Steven Pinker, Defense of Grammar Quiz #2 (Compound “In Dangerous Ideas” Sentences) Maya Angelou, the Due: Essay #2 Thesis/Outline Dentist, and Me Kate Chopin, The Story of an Hour Week 7 9/30 10/2 Salman Rushdie, Taj Peer Workshop: Bring 3 typed “The Majal” copies of essay draft Ackerman, Leaves “Why Turn Color” Week 8 10/7 10/9 Due: Essay #2 Mark Twain, Ways of “Two Seeing a River” Myriam Marquez, and When “Why We Speak Spanish in Public” Week 9 10/14 10/16 ES&L: Introduction - the 7th ES&L: The tractable apostrophe Week 10 10/21 10/23 Due: Essay 3 Mary Sherry, Praise of the F “In Word” Week 11 10/28 10/30 Conferences Discuss Assessment Essay Week 12 11/4 11/6 ES&L: That'll do, comma ES&L: Airs and graces Week 13 11/11 11/13 Veterans Day No Class Write Assessment Essay in Class – (Essay #4) Week 14 11/18 11/20 ES&L: Cutting a dash Due: Revision Project Week 15 11/25 11/27 ES&L: A little used ES&L: Merely conventional signs punctuation mark Week 16 12/2 12/4 Week 17 12/9 12/11 Peer Workshop: Bring 3 Due: #5 typed copies of Essay #5 draft
Steven Pinker, “In Defense of Dangerous Ideas” Maya Angelou, the Dentist, and Me Kate Chopin, The Story of an Hour Grammar Quiz #2 (Compound Sentences) Due: Essay #2 Thesis/Outline Week 7 9/30 Salman Rushdie, “The Taj Majal” Ackerman, “Why Leaves Turn Color” 10/2 Peer Workshop: Bring 3 typed copies of essay draft Week 8 10/7 Due: Essay #2 10/9 Mark Twain, “Two Ways of Seeing a River” Myriam Marquez, “Why and When We Speak Spanish in Public” Week 9 10/14 ES&L: Introduction - the 7th 10/16 ES&L: The tractable apostrophe Week 10 10/21 Due: Essay 3 10/23 Mary Sherry, “In Praise of the F Word” Week 11 10/28 Conferences 10/30 Discuss Assessment Essay Week 12 11/4 ES&L: That'll do, comma 11/6 ES&L: Airs and graces Week 13 11/11 Veterans Day – No Class 11/13 Write Assessment Essay in Class (Essay #4) Week 14 11/18 ES&L: Cutting a dash 11/20 Due: Revision Project Week 15 11/25 ES&L: A little used punctuation mark 11/27 ES&L: Merely conventional signs Week 16 12/2 12/4 Week 17 12/9 Peer Workshop: Bring 3 typed copies of Essay #5 draft 12/11 Due: #5
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