Please send your feedback to Valencia through the SFI when it opens. We want to learn more about your experiences while we continually improve our courses. Course Calendar (Tentative): Reading Should Be Done for the Day of Discussion Week 1 Mar. 5 Start of H2 Week 2 Mar. 10 Spring Break (no class!!) & 12 Mar. 16 Introductions / Syllabus review/ Writing samples/ MLA Format Qualities of Good Writing/The Writing Process !! Drop-refund deadline 11:59 pm Mar. 18 Sentence Structure/ Narration Week 3 Discussion of an and Who Saw “Shooting Elephant” (133) “Thirty-Eight in class Murder” (127) Narrative Reflections Due, in class, for peer review on the 23rd. Mar. 23 Narration/ Using a Rubric to Evaluate/Description/RENNS and in class “Only Daughter” (111) “Girl” (258) discussed Week 4 HW: Work on Narrative-Descriptive Essay Mar. 25 Peer Review/Instructor Conferences: Essay #1 Due at 11:55 p.m. Mar. 30 Discussion of Using Compare and Contrast (371-372) to Belong in “Two Ways America” (404) and “Sadie Maud” (430) Week 5 Apr. 1 Discussion of are “Why Chinese Mothers Superior” (410) and “Sex, Lies, Conversation” (423) Apr. 6 Discussion of “Mother Tongue” (466) Week 6 Apr. 8 Peer Review Mixed Strategies Essay/Bring Draft Apr. 10 !! Withdrawal deadline 11:59 pm Apr. 13 Mixed Strategies Essay Due 11:55 p.m. Argument discussion and exercises/ In-class Debate of “Citizenship” Week 7 readings (593) Apr. 15 Discussion of Persuasion and from a “Letter Birmingham Jail” (566) Apr. 20 Discussion of Satire and “A Modest Proposal” (692): Week 8 Apr. 22 In-class Works Cited Workshop/Bring Sources and Draft to Class/Discussion of Plagiarism Apr. 27 Final Paper Conferences with Professor Smith Week 9 Apr. 29 Final Exam: Paper 3 Due by April 29th 11:55 p.m. Disclaimer: More specific guidelines for assignments will be given during classroom instruction and on Blackboard The course outline and syllabus are subject to change
Please send your feedback to Valencia through the SFI when it opens. We want to learn more about your experiences while we continually improve our courses. Course Calendar (Tentative): Reading Should Be Done for the Day of Discussion Week 1 Mar. 5 Start of H2 Week 2 Mar. 10 & 12 Spring Break (no class!!) Week 3 Mar. 16 Introductions / Syllabus review/ Writing samples/ MLA Format Qualities of Good Writing/The Writing Process Mar. 18 !! Drop-refund deadline 11:59 pm Sentence Structure/ Narration Discussion of “Shooting an Elephant” (133) and “Thirty-Eight Who Saw Murder” (127) in class Narrative Reflections Due, in class, for peer review on the 23rd. Week 4 Mar. 23 Narration/ Using a Rubric to Evaluate/Description/RENNS “Only Daughter” (111) and “Girl” (258) discussed in class HW: Work on Narrative-Descriptive Essay Mar. 25 Peer Review/Instructor Conferences: Essay #1 Due at 11:55 p.m. Week 5 Mar. 30 Discussion of Using Compare and Contrast (371-372) “Two Ways to Belong in America” (404) “Sadie and Maud” (430) Apr. 1 Discussion of “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” (410) “Sex, Lies, and Conversation” (423) Week 6 Apr. 6 Discussion of “Mother Tongue” (466) Apr. 8 Peer Review Mixed Strategies Essay/Bring Draft Apr. 10 !! Withdrawal deadline 11:59 pm Week 7 Apr. 13 Mixed Strategies Essay Due 11:55 p.m. Argument discussion and exercises/ In-class Debate of “Citizenship” readings (593) Apr. 15 Discussion of Persuasion and “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” (566) Week 8 Apr. 20 Discussion of Satire and “A Modest Proposal” (692): Apr. 22 In-class Works Cited Workshop/Bring Sources and Draft to Class/Discussion of Plagiarism Week 9 Apr. 27 Final Paper Conferences with Professor Smith Apr. 29 Final Exam: Paper 3 Due by April 29th 11:55 p.m. Disclaimer: More specific guidelines for assignments will be given during classroom instruction and on Blackboard The course outline and syllabus are subject to change
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