*Dates and activities are subject to change

This course is divided into three 4-week units:

UNIT ONE: KNOW THY SELF   (2/4-3/1)

UNIT TWO: WHAT'S GOING ON?            (3/4- 3/28)                Spring Break 3/29-4/7

UNIT THREE: I BELIEVE                   (4/8-5/15)

 

UNIT ONE: KNOW THY SELF (2/4-3/1)

WEEK

WRITING GOALS/NOTES

WORKBOOK/READING

ONE: 2/4-2/8

Baggage Journal

Baggage Interview

5 Stages of the Writing Process

About the Thesis:- Chapter 2

About Paragraphs- Chapter

TWO: 2/11-2/15

Return Diagnostic

Elements of the Essay

Elements of the Opening

Baggage Drafting

Review Chapters 2 and 4

Chapter 18- Run-Ons

THREE: 2/18-2/22

Peer Review- Draft #1

Baggage Essay Due

Web Search

The FAT P

Review Chapter 18- Run-ons

FOUR: 2/25-3/1

Quiz- info to date

The 7 C's of Composition

Grammar Practice

 

UNIT TWO: WHAT'S GOING ON? (3/4-3/8)

WEEK

WRITING GOALS/NOTES

WORKBOOK/READING

ONE: 3/4-3/8

Essay #2 Assigned

Essay #2 Drafting

Chapter 25- Parallelism

TWO: 3/11-3/15

Peer Edit- Essay #2

Essay #2 Due

Focus on Tone

Applying the 7 C's

Review Chapter 25- Parallelism

THREE: 3/18-3/22

Web Search

Hot Topics Brainstorm

Chapter 41- Confused Words

FOUR: 3/25-3/29

 

 

Quiz- info to Date

Valid Sources; Valid Topics

Chapter 42-

Parenthetical Documentation

 

Next Unit- Research Topics/Groups Assigned…


 

 

SPRING BREAK 3/29- 4/7

 

 

UNIT THREE: I BELIEVE…(4/8- 5/15)

WEEK

WRITING GOAL/NOTES

WORKBOOK/READING

ONE- 4/8- 4/12

Research Essay Assigned

Groups/Topics

Source Search

Chapter 28 p423-

Comma Rules

Paraphrase and Direct Quote

 

TWO- 4/15-4/19

Understanding Sources

Source Check

Abstracts Due

Paraphrase and Direct Quote

Chapter 42

THREE- 4/22-4/26

Incorporating Quotes

Notes Cards

Research Drafting

Review Using Quotes

FOUR-4/29-5/3

Research Drafting

Chapter 48-

Transitional Words

COURSE WRAP-UP-

5/6-5/10

Research Papers Due

Review Notes to Date

LAST WEEK: 5/13-5/15

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