Theme: Relationships and Responsibilities

English 53 assignments Dr. Parks 1

English 53 fall 2014

theme: Relationships and Responsibilities

Dr. Parks major and minor assignments: schedule assignment part 1 - 50 points

Monique and the Mango Rains (MMR) in class writing - 75 points

MMR and the planet OCE 1 - 100 points schedule part 2 - 40 points

Replenishing the Earth (RE) in class writing - 100 points

RE/Taking Root OCE 2 - 100 points

Desert Flower OCE 3 - 100 points

Relationships and Responsibilities OCE 4 - 250 points miscellaneous quizzes and reading responses

Week one, August 25, 2014

Monday English 53 assignments Dr. Parks 2 Class: intro to class and theme, syllabus, reading strategies

Home: read Monique and the Mango Rains (MMR) intro and chapter 1, fill out page 21-22 in the class pack (reading response)

Wednesday

Class: turn in RR on intro and chapter 1, discuss MMR start schedule assignment (see p. 7-11), goals and campus resources

Home: read chapters 2-5 in MMR, complete RR (see page 19 in class pack for instructions)

Week two, September 1, 2014

Monday English 53 assignments Dr. Parks 3 Class: Labor Day, no school

Wednesday

Class: RR due on chapters 2-5, discuss chapters 2-5

Home: read chapters 6 - 9 in MMR, complete RR continue to fill out study guide for OCE 1 (see p. 23-27 in class pack)

Sept. 5 - last day for refunds

Week three, September 8, 2014

Monday English 53 assignments Dr. Parks 4 Class: RR due on chapters 6 - 9, discuss MMR discuss writing process

Home: read chapters 10 - postscript, complete RR complete schedule assignment

Wednesday

Class: schedule assignment due

RR due on chapters 10 - postscript, discuss MMR discuss works cited and essay structure (see pages 111-112 in class pack)

Home: read two articles on indigenous people, fill out pages 37-38 in class pack

(RR) fill in note taking guide page 29-31 in class pack

Week four, September 15, 2014

Monday English 53 assignments Dr. Parks 5 Class: RR due on articles, discuss articles and how they connect to MMR, discuss

OCE 1 on the planet, see page 39 in class pack discuss in class writing, page 33 in class pack

Home: type outline for OCE 1, see page 110-111 in class pack for format prepare for in class writing, see page 33 in class pack

Wednesday

Class: review outline for OCE 1

in class writing

Home: read Replenishing the Earth (RE) intro and chapter 1, fill in page 57-58 in class pack (RR) type first draft for OCE 1, see page 112 in class pack for format

Week five, September 22, 2014

Monday English 53 assignments Dr. Parks 6 Class: RR due on RE, discuss chapters in RE peer edit first draft of OCE 1, see page 43-44 in class pack

Home: type/revise second draft OCE 1, prepare conference sheet page 45, type letter to the professor, at least one page introducing yourself to me

Wednesday

Class: conferences in the writing center(bring second draft, conference sheet, and letter) mandatory SI

Week six, September 29, 2014

Monday English 53 assignments Dr. Parks 7 Class: conferences and mandatory SI

Home: revise/type third draft OCE 1 read chapters 2-3 RE, complete RR, see page 54 for instructions

Wednesday

Class: OCE due on MMR OCE 1,

RR due on chapters 2-3 on RE, discuss RE

Home: read chapters 4-5 (value 1) in RE, reading response due on value 1 (see page 59 in class pack; instructions on page 55)

Week seven, October 6, 2014 English 53 assignments Dr. Parks 8 Monday

Class: RR due on value 1, discuss RE

Home: read chapter 6 (value 2) of RE, type reading response (instructions are on page 55 in class pack)

Wednesday

Class: RR on value 2 is due, discuss value 2/chapter 6

Home: read articles, complete RR in class pack page 61 complete study guide on pages 63-66 in class pack

Week eight, October 13, 2014 English 53 assignments Dr. Parks 9 Monday

Class: discuss articles and in class writing (see page 67 in class pack)

Home: type works cited for in class writing, prepare for in class writing or create brochure/newsletter

Wednesday

Class: in class writing assignment or drop off newsletter/brochure

Home: read chapters 7-8 (value 3), type reading response (page 55 in class pack are instructions); finish schedule assignment part 2 (page 83 in class pack)

Week nine, October 20, 2014 English 53 assignments Dr. Parks 10 Monday

Class: schedule assignment part 2 due

RR due for RE, discuss chapters 7-8 (value 3) sign up for mini-conferences

Wednesday

Class: mini conferences to return in class writing

mandatory SI

Home: read chapters 9-11 (value 4) in RE, type reading response English 53 assignments Dr. Parks 11 Week ten, October 27, 2014

Monday

Class: RR due, discuss value 4

Wednesday

Class: watch Taking Root and discuss OCE 2, see page 75 in class pack

Home: type outline and first draft of OCE 2

Friday is the last day to withdraw with a W. English 53 assignments Dr. Parks 12 Week eleven, November 3, 2014

Monday

Class: outline and first draft OCE 2 due for peer edit (pages 77-78) preview OCE 3 on Desert Flower, see page 87 in class pack

Home: type/revise second and third drafts of OCE 2

Wednesday

Class: OCE 2 on RE/TR due watch Desert Flower

Home: read articles on celebrity activism/responsibility, fill in page 89 in class pack English 53 assignments Dr. Parks 13 Week twelve, November 10, 2014

Monday

Class: discuss Desert Flower and articles

Home: type outline and first draft of OCE 3

Wednesday

Class: peer edit first draft of OCE 3 (page 91-92) discuss final paper OCE 4, see page 93 in class pack

Home: type/revise second and third drafts of OCE 3 type outline for OCE 4 English 53 assignments Dr. Parks 14 Week thirteen, November 17, 2014

Monday

Class: OCE 3 on Desert Flower/celebrity responsibility due peer edit outline for final paper OCE 4 (page 95-96)

Home: type first draft of OCE 4

Wednesday

Class: No class, mandatory SI

Home: English 53 assignments Dr. Parks 15 Week fourteen, November 24, 2014

Monday

Class: first draft OCE 4 due for peer edit (pages 97-98) discuss final exam, see page 105 in class pack

Home: type/revise second draft

Wednesday

Class: second draft due for peer edit (page 99-100) test

Home: type/revise next draft for conferences, prepare conference sheet p. 101, type letter to the professor evaluating your semester and what's next? English 53 assignments Dr. Parks 16 Week fifteen, December 1, 2014

Monday

Class: conferences mandatory SI and prepare final presentation

Wednesday

Class: conferences and mandatory SI and prepare final presentation

Home: type/revise final paper English 53 assignments Dr. Parks 17

Week sixteen, finals week, December 8, 2014

1:00 class Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 12 to 1:50

3:15 class Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 2-3:50

Class: final paper due final presentation class picture