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Wed, Sept. 6th: |
Introductions and review of syllabus and course requirements.
- Types of writing (go over different types of writing: business, scholarly, blogs, creative, etc.)
- In class writing exercise (take a piece of writing and have each person translate it into a different type of writing – taking the content and rewriting it a different way, but keeping the “meaning”)
Response Assignment #1 (click on assignment for details) - due next week. |
Mon, Sept. 11th: |
Response Assignment #1 Due
Reading Due:
- VanGogh's letter to his brother Theo on 30, April 1885 & accompanying art, "The Potato Eaters" (handout).
- Frida Kalo's diary entries w/ accompanying art (handout).
- "Writer's Block," Amy Sobotta, South Loop Review, Vol. 8, 2005 (handout).
Comparison/Contrast exercise in class (Put up art on screen of Potato Eaters and Frida Kalo’s work & have them do a compare/contrast writing exercise, following “guided questions” that also ask about their diary entries – to both make sure they’ve read, but also help them prepare for the comparison/contrast paper without just answering questions)
Response Assignment #2: Compare and/or contrast either "Do I Look Like Public Enemy Number One?" or "My New Nose" with "Self Portrait" (click on assignment for details) - due next week. |
Wed, Sep. 13th: |
Response Assignment #2 Due
Reading Due:
- "Self Portrait," Amy Sobotta, South Loop Review, Vol. 8, 2005 (handout).
- "Do I Look Like Public Enemy Number One?" by Lorraine Ali and "My New Nose" by Dan Barden, Mirror on America: Short Essays and Images from Popular Culture (handouts).
Essay #1 Assignment: Writing to Express Dimensions of the Self - due next week.
(Discussion and Brainstorming) |
Mon, Sept. 18th: |
Essay #1, First Draft Due / Bring 4 copies!!!
Writing Center Visit
Response Assignment #3 - due next week. |
Wed, Sept. 20th: |
Response Assignment #3 Due
Reading Due:
Go over Personalized Editing Checklist and Guidelines for Peer Editing. |
Mon, Sept. 25th: |
(you will also get teacher's comments on draft)
In-Class Peer Review Workshop
Response Assignment #4 - due next week. |
Wed, Sept. 27th: |
Response Assignment #4 Due
Reading Due:
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Mon, Oct. 2nd: |
Essay #1 FINAL PAPER DUE!
In-Class Writing Workshop
Response Assignment #5 - due next week. |
Wed, Oct. 4th: |
Response Assignment #5 Due
Reading Due:
Essay #2 Assignment: Writing to Explain and Support an Opinion or Belief - due next week. |
Mon, Oct. 9th: |
Essay #2 First Draft Due / Bring 4 copies!!!
In-Class writing workshop
Response Assignment #6 - due next week. |
Wed, Oct. 11th: |
Response Assignment #6 Due
Reading Due:
- "Self Portrait," by Kristina Wolter, South Loop Review, Vol. 8, 2005.
- "Dear frat guy buying a pregnancy test while sweating profusely in Ralphs at 9:30 pm" (blog entry on July 24, 2005)
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Mon. Oct. 16th: |
(you will also get teacher's comments on draft)
In-Class Writing Workshop
Response Assignment #7 - due next week. |
Wed, Oct. 18th: |
Response Assignment #7 Due
Reading Due: |
Mon, Oct. 23rd: |
Essay #2 FINAL PAPER DUE!
In-Class Writing Workshop
Response Assignment #8 - due next week. |
Wed, Oct. 25th: |
Response Assignment #8 Due
Reading Due:
Essay #3 Assignment: Writing to Understand and Respond to a Text - due next week. |
Mon, Oct. 30th: |
Essay #3, First Draft Due / Bring 4 copies!!!
In-Class writing workshop
Response Assignment #9 - due next week. |
Wed, Nov. 1st: |
Response Assignment #9 Due
Reading Due:
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Mon, Nov. 6th: |
(you will also get teacher's comments on draft)
In-Class Writing Workshop
Response Assignment #10 - due next week. |
Wed, Nov. 8th: |
Response Assignment #10 Due
Reading Due: |
Mon, Nov. 13th: |
Essay #3 FINAL PAPER DUE!
In-Class Writing Workshop
Response Assignment #11 - due next week. |
Wed, Nov. 15th: |
Response Assignment #11 Due
Reading Due:
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Mon, Nov. 20th: |
Essay #4, First Draft Due / Bring 4 copies!!!
In-Class writing workshop |
Wed, Nov. 22nd: |
NO CLASS: THANKSGIVING BREAK |
Mon, Nov. 27th: |
Reading Due:
Response Assignment #12 - due next week. |
Wed, Nov. 29th: |
Response Assignment #12 Due
Reading Due:
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Mon, Dec. 4th: |
(you will also get teacher's comments on draft)
In-Class Writing Workshop |
Wed, Dec. 6th: |
In-Class Writing Workshop and Discussion about Final Paper |
Mon, Dec. 11th: |
Essay #4 FINAL PAPER DUE!
In-Class Portfolio Workshop |
Wed, Dec. 13th: |
Final Writing Portfolios Due
(all drafts and previous writing assignments are due in a binder) | |
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