HB = Simon and Schuster S Handbook for Writers SS = Sticks and Stones

Eng. 101 Knox Daily Schedule (3-day)

The following is a rough outline of the work we will do in-class as well as the homework you will complete outside of class. Be aware that, this schedule is subject to change according to student needs, so pay close attention to changes announced in class!

Students are responsible for the assignments, the class work, and homework listed.

HB = Simon and Schuster’s Handbook for Writers SS = Sticks and Stones Handouts available online or from Handout Packet purchased in Book Store

Day/ In-Class Activities Assignments Date Orientation READ: The Values Americans Live By” 1 Writing Criteria: Eval. Form ECC Statement on Plagiarism Mon Purposes and Audiences Write 1 comment and respond to 2 others 8/23 Grammar Quiz on ibook discussion topic #1 What is an American? Read and begin to DRAFT: Essay #1 DO: Syllabus Questionnaire Nouns-Preps: HB: 7a-7h pages 168-175 Exercise 7-1, 7-2, 7-3 Chapter 48, pages 825-26 memorize 75 prepositions Preposition Quiz READ: HB p. 25-52 Planning and Shaping 2 Presentation & Discussion: FILL OUT: MLA Format Questionnaire Wed nouns, pronouns, prepositions 8/25 READ: Sentence Structure: 178-87 Clauses: 7p pages 187-91 Exercise 7-10

3 Coordination and Subordination: HB Fri Set up FOLDER Ch. 17 pgs. 318-28 8/27 Finish Presentation & Exercise: 17-1, 17-2, #1-3, 17-3 #1-3 Discussion: nouns, pronouns, Conjunctions: HB: 7i pages 175-77 prepositions Exercise 7-4; memorize subordinating conjunctions Eng. 101 Knox Daily Schedule (3-day) Day/ In-Class Activities Assignments Date Assignment #1 DUE READ: Assign. #2 Scholarship Essay 4 DO: HB Ex, 7-10 Mon Subordinating Conj. Quiz Memorize: Coordinating 8/30 Finding subjects Conjunctions Conjunctions, clauses, and Memorize: relative pronouns (list HB sentence types 170) Sent. Study Guide (use HB ch. 7)

Relative Pronoun and Respond to Discussion #2 on ibook 5 Coordinating Conjunction SS READ: “Only She” Wed. Quiz HB 395-418 Comma usage 9/1 Ex: 24-2, 24-6, 24-10 Review Scholarship Essay Assignment

6 Computer Assisted Editing Pre-writing for Assignment #2 Study for Fri Punctuating Correctly Grammar/Punctuation Quiz 9/3 Review Comma Usage Grammar/Punctuation Review Labor Day Weekend No Class Mon 9/6 Grammar Review Quiz: Pre-writing for Assignment #2 7  Sub. Conj. Wed.  Rel. Clauses READ: HB 4c-4i (83-106) 9/8  Prepositions Exercises: 4-2, 4-6,  Coordinating conjunctions  Finding subjects Post comment to ibook Discussion #3 and  Punctuating all of the above respond to two other comments.

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8 Assignment #1 Returned Find scholarship for which you are eligible Fri Review correction markings and Make corrections to Essay #1 9/10 find errors Essay #2: Scholarship App. Eng. 101 Knox Daily Schedule (3-day) Day/ In-Class Activities Assignments Date

9 Discuss Readings from SS Begin drafting Essay #2 Mon Narration, Description, Example Make corrections to Essay #1 9/13

10 Wed Identifying Skills: Draft Essay # 2 9/15 Presentation by Karen Lamb, READ: SS “The Art of Wasting time” Career Services

Begin Generalizations READ: HB 4c-4i (83-106) 11 Exercises: 4-2, 4-6, Fri Draft Essay # 2 9/17

12 Topic sentence parts Continue Drafting Essay #2 Mon Generalization Practice READ: Transitions handout 9/20 Generalizations vs. examples Continue Drafting Essay #2: Body Section 1 DUE next class

13 Conferences w/ Body section #1 Revise Essay #1 as needed Wed of Essay Body Section 2 DUE next class 9/22 Or on-line conferencing as assigned READ: About Trackstar Lessons

TRANSITIONS EXERCISE Eng. 101 Knox Daily Schedule (3-day) Day/ In-Class Activities Assignments Date 14 Fri Conferences w/ body section #2 Body Section 3 due next class 9/24 Or on-line conferencing as READ: About Trackstar Lessons assigned Groups: HB Ex 4-4 page 94 Review Transitions

15 Conference w/ body section 3 or Revise Body Sections as needed Mon on-line conferences 9/27 READ: Thesis Statements THESIS STMTS: TRACKSTAR DO: Exercise 2-6

16 Writing Thesis Statements READ HB 4b 80-83 Introductions Wed Writing Introductions Revise Body sections as needed 9/29 Sample Intros

17 Introduction Practice Write Intro for Essay #2 Fri Writing Conclusions READ HB 108-110 Writing Conclusions 10/1

18 Writing Conclusions Write Conclusion for Essay #2 Mon “The Haunted House Crew” 10/4

19 Conferencing w/ intro and Revise Intro and Conclusion as needed Wed conclusion or on-line conference HB 53-79 Revising & Editing 10/6 as assigned Edit and complete Essay #2 Organization Worksheet Complete Self Assessment #2 Conferencing w/ intro and Revise Intro and Conclusion as needed 20 conclusion or on-line conference HB 53-79 Revising & Editing Fri as assigned Edit and complete Essay #2 10/8 Organization Worksheet Complete Self Assessment #2 21 Essay #2 DUE first 5 minutes READ “The Road to Acme Looniversity” Mon Essay #3 Introduced and “Existentialism” in SS 10/11 Definition: exp. & stip Prewriting Essay #3 Classification DO: TRACKSTAR lesson: Learning Styles Eng. 101 Knox Daily Schedule (3-day) Day/ In-Class Activities Assignments Date Process Classification Exercises Post 1 comment and respond to 2 others Learning styles assessment on ibook discussion #4

Division, process, and definition Draft Essay Section II: Definition 22 in “Existentialism” and Wed “Looniversity” 10/13 Ref: Cannibalism

23 Discuss: teachers and use of Draft Essay Section II: Definition Fri learning styles 10/15

24 Conference with Section II of Draft Essay Section III: Classification Mon Essay #3 or on-line conference 10/18 as assigned

TRACKSTAR: Conciseness

25 Conferencing with Section III of Draft: Essay Section IV Wed Essay #3 or on-line conference On-line conferencing 10/20 as assigned

Definition Essay Exercise 26 Conferencing with Section IV of Fri Essay #3 or on-line conference Revise Essay as needed 10/22 as assigned

Definition Essay Exercise Draft Introduction and Conclusion 27 Class Visit: Careers and Degree READ “Music Therapy” in SS Mon Programs: Career Center 10/25 Revise and edit Essay #3 28 Conference w/ introduction and Essay # 3 Organization Worksheet Wed conclusion for Essay #3 Revise according to peer response 10/27 Proofread and finalize essay Peer Response for Essay #3 Complete Self-assessment #3 READ Essay #4 Assignment 29 Conference w/ introduction and Revise and edit Essay #3 Fri conclusion for Essay #3 Essay # 3 Organization Worksheet Eng. 101 Knox Daily Schedule (3-day) Day/ In-Class Activities Assignments Date 10/29 Revise according to peer response Peer Response for Essay #3 Proofread and finalize essay Complete Self-assessment #3 READ Essay #4 Assignment READ: HB Ch 33 538-561 Using Sources 30 Essay #3 DUE first 5 minutes HB 111-146 Critical Thinking Mon Discuss Essay #4 Assignment Research in Career Center: 11/1 RESEARCH Bring sources to next class: Vocational Biographies, Occupational Outlook Handbook. Begin drafting essay #4

31 In-text citation, works cited DRAFT: Body Section 1 and 2 of essay Wed pages and summaries #4 11/3 TRACKSTAR: Using Sources Correctly

In-text citation, works cited DRAFT: Body Section 1 and 2 of essay 32 pages and summaries continued #4 Fri 11/5 Conference with Body Section 1 Draft: Body Section 3 and 4 of essay #4 33 and 2 or on-line conferencing as Mon assigned 11/8 TRACKSTAR: Works Cited Complete your Works Consulted Conference with Body Section 3 34 and 4 or on-line conferencing as DRAFT: Introduction and Conclusion Wed assigned Edit and proofread 11/10 READ Essay #5 Assignment

Complete your Works Consulted 35 Edit and Proofread as needed Fri Conference with completed Complete Self-assessment # 4 11/12 essay or on-line conference as READ: “The Simpsons” “Buzzworm” SS assigned Peer Response Eng. 101 Knox Daily Schedule (3-day) Day/ In-Class Activities Assignments Date Conference with completed 36 essay or on-line conference as Edit and Proofread as needed Mon assigned Complete Self-assessment # 4 11/15 Peer Response READ: “The Simpsons” “Buzzworm” SS

Post Comment and respond to 2 others on ibook discussion #5

Essay #4 DUE first 5 minutes 37 Discuss “Simpsons” and Read essay # 5 assignment Wed “Buzzworm” Plan interviews, job description 11/17 Highlight use of methods READ: SS “The Waller Times” and “Wolves in Yellowstone”

Essay #5 Introduced Draft Job Description 38 Counter-argument strategies Write interview questions Fri 11/19

39 Counter-argument practice Draft Memo #1 Mon Begin Memo #1 Begin Interviews 11/22

Conferencing with Memo #1 or 40 on-line conferencing as assigned Finish Interviews Wed Write interview summaries 11/24 TRACKSTAR: Parallelism READ: SS “No Nuns Here”

Comparison/ Contrast Activity H Edit and Proofread Memo #1, Job 41 Description, and Interview Questions Mon Draft Memo #2 11/29 Comparison/ Contrast Activity Edit and Proofread Memo #1, Job 42 Description, and Interview Questions Wed Draft Memo #2 12/1

43 Conference with Memo #2 or Revise and complete Memo #2 Fri on-line conferencing as assigned 12/3 Eng. 101 Knox Daily Schedule (3-day) Day/ In-Class Activities Assignments Date Conference with Memo #2 or 44 on-line conferencing as assigned Revise and complete memo #2 Mon Prepare for peer response next class 12/6

Peer Response Revise and edit as needed 45 Hiring Project DUE next class Wed 12/8

Hiring Project DUE first 5 46 minutes Fri 12/10 Essay Exams presentation 47 Mon 12/13 Final Exam -- 48 Wed 12/15