Course Assignment Sheet*
English 1A
CRN 71236

 

ETFC=Ethics in the 21st Century
PW= Praisesong for the Widow

August 23

Introduction to course/ Course Guidelines/Profiles

  25

Writing Diagnostic

 
30

Understanding the research paper and argument/argument vs. offence/MLA format

September 01

The Writing Process/ Thesis Statement/Interviews/Grading Symbols
Homework: find one source for your research

 
06

Labor Day Holiday

 
08

Understanding Summaries
Homework: ETFC: Read "Changing the World, One Child at a Time" by Sarah Hutchins (p. 36) & "Totem and Taboo: The Culture of the News Media" by Caryl Rivers(p. 48)

  13

Understanding paraphrase / Understanding the reading and ethics

  15

Class Cancelled - RIAP

  20

Instruction on Critique
Homework: ETFC: Read "All the Court's a Stage, and All the Laywers Players: Leading and Misleading the Jury" by Zitrin and Langford (p. 94) & "Brilliant or Plagiarized? Colleges Use Sites to Expose Teachers" by Verne G. Kopytoff (p. 199)

  22

Quotations/MLA Instruction/Paper Topics

  27

Instruction on Prospectus/Critique due/Reading Discussion

  29

The Namesake pp. 1-71 / Notecard instruction

October
04

Library Day (Class meets in the library classroom) /Prospectus due

 
06

More work on MLA/ Journal Notecard sets 1-3 due

  11

Instruction on Synthesis/ The Namesake pp. 72-158

  13

In-class writing assignment - Get formal synthesis assignment / Book Notecard sets 4-6 due

  18

Class cancelled- RIAP

  20
Works Cited instruction/ The Namesake pp. 159-291/ Synthesis Due
  25

Watch The Namesake

  27

PW: Read part 1: "Runagate" / Works Cited Due / Notecard sets 7-9 due

November
01

Research paper outline

 
03

PW Read Part 2: "Sleeper's Wake"

 
08

Annotated Bibliography Instruction / PW Read Part 3: "Lave Tete"

  10

Writing Day / Schedule Conferences / Outlines due

  15

Annotated Bibliography Due / Homework: PW: Read Part 4 "The Beg Pardon" / Review for the exam / finish rough draft (checklist)

  17

Conference Day 1 (Rough Draft Due)

  22

Conference Day 2 (Rough Draft Due)

  24

Final Paper Due

  29

Comprehensive Reading Exam

December
08

Final Meeting (10-11am in our classroom)

 

 

   

 

 


*This schedule is tentative and may be changed at my discretion.