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English spring 2015
theme: food
Dr. Paula Parks
assignments
source assignment - argumentative 50 points
schedule assignments - 30 and 20 points each
reading guides and reading responses - 5 points each
presentation - 50 points
paper 1 - analytical expository - 150 points
paper 2 -argumentative - 300 points
in class essay- argumentative on articles and book - 100 points
Week one, Jan. 19, 2015
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Monday - Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, no school
Tuesday
class: intro to class, theme
reading tips
home: get supplies, especially class pack
read "The Chain Never Stops" (handout) and fill in reading guide
Thursday
class: reading guide due, discuss "The Chain Never Stops"
start schedule assignment, discuss paper topics
home: read "The Human Consequences of Animal Exploitation"
(handout), fill in guide
fill in rest of schedule (p. 79 class pack), think about topic for
presentation (p. 10-11 class pack)
Week two, Jan. 26, 2015
Tuesday
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class: reading guide due, discuss "The Human Consequences of
Animal Exploitation" and scholarly sources and credible sources; discuss
scholarly v. credible assignment
discuss intro to research (chapter 1), scholarly sources (chapter 8), and
keeping track of sources (chapter 9) in Writing Research Papers
home: choose a topic for paper 1; brainstorm/create a rough outline
for scholarly v. credible assignment
Thursday
class: reading a journal article
discuss writing process, thesis, essay structure, and annotation
(chapter 8)
discuss assignment and activity
home: type outline and first draft of scholarly v. credible assignment
** Jan. 30 last day for refunds and Feb. 1 last day to drop without a "w"
***
Week three, Feb. 2, 2015
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Tuesday
class: first draft due for peer edit (handout)
discuss finding (chapter 4 & 5) and documenting article sources
(chapter 14) in WRP; find an article source
home: revise/type second and third drafts;
read slowfoodusa.org, fill in reading guide; find two article sources for
paper 1
Thursday
class: reading guide due; scholarly v. credible assignment due
discuss slowfoodusa.org
discuss finding (chapter 4,5,&6) and documenting internet sources
(.edu, .org, .gov) (chapter 14) in WRP; search engines
discuss annotated bib (chapter 8); sentence outlines p. 154
home: find rest of sources; type an annotated bib with 4 sources and
thesis statement; type a sentence outline for paper 1; finish schedule
assignment (p. 79)
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Week four, Feb. 9, 2015
Tuesday
class: peer edit annotated bib/thesis with 4 sources (p. 15-16 class
pack) and peer edit sentence outline (p. 19-20); schedule assignment due
discuss in text citations (chapter 7) WRP; using sources
home: read "Can GMOs Help Feed a Hot and Hungry World?"
(handout), fill in reading guide; revise annotated bib with thesis
start writing paper 1
Thursday
class: annotated bib w/ thesis due; reading guide due; library
workshop 1 due
discuss plagiarism (chapter 7) and summary and paraphrase; in text
citations
review essay format and title page, outline, draft, works cited, etc.
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home: finish writing/typing paper 1. Bring copies of all sources to
class with draft
Week five, Feb. 16, 2015
Monday - Presidents' Day
Tuesday
class: first draft and all sources due for peer edit (p. 21-24 class pack)
discuss MLA in text citations (chapter 11) and revision (chapter 13)
WRP
home: revise/type second draft of paper 1
prepare conference sheet (page 25 in the class pack) and letter to the
professor (topic: introducing yourself to me)
Thursday
class: conferences on second draft of paper 1 in Writing Center. Take
draft, all sources, conference sheet, and letter to the professor. Library
workshop 2 due
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home:
Week six, Feb. 23, 2015
Tuesday
class: conferences on second draft of paper 1 in Writing Center. Take
draft, all sources, conference sheet, and letter to the professor.
home: revise/type final draft with sources. (See page 27 in the class
pack for turn in information.) Read chapter 2 from Food Waste (handout), fill
in reading guide.
Thursday
class: Paper 1 including copies of ALL sources due in an
envelope, Library workshop 3 due; reading guide due
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discuss chapter 2 from Food Waste and finding (chapter 4 &5) and
documenting book sources (chapter 14)
discuss argumentative thesis (chapter 10) WRP
home: type argumentative thesis; find more sources for paper 2
Week seven, March 2, 2015
Tuesday
class: argumentative thesis due for peer edit (p. 35-36); discuss using
sources (chapter 11) and developing an argument with reasons; topic outline
p. 153 WRP
mini-conferences to return papers (hopefully most are graded); look for
more sources, work on outline or annotated bib.
home: read WAIE, chapter 14, type RR (see p. 100 for format)
type thesis and topic outline and annotated bib of 6 sources; fill in Get
it? p. 29
Thursday
class: RR due; discuss WAIE, chapter 14
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thesis and topic outline (p. 37-38) and annotated bib (p. 39-40) due for
peer edit
discuss responding to the other side; practice summary, paraphrase,
and documentation
home: create a sentence outline for paper 2
read WAIE chapter 15, type RR
Week eight, March 9, 2015
Tuesday
class: discuss WAIE 15; RR due
formal sentence outline due for peer edit (p. 41-42)
discuss argumentative techniques/development (chapter 10)
home: type intro and at least first body paragraph. Also have title
page, outline, and works cited (p. 43 grade sheet)
Thursday
class: title page, formal outline, 2 paragraphs, and works cited due
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discuss plagiarism and using sources
home: keep working on paper 2
read WAIE chapter 16, type RR
Week nine, March 16, 2015
Tuesday
class: RR due; discuss WAIE 16
return and discuss paper 2 draft of pages 1-2
home: finish paper 2 to at least three pages; read WAIE chapter 8,
type RR
Thursday
class: RR due; discuss WAIE 8
title page, outline, 3 pages due for peer edit (p. 45-49)
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documentation practice; discuss development (chapter 12)
home: read WAIE chapter 9; type RR
revise and work on paper 2; type schedule assignment part 2 (p. 85 in
class pack)
Week ten, March 23, 2015
Tuesday
class: schedule assignment part 2 due; RR due, discuss WAIE 9
practice works cited and documentation
home: finish first draft of paper 2
read WAIE chapter 10, type RR
Thursday
class: first draft -title page, outline, full draft, works cited and ALL
sources due for peer edit (p. 51-52 in class pack)
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RR due; discuss WAIE 10
home: type/revise second draft paper 2
read WAIE chapter 17, type RR
* March 27 last day to withdraw* Easter
Break
Week eleven, April 6, 2015
Tuesday
class: complete second draft due in envelope with all sources (p. 53-
54)
RR due; discuss WAIE 17
home: read chapter 18-19 WAIE, one RR
Thursday
class: RR due; discuss WAIE 18-19
sign up for conferences
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home: prepare letter to the professor (topic: how is your semester
going?)
Week twelve, April 13, 2015
Tuesday
class: Conferences --- bring letter to the professor
home:
Thursday
class: conferences --- bring letter to the professor
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home: read WAIE chapter 20, type RR
Week thirteen, April 20, 2015
Tuesday
class: Paper 2 due - NO LATE PAPERS ACCEPTED! (p. 55-56 for
check list and grade sheet)
RR due; discuss WAIE 20
discuss in class essay (p. 91-92)
home: create outline for in class essay
Thursday
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class: no class; equity conference on campus
home:
Week fourteen, April 27, 2015
Tuesday
class: mini conferences to return paper 2 (hopefully most are graded)
peer edit outline for in class essay (p. 93-94)
home:
Thursday
class: no class; conference out of town
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home: revise outline
Week fifteen, May 4, 2015
Tuesday
class: in class essay on article and Where Am I Eating? (p. 95 grade
sheet)
home: prepare presentations and final letter
Thursday
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class: start presentations (p. 57-58)
home:
Week sixteen, May 11, 2015 Finals week
Tuesday - no class
Thursday- 12 noon
finish final presentations (p. 57-58)
class picture
food
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