Wednesday, January 15th
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In-class: Review syllabus, setup blogs/practice
email, peer interviews, introduce reading response assignments.
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Homework: “Growing up with Mom and Mom” (p.
128), “The Art of College Management: Cheating” (p. 27), and “The Man Behind
Abercrombie & Fitch” (p. 364). Reading Response #1.
Wednesday, January 22nd
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In-class: Turn in Reading Response #1, discuss essays,
cover rhetorical elements, writing prompts.
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Homework: Read “1776: A Musical about the
Declaration of Independence” (p.413) and “The Murder of Abraham Lincoln”
(p.486). Reading Response #2.
Wednesday, January 29th
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In-class: Turn in Reading Response #2, discuss
essays, small group work/writing prompts.
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Homework: Read “The States, Their Nicknames and
Mottoes…” (p. 432) and “Coming Home” (p. 89).
Wednesday, February 5th
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Summary/Response
Paper Due
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In-class: Begin personal narrative unit, craft
elements, writing about family.
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Homework: Read “Where He Was” (p. 159) and “Casa”
(p. 167). Reading Response #3.
Wednesday, February 12th
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In-class: Turn in Reading Response #3. Writing
about the self and the past.
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Homework: Read “R We D8ting?” (219) and “The
Trip” (478). Reading Response #4.
Wednesday, February 19th
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In-class: Turn in Reading Response #4. The revision process workshop etiquette.
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Homework: Write rough draft of personal
narrative.
Wednesday, February 26th
NO CLASS MEETING
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Personal Narrative Rough Draft Due
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D2L Discussion Board Workshop (online)
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Homework: Revise draft of personal narrative.
Wednesday, March 5th
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Personal
Narrative Due
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In-class: Begin Research Unit, topic selection,
evaluating sources.
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Homework: Annotated Works Cited page and read
“The American Family” (p. 94).
