Fall 2004 Class Schedule — English 101.062 — Prof. Reid
Reading assignments are from Creating America (CA), Writing Worth Reading (WWR), and A Pocket Style Manual (PS). Some essays are online (Web). You will be expected to bring a photocopy or printout of these essays to class.
Writing assignments labeled WW count toward the Writer's Workout grade. Reader's Blog (RB) assignments are not always listed; you should remind yourself to post at least once a week. All Quizzes are open-notebook; they generally may not be "made up." Please read the Assignments Packet carefully for details on the content and grading of these assignments.
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Reading due for class |
Writing due for class |
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A31 |
Intros;
Us and Them; Tell & Show |
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In-class: Exploration Essay |
S2 |
Essay #1 Assignment
Reading Everything |
Web* Macrorie, "Fish"
Web* Lamott, "Bird"
WWR 3-9, 195-197 |
WW #1: Expand Expl.Ess.
Open-note Quiz #0 |
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S7 |
Using texts: quote & cite
Audiences and purposes |
Web* Freire, "Banking"
Web* Brooke "Under"
PS 119-123, 151-152
Course Info. Packet |
Open note Quiz #1
Reader's Blog: first posts |
S9 |
Workshop
Conference sign-ups
Revising Essay #1 |
WWR 365-367 |
Compl. Early Draft #1 -- three copies, typed
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S14 |
Read Actively
Pre-reading
Macro, micro, & tele |
CA "Persuasion," 7-16
CA Douglass, 405-409
WWR 38-55, 285-290 |
WW2: Double log + summ
RB: continue to post
Open note Quiz #2 |
S16 |
Read for details
Annotating vs. assuming
Essay #2 assignment |
CA Anthony, 410-417 |
Essay #1 Folder
(Aud, PS, drafts, peer rev.) |
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* Links for the Web texts can be found by logging in to our class site via http://webct38.gmu.edu and clicking on the "Assignments" link in the left-hand menu frame. Some assignments are links to web-pages, some are Microsoft Word documents, and some are PDF files (you'll need Adobe Reader to open them—it's pretty commonly installed on most home computers and all GMU lab computers.) |
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In-class topics |
Reading due for class |
Writing due for class |
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S21 |
Rants & Judgments
Opinions & Arguments
Pre-writing |
Web Granny D
Web Smith
Web Fisher
CA "Elements" 40-45 |
WW3: Annot. & Resp.
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S23 |
Judging purpose &
rhetoric
A look ahead |
Web JFK "Cath."
Net: Choice: one speech
WWR 82-89, & 98-100 |
Expl. Essay #2: I Say
Open note Quiz #3
Bring your Choice speech |
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S28 |
Summary vs.
rhetorical analysis;
Criteria and evaluation
Rich, thorough paragraphs |
WWR 177-185, 212-223
PS 117-118, 128-130 |
WW4: 3 Summ (S/he says)
Open-note Quiz #4 |
S30 |
Workshop |
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Compl. Early Draft #2:
3 copies (2 anonymous)
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*O2 |
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RB 1st Collect. Sat. noon |
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O5 |
Selling It
Sound-bites &
Introductions
Write for Real:
explorations |
CA Advertise 30-32
WWR 207-209, 241-244
*Bring a (color) print ad* |
WW5: Comp. Choice spch
RB: New posts |
O7 |
Driving your point home:
Letters, exams,
conclusions
About Essay 3 Choices |
*Bring Letter to Editor*
WWR 101-106, 245-250
WWR 476-485 |
W4R: 5-Topic list
Quiz 5 |
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O12 |
No Class: Columbus Day Monday classes meet on Tuesday this week.
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O14 |
Essay #3:
Readers' Choice Vote
About E# 3: Close to home |
Readers' Choice handout |
Essay #2 Folder
Essay #3 Choice Sheet |
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O19 |
Connections and
arguments, Essay #3
Immodest proposals |
Reid Choice #1:
Class Choice #1:
Personal Choice: |
WW6: Connect &conclude
Quiz 6 |
O21 |
Electronic Classroom
Gathering and focusing Organizational strategies
Beginning research |
Reid #2:
Class #2:
WWR 228-232, 352-356 |
WW7: W4R Proposal
Quiz 7 |
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O26 |
Electronic Classroom
Evidence, evidence, evidence
Argument & counterarg. |
WWR 135-150, 160-164
PS section 27
PS section 32b #10, 20, 23,
28, 31, 32 |
Exploration Ess. #3
Quiz 8 |
O28 |
Sentence experts,
Citation wizards |
skim PS sections 2, 8, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20e, 21d |
WW8: Grammar Guru
Quiz 9 |
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N2 |
Sentence Artists &
Citation Gurus |
WWR 253-282, 290-300, 321-326(skim, choose 3)
PS section 44 (skim) |
WW9: Source evaluation
Quiz 10
3 Artful Sentences+expl:
1 revised, 1>25 words
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N4 |
Macro Workshop 1 |
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Compl. Early Draft #3(x2) |
*N6 |
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RB: 2nd Coll. Sat. noon |
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N9 |
Macro Workshop 2
Press conferences |
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WW10: Reaching Out, E3
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N11 |
Micro Workshop 1
Press conferences |
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Advanced Draft #3 (x1) |
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N16 |
Micro Workshop 2
Press conferences |
Web: Lorde |
Bring another class's writing asgt. |
N18 |
Transferrence |
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Essay Folder #3 |
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N23 |
Setting boundaries; revising for real |
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SFD/Expl.Ess.: W4R (x2)
Audience Analysis, W4R |
N25 |
No Class: Thanksgiving |
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N30 |
Workshop |
CA Choice |
W4R: CED
Justificat'n Analysis draft
Quiz 11 |
D2 |
About Essay 5
Revision plans |
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D7 |
In-class essay: practice |
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In-class essay |
D9 |
Essay #5 prep |
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Essay #4 Folder: W4R |
*D11 |
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RB 3rd Coll. Sat. noon |
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ESSAY FIVE/FINAL: Thurs., Dec. 16, 1:30-4:10. NO EARLY EXAMS.
Top of page.
Points Breakout Table
Use this page to keep track of your own scores.
At any point, you can convert points to letter-grade by dividing "points earned" by "points possible": .90 is an "A-," .88 is a "B+," .80 is a "B-," etc. If you earn 21 points on Essay Folder 1, 21/25 = .84 = "B."
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Essay Folder #1: |
_____ /25 pts. |
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Exploration Draft |
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Complete Early Draft |
_____ / 2 pts. |
Peer Workshop Feedback & Conference |
_____ / 2 pts. |
Folder with Aud. Analysis, Post-Script, etc. |
_____ / 15 pts. |
Final Draft |
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Essay Folder #2: |
_____ / 75 pts. |
_____ / 3 pts. |
Exploration Draft |
_____ / 5 pts. |
Complete Early Draft |
_____ / 2 pts. |
Thorough Peer Workshop Feedback |
_____ / 5 pts. |
Folder with Audience Analysis, Post-Script, works cited, annotations, etc. |
_____ / 5 pts. |
Significant Global/Local Revisions |
_____ / 55 pts. |
Final Draft |
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Essay Folder #3: |
_____ / 100 pts. |
_____ / 3 pts. |
Exploration Draft |
_____ / 5 pts. |
Complete Early Draft |
_____ / 2 pts. |
Thorough Peer Workshop Feedback |
_____ / 8 pts. |
Folder with Audience Analysis, Post-Script, works cited, annotations, copies, etc. |
_____ / 7 pts. |
Adv. Draft + Significant Global/Local Revisions |
_____ / 75 pts. |
Final Draft |
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Essay Folder 4: |
_____ / 75 pts. |
_____ / 3 pts. |
Exploration Draft |
_____ / 5 pts |
Complete Early Draft |
_____ / 2 pts. |
Thorough Peer Workshop Feedback |
_____ / 5 pts. |
Significant Global/Local Revisions |
_____ / 5 pts. |
Folder with Audience Analysis, Post-Script, W4R Justification Analysis |
_____ / 35 pts. |
Final Draft |
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Writer's Workouts: _____ / 75 pts. |
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Reader's Blog Posts: _____ / 25 pts. |
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Totals: |
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Essay 1 |
_____/ 75 |
Essay 2 |
_____/ 100 |
Essay 3 |
_____/ 75 |
Essay 4 |
_____/ 25 |
Essay 5 |
_____/ 75 |
Writer's Workouts |
_____/ 25 |
Reader's Blogs |
_____/ 50
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Open-note Quizzes & Homework
Class Participation & In-class work |
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_____/ 500 |
TOTAL |
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Final Grades:
- 485-500= A+
- 465-484= A
- 450-464= A-
- 435-449= B+
- 415-434= B
- 400-414= B-
- 385-399= C+
- 350-384= C
Note: At term-end, I round all half-points up. If you are within 1.5 points (no more) of a higher grade, and I have seen clear evidence of you "going the extra mile" throughout the semester—making great improvement as a writer, taking extra care with peer reviews, breaking a sweat with your revisions, enlivening class discussion or reading logs—I reserve the right to give you the higher grade. There is no persuading me to do this with pleas or sad stories at the very end of the term or after the grade is recorded; my decision, once made, is non-negotiable.
There is no "extra credit" at the end of the semester; it is your responsibility to keep up with all daily work.
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