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    This document provides the schedule for an English 280 course at Bridgewater State University for Spring 2016. It outlines the readings and assignments due each week. The course focuses on the books On Writing Well by William Zinsser and Telling True Stories by Mark Kramer. Over the semester, students will write four essays, maintain a blog, participate in a book club, and create a final portfolio. They will read examples of features, profiles, interviews and discuss principles of writing well. The schedule culminates with book club presentations in the final week and final portfolios due during the scheduled exam time.

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    This document provides the schedule for an English 280 course at Bridgewater State University for Spring 2016. It outlines the readings and assignments due each week. The course focuses on the books On Writing Well by William Zinsser and Telling True Stories by Mark Kramer. Over the semester, students will write four essays, maintain a blog, participate in a book club, and create a final portfolio. They will read examples of features, profiles, interviews and discuss principles of writing well. The schedule culminates with book club presentations in the final week and final portfolios due during the scheduled exam time.

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    280 Schedule Spring 2016

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    This document provides the schedule for an English 280 course at Bridgewater State University for Spring 2016. It outlines the readings and assignments due each week. The course focuses on the books On Writing Well by William Zinsser and Telling True Stories by Mark Kramer. Over the semester, students will write four essays, maintain a blog, participate in a book club, and create a final portfolio. They will read examples of features, profiles, interviews and discuss principles of writing well. The schedule culminates with book club presentations in the final week and final portfolios due during the scheduled exam time.

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    Bridgewater State University

    English280 Spring 2016


    Schedule
    WW= On Writing Well

    TTS=Telling True Stories

    Week 1
    W Jan 20th Introductions, syllabus
    Week 2
    M Jan 25th Read: WW ch 1,2,6, Discuss: Principles and Methods
    W Jan 27th Read: WW Ch 8, 9, 10 Discuss: Principles and Methods
    Week 3
    M Feb 1st Class Cancelled
    W Feb 3rd Read: WW Ch. 20, 21, 22; TTS pxv-xvii, p14-16 Discuss: Essay 1, Attitudes, blog
    Week 4
    M Feb 8th Due: Blog Post Read: WW ch12 and Mrs. Kellys Monster (in readings on website)
    Discuss: Reading, interviewing, book club
    W Feb 10th Due: blog. Read: Why Me (In readings on website) Discuss: reading, profile writing
    Week 5
    M Feb 15th

    Presidents Day- No Class

    W Feb 17th Read: TTS p104-107, p126-128, p132-135, p139-140, p158-159 Discuss: Reading

    Week 6
    M Feb 22nd Due: Workshop essay #1 and 1st book club meeting

    W Feb 24th Due: Essay 1 and blog Read: WW 116, WW 147, WW 193 and Talk of the Town examples
    (reading on website) Discuss: Essay 2, Reading

    Week 7
    M Feb 29th Due: Book Club meeting #2. Read: TTS p20-22, p24-28 Discuss: reading, writing from
    photos
    W Mar 2nd Due: Blog and Book Club meeting #3. Read: Bring to class a sample of a Talk of the

    Town essay Discuss: reading


    Week 8
    Spring Break
    Week 9
    M Mar 14th Due: Essay #2 for workshop Read: Newspaper feature excerpt from Feature Writing (in
    readings on website)and Magazine Feature excerpt from Feature Writing (in readings on website)
    Discuss: features in newspaper and magazines, Essay #3 and #4
    W Mar 16th Due: Essay #2 and blog Read: TTS p230-233, p233-235, and Snow Fall (In readings on
    website) Discuss: Features
    Week 10
    M Mar 21st Due: Blog Read: The Girl in the Window (in links on website) Discuss: features
    W Mar 23rd Due: Blog and book club meeting #4 Read: TTS p164-169, p170-172, 172, 176
    Week 11
    M Mar 28th Read: TTS p198-202, p202-205, p235-239 and The Bravest Woman in Seattle (in
    readings on website) Discuss: features
    W Mar 30th Due: book club meeting #5
    Week 12
    M Apr 4th Due: Essay #3 for workshop and Blog post Read: Adam and Megans Story in readings on
    website.
    W Apr 6th Writing Day- Class will not meet
    Week 13
    M Apr 11th Due: Essay #3 and Book Club Meeting #6
    W Apr 13th Discuss: Final Portfolios and publication opportunities

    Week 14
    M Apr 18th Patriots Day- No Class.
    W Apr 20th Book Club Presentation Work Day/Final Portfolio Work Day

    Week 15
    M Apr 25th Class Cancelled for conferences and draft of essay #4 due
    W Apr 27th Book Club Presentation Work Day/Final Portfolio Work Day
    Week 16
    M May 2nd Due: Book club presentations

    Final Exam: Final portfolios due.

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