English+105+-+Fridays

=English 105=

Fridays 9:00-12:50
April Quarter: April 18-July 1, 2011

**Course at a Glance** **In this class students will:** · Complete a minimum of 10 pages of formal writing: 5 out of class essays · Complete a minimum of 6 pages of informal writing: journals and in class writing · Read a minimum of 30 pages of college level text · Develop and use new vocabulary · Apply rules of grammar and mechanics while writing · Give one oral presentation · Prepare a final portfolio

|| · Anne Lamott “Shitty First Drafts” (handout), Peter Elbow “Freewriting” (handout). Chapter 2 (pgs 31-46) in the textbook. || ||  · Read chapter 5 (pgs 95-124), “38 Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police” pg 679, “Arrival at Manzanar” pg 684. || || ﻿I got everything except the narrative essays read and graded this afternoon. Grades are current other than the essays. || · Interview Essay Read “A Day at the Theme Park” pg 669, “Walking on the Moon” pg 675 ||  ||  ||  · Read “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria” pg 625, “My Real Car,” pg 623. ||
 * ** COURSE AT A GLANCE ** ||  ||
 * || **Topic for Discussion/Classroom Work**  || **Reading Assignment** ||
 * **Friday, April 22** || Class Introductions. Diagnostic Essay. Reviewing Pre-writing Skills.
 * **Friday, April 29** || Syllabus Quiz. Essay Writing - narrative. Critical Reading. Vocabulary and grammar useage. Narrative.
 * **Friday, May 6** || **Workshop Draft of Narrative Essay Due**. Workshop guidelines. Vocab Quiz. Revision Activity. Interview Assignment || · Revise Narrative Essay. Read Chapter 6 (pgs 125-152), “Salvation,” Langston Hughes (handout) and answer questions 1-4.
 * **Friday, May 13** || **Final Draft Narrative Essay Due.** Description. **Draft of Interview Essay Due**
 * **Friday, May 20** || · **Workshop Draft of Description Essay Due.** Description, critical reading, grammar. **Final Draft of Interview Essay due.** ||  · Read “I Stand Here Ironing” (handout) answer questions 1-4. Revise Description Essay.
 * **Friday, May 27** || **Final Draft Description Essay Due.** Comparison and Contrast, parallel structure, outlining.
 * **Friday, June 3** || · **Workshop Draft of Compare/Contrast Essay due.** ||  · Read “Neat People vs Sloppy People” (handout) answer questions 1-5. Revise Compare/Contrast Essay. ||
 * **Friday, June 10** || **Final Draft Compare/Contrast Essay Due.** Cause/Effect. || · R Read “Mystery” pg 657, “Cell Phones and Social Graces” pg 659. ||
 * **Friday, June 17** || Argument. **Workshop Draft of Cause/Effect Essay Due.** Time to work on presentations. || · Finish final paper. Prepare presentation ||
 * **Friday, June 24** || **Final Draft of Cause/Effect Essay Due. Presentations**. Time to work on Final Portfolio Project || · Fi Final revisions for Portfolio. Prepare for Final exam. ||
 * **Friday, July 1** || · **Portfolios Due. Final Exam** || · ||