Connections in Reading and Writing: English 1010 at SUU and Success Academy [Fall 2009]

SUU, sections 02, 10, & 14
Course Calendar
English 1010
Connections in Reading and Writing
Joy Sterrantino
FALL 2009

MAJOR PROJECTS:
Literacy Autobiography
In-Class Essay Exam
Maus Paper
Visual Essay Presentations
Summary Response Paper

•Assignments are due by the start of class.
•Summary Responses are to be emailed (see website for format)
•Readings refer to the day they are due, so they should be read before you come to class on that day.
•Homework is in bold.

Texts are listed on the syllabus. Many of the readings are in The Blair Reader.

(Note: Some assignments and homework will be given in class and therefore might not be on this calendar; missing classes will result in you missing some assignments.)

**The syllabus is subject to change- you will be notified if there is a change- updates will be on the website.**

SR= Summary/Response

Week 1

8/24 (M) Why Do I Have to Take This Class?!

8/26 (W) Topic: Academic Writing & Voice
Read: They Say, I Say Preface & Ch. 1

8/28 (F) Topic: Summary/Responses
(sign-ups)
Read: Holt (86-91), Pink (91-102), Holzer (272) (These are in The Blair Reader; whenever I give you a reading that doesn’t say otherwise, it is in this book.)
*Bring Blair to class (and whenever you
have readings for a given day)*
Due: just make sure you read, because we’ll do SRs in class

Week 2
8/31 (M) Topic: What is Literacy? What is a Community?
Read: Blair: Eighner (454-64); Douglass
(150-4); Tan, “Mother Tongue” (170-4)
Due: 3 SRs and make your own “mix tape” list (10 songs min)

9/2 (W) Topic: The Literacy Autobiography
Read: Blair: Rodriguez (139-45); Erdrich (146-50);
Kozol (175-82)
Due: 3 SRs

9/4 (F) Topic: Peer Reviews; Blog; LA continued
Read: Tan, “Two Kinds” (465-75); Ehrenreich (519-23);
Literacy Autobiography sample essay (No SR on sample, but we’ll use it in
class)
Due: 2 SRs; Literacy Autobiography Worksheet

Week 3
9/7 (M) Labor Day (No Class)

9/9 (W) Peer Reviews
Due: Full draft of Literacy Autobiography (emailed to
me & printed out and brought to class).

9/11 (F) Topic: Prep for In-Class Essay
Read: Blair: Alexie (47-56), Angelou (103-13), King (485-91)
Due: 3 SRs

Week 4
9/14 (M) Topic: Prep for In-Class Essay Read: Kingston (29-39); Staples (450-4)
Due: 2 SRs
How to Comment on the Class Blog-1010
Blog leading: (due at midnight) [02-Taylor R., Ashley H, Dre ;10- Cameron C., Codey J. ; 14- Alicia T., Koby Y.]

9/16 (W) Topic: In-class essay Workshops
Due: Literacy Autobiography (see website for format);
Literacy Autobiography Assignment
LA Rubric (grading format)

9/18 (F) Topic: In-Class Essay
Bring: Approved notes & Blue Book (BB to trade- so don’t
put your name on it)
Due: bring a blue book and your approved notes; blog responses (due at midnight)

Week 5

9/21 (M) Topic: Writing Center & MLA ***MEET IN THE SUU WRITING CENTER, BC 204***
Blog leading: (due at midnight) [02-Kyli N. Aly T., Cheryl M. ;10- Roman, Sharna ; 14- Anders, Brionne]
Due: Literacy Autobiography (see website for format)

9/23 (W) Topic: Intro to Maus
Read: Maus (Beginning through Ch. 3)
Due: Response Journal #1Do a regular SR instead

9/25 (F) Cancelled
Due: blog responses (due at midnight)

Week 6

9/28 (M) Topic: Maus continued
Read: Maus (Ch. 4-6)
Due: SR
Blog leading [I forgot to post it before today!!! Sorry!!!  It looks like I erased my list... stay tuned]: (due at midnight)

9/30 (W) Topic: Maus
Read: Maus II (Beginning- Ch. 3)
Due: SR

10/2 (F) Topic: Maus [We DO have class- I wrote the previous message in the wrong place.]
Read: Maus II (Ch. 4-5)
Due: SR

Week 7

10/5 (M) Topic: Maus- Themes and Thesis
Due: nothing

10/7 (W) Topic: Maus-Themes and Thesis
Due: Process Assignments 1 & 2; bring 3 themes kidding (well, not “kidding”, but nothing’s due!)

10/9 (F) Research Workshop (Meet in the Library- Room 002)
Due: nothing

Week 8 This week I was out
10/12 (M) Library Day
Due by end of class: one source for your Maus essay [assignment posted below], which you will bring to class on Wed.; Email conference

10/14 (W)

10/16 (F) Topic: Maus- Invention

Week 9  This week I was out
10/19 (M) Harvest Holiday- no class

10/21 (W) 

10/23 (F)

Week 10
10/26 (M) Topic: Catch up

10/28 (W) Peer Reviews
Due: Full draft of Maus essay (brought to class and emailed to me)
[Blog leaders: 02- Carissa, Amanda B., Tyler A.; 10- Garry, Kimberly, Tyler H.; 14- Megan, Silke]

10/30 (F)
Due: Blog responses (due at midnight)

Week 11
11/2 (M) Topic: MLA/Visual Presentations
[Blog leaders: 02- Chasie, Courtney, Tyler B.; 10- Mandi, Barry, Rosalind, Tricia; 14- Jess, Sydnie, Kathleen]

11/4 (W) Peer Review
Second full draft of Maus essay (just brought to class- don’t email it to me)

11/6 (F) Topic: Visual Presentations
Due: Blog responses (due at midnight)

Week 12
11/9 (M) Topic: Synthesizing
Due: Maus Essay moved
[Blog leaders: 02- Jamie, Morgan, Wesley; 10- David, Marc, Ian, Joana; 14- Amanda, Mukay, Shalonna]

11/11 (W) Topic: Synthesis Paper- Misgovernment
Due: Maus Essay
Read: Huxley (183-9); Thoreau 722-740; LeGuin (777-82)
Due: 3 SRs or One (375 word) Synthesis Response

11/13 (F) Topic: Synthesis Paper- Violence
Read: Kingston (29-39); Fallows (257-71); Milgram (764-
76) Due: 3 SRs or One (375 word) Synthesis Response

Week 13

11/16 (M) Presentations (must be present all days for credit)
Visual Presentation for Maus-with updated information
Maus Visual Presentation Rubric
[Blog leaders: 02- Bruce, Megan, Lacie, Trevor ; 10- Colton, Melanie, Taylor; 14- Chris, Kaitlin, Britany]

11/18 (W) Presentations (must be present all days for credit)

11/20 (F) Presentations (must be present all days for credit)
Due: Blog responses (due at midnight)

Week 14

11/23 (M) Topic: Final Paper Discussion
Bring: Blair
[Blog leaders: 02- Nick, Matthew, Damon, Mitch; 10- Shawn, Nealani, Luke; 14- Michael, Kaylie, Chad, Robert]

11/25 (W) Holiday (No Class)

11/27 (F) Holiday (No Class)
Due: Blog responses (due at midnight; yes, it’s a vacation day, but you can do it earlier in the week or not at all this week.)

Week 15
11/31 (M) Class work
Bring: Blair
Due by end of class: Thesis Statement & Proposal outline (including 3 essay choices and image choice) 1 full page
[Blog leaders: 10- Derek, David, Jensine, Andrew; 14- Michael, Kaylie, Chad, Robert]

12/2 (W) Peer Review 1 In-class work on Essay

Bring Blair, thesis, and image ideas.
Due: Proposal

If you want me to look at a draft, email the full draft to me today; it is not required, and we are not doing peer reviews this time.

12/3 (F) Peer Review 2 In-class work on Essay
Bring Blair, thesis, copy of proposal, and actual image.

Week 16  FINALS (SCHEDULE IS DIFFERENT THIS WEEK- look for your section below)
Synthesis Rubric

Proposal for Synthesis Sample

Synthesis Essay Sample

SECTION 02:
12/10 (TH) 10:30-11 or bring it to my office from 12-2 on Friday (Come in some time in this time frame to turn in your essay(s)- that’s it!

Due: Synthesis Essay (no rewrites on this one) in folder with work from class and any drafts you may have, but remember no drafts are required.

Also due: Rewrites of LA and/or Maus with everything from the first time you turned it in including rubric.

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SECTION 10:
12/09 (W) 11-11:30 or bring it to my office from 12-2 on Friday (Come in some time in this time frame to turn in your essay(s))- that’s it!

Due: Synthesis Essay (no rewrites on this one) in folder with work from class and any drafts you may have, but remember no drafts are required.

Also due: Rewrites of LA and/or Maus with everything from the first time you turned it in including rubric.

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SECTION 14:
12/11 (F) CHANGED SLIGHTLY: 12-2 (Come in **to my office** some time in this time frame to turn in your essay(s))- that’s it!

Due: Synthesis Essay (no rewrites on this one) in folder with work from class and any drafts you may have, but remember no drafts are required.

Also due: Rewrites of LA and/or Maus with everything from the first time you turned it in including rubric.

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Have a good break!

SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

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