COMP 100-09: Composition (CRN 104)
MWF 8:00-8:50, SCHU 102

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  17 Jan—Intro to class 19 Jan—Defining arguments; read intro to Weston
22 Jan—1st Caught’Ya: bring lined paper and black/blue pen/pencil and red/pink pen/pencil to class; Read Wong in Bauer, and Weston Chapter I; Intro Paper 1 24 Jan—Anecdotes; read sample essay (handout) and Weston Chapter II 26 Jan—Caught’Ya 1 due; anecdote due in class; showing vs. telling
29 Jan—Read McCorkle in Bauer; integrating anecdotes into your essay 31 Jan—Grammar/mechanics and unforgivable errors discussion; bring Seagull handbook to class 2 Feb—Caught’Ya 2 due; finalizing the GM and UE policies; rough draft Paper 1 due by 5; sign up for conference
5 Feb—conferences (no class) 7 Feb—conferences (no class) 9 Feb—Caught’Ya 3 due; intro Paper 2; read Weston Chapters III-V, and Pollan in Bauer; 1 paragraph summary of Pollan due in class
12 Feb—Paper 1 due by 5; Read Weston Chapters VI-VII; reread Pollan and mark some of the types of deductive and other arguments he makes using Weston for help 14 Feb—Read Singer in Bauer, and sample essay (handout) 16 Feb—Caught’Ya 4 due; working with sources; bring Bauer and Seagull to class
19 Feb—Citation formats; bring Seagull and Bauer to class; read Weston Appendix I-II 21 Feb—organizing the paper; bring all materials for paper 2 to class 23 Feb—Caught’Ya 5 due; rough draft Paper 2 due by 5; sign up for conferences
26 Feb—conferences (no class) 28 Feb—conferences (no class) 2 Mar—Paper 2 due by 5; intro Paper 3; defining ethical arguments; Caught’Ya 6 due
5 Mar—Break 7 Mar—Break 9 Mar—Break
12 Mar—Read Singer and Kingsolver in Bauer; taking a position in an argument 14 Mar—Working with sources; bring Bauer to class; paraphrasing and quoting 16 Mar—Due in class 1-2 paragraphs explaining one position of your topic; Caught’Ya 7 due
19 Mar—Library Day—meeting in Milne Library 21 Mar—Due in class 1-2 paragraphs of a different position for your topic 23 Mar—Putting things together; read sample essays (handouts); thesis statement due in class; Caught’Ya 8 due
26 Mar— Developing; bring sample essays and all your materials to class 28 Mar—PCA (work on Paper 3 draft) 30 Mar—PCA (work on Paper 3 draft)
2 Apr—Rough draft Paper 3 due by 5; intro to Paper 4; Caught’Ya 9 due; sign up for conferences 4 Apr—conference (no class) 6 Apr—conferences (no class)
9 Apr—Read Lappé in Bauer; problem-solution essays; Paper 3 due by 5 11 Apr—Read Bowens in Bauer; explaining the problem 13 Apr—Read sample essays (handouts); Caught’Ya 10 due
16 Apr—Exploring solutions and alternative solutions; creating your thesis 18 Apr—Working with sources; bring in sample essays and your materials; thesis due in class 20 Apr—Organizing the paper; Caught’Ya 11 due
23 Apr—Rough draft Paper 4 due by 5; drafting; Caught’Ya 12 due; sign up for conferences 25 Apr—conferences (no class) 27 Apr—conferences (no class)
30 Apr—Paper 4 due by 5; final exam discussion; Caught’Ya 13 due 2 May—Study Day Final Exam: Friday, 4 May, 8-10:30; Portfolio due

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