Writing 1 Fall Schedule

(Subject to changes at the instructor's discretion)

Tuesday 4/4: Welcome, Introductions, In-Class Writing Activity

Homework: Read Introduction in RWAC (pages 1-10), Complete Textbook Reviews for All Three Texts, Bring All Texts to Class on Tuesday

Thursday 4/6 Discourse Communities, Academic Writing, and Essay Structure

Homework: Read Chapter 1 in RWAC

Tuesday 4/11: Critical Reading and Annotating, The Writing Process

Homework: Read Chapter 2 in RWAC

Thursday 4/13: Summarizing, Paraphrasing and Quoting, Audience

Homework: Read Chapter 10 in RWAC, Bring Starting Lines to Class

Tuesday 4/18: Conventions of the Literacy Narrative, Paper #1 Assigned

Homework: Read Chapter 4 in RWAC

Thursday 4/20: Style and Editing

Homework: Write Peer Review Draft of Paper #1

Tuesday 4/25: Peer Review of Paper #1

Homework: Revise Paper #1, Skim Chapter 5 in RWAC

Thursday 4/27: Paper #1 is Due.

Homework: Composing Process Assignment (Part 1)

Tuesday 5/2: Group Work, Review Chapter 5

Homework: Response to Composing Process (Part 2)

Thursday 5/4: Paper #2 Assigned

Homework: Read Chapter 3 in RWAC, Bring Starting Lines to Class

Tuesday 5/9: Writing the Response Essay

Homework: Brainstorm and Compose Potential Thesis

Thursday 5/11: Class Discussion and Group Work

Homework: Write Peer Review Draft

Tuesday 5/16: Peer Review for Paper #2

Homework: Revise Paper #2

Thursday 5/18: Paper #2 is Due.

Homework: Reading for Practice Exam, Read Chapter 6

Tuesday 5/23: Practice Timed Exam, Using Sources to Make an Argument

Homework: Read Chapter 7, Bring Starting Lines to Class

Thursday 5/25: Paper #3 Assigned, Writing the Persuasive Essay

Homework: Readings TBA

Tuesday 5/30:  Group work and class discussion

Homework: Compose Potential Thesis, Readings TBA

Thursday 6/1: Class discussion

Homework: Write Peer Review Draft

Tuesday 6/6: Peer Review

            Homework:  Revise Paper #3

Thursday 6/8: Paper #3 is Due. Reading(s) Assigned for Final Exam

Homework: Prepare for Final Exam

Saturday June 10:  Common Final 8-10am Location TBA