Schedule

Week One 1/11Intro Syllabus
 * Read blog linked on “Readings” page of wiki for A1

1/13 Style Show and Tell The Five Criteria
 * Read pgs. 12-27 in DA
 * Annotate “Trust” (pp 25-27) for LP&E

1/15 Grammar Pre-Test (w/handbooks) A1 due on wiki

WEEK TWO

1/18MLK DAY – NO CLASSES

1/20 Style LP&E discussion P1s Groups
 * Find article/blog - print

1/22 P1s Blog discussion P1s due
 * Write summary (A2)

WEEK THREE 1/25 L P&E Groups
 * A 2 due
 * Work on draft of Paper 1

1/27 Style Opinion essay (Paper 1)
 * Draft due FridayA2 due

1/29 Paper 2 Group work Paper 1 draft due
 * P2 due Monday

WEEK FOUR 2/1 Presentations P2 due
 * Read “Brute” for Wednesday

2/3 Style Presentations? “Brute” debate
 * A3 due Friday

2/5 Paper 2 Workshopping Paper 2A3 due
 * Rough draft due

WEEK FIVE 2/8 P aper 3 Paraphrasing Summarizing Outlining Paper 2 draft due
 * A4s due Wednesday
 * Read Reilly “Swooshification”

2/10 Style Reilly and Style P3 work
 * P3s dueA4 due

2/12 P3s P3s due
 * Read Albom and Sowell

WEEK SIX 2/15 Albom and Sowell
 * Complete analysis to prepare for class Wednesday

2/17 A5 – collaborative assignment

2/19 A5 A5 completedPaper 3 draft due
 * Print copies for your group

WEEK SEVEN 2/22Group conferences

2/24Editing/preparing portfolios*Mid-term portfolios due Friday

2/26 Mid-Term Exam In-Class Essay Portfolios due

WEEK EIGHT – WINTER BREAK

WEEK NINE 3/8 Intro Unit 4 Researching Reviews
 * Read pgs. 349-360 in DA
 * watch class movie

3/10 Style Annotation Citation/WC
 * Rewatch your movie

3/12 Evaluating/synthesizing sources A6 Research due

WEEK TEN 3/15 “Panel” groups
 * P4s due

3/17 Panels P4s
 * Paper 4 draft due

3/19 Panels Paper 5/proposals Paper 4 draft due
 * Paper 5 proposals

WEEK ELEVEN 3/22Library day
 * Research

3/24 Writing Annotated bibs Works Cited Research due
 * A7 (bibs) due

3/26 Writing a report A7 bibs due

WEEK TWELVE 3/29 Compiling sources, synthesis
 * A8 report due

3/31 Finding your thesis Organization and outlining A8 Report due

4 /2 Evaluating/conclusion

WEEK THIRTEEN 4/5 Conferences – no class Paper 5 draft due at conference time

4/7 Editing day

4/9 Exam prep Portfolio prepUnit 6 intro

WEEK FOURTEEN 4/12 Grammar exam Portfolio 2 due

4/14 Class time for visual work

4/16 Presentations

4/19 finals week Finish presentations In-class exam Dept. Portfolios due at exam time