Schedule
Please note that the schedule is tentative and subject to change. There will be numerous readings assigned throughout the semester both in and out of class, each connected to a select theme related to to the topic that week.
Week 1: January 16-19 Introductions and the Sentence-Introductions, Syllabus, Writing Program, Texts, Academic Honesty, Turnitin.uk, Writing Center, Expectations, The Sentence-Types of Sentences
Week 2: January 23-26 The Sentence-Parallelism, Sentence Problems; Noun Clauses and Adverb Clauses; Critical Reading and Annotation; the Writing Process, Timed Essay Strategies,
Week 3: January 30-February 2 The Paragraph-Paragraph Structure; Topic sentences, supporting sentences, concluding sentences; Outlining
Week 4: February 6-10 *Friday, Feb. 10th is a make-up day for Monday, April 17th-The Paragraph-Unity and Coherence; Simplifying writing; Transition signals; Summary and Paraphrase
Week 5: February 13-16 The Paragraph-Characteristics of a well-designed paragraph; Vern tense shifts; Supporting Details and Quotations;
Week 6: February 20-23 From Paragraph to Essay-Three parts of an essay-Introduction, Body and Conclusion; the Narrative Essay
Week 7: February 27-March 3-*Friday, March 3rd is a make-up day for Tuesday, April 25th-Essay-The Narrative Essay cont.; the Definition Essay
Week 8: March 6-9 Essay-The Definition Essay cont.; the Cause and Effect Essay; Conferences, and Mid Term Warnings
Week 9: March 13-16-Essay-The Compare and Contrast Essay; Primary Sources and Secondary Sources
Week 10: March 20-23 Research-Conducting Research and Plagiarism; Conference on research proposal and Library Visits
Week 11: March 27-30 Research-MLA and APA Formatting; Works Cited; Parenthetical Citation; Compare and Contrast cont; Introduction to Argument
Week 12: April 3-6-SPRING BREAK
Week 13: April 10-13-Argument-Elements of Argument; Persuasion; The Thesis Statement
Week 14: April 18-20-**No Class on Monday, April 17th-Argument-Classical Rhetorical Strategies; Defining Rhetoric; Ethos, Pathos and Logos; Cicero’s Model of Argument Arrangement, Inductive and Deductive Reasoning; Logical Fallacies
Week 15: April 24-27-**No class on Tuesday, April 25th-Argument and Final Exam Preparation