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Schedule
Fall 2005 Dr. Tina L. Hanlon |
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Home page for English 101 NOTES:
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| Dates | Topics and Readings |
Writing Assignments |
| Tues. 8/30 | Introduction to course | |
| Thur. 9/1 | Begin reading LBH, Preface and chap. 1 Read syllabus. Bring questions to class |
In-class Writing Sample |
| Tues. 9/6 | LBH: Chap. 2, especially 2b on thesis. Read the following fables, which are online at http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop (If you have trouble, read these famous Aesop's fables in any other book or web site.) "The Ant and the Chrysalis" "The Bear and the Two Travelers" "The Crow and the Pitcher" "Hercules and the Waggoner" "The Lion and the Mouse" "Mercury and the Woodman" "The Milkmaid and her Pail" "The Wind and the Sun" See Assignment for Essay 1, using fables |
Proofreading
exercise due |
| Thur. 9/8 | LBH: Chap. 3 Discussion of proofreading. Review Parts VII and VIII in LBH in relation to last week's proofreading assignment and proofreading your own work. Review of thesis statements
for essay 1 |
Thesis statement for essay 1 due (Remember that you need to spend some time planning and perhaps drafting your whole essay in order to develop a thesis. You may want to include a list of supporting points or examples with your thesis today.) |
| Tues. 9/13 | LBH: Chap. 3 on Drafting
and Revising Essays LBH: Look over Part IX,
Effective Words, especially chaps. 38 and 41 Begin review of LBH Parts IV, V, and VI if there is time |
Bring (or send earlier by e-mail) revised thesis to Dr. Hanlon, if yours isn't approved yet. |
| Thur. 9/15 | LBH: Review Parts IV, V, and VI (become more familiar with resources available on sentence structure and make note of areas you need to improve in your own writing) |
ESSAY 1 DUE (written out of class, ready to submit in final form at beginning of class period) |
| Tues, 9/20 | Newsweek, Sept. 19: read "Don't Fool with Mother" and anything else you choose LBH: Chap. 4, especially pp. 92-94 Go over usage exercise in class (distributed Wed.) |
Mechanics exercise due, LBH, p. 540 |
| Thur., 9/22 |
Continue discussion of using examples in essays and assignment for essay 2 |
Revision of writing sample due this week (required if you had a U on in-class essay) |
| Tues., 9/27 |
Review mechanics exercise completed last week Discuss editing and revising essays (especially in relation to essay 1) Continue discussion of essay 2 topic development |
Work on draft of essay 2 |
| 9/27-30 | Individual conferences on drafts of essay 2. Bring your draft to Garber 124 during Thursday class time or to Britt 205 during office hours (Tues-Thurs. after 3:45 or Wed. 11-12, 1-3, or Fri. 11-12, 1-2). OR come to the ARC Tues. or Thurs. 1-3 or Wed. 3-4:30. Remember that you may have to wait your turn for a conference and don't wait until the last minute to show me a draft of the essay. If you do not show up with a draft by 2:00 Friday, you will be counted absent and your essay will be considered late. If an unavoidable schedule conflict occurs, call or email me to arrange another time. After you show me a finished essay that earns a grade you are satisfied with (even if that means continuing with revision next week), you will be finished with this assignment. See guidelines on syllabus about conferences. | |
| Tues., 10/4 | LBH: pp. 100-101, 42-45 If you are still refining your thesis for essay 1 or 2, review chap. 2b. |
Finish revising essay 2 and come to class Tuesday |
| Tues., 10/11 | Using pronouns clearly and consistently: LBH chaps. 19-20 (and 13 if you need to review basics) Read "How A Dictionary is Made" by S. I. Hayakawa (distributed in class) |
Turn in brief notes on an example you found in any Newsweek of an explanation of a process. |
| 10/11-14 | Conferences on essays 1-3. To have a satisfactory midterm grade, you must have completed all 3 essays with satisfactory grades (or, if essay 3 is not yet graded, you have shown the professor a draft). | Draft of essay 3 due by noon Friday. |
| Tues., 10/18 | Fall break | |
| Thur., 10/20 | In class: review in-class proofreading exercises from last week. Bring Oct. 24 Newsweek to class if you already have it. Read LBH on summaries: pp. 123-24, 667-75, 684-85. |
Drafts of essay 3 |
| Fri., 10/21 |
Deadline for drafts of essay 3 in conferences, or be sure you have turned in final version if you had a satisfactory draft in previous conference. |
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| Tues., 10/25 | Continue discussion of summaries and writing
citations Be familiar with material you need from LBH on citations and quoting: chaps. 31, 46d, 47, 49b Review LBH, chaps. 17, 18 Bring drafts of essay 4 to conferences today or Wed. if you have a draft ready. |
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| 10/27-28 |
No class Thursday. Dr. Hanlon is away at a conference on Thurs. and Fri. Be sure you have finished revisions of essays 1-3. Work on proofreading skills and drafts of summary (essay #4) Drafts of essay 4 are due in conference by 11/1. |
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| Tues. 11/1 | LBH on comparison: 97-98, 336-37, 397-98, 429-31 Bring a recent Newsweek to class Work on chaps. 17 and 18 if you have had trouble with fragments or comma splices and fused sentences |
Exercises 1, 2, 4 due from LBH, chap. 15 Final deadline for draft of summary (essay #4) in conference |
| Thur., 11/3 | LBH on outlines: 37-41, 692-94, 744-45 Review LBH, chap. 14: Verbs and chap. 20: Shifts Read guidelines for essay 5. |
Bring a formal outline of a Newsweek article to
class. Essay 4 should be complete by the end of this week. |
| Mon. 11/7 | You should have finished essays 1-4 by last week. If you have not submitted all of them for a grade (as well as the homework due the past two weeks), your biweekly grade report today will be U. | |
| Tues., 11/8 | Bring outline of essay
5 to class (comparison essay). The thesis statement should
be written within the outline of the introduction. The rest of the
outline can be in complete sentences or phrases, but be sure it is
specific in indicating the main ideas and topics of each section of the
essay. Do exercises from chaps. 17 and 18 if you have had trouble with fragments or comma splices and fused sentences. |
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| Thur. 11/10 | No class meeting. Bring draft of essay 5 to conference this week, during class time or office hour time in Britt, or Composition Center. | |
| Tues., 11/15 | Bring one or two issues of Newsweek
to class and be sure you have read some articles that you might work
with in class. Review LBH, Part VII on Punctuation. Optional: do any
exercises you think you need. (Review exercise due for everyone
next week.) |
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| Thur., 11/17 | No class meeting. Finish essay 5 by bringing finished draft to conference this week, during class time or office hour time in Britt, or Composition Center. | |
| Tues., 11/22 | Discuss plans for writing essay 6 in class. Review LBH, chap. 56, "Essay Examinations" Recommended proofreading exercises (for now or after Thanksgiving): |
Punctuation exercise, p. 516 due |
| 11/23-27 | Thanksgiving break | |
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NOTE ON ASSIGNMENTS AND GOALS AFTER MIDTERM: You should be completing essays 2-5 by bringing drafts to as many conferences as you need until you have completed satisfactory essays and are satisfied with your grades. Do not drop off finished essays unless you have permission to drop off the final polished version of an essay without an additional conference. Remind me about giving you back completed work in conferences. Contact me if you have trouble finding a time for your conferences. You will be counted absent if you have not appeared for a conference by a required deadline. (Remember that waiting until close to a deadline will mean that you may have to wait in line for a conference.) You may do extra essays using any of the assignments 2-5, or another topic as approved by the professor, if you need to improve your grades. You may do any proofreading exercises or other exercises beneficial to you for extra credit. It is up to you to practice basic skills until you have demonstrated mastery of the required skills for English 101, and I will help you individually. Essay 6 will be written in class after Thanksgiving. |
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| Tues, Nov. 29 | Write essay #6 in class You can bring a dictionary and Little, Brown Handbook for this in-class writing. |
Proofreading exercise due: p. 401 Have you finished with conferences and final editing/revision for essays 1–5? |
| Thur., Dec. 1 | Proofreading review, LBH, Parts IV-VIII (See recommendations for review exercises on schedule for 11/19) |
Bring proofreading review sheet back to class |
| Tues., Dec. 6 | Proofreading Quiz in class See answers to review sheet at this link, to help you study. |
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| Thur., Dec. 8 | Final day of class, last day to submit required essays (1-6) and discuss guidelines for final exam |
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| Sat., 12/10/205 | Final Exam 9-11 a.m. Be sure to get room assignment (to be announced in class this week). | |
| Ferrum
College Links:
Ferrum College Composition Center Stanley Library at Ferrum College Study Guides: Pointers for Taking Essay Tests General Guidelines for Writing Literature Papers |
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