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English spring 2015

theme: food

Dr. Paula Parks

assignments

source assignment - argumentative 50 points

schedule assignments - 30 and 20 points each

reading guides and reading responses - 5 points each

presentation - 50 points

paper 1 - analytical expository - 150 points

paper 2 -argumentative - 300 points

in class essay- argumentative on articles and book - 100 points

Week one, Jan. 19, 2015

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Monday - Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, no school

Tuesday

class: intro to class, theme

reading tips

home: get supplies, especially class pack

read "The Chain Never Stops" (handout) and fill in reading guide

Thursday

class: reading guide due, discuss "The Chain Never Stops"

start schedule assignment, discuss paper topics

home: read "The Human Consequences of Animal Exploitation"

(handout), fill in guide

fill in rest of schedule (p. 79 class pack), think about topic for

presentation (p. 10-11 class pack)

Week two, Jan. 26, 2015

Tuesday

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class: reading guide due, discuss "The Human Consequences of

Animal Exploitation" and scholarly sources and credible sources; discuss

scholarly v. credible assignment

discuss intro to research (chapter 1), scholarly sources (chapter 8), and

keeping track of sources (chapter 9) in Writing Research Papers

home: choose a topic for paper 1; brainstorm/create a rough outline

for scholarly v. credible assignment

Thursday

class: reading a journal article

discuss writing process, thesis, essay structure, and annotation

(chapter 8)

discuss assignment and activity

home: type outline and first draft of scholarly v. credible assignment

** Jan. 30 last day for refunds and Feb. 1 last day to drop without a "w"

***

Week three, Feb. 2, 2015

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Tuesday

class: first draft due for peer edit (handout)

discuss finding (chapter 4 & 5) and documenting article sources

(chapter 14) in WRP; find an article source

home: revise/type second and third drafts;

read slowfoodusa.org, fill in reading guide; find two article sources for

paper 1

Thursday

class: reading guide due; scholarly v. credible assignment due

discuss slowfoodusa.org

discuss finding (chapter 4,5,&6) and documenting internet sources

(.edu, .org, .gov) (chapter 14) in WRP; search engines

discuss annotated bib (chapter 8); sentence outlines p. 154

home: find rest of sources; type an annotated bib with 4 sources and

thesis statement; type a sentence outline for paper 1; finish schedule

assignment (p. 79)

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Week four, Feb. 9, 2015

Tuesday

class: peer edit annotated bib/thesis with 4 sources (p. 15-16 class

pack) and peer edit sentence outline (p. 19-20); schedule assignment due

discuss in text citations (chapter 7) WRP; using sources

home: read "Can GMOs Help Feed a Hot and Hungry World?"

(handout), fill in reading guide; revise annotated bib with thesis

start writing paper 1

Thursday

class: annotated bib w/ thesis due; reading guide due; library

workshop 1 due

discuss plagiarism (chapter 7) and summary and paraphrase; in text

citations

review essay format and title page, outline, draft, works cited, etc.

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home: finish writing/typing paper 1. Bring copies of all sources to

class with draft

Week five, Feb. 16, 2015

Monday - Presidents' Day

Tuesday

class: first draft and all sources due for peer edit (p. 21-24 class pack)

discuss MLA in text citations (chapter 11) and revision (chapter 13)

WRP

home: revise/type second draft of paper 1

prepare conference sheet (page 25 in the class pack) and letter to the

professor (topic: introducing yourself to me)

Thursday

class: conferences on second draft of paper 1 in Writing Center. Take

draft, all sources, conference sheet, and letter to the professor. Library

workshop 2 due

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home:

Week six, Feb. 23, 2015

Tuesday

class: conferences on second draft of paper 1 in Writing Center. Take

draft, all sources, conference sheet, and letter to the professor.

home: revise/type final draft with sources. (See page 27 in the class

pack for turn in information.) Read chapter 2 from Food Waste (handout), fill

in reading guide.

Thursday

class: Paper 1 including copies of ALL sources due in an

envelope, Library workshop 3 due; reading guide due

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discuss chapter 2 from Food Waste and finding (chapter 4 &5) and

documenting book sources (chapter 14)

discuss argumentative thesis (chapter 10) WRP

home: type argumentative thesis; find more sources for paper 2

Week seven, March 2, 2015

Tuesday

class: argumentative thesis due for peer edit (p. 35-36); discuss using

sources (chapter 11) and developing an argument with reasons; topic outline

p. 153 WRP

mini-conferences to return papers (hopefully most are graded); look for

more sources, work on outline or annotated bib.

home: read WAIE, chapter 14, type RR (see p. 100 for format)

type thesis and topic outline and annotated bib of 6 sources; fill in Get

it? p. 29

Thursday

class: RR due; discuss WAIE, chapter 14

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thesis and topic outline (p. 37-38) and annotated bib (p. 39-40) due for

peer edit

discuss responding to the other side; practice summary, paraphrase,

and documentation

home: create a sentence outline for paper 2

read WAIE chapter 15, type RR

Week eight, March 9, 2015

Tuesday

class: discuss WAIE 15; RR due

formal sentence outline due for peer edit (p. 41-42)

discuss argumentative techniques/development (chapter 10)

home: type intro and at least first body paragraph. Also have title

page, outline, and works cited (p. 43 grade sheet)

Thursday

class: title page, formal outline, 2 paragraphs, and works cited due

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discuss plagiarism and using sources

home: keep working on paper 2

read WAIE chapter 16, type RR

Week nine, March 16, 2015

Tuesday

class: RR due; discuss WAIE 16

return and discuss paper 2 draft of pages 1-2

home: finish paper 2 to at least three pages; read WAIE chapter 8,

type RR

Thursday

class: RR due; discuss WAIE 8

title page, outline, 3 pages due for peer edit (p. 45-49)

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documentation practice; discuss development (chapter 12)

home: read WAIE chapter 9; type RR

revise and work on paper 2; type schedule assignment part 2 (p. 85 in

class pack)

Week ten, March 23, 2015

Tuesday

class: schedule assignment part 2 due; RR due, discuss WAIE 9

practice works cited and documentation

home: finish first draft of paper 2

read WAIE chapter 10, type RR

Thursday

class: first draft -title page, outline, full draft, works cited and ALL

sources due for peer edit (p. 51-52 in class pack)

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RR due; discuss WAIE 10

home: type/revise second draft paper 2

read WAIE chapter 17, type RR

* March 27 last day to withdraw* Easter

Break

Week eleven, April 6, 2015

Tuesday

class: complete second draft due in envelope with all sources (p. 53-

54)

RR due; discuss WAIE 17

home: read chapter 18-19 WAIE, one RR

Thursday

class: RR due; discuss WAIE 18-19

sign up for conferences

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home: prepare letter to the professor (topic: how is your semester

going?)

Week twelve, April 13, 2015

Tuesday

class: Conferences --- bring letter to the professor

home:

Thursday

class: conferences --- bring letter to the professor

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home: read WAIE chapter 20, type RR

Week thirteen, April 20, 2015

Tuesday

class: Paper 2 due - NO LATE PAPERS ACCEPTED! (p. 55-56 for

check list and grade sheet)

RR due; discuss WAIE 20

discuss in class essay (p. 91-92)

home: create outline for in class essay

Thursday

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class: no class; equity conference on campus

home:

Week fourteen, April 27, 2015

Tuesday

class: mini conferences to return paper 2 (hopefully most are graded)

peer edit outline for in class essay (p. 93-94)

home:

Thursday

class: no class; conference out of town

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home: revise outline

Week fifteen, May 4, 2015

Tuesday

class: in class essay on article and Where Am I Eating? (p. 95 grade

sheet)

home: prepare presentations and final letter

Thursday

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class: start presentations (p. 57-58)

home:

Week sixteen, May 11, 2015 Finals week

Tuesday - no class

Thursday- 12 noon

finish final presentations (p. 57-58)

class picture

food

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