Saturday, August 30, 2014

Writing 1 Fall Syllabus (2014)

Writing 1 Fall Syllabus

Week/Date
Literature
Literature Assignments Due
Writing Assignments Due
Grammar
Week 1 (8/28)
Introduction to Animal Farm


Parts of Speech
Week 2 (9/4)
Read  Introduction & Handouts
Before Reading Exercise:  “What makes a good leader?”
Descriptive Essay Rough Draft
The Sentence
Week 3 (9/11)
Read  Chapters I & II
3 questions from the Study Guide.  3 Vocabulary words.

Verbs
Week 4 (9/18)
Read  Chapters III & IV
2 questions from the Study Guide.  3 Vocabulary words.
Descriptive Essay Final
Nouns, Pronouns
Week 5 (9/25)
Read  Chapters V & VI
2 questions from the Study Guide.  3 Vocabulary words.
Personal Essay Rough Draft
Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions
Week 6 (10/2)
Read  Chapters VII & VIII
3 questions from the Study Guide. 3 Vocabulary words.

Conjunctions, Interjections
Week 7 (10/9)
Read  Chapters IX & X
2 questions from the Study Guide.  3 Vocabulary words.
Personal Essay Final
QUIZ
Week 8 (10/16)
Character Presentations
1 question or activity from the Conclusion section of the study guide
Example/Illustration Essay Pre-Write
Types of Sentences
Week 9 (10/23)
Final for Animal Farm
Example/Illustration Essay Rough Draft
Sentence Structures
Week 10 (10/30)
Introduction  to A Christmas Carol


Problems with Sentences
Week 11 (11/6)
Read  Stave One
3 questions from the Study Guide.  4 Vocabulary words.
Example/Illustration Essay Final
QUIZ
Week 12 (11/13)
Read  Stave Two
3 questions from the Study Guide.  4 Vocabulary words.
History/Biography  Pre-Write
Agreement (S-V)
Week 13 (11/20)
Read  Stave Three
2 questions from the Study Guide.  4 Vocabulary words.
History/Biography Rough Draft
Agreement (N-Pro)

THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week 14 (5/4)
Read  Stave Four
Vocabulary Quiz
3 questions from the Study Guide.  4 Vocabulary words.

Parallel
Week 15 (5/11)

Final Exam
History/Biography Final
TEST


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