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Composition 100
Spring 2007
Kay Benjamin, SUNY College at Oneonta, NY  benjamkd@oneonta.edu

Course Calendar
January

CW = Curious Writer

 

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DATE TOPIC READING DUE WORK/WRITING DUE
W 1/17

Introduction to course. Syllabus review. Introductions to each other.

 

    
M 1/22 Writing as Inquiry.

In-Class exercise today.

CW Chapter 1 : pp. 3-35. (Don't read exercises.)
 Writing process handout.		 Self-Evaluation survey.
Brief writing exercise from Curious Writer website. Select Chapter 1 from the left, then select Reflections on Inquiry, then respond to question #1 "Write a letter...", and finally submit to benjamkd@oneonta.edu.
W 1/24 Reading as Inquiry.
 MyCompLab basics.

Sentence structure.

In-Class exercise today.
CW  Chapter 2:  pp.37-63. (Complete Exercise 2.3, pp. 49-53, but otherwise don't read the exercises.)

 Grammar Parts of Speech
 What is the difference between phrases and clauses?
 Improving your Sentence Structure

 
M 1/29 Grammar Point: Clauses and Phrases, Independent vs. Dependent Clauses.
Writing a Personal Essay
Brainstorming for the Personal Essay
Blackboard basics for Grammar Diagnostic.
In-Class writing exercise today. 		CW Chapter 3 : pp. 65-91. (Don't read exercises. Be familiar with the 4 categories of questions for inquiry.)
CW Chapter 4 : pp. 95-98, pp. 104-107, pp. 108-111.
Basic essay format handout.
 dependent vs independent clauses (speedway)
 		 Personal Essay (#1) assigned.
Grammar Diagnostic on Blackboard - must be completed by Friday February 2.
W 1/31 Grammar point: Comma splices.
Writing a Personal Essay continued.
Figures of speech.  Description.
Peer discussion of sketch.
 		 CW Chapter 4 : pp. 122-144
 Description handout.
 Figures of speech handout.		 Sketch for Essay #1 due. Bring 2 copies to class.  
Grammar Exercises in MyCompLab:
Exercise Zone | Sentence Grammar | Clauses & Phrases |  Basic #1 and Basic #5 
Exercise Zone | Sentence Grammar | Compound Sentences |  Basic #4 and Advanced #2

Blackboard Grammar Diagnostic Due by Friday, February 2 at 3 PM (2%)
 
February
DATE TOPIC READING DUE WORK DUE
M 2/5
 
 		  
W 2/7 Peer review of Personal Essay draft.
 
 		 Personal Essay (#1): 1st draft due.
Submit via MyCompLab.
Peer review of 2 other students' essays due by 6:15 PM.
 
M 2/12 Paragraph Structure
Essay Structure

In-Class writing exercise today. 		CW Chapter 6 Writing a Review: pp.195-203, bottom 207-213, 216-top 220.
 Run-ons & fragments handout.
 View in  MyCompLab:
Grammar Video Tutorials|  #7 Sentence Fragments 
Paragraph handout.

 		 Grammar Exercises in MyCompLab:
Exercise Zone | Sentence Grammar | Comma Splices |  Basic #7 and #8
W 2/14 SNOW DAY   Personal Essay (#1): Final draft due. (8%)
Movie Review Essay (#2): assigned
M 2/19 Thesis Statements
Writing introductions.
Conclusions.
In-Class writing exercise today.		 Thesis statements handout.
 Introductions handout.
 Conclusions handout.		  
W 2/21 Thesis Statements.
Writing conclusions.
Noun-pronoun agreement.
In-Class writing exercise today.		 Noun-pronoun agreement handout.
Revision checklist.		 Movie Review Essay (#2): First draft due on Exchange Friday, Feb. 23 by 3 PM.
 
M 2/26 NO CLASS    
W 2/28 NO CLASS    
March
DATE TOPIC READING DUE WORK DUE
M 3/5 Individual conferences
See schedule for your time. Meet me in Milne Library, Room 111C.
 		 CW Chapter 14 Revision Strategies: pp. 617-620, bottom 632-665.  
W 3/7 Individual conferences
See schedule for your time. Meet me in Milne Library, Room 111C.		 CW Chapter 14 Revision Strategies: pp. 617-620, bottom 632-665.
 		  
M 3/12

Revision strategies.
Transitions.
 Commas.
In-Class writing exercise today.
 

 Transitions handout.
 Comma handout.		 Grammar Exercises in MyCompLab:
Exercise Zone | Sentence Grammar |
TBA
 
W 3/14

Writing a proposal.
Style: wordiness.
Confusing word pairs.
In-Class writing exercise today.

 CW Chapter 7 Writing a Proposal: pp.239-245, 248-254, 258, 260-276.
 Confusing word pairs handout.
 Wordiness handout.
Conciseness. 		Proposal Essay (#3):  assigned.
 

 
F 3/16     Movie Review Essay (#2):: Final draft due by 9 pm. Please submit via MyCompLab AND attach to an email to me at benjamkd@oneonta.edu
M 3/19 More work on writing a proposal.
Punctuation.
Parallelism.
 		 Modifier handout.
 Handy punctuation handout.

 
 
W 3/21 Argumentation basics.
Prepositions.
 		 CW Chapter 8 Writing an Argument: pp. 283-285, bottom 286-294, 299-300, 301-313.
 Prepositions handout.
 Persuasive writing handout. 		 
F 3/23     Proposal Essay (#3) by 3 pm: 1st draft due. Please submit via MyCompLab AND attach to an email to me at benjamkd@oneonta.edu
M 3/26

Individual Conferences.
See schedule.
 

 Grading Rubric for Essays  
W 3/28 Individual Conferences.
See schedule.		 Grading Rubric for Essays  
 
April
DATE TOPIC READING DUE WORK DUE
M 4/2 NO CLASS    
W 4/4 NO CLASS
 		  
M 4/9 Research day #1.
MEET IN MILNE LIBRARY ROOM 108.
 

 

 Criteria for Quality in Information--Checklist.
 Research Log.
Sample Argument Outline		 Essay #3: Final draft due. (10%)
Essay #4: Argumentation/research paper assigned.
 Research narrative assigned.
W 4/11 Research day #2.
MEET IN MILNE LIBRARY ROOM 108.
 Argumentation continued.
 Evaluating information on the internet.		 CW Chapter 11 Writing a Research Essay: pp. 439-444, 455-473,477-496.
 		 Come to class with topic and a tentative thesis of Argumentation essay.
M 4/16 SNOW DAY
 
 
W 4/18

 

Finding statistics.
Paraphrasing & quoting - PowerPoint presentation.
 Unraveling the Mysteries of MLA
 Tips for MLA Documentation form
MLA Citation.
 

 Quoting & paraphrasing handout.
 MLA Citation style.
 MLA Citation handout.
 		 Research narrative (2 pages) due. (5%)
Bring sources for working on bibliography.
M 4/23 Writing annotations.
Logical fallacies.
Three appeals of argument.
 		 The Three Appeals of Argument
Logical fallacies handout.
 		 Bring sources for working on bibliography.
W 4/25 Peer review and editing of argumentation essay. Editing & Revision Questions: A Self Checklist.
 Economy in writing handout.
Writing with style handout. 		Essay #4: Argumentation/research paper latest draft due. (2%) Bring 4 copies.
 Annotated bibliography due. (5%)
M 4/30

Grammar Review.

 

 "Tips for More Effective Writing" -- use this for review for the grammar diagnostic.
 MLA Style Crib Sheet - see the links under General Style Notes.  		 

Blackboard Grammar Diagnostic Complete between Monday, April 30 and  Friday, May 4 at 3 PM on Blackboard (2%)
 
May
DATE TOPIC READING DUE WORK DUE
W 5/2 Individual Conferences.
See schedule.		    
M 5/7 Individual Conferences.
See schedule.
 		  
W 5/9 Self-evaluation.
Course evaluation.
Review for exam.		   Essay #4: Argumentation/research paper final draft due. (15%) Late essays will not be accepted.
M 5/14 EXAM  5:00-6:15 PM Schumacher Room 110
 
Last update April 30, 2007.