Saturday, January 17, 2015

Writing 1 Spring Syllabus, 2015



Week/Date
Literature
Assign. Due
Writing
Grammar
Week 1 (1/15)
Introduction to The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde



Week 2 (1/22)
Jekyll/Hyde:  Ch. 1 - 2
Answer 2 questions for Ch. 1 and 2 for Ch. 2.
Narrative Essay Pre-Write
Comma:  Sentences
Worksheet
Week 3 (1/29)
Jekyll/Hyde:  Ch. 3 – 4
Be prepared to discuss the study questions for Ch. 3 & 4.
Narrative Essay Rough Draft
Comma:  Intro Elements
Week 4 (2/5)
Jekyll/Hyde:  Ch. 5 – 6
Answer 2 questions for Ch. 5 and 2 for Ch. 6.

Comma:  Restrictive Clauses
Week 5 (2/12)
Jekyll/Hyde:  Ch. 7 – 8
Be prepared to discuss the study questions for Ch. 7 & 8.
Narrative Essay Final Copy
Comma:  Appositives & Parenthetical phrases
Week 6 (2/19)
Jekyll/Hyde: Ch. 9 – 10
Answer 2 questions for Ch. 9 and 2 for Ch. 10.
Theme & Character Pre-Write
Comma:  Series
Feb. 26 – No CHAT
Week 7 (3/5)
Short Stories: Gift of the Magi (p. 1);  After Twenty Years  (p. 21)
2 Short Story Chart Worksheets
Theme & Character Rough Draft
Comma:  Interrupters
Week 8 (3/12)
Makes the Whole World Kin (p. 85); A The Furnished Room (p. 23)
2 Short Story Chart Worksheets

Comma: Dates & Addresses
Week 9 (3/19)
Short StoriesRetrieved Reformation (p. 49); The Pimenta Pancakes (p. 29)
2 Short Story Chart Worksheets
Theme & Character Final Copy
End Marks & Abbreviations
Week 10 (3/26)
Short StoriesThe Ransom of Red Chief (p. 71); Poems of Robert Service (handout)
2 Short Story Chart Worksheets
News Story Pre-Write
Colon & Semicolon
April 2 – No CHAT
Week 11 (4/9)
Poetry:  Hughes (p. 51); Williams (p. 48); Frost (p. 44)
2 Poetry Analysis worksheets
News Story Rough Draft
Italics & Quotations Marks
Week 12 (4/16)
Poetry:  Wordsworth (p. 12); Browning (p. 19); Bronte (p. 24); Hopkins (p. 31)
2 Poetry Analysis worksheets

Hyphens, Parentheses & Dash
Week 13 (4/23)
Poetry:  TBD
2 Poetry Analysis worksheets
News Story Final Copy
Punctuation Review
Week 14 (4/30)
PoetryT.S. Eliot (Handout)
Poetry Presentations

Re-Write
Spring Writing Test
Grammar Test
Week 15 (5/7)
Poetry Presentations






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