 Course Outline
Note: All
unit assignments are due by beginning of class. All work is submitted to Pirate's View via the
Assignments and Discussion links on the course menu. The
assignments may be completed and turned in earlier in the
week and are accessed via the Assignment and Discussion
links, respectively. To get full credit
on discussions, you must not only address the discussion
prompt, but you must also respond to two of your classmate's
responses. Be sure to read and follow instructions on the Policy Page - Discussion Prompts.
For reading assignment responses, refer to Reading
Responses page. NOTE: Turn all assignments
into WebCT Vista as attachments (either as Microsoft Word,
or Rich Text Format).
Week 1: August 16-22
Unit
1: Introduction(s)
Students
familiarize themselves with course textbooks and requirements.
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Discuss
Online Syllabus
- Review
Pirate's View Vista
- Writing
Assessment
- Homework:
- Read
and respond to William Golding's "Thinking as a Hobby ,"
pg. 365 (Turn in to Pirate's View Vista: Online Assignment 1). Due August 18.
- Go to WebVista Online Discussion 1 and respond to prompt
Note:
Be sure to read and follow instructions at Reading
Responses page
Week 1: August
16-22
Unit 2: Getting Started
Importance of reading and memory. Access to our deepest held beliefs about self and the world around us.
Assignments:
- Discuss "Thinking as a Hobby "
- Discuss Essay 1 (Childhood
Memory) (Due 10/03)
- Homework:
- Read and respond to Lars Eighner's
"On Dumpster Diving," pg. 229 (Pirate's View Assignment
2). Due August 23.
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Week 2: August
23-29
Unit 3: Invention
Writing is a process, not an event. The first step in that process is to free ourselves from the internal critic that stifles our creative thought process. Invention exercises help us to find topics and subjects appropriate for the writing assignment and for our own interests.
- Discuss "On Dumpster Diving "
- Invention Techniques
- Homework:
- Read and respond to Donald Murray's "The Maker's Eye," pg. 21 (Pirate's View Assignment
3). Due August 25
Week 2: August
23-29
Unit 4: Rough Draft
In process writing, we work through our ideas one step at a time. In this course, you will use a multiple-draft writing process to help you to more fully take advantage of your editorial/proofing and reading abilities as a tool for shaping your essay.
Assignments:
- Discuss "The Maker's Eye"
- Discuss Drafting method
- Regent's Practice Essay
- Homework:
- Read and respond to Chapter 1," pgs. 01-17 (Pirate's View Assignment
4). Due August 30.
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Week 3: August 30-September 05
Unit 5: Revision
Revision is the essence of process writing. Given the ability to read, and re-read our essays, we inevitably produce essays that are more fully realized and free from stylistic and grammatical problems.
Assignments:
- Discuss Chapter 1
- Discuss Revision Process
- Homework:
- Read and respond to Alice Walkers'
"Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self," pg. 193 (Pirate's View Assignment
5). Due September 1.
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Week 3: August 30-September 05
Unit 6: Revision
Much of our work in this class will include sharing and discussing our writing with others. This process of "workshopping" helps us to become more comfortable and familiar with the process of criticism and becoming self-critical.
- Discuss
"Beauty When the Dancer is the Other Self"
- Read Elements of the Workshop, print
out and bring to class on Wednesday
- Read Essay
Grading Criteria, print out and bring to class on Wednesday
- Homework:
- Essay
1, draft 1 (Due September 08)
Week
4: (September 06 Labor Day Holiday) September 08-12
Unit 7: Essay 1, draft 1
Assignments:
- Workshop Essay One, Draft 1
- Homework:
- Work
on Essay One, Draft 1
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Week 5: September 13-19
Unit 8: Continue Essay 1, Draft 1
- Continue
Workshop
- Homework:
- Find
a bumpersticker you like, write it down and bring to
class on Wednesday
Week 5: September 13-19
Unit
9: Details, Details, Details & Active/Passive
Voice
Assignments:
- In-class
exercise (bumperstickers)
- Homework: Read and respond to Anne Lamott's "Shitty First Drafts," pg. 17(Pirate's View Assignment
6). September 20
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Week 6: September 20-26
Unit
10: Details, Details, Details & Active/Passive
Voice
Week 6: September 20-26
Unit 11: Workshop Essay One, draft 2
Assignments:
- In-class
workshop of Essay 1, draft 2
- Homework:
- Continue
working on Essay 1, draft 2
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Week 7 : September 27-October 03
Unit
12: Final Draft
(No face to face class. Online Workshop)
- Continue
Workshop Online (Upload Essay 1, draft 2 to appropriate
Discussion Link in Pirate's View). Upload comments to your workshop
group members.
- Homework:
Week 7 : September 27-October 03
Unit
13: Final Draft & Essay 2
Assignments:
- Submit
Final Draft of Essay 1 to Pirate's View by 1 p.m. (Look for link under Assignments Tool labeled "Essay
1")
- Turn in Self-assessment of Essay 1 (Vista Assignments Tool).
- Discuss
Essay 2 (Creative Non-Fiction), (Due 10/18)
- Homework:
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Week 8: October 04-10
Unit 14: Workshop Essay 2, draft 1
Assignments:
- Workshop
Essay 2, draft 1
- Homework:
- Continue
to work on Essay 2, draft 1
Week 8: October 04-10 (Midterm Week)
Unit 15: Workshop Essay 2, draft 1 (No face to face class. Online Workshop)
- Continue
Workshop Online (Upload Essay 2, draft 1 to appropriate
Discussion Link in Pirate's View). Upload comments to your workshop
group members. (Essay 2 draft 1)
- Homework:
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Week 9: October 11 - 12 (Fall Break)
Week 9: October 13-17
Unit 16: Workshop Essay 2, draft 2
Assignments:
- Workshop
Essay 2 draft 2
- Homework:
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Week 10: October 18-24 (No
Face-to-Face Meeting this week. Online only.)
Unit 17: Final Draft Essay 2/Discuss Essay 3
Assignments:
- Submit
Final Draft of Essay 2 to Pirate's View by 1 p.m. (Look for link under Assignments Tool labeled "Essay
2")
- Submit
Self-assessment of Essay 2 to Pirate's View Vista Assignments Tool
- Read Essay 3 (Travel Writing) (Due 11/08)
Week 10: October 18-24
Unit 18: Essay Three
- Respond
to Online Discussion Prompt (Discussion
2)
- Homework
- Work
on Essay Three, draft 1
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Week 11: October 25-31
Unit 19: Workshop Essay Three
Assignments:
- Workshop
Essay 3, draft 1
- Homework:
- Continue
to work on Essay 3, draft 1
Week 11: October 25-31
Unit 20: Workshop Essay Three
- Continue
Workshop Online (Upload Essay 3, draft 1 to appropriate
Discussion Link in Pirate's View). Upload comments to your workshop
group members. (Essay Three draft 1)
- Homework:
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Week 12: November 01-07
Unit 21: Workshop Essay Three, draft 2.
Assignments:
- Workshop
Essay Three draft 2
- Homework:
- Complete
research for Essay 3
- Workshop online (Essay Three draft 2)
Week 12: November 01-07
Unit 22: Workshop Essay Three, draft 2
- Continue
Workshop Online (Upload Essay 3, draft 2 to appropriate
Discussion Link in Pirate's View). Upload comments to your workshop
group members. (Essay Three draft 2)
- Homework:
- Work
on Final Draft Essay 3
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Week 13: November 08-14
Unit 23: Final Draft Essay Three/Discuss Essay Four
Assignments:
- Submit
Final Draft of Essay Three to Pirate's View by 1 p.m. (Look for link under Assignments Tool labeled "Essay
3")
- Turn in
Self-assessment of Essay 3 to Vista Assignments Tool
- Discuss Essay 4 (The Editorial) (Due 12/06)
- Homework:
- Read and bring newspaper editorial to class
Week 13: November 08-14
Unit 24: Final Draft Essay Three/Discuss Essay Four
- Discuss editorials
- Homework:
- Work
on Essay Four, draft 1
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Week 14: November 15-21
Unit 25: Workshop Essay Four, draft 1
Assignments:
- Workshop
Essay Four, draft 1
- Homework:
- Continue
to workshop Essay 4, draft 1 (Online)
Week 14: November 15-21
Unit 26: Workshop Essay Four, draft 1
- Continue
Workshop Online (Upload Essay 4, draft 1 to appropriate
Discussion Link in Pirate's View). Upload comments to your workshop
group members. (Essay Four draft 1)
- Homework:
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Week 15: November 22-28 (Thanksgiving)
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Week 16: November 29-December 5
Unit 27: Workshop Essay Four, draft 2
Assignments:
- Workshop
Essay 4, draft 2
- Take
Online Regent's Test on WebCT (Quiz
1 under "Assessments" link WebVista).
The test will be available November 29-December 5.
- Homework:
- Work
on Final Draft Essay 4
(No class on Monday--use time to work on final draft)
Unit 16: Final Draft of Essay Four/Conclusions
Assignments:
- Submit
Final Draft of Essay 4 to Pirate's View by 1 p.m. (Look for link under Assignments Tool labeled "Essay
4")
- Turn in
Self-assessment Essay 4 to Vista Assignments Tool
- Homework:
- Course
Assessment (Assignment 7)
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