Writing 1 Syllabus, Fall 2015

Week/Date	Literature	Literature Assignments Due		Writing Assignments Due	Grammar
Week 1 (8/27)	Introduction to Animal Farm				Intro to Parts of Speech, part 1
Week 2 (9/3)	Read  Introduction & Handouts	Before Reading Exercise:  “What makes a good leader?”		Descriptive Essay Rough Draft	Intro to Parts of Speech, part 2
Week 3 (9/10)	Read  Chapters I & II	3 questions from the Study Guide.  3 Vocabulary words.			Parts of Speech pre-test
Week 4 (9/17)	Read  Chapters III & IV	2 questions from the Study Guide.  3 Vocabulary words.		Descriptive Essay Final	Nouns Lesson
Week 5 (9/24)	Read  Chapters V & VI	2 questions from the Study Guide.  3 Vocabulary words.		Personal Essay Rough Draft	Pronouns Lesson
Week 6 (10/1)	Read  Chapters VII & VIII	3 questions from the Study Guide. 3 Vocabulary words.			Adjectives Lesson
Week 7 (10/8)	Read  Chapters IX & X	2 questions from the Study Guide.  3 Vocabulary words.		Personal Essay Final	Adverbs Lesson
FALL BREAK
Week 8 (10/22)	Character Presentations Final for Animal Farm			Example/Illustration Essay Pre-Write	Verbs Lesson
Week 9 (10/29)	Introduction  to A Christmas Carol			Example/Illustration Essay Rough Draft	Prepositions Lesson
Week 10 (11/5)	Read  Stave One				Conjunctions Lesson
Week 11 (11/12)	Read  Stave Two	3 questions from the Study Guide.  4 Vocabulary words.		Example/Illustration Essay Final	Interjections Lesson
Week 12 (11/19)	Read  Stave Three	3 questions from the Study Guide.  4 Vocabulary words.		History/Biography  Pre-Write	Review
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week 13 (12/3)	Read  Stave Four	2 questions from the Study Guide.  4 Vocabulary words.		History/Biography Rough Draft	Review
Week 14 (12/10)	Read  Stave Five Vocabulary Quiz		3 questions from the Study Guide.  4 Vocabulary words.		Parts of Speech Test
Week 15 (12/17)			Final Exam	History/Biography Final