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1 Monday, January 29 [8:00 9:15 / 9:30 10:45] today homework due Wednesday, January 31 rough draft of Essay 1 due [6+ s, 4+ pages, typed, 2 pts. = 2%] workshop Essay 1 due / bring final draft (6+ s, 4+ pages, typed) copy / printout of the article used in the essay tutoring receipt or my comments rough draft(s) peer review comments outline rough works cited page reading notes proposal / any other notes, brainstorming keep reading the book / Essay 2 will be intro. advice hours: MW 11 12:30 & TTh 11-1 I. Take roll. II. Essay 1 Rough Draft Due [8:00 8:15 / 9:30 9:45] A. Write topic # at top of page. B. Collect. C. Sort by topic. D. Write 2 new titles for your essay now. Share. Discuss. Power and Authority in MR Carey s Apocalypse The Role of Education in The Girl with All the Gifts E. Write list of concerns / questions for partner to focus on. Peer-review form instructions How to peer review 1

2 III. Peer Review [8:15 8:50 / 9:45 10:20] A. Find partner. B. Discuss questions / concerns. C. Exchange papers. D. Read carefully. E. Comment on the draft. F. Complete the PR form. G. Discuss your comments & suggestions. IV. Essay 1 Revising & Editing Workshop [8:50 9:15 / 10:20 10:45] A. Revising = ideas, content, structure, organization, thesis 1. Use the assignment sheet & grade rubric as guides (6+ s, 4+ pages) 2. Compare thesis to paragraphs 3. Check organization of paragraphs 4. I C E quotes analysis needs to be detailed (1 or 2 book quotes per / research quotes) 5. Connect title, hook, thesis, closing 6. Expand the conclusion B. Editing = sentence errors, MLA format, proofreading 1. page set-up 2. The Girl with All the Gifts in italics 3. present-tense verbs to analyze a text 4. I C E quotes 5. works cited page 6. read out loud - listen to someone else - use Google translate. read from end to beginning C. Revising & editing checklist at bottom of green PR form 2

3 Wednesday, January 31 [8:00 9:15 / 9:30 10:45] today homework due Monday, February 5 Essay 1 due analyzing the apocalypse Essay 2 introduced Read / annotate The Girl with All the Gifts (201-25) Read / annotate Essay 2 assignment sheet advice hours: MW 11 12:30 & TTh 11-1 I. Take roll. II. Essay 1 Due [8:00 8:30 / 9:30 10:00] A. Print. Briefly proofread. B. Reflection [1/2 page, 10 min.] 1. Which 2 steps in your writing process (P W R) were most helpful to you? Why? 2. What might you do differently for Essay 2? Why? C. Assemble: 1. final draft & works cited page 2. copy / printout of the article used in the essay [very important] 3. tutoring receipt or my comments** 4. rough draft(s) 5. peer review comments 6. outline. rough works cited page 8. reading notes 9. proposal 10. today s reflection D. Briefly discuss today s reflection. 3

4 III. Analyzing the Apocalypse [8:30 8:55 / 10:00 10:25] A. Two big questions: 1. Why are apocalyptic / zombie / dystopian novels, movies, and television shows prevalent / popular? - What are some of your favorite examples? 2. Why are we fascinated / interested / disturbed by end-of-the-world scenarios? B. Read & discuss M.R. Carey comments I have a theory about this... What would we be and how would we change? (414) C. Read & discuss Fire and Ice by Robert Frost Fire and Ice by Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. IV. Essay 2 Introduced [8:55 9:15 / 10:25 10:45] A. Read / annotate the assignment sheet What is important to notice? - due dates - topics - comparison / contrast B. Explain to partner. C. Tell me about it 4

5 week Monday Wednesday 4 Jan. 29 rough draft of Essay 1 due Jan. 31 Essay 1 due analyzing the apocalypse Essay 2 introduced 5 The Girl with All the Gifts (201-25) proposal for Essay 2 due 5 choosing a topic / writing the proposal The Girl with All the Gifts ( ) analyzing textual evidence comparison & contrast / research 6 reading notes for Essay 2 due outline for Essay 2 due 12 The Girl with All the Gifts ( ) 14 rough works cited for Essay 2 due outlining / quoting / works cited page The Girl with All the Gifts (35-403) Washington Holiday rough draft of Essay 2 due 19 No classes / college closed 21 Essay 2 workshop 8 Essay 2 due We Should All Be Feminists by 26 Same Love by Macklemore & Ryan 28 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Lewis, feat. Mary Lambert The Paranoid Style of American Immigrants (We Get the Job Done) by Policing by Ta-Nehisi Coates K naan, feat. Residente, Riz MC, & Writing Spaces, vol. 2: Reading Games: Snow Tha Product Strategies for Reading Scholarly analyzing an argument Sources Essay 3 introduced finding & evaluating research sources 9 proposal for Essay 3 due research notes for Essay 3 due 5 Borrando La Frontera / Erasing the Writing Spaces, vol. 1: Backpacks vs. Border by Ana Teresa Fernández Briefcases: Steps Toward Rhetorical War on Drugs by Stuart McMillen Analysis analyzing visual texts evidence & appeals / MLA format Spring Break Spring Break 12 No classes / college closed 14 No classes / college closed 10 rough works cited for Essay 3 due outline for Essay 3 due

6 Writing Spaces, vol. 1: Finding the Good Writing Spaces, vol. 1: Finding the Good Argument OR Why Bother with Logic? Argument OR Why Bother with outlining / incorporating research Logic? 11 rough draft of Essay 3 due Essay 3 workshop MLA format review 30 = last day to apply for degrees & certificates 12 Essay 3 due Is Google Making Us Stupid?" by 2 Choosing an Internet-Blocked Daily 4 Nicholas Carr Routine by Stuart McMillen The Social Media Echo-Chamber Is Essay 4 introduced Real by Roheeni Saxena 3 = last day to drop with a W 13 digital-diet diary for Essay 4 due research notes for Essay 4 due 9 proposal for Essay 4 due 11 Writing Spaces, vol. 1: Finding the Good Writing Spaces, vol. 2: Reading Games: Argument OR Why Bother with Strategies for Reading Scholarly Logic? Sources incorporating research 14 rough works cited for Essay 4 due outline for Essay 4 due 16 Writing Spaces, vol. 2: On the Other 18 making an argument Hand: The Role of Antithetical Writing evidence & appeals in First Year Composition Courses 15 rough draft of Essay 4 due Essay 4 optional conferences Essay 4 due May prep for debates 30 Essay 4 debates introduced 2 Essay 4 debates prep for debates 1 May Essay 4 debates May perfect attendance awards Final Exam introduced 9 review for Final Exam course evaluations 6

7 18 May Section (MW 8 am class) May Section (MW 9:30 am class) 14 Final Exam 16 Final Exam Monday, May 14 Wednesday, May 16 8:45 11:15 a.m. 8:45 11:15 a.m. finals week advice hours Mon., May 14 / Tue., May 15 / Wed., May 16 / Thurs., May 1 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

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