WEEKLY OUTLINE

Summer 2016
Professor Batty
M-Th 12:45-3:40 (2h 40m w 15m break)

**Schedule is subject to change

Week

Class Meeting

Agenda

Due Today

M. 6/27

Introductions and overview of the course.

Discuss syllabus and schedule
Ice-breaker
Set class norms.
--Critical thinking
Assignment 2A: making
observations about images.

T. 6/28

Diagnostic Writing
Diagnostic writing in class: Threeparagraph argumentative essay
responding to the reading of two short
counter-passages or claims.
--Active Reading:
3 Pass Approach
Diction and Tone: Connotation and
Denotation, Meaning through
Figurative language
Assignment 3A: Previewing and
annotating

Set Your Course

Objective
Assignment 1: Think
about your goals for this
course and write a small
paragraph after watching
the assigned Ted speech.

W. 6/29

Academic Writing:
Discuss audience, purpose, and genre.
--The Writing Process
Discuss the writing process
Prewriting activity

Active Reading Pass

Three: Summary and
Reflection:
Assignment 4A: Read
the three passages, fill in
the dialectic journal,
summarize one of the
passages, and elaborate
on one quote.

Th. 6/30

Paragraph Organization and Unity

through Transitions:
Discuss paragraph organization and
unity
Assignment 6A: Drafting
paragraphs

Prewriting:
Assignment 5A: PreWriting Strategies

--Types of Academic Essays:

Types of essays
Discuss narrative essays/descriptive
writing
Assignment 7A: Types of essays
NO CLASS: Happy Independence Day!

M. 7/4

T. 7/5

Peer Review
Students exchange their personal
narrative-statements.
--Rhetoric/Argumentation and Thesis
Statements
Discuss ethos, pathos, logos
Discuss argumentative writing
Discuss Thesis statements

W. 7/6

Thesis Statements
Give feedback on thesis statements
--Structuring a 5-Paragraph Academic
Persuasive Essay
Discuss how to compose
Introduction, Body Paragraphs, and
Conclusion

Th. 7/7

Counterarguments
Submit the Narrative essay
Assignment 13
Discuss counterarguments
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Narrative Essay/
Personal Statement
Assignment 8A:
Narrate a personal
experience with an aim
to be considered for a
job, a scholarship, or
admittance to a
university.
(Students will exchange
their narratives with
their peers to prepare for
the next homework
assignment.) Bring two
printed copies of your
narrative essay for peer
review.
Thesis Statements
Assignment 10A:
Compose a thesis
statement

Bring a typed, printed

copy of your essay

Using Academic Sources

Discuss how to incorporate quotes
Discuss finding academic sources
Assignment 15A
3

M. 7/11

T. 7/12

W. 7/13

MLA Formatting
Revise
Discuss how to format documents in Work on revising your
essay.
MLA style
Discuss citing sources
--Discuss Plagiarism
Discuss academic honesty and how to
avoid plagiarism

Th. 7/14

Reflective Writing/ Party!

Final Draft
Bring a typed, printed
Submit the 6-paragraph essay,
including the attached works cited copy of your essay
page
Course and Self-evaluation (in-class
writing) *Assignment 17-1 and 17-2
Eat food!

Discuss Global Revision

Discuss global revision strategies
Discuss reverse outlines
--Discuss Local Revision
Discuss editing checklists
Assignment 14
Whole-class workshop
The class will discuss one-two essays
as a whole group.
--Peer Review
Students exchange their fiveparagraph essays.

Essay Draft
Assignment 11:
Compose a draft of your
five-paragraph essay

Revise
Work on revising your
essay. Bring two typed
and printed copies of
your essay for peer
review.