Spring 2008
Writing I Calendar

 

78710              ENG101          Section 7507    8:00-9:15 TR

78714              ENG101          Section 7509    11:00-1215 TR

 

Office Hours: 1:00-2:30 TR; 8:00-11:00 MW; 8:00-10:00 Fri; or by appointment

 

Instructor: Jude Roy
Office: 345A
Office Telephone: 824-8624
Email: jude.roy@kctcs.edu

Webpage: http://www.madisonville.kctcs.edu/facstaf/jroy/

 

Note: This course calendar is subject to change, (in fact, you can count on it) and students are responsible for noting any changes.

Jan 14 Class work begins. Students may add class with faculty approval only.

Jan 15 Course introduction/student introductions/diagnostic essay assigned.

  • Reading for Jan 17 (All readings will be from your textbook unless otherwise stated): pages 1-14; Chapter 27 “Working with Others” pages 840-845 (pay particular attention to pages 842-844—also pages 846-847); pages H5-H10 (Be prepared to complete exercises on all grammar readings)
  • Exercise 1.1( p 3) due Jan 17

Jan 16 Last day to register for a class WITH faculty approval.

Jan 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday – No Classes.

Jan 17 Class work and Discussion

  • Write diagnostic essay (30 minutes)
  • Discussions: Benefits of writing well; Sentence Boundaries: comma splice
  • Reading for Jan 22: Cueing the Reader pages 610-624 (know what thesis statement and topic sentence are); Essay “Calling Home” Jean Brandt, pages 19-21; “An American Childhood” Annie Dillard pages 21-24; from Sticks and Stones, Essay “True Worker” Erik Epple pages 34-37; From Critical Thinking to Argument, Chapter 1, pages 3-24 (pay attention to essay, “Why Fear National ID Cards?” Alan Dershowitz, pages 17-19  and Assumptions Checklist on page 21)
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Jan 22

Jan 22 Class work and Discussion

  • Discussion: fused sentences
  • Grammar exercises on comma splice
  • Reading for Jan 24: Chapter 12 pages 584-609 (pay particular attention paraphrasing and summarizing pages 595-598); from Sticks and Stones, Essay “How to Survive a Zombie Attack: A Guide for Living,” Brian Reed, pages 72-76; From Critical Thinking to Argument, Chapter 2, pages 25-44 (pay attention to Summarizing and Paraphrasing, pages 30-37, essay, “A First Amendment Junkie,” Susan Jacoby, pages 37-40 and the Summary Checklist on page 43)
  • From Critical Thinking to Argument, Exercise 4 on page 43 due Jan 24
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Jan 24

Jan 24 Class work and Discussion

  • Discussion: fragments
  • Grammar exercises on fused sentences
  • Reading for Jan 29: Pronoun Reference pagesH11-H13; from Sticks and Stones, Essay “Battered-Woman Syndrome” Hobi Reader pages 64-67
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Jan 29

Jan 29 Class work and Discussion

  • Discussions: Pronoun Reference; summary strategies
  • Grammar exercise: fragments
  • Paraphrasing exercise
  • Reading for Jan 31: Pronoun Agreement pages H13-H15; from Sticks and Stones, Essay “File-Sharing: A David and Goliath Debate” Adam Hood pages 79-82; “May I have this Dance” Robert Nava pages 133-138
  • Summary  #1: Summarize “May I have this Dance” Robert Nava pages 133-138 first draft due Feb 05
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Jan 31

Jan 31 Class work and Discussion

  • Discussion: pronoun agreement: Summary
  • Grammar exercise: pronoun reference
  • Reading for Feb 05: verbs pages H19-H29; Chapter 8 (Evaluation), pages394-453; from Sticks and Stones, Essay “A Film Evaluation of Garden State,” Anna Marie Cruz pages 143-148
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Feb 05

Feb 05 Class work and Discussion

  • Discussion: verb tense, mood, and voice; Evaluation Essay
  • Grammar exercise: pronoun agreement
  • Workshop: Summary first draft
  • Reading for Feb 07: “Grading Professors,” Wendy Kim,  pages 397-401; from Stick and Stones, Essay “Buzzworm: The Superior Magazine,” Ilene Wolf, pages 139-142
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Feb 07

Feb 07 Class work and Discussion

  • Discussion: verb agreement; Evaluation Essay
  • Grammar exercise on verb tense, mood, and voice
  • Workshop: Summary second draft
  • Reading for Feb 12: “Arguing” pages 670-685; essay “The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind” Jonah Jackson pages 407-413; From Critical Thinking to Argument, Chapter 3, pages 45-85 (pay attention to “Persuasion, Argument, Dispute” page 45-47 & “Assumptions” page 55 – also essay, “Being Green at Ben and Jerry’s,” George F. Will pages 81-83)
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Feb 12
  • First draft Evaluation essay due Feb 12

Feb 12 Class work and Discussion

  • Discussion: Evaluation Essay
  • Grammar exercise: verb agreement
  • Reading for Feb 14: “Library and Internet Research, pages 702-779; From Critical Thinking to Argument, Chapter 7, pages 175-218 & 224-242; Evaluating Print Sources Checklist p 186; Evaluating Electronic Sources Checklist p 188; Avoiding Plagiarism Checklist p 191; Quotations Checklist p 200; Sources Checklist p 224; Sample MLA Format Paper pages 226-242
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Feb 14
  • Second draft Evaluation essay due Feb 11
  • Final draft of Summary #1 due Feb 14

Feb 14 Class work and Discussion

  • In-class work with Evaluation draft
  • Library Tour Feb 19
  • Reading for Feb 21: Essay, “Working at McDonalds” Amitai Etzioni pages 283-286; Reading for Feb 27: Review: “The MLA System of Documentation” pages 750-763
  • Third draft Evaluation due Feb 21
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Feb 21
  • Final draft Summary #1 due

Feb 16 May graduation application deadline.

Feb 18  Presidents’ Day – No class

Feb 19 Library tour: Students will look up two sources from a magazine or a book—no

             Internet, but you can use the library’s data bases.  Information on the sources due

             Feb 21.

Feb 21 Class work and Discussion

  • In-class work with student sources
  • Workshop Evaluation draft #3
  • Reading for Feb 26: from Sticks and Stones, Essay, “eBay: The World’s Finest Online Marketplace,” Duc Do, pages149-157
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Feb 26
  • Final draft Evaluation due Feb 26

Feb 26 Class work and Discussion

  • Reading for Feb 28: Chapter 9 “Speculating about Causes” pages 454-507; Essay “Why we Crave Horror Movies” Stephen King pages 461-463; “Fitness Culture: A Growing Trend in America, pages 457-460; from Sticks and Stones, Essay, “Pharmaceutical Advertising? Krista Gonnerman pages 179-182
  • Topic and rough outline of Cause and Effect Essay due Feb 28
  • Final draft Evaluation due
  • Summary #2 summarize “Pharmaceutical Advertising” Krista Gonnerman first draft due Feb 28

Feb 28 Class work and Discussion

  • Reading for Mar 04: Essay, “The Gorge-Yourself Environment, Erica Goode, pages 465-471
  • First draft of Cause and Effect Essay due Mar 04
  • Second draft of Summary #2 due Mar 04

Mar 04 Class work and Discussion

  • Workshop first draft of Cause and Effect essay; Summary #2
  • Reading for Mar 06: Essay “Why Fans and Players are Playing so  Rough,” Bill       Saporito, pages 473-478
  • Second draft Cause and Effect due Mar 06
  • Third draft Summary # 2 due Mar 06

Mar 06 Class work and Discussion

  • Reading for Mar 18: Chapter 6 “Arguing a Position” pages 273-324 (pay attention to “Anticipating Objections” pages 319-321): Essay “Sticks and Stones and sports Team Names” Richard Estrada pages 280-281; From Critical Thinking to Argument, Chapter 5, pages116-127; Analyzing Texts (pay attention to essay, “For Environmental Balance, Pick up a Rifle,” Nicholas D. Kristof, pages 122-124)
  • Third draft Cause and Effect Essay due Mar 20
  • Final draft Summary #2 due Mar 18
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Mar 18

Mar 10-15 Spring Break – No classes

Mar 17 Midterm: last day for students, at their discretion, to officially withdraw from a class and record a grade of W.

Mar 18 Student Conferences—Students are required to meet individually with me for at least ten minutes.  They will need to bring the topic and rough outline of their Cause and Effect essay and the final draft of Summary #2.

Mar 20 Class work and Discussion

  • Workshop third draft Cause and Effect essay
  • Reading for Oct 25: Essay “Children Need to Play, no Compete,” Jessica Statsky,  pages 276-279; Essay “Boys Here, Girls There: Sure, if Equality’s the Goal,” Karen Stabiner, pages 288-291; From Critical Thinking to Argument, Chapter 6, pages 133-174 (pay attention to Thesis Checklist page 143—Audience Checklist page 148—Audience Needs Checklist page 164—Review Checklist page 166 and essay, “Why I don’t Spare ‘Spare Change,’” Emily Andrews, pages 170-172)
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Mar 25
  • Topic and rough outline of Argument essay due Mar 25
  • Final draft Cause and Effect due Mar 25

Mar 21 Half-Day Holiday – Good Friday

Mar 25 Class work and Discussion

  • Discussion Argument essay
  • Reading for Mar 27: Essay, “Banning Cell Phone Use While Driving,” Thomas Beckfield, pages 85-88
  • Summary #3 summarize “Banning Cell Phone Use While Driving,” Thomas Beckfield, pages 85-88 first draft due Apr 01
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Oct 30
  • Final Cause and Effect due

Mar 27 Class work and Discussion

  • Workshop: topic and rough outline Argument essay
  • First draft Argument essay due Apr 1
  • Reading for Apr 1: from Stick and Stones, Essay “Wolves in Yellowstone” Keely Cutts pages 93-98
  • Second rough draft Summary #3 due Apr 1
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Apr 1

Loman C. Trover Library Reading Series featuring Ann Neelon and Greg Hagan.  The reading begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Loman C. Trover Library.  Drinks and snacks will be provided.  Students are strongly encouraged to attend.

Apr 1 Class work and Discussion

  • Workshop: First draft Argument essay
  • Reading for Apr 3; from Stick and Stones, Essay Essay “Federal Amendment Defining Marriage: Is It Discriminatory?” Aledandra Carstensen, pages 103-108
  • Library work for Apr 3: Look up one source dealing with your Argument essay topic and bring a copy to class.
  • Third rough draft Summary #3 due Apr 3
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Apr 3
  • Second draft Argument essay due Apr 3

Apr 3 Class work and Discussion

  • Workshop: Second draft Argument essay: Summary #3 draft
  • Reading for Apr 8: From Critical Thinking to Argument, Chapter 8, pages 255-269 (pay attention to essay, “Raise Wages, Not Walls,” Michael S. Dukakis and Daniel J.B. Mitchell, pages 265-267 & essay, “Is the College use of American Indian Mascots Racist?” pages 321-323)
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Apr 8
  • Library work for Apr 8: Look up one source dealing with your Argument essay and bring a copy to class.
  • Third draft Argument Essay due Apr 8 (include in-text citations and work cited page)

Apr 8 Class work and Discussion

  • Workshop: Third draft Argument essay
  • Reading for Apr 10: Chapter 7 “Proposing a Solution” pages 326-392; Essay “More Testing, More Learning” Patrick O’Malley; pages 330-333
  • Final Position essay due Apr 10
  • Final Summary #3 due Apr 10
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Apr 10

Apr 10 Class work and Discussion

  • Workshop: Possible topics for Proposal essay
  • Reading for Apr 15: from Sticks and Stones, Essay “Sexual Harassment in Meatpacking Plants,” Susan Ly, pages 127-130; “High School Starting Time” Jeff Varley pages 111-114; From Critical Thinking to Argument, Chapter 9, pages 270-310
  • Summary #4 summarize essay “High School Starting Time” Jeff Varley first draft due Apr 15
  • Topics for Proposal essay due Apr 15
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Apr 15
  • Final Summary #3 due
  • Final Argument essay due

Apr 15 Class work and Discussion

  • Discussion: Proposal topics
  • Reading for Apr 17: Essay “Win-Win Flexibility,” pages 333-338; from Sticks and Stones, Essay “Cracking Down on Lighting Up” Monica Perez, pages 115-119; From Critical Thinking to Argument, Chapter 10, pages 311-320
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Apr 17
  • Second Rough draft Summary #4 due Apr 17

Apr 17 Class work and Discussion

  • Workshop: Rough draft Summary #4
  • Reading for Apr 22: Essay “Making Communities Safe for Bicycles,” Gian-Claudia Sciara, pages 349-356
  • Library work for Apr 22: Look up one source dealing with your Proposal essay and bring a copy to class
  • Third Rough draft Summary #4 due Apr 22
  • Proposal outline due Apr 22
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Apr 22

Apr 22 Class work and Discussion

  • Discussion: library sources
  • Reading for Apr 24: “A New Deal for Teachers,” Matt Miller, pages 341-346; from Sticks and Stones, Essay; “Quality Long-Term Care: Our Elderly Deserve It” Kim Spencer Kline and Dana Jordan, pages 120-126
  • Possible quiz on essay reading Apr 24

Apr 24 Class work and Discussion

  • Workshop: Proposal essay outlines; Summary #4
  • Final Summary #4 due Apr 29

Apr 29 Class work and Discussion

  • Summary #4 due

May 01 Write first draft of Proposing a Solution Essay (In class).

The Proposing a Solution Essay will be written in class over two class periods. You will not be allowed to work on the essay out of class. At the end of each period, I will collect what you have written and return it to you on the next period. You can bring in sources and a general outline of your essay, but you must first run them by me. (See “Departmental Procedures and Policies for Administering the Final Essay in ENG 101” attachment for specifics.)

May 02 Last day for a student, at the discretion of the instructor, to officially withdraw

             from a class and receive a grade of W.

May 03 End of Class Work

May 05-10 Final examinations

May 06 (Final Exam Day for Section 7507 Class # 78710 & Section 7509 Class # 78714)

·       Write final draft of Proposing a Solution Essay (In class).