| Week
1A
-Intro to the course
- The Writing Process
(prewriting, writing, revision)
-Your Writing and Reading
Situation (purpose, audience,
tone and context and how they
contribute to meaning.)
Exercise
-Focusing on audience
-Analyzing tone
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Out of Class
-Write an initial reflection, include specific areas
on which you need/needed to work on, in order to improve
your understanding of exposition
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Reading material/NOTES
The Brief Handbook chpts. 1& 2
Readings and Exercises :
Pgs 32-43,44
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| ______________B
Activity
-Patterns of Development
-process analysis
-Illustration/examples
Exercise
-Critical Reading (sample process
analysis and illustration essays
-Collaborative work – write 2
paragraphs, one using process,
another illustration (highlight
specific purpose, tone, audience)
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Write tentative thesis
statement for research essay
and bring to next class
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-The Brief Handbook chpt
2
-The Brief Handbook chpt. 1 (thesis)
-Readings and Exercises:
Pgs 38-39
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| Week
2A
Activity
-Stylistic devices (eg imagery etc) in writing (including
figurative devices)
Exercise
-Work on and discuss thesis
brought to class
-Rewrite thesis (peer review)
-Critical reading focusing on
stylistic devices
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Write outline for research
essay and bring to class |
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| _____________B
Activity
-How to write an intro
Exercise
-Work on writing some sample
intros
-Write intro for research essay
and peer review or discuss
collaboratively
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-The Brief Handbook chpt.
2
(intro/conc)
-Readings and Exercises :
Pgs 41-42.
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| Week
3A
Activity
-Organizational Principles and development II (-definition,
cause/effect)
Exercise
-Read sample essays developed by definition and cause/effect
-Collaborative activity-write two paragraphs utilizing
definition and cause/effect
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| _____________B
Activity
-tips for close reading a text
-How to judge a writer’s
credibility and fairness.
Exercise
-Critical Reading-use sample
essays
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Write two body paragraphs
of research essay at home (highlight developmental strategy
utilized) |
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Week
4A
Activity
-Coherence in paragraphs
Exercise
-Work on coherence in sample
paragraph
-Peer review two body
paragraphs of research essay
-Revise body paragraphs
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Write 1st draft of research
essay at home |
Readings and Exercises
:
pgs40-41
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__________________B
-Practice Analysis (Test paper)
-Peer review essay
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Revise essay and bring to next class
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