Comp. I Course Calendar (MW--Fall 2018)

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COMPOSITION I CALENDAR Mondays & Wednesdays • 12:15 p.m.

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AUGUST 15 Introduction to Class 20 Essay #1—In-class Diagnostic Essay 22 Essay #1—In-class Diagnostic Essay 27 Grammar Workshop & Chapters 1-6 (Skim) 29 Chapters 7-9 (Skim) SEPTEMBER 3

LABOR DAY (No Class)

5 Chapters 10 & 12 10 Reading Response #1—“Living Like Weasels” by Annie Dillard (Instructor Provided) 12 Usage Workshop 17 Reading Response #2—“Lydia’s Story” by Jan Brideau (175) 19 Chapters 29-32 (Skim) 24

Reading Response #3—“To Siri, with Love” by Judith Newman (1017)

26 Essay #2 Due—Narrative Essay OCTOBER 1

Chapter 13

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Reading Response #4—“Advertisements R Us” by Melissa Rubin (246)

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10 Reading Response #5—“Calvin and Hobbes: The Voice of a Lonely Child” by Libby Hill (240) 15 Essay #3—In-class Midterm 17 Essay #3—In-class Midterm 22 Punctuation Workshop 24

Chapters 14-16 (Skim)

29 Essay #4 Due—Analytic Essay 31 Chapters 17 & 18 NOVEMBER 5 Reading Response #6—“Oppressed Hair Puts a Ceiling on the Brain” by Alice Walker (1088) 7 Chapters 19-22 12 Reading Response #7—“Why Colleges Shower Their Students with A’s” by Brent Staples (1065) 14

Chapters 24-27

19 FALL BREAK (No Class) 21 FALL BREAK (No Class) 26 Reading Response #8—“Cosmic Perspective” by Neil deGrasse Tyson (1069) 28 Reading Response #9—“The First Amendment” by Kurt Vonnegut (Instructor Provided)

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DECEMBER 3

Reading Response #10—“2b or Not 2b” by David Crystal (899)

5 Essay #5 Due—Argumentative Essay 14

Essay #6—Final In-class Essay (10:30-12:30)

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