Hello All,

This is a revision of the Syllabus' Schedule for the next couple of weeks.  The next revision will come after grroups sign up for their respective presentation dates:

Week 3 – Assaying and Essay

2 September  NO CLASS! LABOR DAY!

4 September  

- Due: Essay #1, BRING TWO COPIES.

            - Peer Essay Review: By Groups

            - Writing Activity: Peer Essay Review

- Distribute: Marvel Comics Presents #74

Week 4

9 September  

            - Due: Revised Essay #1

            - Discussion: Essay #2 Prompt Due Sept 18

            - Discussion: Elements of Narration: Plot, Story

            - Reading: Little Seagull Handbook pages 21-22 and 46-49

11 September

- Warm-Up: “Narrate (TBD subject)”

- Discussion: Blog Posting Assignments; Students may start posting at this date

- Discussion: MLA Electronic Citations

- Readings: Little Seagull Handbook pages 116-123 and 123-130 (more like Browse through, and these are more important when referenced)

- Reading: Marvel Comics Presents #74

Week 5

16 September

- DUE: First 2 Pages of Essay #2, bring TWO copies and TWO print-outs of the Writing Rubric (posted at the website)

- Discussion: Sentences:

- Discussion: Topic Sentences, Transitions

- Readings: Little Seagull Handbook pages 230-237

- Writing Activity: Peer Edit of First 2 pages of Essay #2

             

18 September –

- Discussion: MLA Print Citations

- Discussion: Group Reporting Assignments of Issues of Popular Culture (plus handout)

- Readings: Little Seagull Handbook pages 103-116

- Readings: (just bring Signs of Life Book to class)

- Writing Activity: Group Meeting/Choosing Topics  

- Sign-ups: Group Reporting Presentations

Week 6

23 September – 
 - DUE: Essay #2

- Discussion: Essay #3 Prompt: Compare and Contrast Due: Sept 30

- Discussion: How readings work towards turning

- Readings: Little Seagull Handbook pages 32-41,

            - Pre-writing for Essay #3:  Compare and Contrast   

25 September –

- Discussion: Literary Analysis  

- Discussion: Great Gatsby Chap 1, Historical Context of Great Gatsby

- Reading Little Seagull Handbook pages 50-53

- Readings: Great Gatsby Chap 1

- Writing Activity: On first impressions of Great Gatsby

Week 7

30 September:

- DUE: Essay #3: Compare and Contrast first 3 Pages, bTWO copies and TWO print-outs of the Writing Rubring (posted at the website)

- Discussion: Great Gatsby Chap 2

- Readings: Great Gatsby Chap 2

- Writing Activity: Peer Edit of First 3 pages of Essay #3

           

2 October:  

            - DUE: Essay #3 Compare and Contrast

- Discussion: Great Gatsby Chap 3

- Discussion: Constructing a Paragraph

- Readings: Great Gatsby Chap 3

- Readings: Little Seagull Handbook pages 14-26

Week 8

7 October:

            - Distribute: Midterm Study Guide

- Discussion: Great Gatsby Chap 4

- Readings: Great Gatsby Chap 4

- Reading: Signs of Life (Whatever Article is associated with today’s presentation)

- Writing Activity : TBD

- Group Reporting Presentation Slot: 1

9 October: 

            - Discussion: Great Gatsby Chap 5

- Discussion: Questions for Midterm Study Guide

- Readings: Great Gatsby Chap 5

- Reading: Signs of Life (Whatever Article is associated with today’s presentation)

- Writing Activity : TBD

- Group Reporting Presentation Slot: 2

Week 9

14 October:

            - Midterm Exam:

16 October: 

            - Discuss: Essay #4 Prompt: TBD

- Discussion: Great Gatasby Chap 6

- Reading: Great Gatsby Chap 6

- Reading: Signs of Life (Whatever Article is associated with today’s presentation)

- Writing Activity : Essay #4 Prewriting

- Group Reporting Presentation Slot: 3

Week 10

21 October:

            - DUE: Essay #4 Topic and Thesis Statement

            - Discussion: Great Gatsby Chap 7

- Readings: Great Gatsby Chap 7

- Reading: Signs of Life (Whatever Article is associated with today’s presentation)

- Writing Activity : Write and Present your topic and thesis statement for Essay #4

- Group Reporting Presentation Slot: 4

           

23 October: 

- Discussion: Great Gatsby Chap 8

- Readings: Great Gatsby Chap 8

- Reading: Signs of Life (Whatever Article is associated with today’s presentation)

- Review for Midterm: Little Seagull Handbook pages TBD

- Group Reporting Presentation Slot: 5

Week 11

28 October:

- Discussion: Great Gatsby Chap 9, Concluding Great Gatsby

- Readings: Great Gatsby Chap 9

- Reading: Signs of Life (Whatever Article is associated with today’s presentation)

- Writing Activity : TBD

- Group Reporting Presentation Slot: 6

           

30 October: 

- Discussion: TBD

- Discussion: TBD

- Readings: “Where Are you Going? Where Have You Been?” By Joyce Carol Oates

- Reading: Signs of Life (Whatever Article is associated with today’s presentation)

- Writing Activity 

- Group Reporting Presentation Slot: 7

Week 12

4 November:

- DUE: Essay #4, at least half, and works cited page bring TWO copies and TWO print-outs of the Writing Rubric (posted at the website)

- Discussion: TBD

- Discussion: TBD

- Readings: TBD

- Reading: Signs of Life (Whatever Article is associated with today’s presentation)

- Writing Activity: Peer Edit Essay #4 and Work Cited Page   

- Group Reporting Presentation Slot: 8

6 November: 

            - DUE: Essay #4

            - Discussion: Essay #5 Prompt: TBD

- Discussion: Business Letter Format, Writing a cover letter, Writing a Resume’

- Discussion: TBD

- Readings: TBD

- Writing Activity  TBD