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Success Academy 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
8/25 (T) Why Do I Have to Take This Class?
Topic: Academic Writing & Voice
8/27 (Th) Topic: Summary/Responses
(sign-ups)
Read: They Say, I Say Preface & Ch. 1; Holt (86-91), Pink (91-102), Holzer (272)
*Bring Blair to class (and whenever you
have readings for a given day)*
Read:
Due: just make sure you read, because we’ll do SRs in class
Week 2
9/1 (T) 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)
9/3 (Th) Topic: The Literacy Autobiography; Peer Reviews; Blog; LA continued
Read: Blair: Rodriguez (139-45); Erdrich (146-50);
Kozol (175-82)
Due: 3 SRs
Week 3
9/8 (T) Topic:
Read: Ehrenreich (519-23), Alexie (47-56), Angelou (103-13);
sample essay (No SR on sample, but we’ll use it in
class; I haven’t found it yet; I’ll make it a link when I do.)
Due: 3 SRs; Literacy Autobiography Worksheet
9/10 (Th) Peer Reviews
Due: Full draft of Literacy Autobiography (emailed to
me & printed out and brought to class).
Week 4|
9/14 (M) Blog leading: (due at midnight) [AM- Andrew W., Jacob C.; PM- Tonya E., Weston I.]
How to Comment on the Class Blog-1010
9/15 (T) Topic: In-class essay Workshops
Read: Kingston (29-39); Staples (450-4)
Due: 2 SRs
9/17 (Th) Topic: Prep for In-Class Essay (bring Blair)
Due: Literacy Autobiography Assignment (see website for format)
LA Rubric (grading format)
9/18(F) Blog responses (due at midnight)
Week 5
9/21 (M) Blog leading: (due at midnight) [AM- Sarah T., Harsh; PM- Jessica B. Lara]
9/22 (T) Topic: Writing Center & MLA ***MEET IN THE SUU WRITING CENTER- BC 204***
Due: Literacy Autobiography Assignment (see website for format)
9/24 (Th) Topic: In-Class Essay
Bring: Approved notes & Blue Book (BB to trade- so don’t
put your name on it)
9/25 (F) Blog Responses (due at midnight)
Week 6
10/6 (T) Topic: Maus continued
10/8 (Th) Library Research Workshop …. meet in the Libary LB 002 (basement)
10/9( F) Blog Responses (due at midnight)
Week 8 I was out for this week.
10/13 (T)
10/15 (Th)
Week 9 I was out for this week.
10/20 (T)
10/22 (Th)
Week 10
10/27 (T) Topic: Catch up
10/28 (W) [Blog Leaders: SAAM- Brady, Jon, Matt, Lisa, Ryan; SAPM- Kelton, Jay, Melissa]
10/29 (Th) Peer Reviews
Due: Full draft of Maus essay (brought to class and emailed to me)
10/30 (F) Blog Responses (due at midnight)
Week 11
11/2 (M) [Blog Leaders: SAAM- Adelyn, Tapan, Alecia, Weston C., Dani ; SAPM- Heath, Andrew]
11/3 (T) Topic: MLA/Visual Presentations
Just come to class today
11/4 (Th) Peer Review & Thesis Discussion
Second full draft of Maus essay (just brought to class- don’t email it to me)
11/5 (F) Blog Responses (due at midnight)
Week 12
11/09 (M) [Blog Leaders: SAAM- Samuel, Karrie Ann, Chase, Amberli, Emma; SAPM- Yoshi, Jake, Heidi]
11/10 (T) Topic: Visual Presentations & Synthesizing
Due: Maus Essay moved
11/12 (Th) Topic: Synthesis Paper- Misgovernment
Read: Huxley (183-9); Thoreau 722-740; LeGuin (777-82)
Due: 3 SRs or One (375 word) Synthesis Response
Due: Maus Essay
11/13 (F) Blog Responses (due at midnight)
Week 13
11/16 (M) [Blog Leaders: SAAM- Brady, Garrett, Tyson, Ashlie; SAPM- Ammon, Chris, Sam, Dakota]
11/17 (T) Presentations of Visual “essays” and Soundtracks (must be present both days for credit)
Visual Presentation for Maus-with updated information
Maus Visual Presentation Rubric
11/19 (Th) Presentations of Visual Maus “essays” and Sountracks (must be present both days for credit)
11/20 (F) Blog Responses (due at midnight)
Week 14
11/23 (M) [Blog Leaders: SAAM- Sasha, Christy, David A., Kathryn, Braxton; SAPM- Kayla, Frank]
11/24 (T) Topic: Final Paper Discussion & Synthesis Paper- Violence
Read: Kingston (29-39); Fallows (257-71); Milgram (764-
76) Due: 3 SRs or One (375 word) Synthesis Response
Bring: Blair
11/26 (Th) Thanksgiving- No Class
11/27 (F) Blog Responses (due at midnight- yes, it’s a vacation day, but you can do it earlier than today or not at all this week.)
Week 15
12/1 (T) Topic: Final Paper
Bring: Blair
Due by end of class: Final Thesis Statement & Proposal outline (including 3 essay choices and image choice) 1 full page
12/3 (Th) Peer Review 1 Work in-class on Essay
Bring Blair, thesis, and image ideas.
Due: Proposal
If you want me to look at a draft, email the full draft today- this is not required, and there won’t be peer reviews.
Week 16
12/8 (T) Peer Review 2 Work in-class on Essay
Bring Blair and whatever you’ve gotten done on the essay so far- bring a copy we can take apart, literally.
12/10 OR 11 (Th OR FRI) Since so many of you begged for an extra day, here’s the deal: there will be a box (place to be announced, so come back here and look) available on Thursday and Friday, so that as long as your essays are in the box by Friday at 2:15, it won’t matter when you bring it by.
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 on LA and/or Maus with everything from the first time you turned it in, including rubric.
Have a good break!
SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
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