| Week One | Week Two | Week Three |
| Week Four | Week Five | Week Six |
| Week Seven | Week Eight | Week Nine |
| Week Ten | Week Eleven | Week Twelve |
| Week Thirteen | Week Fourteen note schedule update here |
Week Fifteen |
Week 1 Introduction/Breaking Writer's Block
Tue. 01/29 In-class Writing Sample
Meet the course, syllabus and classmates
Thu. 01/31 Discuss reading assignments
Introduce Paper One (Brief essay - Writing with a Central Idea)
Week 2
Tue. 02/05 Central Idea
Discuss possible writing assignments, begin prewriting
Thu. 02/07 Workshop Paper One
Week 3
Tue. 02/12 Read and rank sample student papers
Second Draft Paper One Due
Thu. 02/14 Commas and sentences
Read: Pp. 411, 436, 457
Week 4 Reading for a Central Idea
Tue. 02/19 Discuss reading assignments
Read: QA P 192 (ch 13);
Complete: P 196, Exercises 13-1 &13-3
Thu. 02/21 Introduce paper Two (Essay written in pieces - Writing a Personal Response)
In-class pre-writing, begin using Essay Maps
Week 5
Tue. 02/26 Workshop Paper Two
Read: QA Pp 48-50
Thu. 02/28 Second Draft Paper Two Due, last draft paper One due. (submit both in reading)
Read: Pp 447, 472, 498
Week 6 Supporting the Central Idea
Tue. 03/04 Types of support
Introductions and Conclusions
Read: Pp 447, 472, 498
Thu. 03/06 Discuss Reading Assignments
Read: QA Pp 50-60
Complete: Exercises 4-2, 4-3
Week 7
Tue. 03/11 Unity & Coherence
Introduce Paper Three (A full essay – Connecting Text to Personal Experience)
Begin prewriting
Thu. 03/13 Workshop Paper Three
Week 8 Mon 03/17-Fri 03/20 Conferences
No formal class this week
All conferences will be held in my office (E330)
Second Draft Paper Three Due at COnference
Week 9 SPRING BREAK!!! – 21 March – 28 March
Week 10 Unity and Coherence
Tue. 04/01 Discuss Reading Assignments
Introduce Paper Four (Writing the Unified and Coherent Essay)
Begin prewriting
Thu. 04/03 Workshop Paper Four
Before Tuesday's class - Email me the title of a song and the artist who performs it.
Bring the printed lyrics from the song to class.
Week 11
Tue. 04/08 Discuss characteristics of a brief summary
Summary Writing
Second Draft Paper Four Due
Thu. 04/10 Introduce Paper Five (The Summary-Response Essay)
Begin prewriting - summary
Week 12
Tue. 04/15 Open Workshop Day - all papers, preparation for portfolio
Thu. 04/17 Workshop Paper Five and any other papers you want to workshop/re-type
Week 13 Begin to Wrap It Up
Tue. 04/22 Second draft Paper Five due
Paraphrasing and quoting
Thu. 04/24
Begin writing in-class final exam
Week 14 Final Exam Time!
Tue. 04/29 NO CLASS, pick up essay five at my office. Revisions are due Thursday.
Thu. 05/01 In-class final exam
Week 15 Final Exam Time!
Tue. 05/06 In-class final exam
**WEDNESDAY, 05/07 - You must have passed all Five papers by 3:00 today!**
Thu. 05/08 In-class final exam
PORTFOLIOS DUE!