Friday, January 22, 2016

Writing 1 -- Syllabus -- Spring, 2016


Week/Date
Literature
Assign. Due
Writing
Grammar Topic
Week 1
(1/21)
Introduction to The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde


Modifiers
Week 2
(1/28)
Jekyll/Hyde:  Ch. 1 – 2
(pg.1 – 11)
Answer 2 questions for Ch. 1 and 2 for Ch. 2.
Narrative Essay Pre-Write
Prepositional Phrases
Adj/Adv Phrases
Week 3
(2/4)
Jekyll/Hyde:  Ch. 3 – 4
(pg. 12 – 17)
Be prepared to discuss the study questions for Ch. 3 & 4.
Narrative Essay Rough Draft
Participles/Gerunds
Week 4
(2/11)
Jekyll/Hyde:  Ch. 5 – 6
(pg. 18 – 24)
Answer 2 questions for Ch. 5 and 2 for Ch. 6.

Appositives & Infinitives
Week 5
(2/18)
Jekyll/Hyde:  Ch. 7 – 8
(pg. 25 – 35)
Be prepared to discuss the study questions for Ch. 7 & 8.
Narrative Essay Final Draft
Clauses: Adjective, Adverb, Noun
February 25 – No CHAT
Week 6
(3/3)
Jekyll/Hyde: Ch. 9 – 10
(pg. 36 – 54)
Answer 2 questions for Ch. 9 and 2 for Ch. 10.
Theme & Character Pre-Write
Identifying Subject & Predicate
Week 7
(3/10)
Short Stories: Gift of the Magi (p. 1);  After Twenty Years  (p. 21)
2 Short Story Chart Worksheets
Theme & Character Rough Draft
Compound Sentence & Complements
Week 8
(3/17)
Makes the Whole World Kin (p. 85); A The Furnished Room (p. 23)
2 Short Story Chart Worksheets

Direct & Indirect Objects
Week 9
(3/24)
Short StoriesRetrieved Reformation (p. 49); The Pimenta Pancakes (p. 29)
2 Short Story Chart Worksheets
Theme & Character Final Draft
Linking Verb Complements
March 30 – No CHAT
Week 10
(4/7)
Short StoriesThe Ransom of Red Chief (p. 71); Poems of Robert Service (handout)
2 Short Story Chart Worksheets
News Story Pre-Write
Simple & Compound Sentences
Indep/Subord Clauses
Week 11
(4/14)
Poetry:  Hughes (p. 51); Williams (p. 48); Frost (p. 44)
2 Poetry Analysis worksheets
News Story Rough Draft
Indep/Subord Clauses
Week 12 (4/21)
Poetry:  Wordsworth (p. 12); Browning (p. 19); Bronte (p. 24); Hopkins (p. 31)
2 Poetry Analysis worksheets

Sentence Structures
Week 13 (4/28)
Poetry:  TBD
2 Poetry Analysis worksheets
News Story Final Draft
Review
Week 14 (5/14)
PoetryT.S. Eliot (Handout)
Poetry Presentations

Re-Write
Spring Writing Test
Grammar Test
Week 15 (5/12)
Poetry Presentations






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