Comp. I Course Calendar: Fall 2018 (Tuesdays & Thursdays)

research

write

be inspired

brainstorm

think critically

COMPOSITION I CALENDAR Tuesdays & Thursdays • 9:25 a.m.

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AUGUST 16 Introduction to Class 21 Essay #1—In-class Diagnostic Essay 23 Essay #1—In-class Diagnostic Essay 28 Grammar Workshop & Chapters 1-6 (Skim) 30 Chapters 7-9 (Skim) SEPTEMBER 4 Chapters 10 & 12 6 Reading Response #1—“Living Like Weasels” by Annie Dillard (Instructor Provided) 11 Usage Workshop 13 Reading Response #2—“Lydia’s Story” by Jan Brideau (175) 18 Chapters 29-32 (Skim) 20 Reading Response #3—“To Siri, with Love” by Judith Newman (1017) 25 Essay #2 Due—Narrative Essay 27 Chapter 13 OCTOBER 2 Reading Response #4—“Advertisements R Us” by Melissa Rubin (246) 4 Chapters 33-37 (Skim)

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9 Essay #3—In-class Midterm 11 Essay #3—In-class Midterm 16 Reading Response #5—“Calvin and Hobbes: The Voice of a Lonely Child” by Libby Hill (240) 18 Punctuation Workshop 23 Chapters 14-16 (Skim) 25 Essay #4 Due—Analytic Essay 30 Chapters 17 & 18 NOVEMBER 1

Reading Response #6—“Oppressed Hair Puts a Ceiling on the Brain” by Alice Walker (1088)

6 Chapters 19-22 8 Reading Response #7—“Why Colleges Shower Their Students with A’s” by Brent Staples (1065) 13 Chapters 24-27 15 Reading Response #8—“Cosmic Perspective” by Neil deGrasse Tyson (1069) 20 FALL BREAK (No Class) 22 FALL BREAK (No Class) 27 Reading Response #9—“The First Amendment” by Kurt Vonnegut (Instructor Provided) 29 Reading Response #10—“2b or Not 2b” by David Crystal (899)

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DECEMBER 4 Conferences 6 Essay #5 Due—Argumentative Essay 13 Essay #6—Final In-class Essay (8:00-10:00)

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