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Composition ScheduleThis schedule is subject to change throughout the semester. |
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| 17 | INTRODUCTION: Discuss blog & wiki Diagnostic essay |
Blogger Netvibes |
Email instructor |
| 19 | More on the course, Bloglines (RSS), and Citation | Post to blog your class goals for writing and for this class. | |
| UNIT 1 | LITERATURE: Reading it, analyzing it, and writing about it |
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| 23 | Paper I: Analyzing literature |
"A Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes Writing about literature Writing about fiction Writing about poetry Literary terms |
Write two posts to your blog weekly on a topic of your interest. Always be ready for a quiz on the readings. |
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Focus, clarity, and critical thinking
Critical reading & thinking |
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Analyzing literature Claims, reasons, evidence Thesis statements |
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| Feb |
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Analyzing literature
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"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost |
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| 6 | Argument = conversation = They say / I say |
Topic proposal 1 due
TILT research exercise (Module 1) |
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Argument = conversation = They say / I say
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"Letter from Birmingham Jail" (pdf) by Martin Luther King
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UNIT 2
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RHETORIC:
Elements of persuasion |
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Paper 2:
Rhetorical analysis |
Paper 1 due
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They say = summarizing & quoting
Plagiarism |
They Say / I Say
Ch. 2 (pp. 28-38) Ch. 3 (pp.39-48) Chapter 6.1 of the Student Guide on plagiarism and collusion |
Topic Propsal 2 due
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Coherence
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Strategies due
TILT research exercise (Module 2) |
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UNIT 3 |
LANGUAGE, WRITING, AND LITERACY
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Paper 3 |
"Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan |
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Influence of language
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"Aria: A memoir of a bilingual childhood" by Richard Rodriguez (in Kean Library electronic reserves) |
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Paper 2 due TILT research exercise (Module 3) |
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Midterm Departmental essay
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Topic Proposal 3 due
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| 8 | I say = Responding to others |
They Say / I Say Ch. 5 (pp. 64-73) Ch. 6 (pp.74-87) |
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Spring Recess
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NO CLASSES |
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| 20 | So What? Who cares?
Workshop |
"What we talk about when we talk about Ebonics: Why definitions matter" by Rosina Lippi-Green (in Kean Library electronic reserves) They say / I say |
Strategies 3 due
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Workshop |
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UNIT 4
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TYING IT ALL TOGETHER |
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They say + I say =
Tying it all together |
They Say / I Say |
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Introductions and conclusions
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Bring rough draft of paper 3 to class
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Paper 4
What should we do about this issue? |
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Paper 3 due
Post to blog a summary (1 paragraph) of Paper 3 |
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Source evaluation
Integration of sources |
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Revising Logical fallacies |
"Revision Strategies of Student Writers and Experienced Writers" by Nancy Sommers (in Kean Library electronic reserves) |
Topic proposal 4 due
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Writing concisely
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Oral presentations
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Ten Commandments of Client Presentations See other Powerpoint tutorials under Miscellaneous at Student Writing Resources on the Web |
Strategies due
Last day to turn in late work |
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Workshop
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Respond in blog to "How to Wow 'Em Like Steve Jobs"
Bring a rough draft of Paper 4 to class. |
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Departmental final essay exams
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Oral presentationsWorkshop
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Paper 4 due
Post to blog a summary (1-2 paragraphs) of Paper 4 |
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Oral presentations
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Oral presentations
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