Writing 1 Fall Syllabus

Week/Date	Literature	Literature Assignments Due	Writing Assignments Due	Grammar Topics
Week 1 (8/22)	Introduction to Animal Farm			“Why Grammar?”
Week 2 (8/29)	Read  Introduction & Handouts	Before Reading Exercise:  “What makes a good leader?”	Descriptive Essay Rough Draft	Intro to Parts of Speech, part 1
Week 3 (9/5)	Read  Chapters I & II	3 Reader Responses 3 Vocabulary words.		Intro to Parts of Speech, part 2
Week 4 (9/12)	Read  Chapters III & IV	Take Home Quiz #1 3 Vocabulary words.	Descriptive Essay Final Draft	Intro to Parts of Speech, part 3 Parts of Speech Pre-Test
Week 5 (9/19)	Read  Chapters V & VI	3 Reader Responses 3 Vocabulary words.	Personal Essay Rough Draft	Interjections Presentation
Week 6 (9/26)	Read  Chapters VII & VIII	3 Reader Responses 3 Vocabulary words.		Verbs Presentation
Week 7 (10/3)	Read  Chapters IX & X	Take Home Quiz #2 3 Vocabulary words	Personal Essay Final Draft	Adjectives Presentation
Week 8 (10/10)	Character Presentations	Final for Animal Farm	Biography Essay Pre-Write	Nouns Presentation
FALL BREAK
Week 9 (10/24)	Introduction  to A Christmas Carol		Biography Essay Rough Draft	Conjunctions Presentation
Week 10 (10/31)	Read  Stave One	3 questions from the Study Guide.  4 Vocabulary words.		Adverbs Presentation
Week 11 (11/7)	Read  Stave Two	3 questions from the Study Guide.  4 Vocabulary words.	Biography Essay Final Draft	Pronouns Presentation
Week 12 (11/14)	Read  Stave Three	3 questions from the Study Guide.  4 Vocabulary words.	History Pre-Write	Prepositions Presentation
Week 13 (11/21)	Read  Stave Four	2 questions from the Study Guide.  4 Vocabulary words.	History Rough Draft	Review Parts of Speech Post Test
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week 14 (12/5)	Read  Stave Five	Vocabulary Quiz 4 Vocabulary words.		Word of the Day Test
Week 15 (12/12)		Final Exam	History Final Draft