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Advanced Writing Seminar Spring Semester, 2012 January 24 – May 15

Here is a PDF of our Syllabus: [[file:advancedwritingseminarspring2012.pdf]]
Professor: Dr. Ruth Benander Phone: 745-5778 E-mail: ruth.benander@uc.edu

6:30-9:00, Room 734,  Scarlet Oaks Campus

Door number 1 is on a timer and will be open from 6:00pm to 6:45pm.

Required Materials: A computer with a word-processor and a printer. Email Access to the course website: http://writingforcollege.wikispaces.com

**Course Description ** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">This course offers advanced students of English as a second language practice in university level reading and writing. We will read texts and analyze them in ways that will lead into discussion about how to write essays that develop the ideas of the authors of the texts. The process approach used in the class introduces you to the writing process used throughout English departments at many universities. **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Course Goals ** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Upon completion of this course you will be able to do the following in your reading:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Explain stated or implied ideas in a text
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Define the meaning of new words from their context in a text
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Identify transitions and the way ideas are linked in a text
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Identify supporting details in a given text
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Explain inferences about the content of the text

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Upon completion of this course, you be able to do the following in your writing:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Develop ideas from the texts in your informal writing
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Use these ideas as topics for your essays
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Write a multi-paragraph essay using class discussion and the revision process
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Apply revision strategies to improve from one draft to the next
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Proofread and edit your writing for increased accuracy

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> It is very important that you attend class because so much of what we do is a practical application of the work that leads to reading and writing at the university level. If you miss more than three classes, you may not have developed as a reader and writer in ways that are necessary to progress to the next level. The instructor invests a lot of time into your work through feedback and assessment. If you do not commit to your work in this class, then the instructor has no motivation to invest in your work.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Attendance Policy **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Reading Assignments
For each assigned reading, you will write a summary and response using the template provided in class. The template is located at the end of this syllabus and on our website.

The summary is must include the following information

the author’s name the title of the reading the author’s authority to write on this topic the purpose of the reading the main idea

The response is at least three sentences that express the ideas that the reading made you think about, your thoughts on the author’s purpose and the main idea, and a discussion of the implications of the author’s main idea.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Writing Assignments
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The portfolio is a collection of your writing in a folder, which you will prepare for final evaluation at the end of the quarter. The portfolio system we use allows you to work on a piece of writing over time. On the schedule are due dates for writing assignments. These are dates for the writing to be completed and brought to class. Late assignments will not be assessed. If you miss a draft due date, then you should prepare the writing for the next submission date.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">First Draft **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">: Writing for each essay begins with brainstorming and free writing on the essay topic in class. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Second Typed Draft: You will submit this draft to the instructor to write comments about ways that the content can be developed further. You will revise this draft using the instructor comments on grammar, punctuation, and content. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Third Typed Draft: This is the final presentation draft submitted for assessment.

**The Essay Assignments**
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Essay #1: The Personal Writing Process <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Explain your personal writing process. In the first paragraph, discuss how you come up with ideas to write about and how you arrange your time and place to write. In the second paragraph, describe how you organize your writing and how you come up with details to support your ideas. In the third paragraph describe how you revise and edit your writing, and how you work with your dictionary to find new words to use. Also discuss what you believe to be the parts of your process that work, and which parts of the process you need to change so that your writing process can be more effective.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Essay #2: The Defense of Principles <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Classical Argument <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In “Shame” and “Rowing the Bus”, the authors present positions concerning how and when a person should publically defend his or her personal principles. Present a classical argument in which you present a situation in which you believe it is imperative that an individual publically defend his or her personal principles.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Essay #3: The Nature of Motivation <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Classical Argument <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In “The Scholarship Jacket” and “Do It Better”, the authors present value judgments concerning what they believe is good motivation to do something and bad motivation to do something. Consider the motivations that these authors present, and define what good motivation is and what bad motivation is according to these authors. Argue for or against these value judgments.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Essay #4: The Responsibility of the Able <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rogerian Argument <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In “The Yellow Ribbon” and “Life over Death”, the authors present the responsibility of caretakers. Using these stories as evidence, make an argument for the responsibilities that people have to care for those who cannot care for themselves. Convince your reader why these values might be important.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Essay #5: The Value of Literacy <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rogerain Argument <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In “The Professor is a Dropout” and “Becoming a Reader” the authors present why becoming an educated reader and writer is important and barriers they faced in learning to read and write. Using the stories as evidence, make an argument for effective ways to address the problems people face in trying to become literate. Explain the problems and present your recommendations for a solution.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Essay #6: Enduring Hardship <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Toulmin Argument <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In “Learning Survival skills” and “A Drunken Ride, A Tragic Aftermath,” the authors describe difficult situations that changed people. Consider the hardships these authors present and explain how they contributed to changing the people who were involved. Present an argument, using these articles as evidence, that hardship is (or is not) an essential learning experience for all people.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The Final Reflective Writing <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Explain how your writing has changed over the past 15 weeks. Describe the problems you encountered and how you solved those problems. Recommend one essay in your portfolio as a particularly good example of your writing, and explain why this is a particularly good piece. Finally, explain what you will continue to work on to improve your reading and writing.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Final Portfolio: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Your final portfolio will include all of your reader responses and essays, including all drafts as well as the final reflective writing. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Final Reflective Writing: In this essay, describe how your writing has evolved over the past few months. Make specific reference to each of the learning outcomes of this course as you discuss how well you believe you have achieved each of these learning outcomes. In your final paragraph, present how you will continue to develop your writing skills.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Essays must be double-spaced with 1" margins on all sides. They must be in Modern Language Association (MLA) format. The draft number should be included in the information in the upper-left corner. These essays will be submitted in a folder on the last day of class. The portfolio will also include the final reflective writing. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Below is the MLA paper format: Þ
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Paper Format **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">:

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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">This schedule may change. All changes will be announced in class. You are responsible for being in class to hear about these changes. If you are not in class to hear them, you must check with someone who was there to find out if the syllabus has been modified in any way. The changes will not include any additions to the schedule, only substitutions or deletions.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Class Schedule **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">In-class Essay #1
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Introduction to Essay #2: The Defense of Principles <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Brainstorm and organize essay <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Form of classical argument <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Pre-view “Shame” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dictation with revision

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">__Homework:__ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Read “Shame” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Write the Summary and Response <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Draft essay #1

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">January 31 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">__In-class__: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Culture Topic lecture <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Group grammar quiz: Negation <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Reading discussion of “Shame” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Essay Process <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Peer Review worksheet for classical argument <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Pre-view “Rowing the Bus” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dictation with revision
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Week 2: **

__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Due __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">: Summary and Response for “Shame” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Essay #2 Draft

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __Homework:__ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Reading “Rowing the Bus” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Write the Summary and Response <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Draft essay #2

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">February 7 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">__In-class__: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Culture Topic lecture <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Group grammar quiz: Prepositions <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Reading discussion of “Rowing the Bus” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Essay Process <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Receive grammar and content feedback. Grammar highlighting questions <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dictation with revision
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Week 3: **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __Due:__ Summary and Response of “Rowing the Bus” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Draft of Essay #2

__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Homework: __ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Revise essay #2

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">February 14 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">__In-class__: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Culture Topic lecture <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Group grammar quiz: Past Perfect <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Essay Process <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Brainstorm and organize essay #3: The Nature of Motivation <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Classical argument <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Pre-view “The Scholarship Jacket” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dictation with revision
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Week 4: **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __Due__: Final draft of essay #2

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __Homework:__ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Read “The Scholarship Jacket” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Write the Summary and Response <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Draft essay #3 = = =<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Week 5: = <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">February 21 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">__In-class__: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Culture Topic lecture <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Group grammar quiz: Social conditionals <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Reading discussion: “The Scholarship Jacket” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Essay Process <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Peer review and highlighting <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Pre-view “Do It Better” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dictation with revision

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __Due:__ Summary and Response to “The Scholarship Jacket” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Draft of Essay #3

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __Homework:__ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Read “Do It Better” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Write the Summary and Response <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Revise essay #3

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Week 6: = <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">February 28 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">__In-class__: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Culture Topic lecture <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Group grammar quiz: Gerunds and Infinitives <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Reading discussion: “Do It Better” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Essay Process <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Peer review and grammar highlighting questions <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dictation with revision

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __Due__: Summary and Response to “Do It Better” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Draft of Essay #3

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __Homework:__ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Revise draft essay #3

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">March 6 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __In-class__: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Culture Topic lecture <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Group grammar quiz: Topic sentences <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Essay Process <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Introduce essay #4: The Responsibility of the Able <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Rogerian argument <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Pre-view “The Yellow Ribbon” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dictation with revision
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Week 7: **

__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Due __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">: Final draft of Essay #3

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __Homework:__ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Read “The Yellow Ribbon” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Write the Summary and Response <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Draft Essay #4

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">March 13 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __In-class__: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Culture Topic lecture <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Group grammar quiz: Sentences that don’t belong in a paragraph <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Reading discussion: “The Yellow Ribbon” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Essay Process <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Brainstorm and organize essay #4: The Responsibility of the Able <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Pre-view “Life Over Death” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dictation with revision
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Week 8: **

__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Due __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">: Summary and Response to “The Yellow Ribbon” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Draft of essay #4

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __Homework:__ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Read “Life Over Death” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Write the Summary and Response <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Revise draft essay #4

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">March 20
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Week 9: Spring Break, there is no class this week **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">March 27 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __In-class__: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Culture Topic lecture <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Group grammar quiz: Fragments and Run-ons <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Reading discussion: “Life Over Death” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Essay Process <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Peer review with grammar highlighting questions <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dictation with revision
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Week 10: **

__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Due __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">: Summary and Response for “Life Over Death” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Draft of Essay #4

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __Homework:__ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Revise essay #4

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">April 3 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __In-class__: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Culture Topic lecture <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Group grammar quiz: Logical conjunctions <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Introduce Essay #5: The Value of Literacy <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Brainstorm and organize essay #5 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Rogerian argument <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Pre-view “The Professor is a Dropout” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dictation with revision
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Week 11: **

__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Due __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">: Final draft of Essay #4

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __Homework:__ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Read “The Professor is a Dropout” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Write the Summary and Response <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Draft essay #5

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">April 10 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">__In-class__: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Culture Topic lecture <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Group grammar quiz: Commas <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Reading discussion: “The Professor is a Dropout” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Essay Process <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Peer Review essay #5 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Pre-view “Becoming a Reader” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dictation with revision
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Week 12: **

__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Due __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">: Summary and Response for “The Professor is a Dropout” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Draft of essay #5

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __Homework:__ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Read “Becoming a Reader” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Write the Summary and Response <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Revise essay #5

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">April 17 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">__In-class__: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Culture Topic lecture <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Group grammar quiz: Semi-colons and colons <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Reading discussion: “Becoming a Reader” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Essay Process <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Peer review and grammar and highlighting questions <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dictation with revision
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Week 13: **

__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Due: __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Summary and Response for “Becoming a Reader” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Draft of essay #5

__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Homework: __ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Revise essay #5

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">April 24 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">__In-class__: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Culture Topic lecture <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Group grammar quiz: Commas <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Essay Process <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Brainstorm and organize Essay #6: Enduring Hardship <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Toulmin argument <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Pre-view “Learning Survival Skills”” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dictation with revision
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Week 14: **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __Due__: Final draft of essay #5

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __Homework:__ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Read “Learning Survival Skills” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Write the Summary and Response <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Draft essay #6

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">May 1 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">__In-class__: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Culture Topic lecture <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Group grammar quiz: Gerunds and Infinitives II <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Reading discussion: “Learning Survival Skills” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Essay Process <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Peer Review of essay #6 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Pre-view “A Drunken Ride, A Tragic Aftermath” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dictation with revision
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Week 15 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __Due__: Reader Response for “Learning Survival Skills” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Draft of essay #6

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __Homework:__ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Read “A Drunken Ride, A Tragic Aftermath” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Write the Summary and Response <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Revise essay #6

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">May 8 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">__In-class__: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Culture Topic lecture <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Group grammar quiz: Prepositions II <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Reading discussion: “A Drunken Ride, A Tragic Aftermath” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Essay Process <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Peer Review and grammar and highlighting questions <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dictation with revision
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Week 16 **

__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Due __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">: Summary and Response for “A Drunken Ride, A Tragic Aftermath” <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Draft of essay #6

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> __Homework:__ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Revise essay #6

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">May 15 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">__In-class__: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">In-class writing of reflective writing for portfolio with grammar review and in-class revision. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Post-test for program <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> End of term snacks
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Week 17: **

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Due Date Outline = <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Present essay 2 ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Draft of essay for peer review || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Draft of essay for peer review || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Draft of essay for peer review || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Draft of essay for peer review || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Draft of essay for peer review || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Draft of essay for peer review || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Draft of essay for peer review || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Draft of essay for peer review || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Draft of essay for peer review || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Draft of essay for peer review ||
 * **<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Da Date ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Class Discussion ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Assignments Due ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Jan 24 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Write Essay 1 in class
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Jan 31 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Reading 1 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Summary and response
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Feb 7 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Reading 2 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Summary and response
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Feb 14 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Present essay 3 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Final draft of essay ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Feb 21 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Reading 1 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Summary and response
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Feb 28 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Reading 2 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Summary and response
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">March 6 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Present essay 4 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Final draft of essay ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">March 13 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Reading 1 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Summary and response
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">March 20 Spring Break ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">March 27 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Reading 2 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Summary and response
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">April 3 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Present essay 5 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Final draft of essay ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">April 10 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Reading 1 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Summary and response
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">April 17 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Reading 2 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Summary and response
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">April 24 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Present essay 6 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Final draft of essay ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">May 1 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Reading 1 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Summary and response
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">May 8 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Reading 2 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Summary and response
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">May 15 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Reflective Writing || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Final draft of essay ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Reader Response Rubric


 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Poor || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Fair || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Good || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Very Good || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Excellent ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Summary || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Details of the story that do not communicate the main idea. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The main idea is implied by the chosen the details. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The summary is three sentences but is missing two of the required elements. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The summary is three sentences and includes all five elements. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The summary meets all the criteria for length and elements and the purpose and main idea are stated thoughtfully beyond a literal reading of the text. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Response || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Vague or unrelated to the story. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Relation to the story is implied. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The response is three sentences long and makes vague reference to the story. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The response is three sentences long and makes explicit reference to the story. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The response is three sentences long and makes insightful reference to the story that goes beyond a literal reading of the text. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Grammar and Punctuation || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Errors make the sentences very difficult to understand. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">There are many errors but the meaning can be understood by an experienced reader. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Errors show a consistent pattern but do not interfere with a reading by an experienced reader. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Errors result in non-native sounding sentences, but do not interfere with a reading by an inexperienced reader. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Few and minor errors. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Format || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Not the correct format. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">At least one element of the formatting is correct. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The formatting has three departures from the requirement. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The formatting has one or two departments from the requirement. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">All elements of the formatting are correct. ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Essay Rubric


 * || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Poor || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Fair || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Good || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Very Good || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Excellent ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Coherence || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">There are no transitions and the essay is incoherent. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Connections inside paragraphs are clear but not between paragraphs. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Connections inside and between paragraphs are clear. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Transitions are deliberately used to show the progression of ideas. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Transitions and pronouns are used proficiently to indicated connections inside and between paragraphs. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Organization || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The essay is disorganized. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The essay is organized in a mechanical progression that may not match the style of the . || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The essay is organized in a progression of ideas that make sense to an experienced reader. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The essay is organized in a progression of ideas that is clearly signaled and makes logical sense to a general reader. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The essay is logically organized in the American linear style, the organization is clearly signaled, and the organization creates a progression of the essay’s theme. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Content development || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The essay lacks sufficient detail to understand the main idea. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The main idea is clear but only generally developed. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The main idea is supported by some specific detail but only generally developed || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The main idea is support by specific details that build up on the main idea but the conclusion remains general. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The main idea is supported by specific details that build the main idea to a sophisticated conclusion that indicates the significance of the main idea. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Grammar and Punctuation || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Errors make the sentences very difficult to understand. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">There are many errors but the meaning can be understood by an experienced reader. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Errors show a consistent pattern but do not interfere with a reading by an experienced reader. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Errors result in non-native sounding sentences, but do not interfere with a reading by an inexperienced reader. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Few and minor errors. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Format || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Not the correct format. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">At least one element of the formatting is correct. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The formatting has three departures from the requirement. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The formatting has one or two departures from the requirement. || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">All elements of the formatting are correct. ||

Reader Response Template