English 28 Course Schedule **Please note: Depending on the progress of the class, some of the assignments may change as the semester unfolds. Please be aware that it will be your responsibility to keep track of any changes to the syllabus. Class Topics Homework Week 1: Tues. 8/29 Work on Diagnostic Introduction to essay (due on Th Course and Syllabus 9/7) Diagnostic: Student Writing History Thurs. 8/31 Work on Diagnostic Introduce concepts essay (due on Th of literacy and 9/7) metacognition Reading Strategies: Read Aloud and Talking-to-the Text Pair work: Student Reading History Introduce Rhetorical Situations (Norton 3-24) Week 2: Tues. 9/5 Work on Diagnostic Share results of Essay (due on Th Reading History pair 9/7) work Read online Alexie Introduce Essay 1 and and prewriting “Superman assignment(s) Me,” hooks “Critical [Norton: Thinking,” & “Writing a Dweck “The Perils Literacy Narrative” and Promises of (N 27-51)] Praise” Read in Norton Literacy “Writing a (27-51) Narrative” Thurs. 9/7 Finish brainstorming Prewriting for five areas for Literacy Narratives *Diagnostic is DUE Literacy narrative / (five areas) Create clusters using Discuss Dweck at least two of the Introduce Evidence / areas Interpretation Notetaker (E/I) Week 3: Tues. 9/12 Read online: Baca Discuss hooks and Alexie “Coming into and Transition from Language” to prewriting to Baldwin “A Talk
English 28 Course Schedule **Please note: Depending on the progress of the class, some of the assignments may change as the semester unfolds. Please be aware that it will be your responsibility to keep track of any changes to the syllabus. Class Topics Homework Week 1: Tues. 8/29 Introduction to Course and Syllabus Diagnostic: Student Writing History Work on Diagnostic essay (due on Th 9/7) Thurs. 8/31 Introduce concepts of literacy and metacognition Reading Strategies: Read Aloud and Talking-to-the Text Pair work: Student Reading History Introduce Rhetorical Situations (Norton 3-24) Work on Diagnostic essay (due on Th 9/7) Week 2: Tues. 9/5 Share results of Reading History pair work Introduce Essay 1 and prewriting assignment(s) [Norton: “Writing a Literacy Narrative” (N 27-51)] Work on Diagnostic Essay (due on Th 9/7) Read online Alexie “Superman and Me,” hooks “Critical Thinking,” & Dweck “The Perils and Promises of Praise” Read in Norton “Writing a Literacy Narrative” (27-51) Thurs. 9/7 *Diagnostic is DUE Prewriting for Literacy Narratives (five areas) Discuss Dweck Introduce Evidence / Interpretation Notetaker (E/I) Finish brainstorming five areas for Literacy narrative / Create clusters using at least two of the areas Week 3: Tues. 9/12 Discuss hooks and Alexie Transition from prewriting to Read online: Baca “Coming into Language” and Baldwin “A Talk to
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