completed PRIOR to class: Ch. 1-2 Tran 1-47 NV (6)- "My Trouble with Reading" Mayora & Fuentes Wk 3 9/8 9/10 New Voices (NV) Due outside of and prior to class: Moodle response Due in Class Ex. 2, Prog 1: Letter to Author Rhetorical analysis presentation #2 Review & download handouts from Projects link above: Grade Scale & Scoring Rubric Essay Assessment Terms Narrative Writing Handout Readings completed PRIOR to class: Due outside of and prior to class: Ex. 3, Prog. I : Letter to Friend or Family Member Due in class: Rhetorical analysis presentation #3 Whole-class workshop assigned Whole-class workshop preparation & practice Review & download handouts from Projects link above: Sample Writing response papers
Malcolm X, “Learning to Read” (Moodle) CWM, 263-65 Tran 48-67 Becerra & Sharissa Garcia Writing Response Protocols Workshop Guidelines Readings completed PRIOR to class: Freire, “From Talking to Learners” (Moodle) Tran 67-93 NV (3) "My English Journey" Rapp & Roberts Wk 4 9/15 Online only 9/17 Progression One rough drafts due Sun 9/13 1155PM in Moodle! Due outside of class by Sun 9/13: Due Sun 9/13 1155PM entire class post Progression One rough make sure you post in the correct forum! Due outside of and prior to 1215pm: Moodle Response -- these counts as being present in class....otherwise you will be counted absent. In Moodle Watch Literacy Narrative Panel Video post comments in your Moodle Response. Readings completed PRIOR to class: Due outside of and prior to class: Post in Workshop 1 Forum response to each student's below rough draft. Students work to be dicussed 1. Writer: Withers Facilitator: Antillon 2.Writer: Roberts Facilitator: Baluyot 3.Writer:Rapp Facilitator: Becerra-Contreras Review Writing Response Protocols handout in Projects link above.