English 101 (3472) Fall 2006 Dr. Melinda Kramer Marlboro 3078
M3084 MWF 12:00 p.m. ph. & voice mail: (301) 322-0578
Office hours: MW11:00 – 11:50 in M3078 e-mail: kramermg@pgcc.edu
Fri. in L117
Text and materials: Kramer, et al. Prentice Hall Handbook for Writers, 2nd updated edition (hereafter PHHB). One 9x12 envelope for submitting essays. A good desk dictionary. Computer disk or flash drive.
Mon., Aug. 28: Course intro. Reader & writer orientations. Diagnostic writing.
Assign: Read course handout. Read PHHB 1-2a, pp. 2-16..
Wed., Aug. 30: Relationship between thinking and writing: what’s in a writing task. Information sources: Internet exercise.
Assign: Read PHHB 2b-d, pp. 16-26.
Fri., Sept. 1: Audience analysis and information sources. Campaign ad analysis exercise.
Assign: Written summary of campaign ad and analysis.
Read PHHB 3-3d, pp. 27-32.
Due: Answers to Internet exercise.
Mon., Sept. 4: Labor Day. No class.
Wed., Sept. 6: Thesis statements. Preparation of interview questions for Maryland Votes representative. How to take interview notes: summarize, paraphrase, quote.
Assign: PHHB 3e, pp. 32-39; 16d, pp. 225-26, and working thesis statements.
Essay #1, working draft due Mon., Sept. 18. Final draft due Wed., Sept. 20.
Due: Campaign ad summary and analysis.
Fri., Sept 8: Presentation by representative of Maryland Votes followed by Q&A. Group work on thesis statements.
Assign: PHHB 4-4b, pp. 39-46. Buy and save this Sunday's Washington Post newspaper; read Sections A & B and the “Outlook” section. Locate at least one example of each of the following in the articles: (a) facts; (b) explanations; (c) examples or illustrations; (d) testimony. Bring these three sections of the newspaper to class on Sept. 13.
Due: Working thesis statement.
Mon., Sept. 11: Prewriting: brainstorming essay content and structure. *Direct and indirect discourse (Thomas, London).
Assign: Write out PHHB Exercise 3.4, finishing with a scratch outline. Next to the headings on your scratch outline, list the types of proof you might use in your essay.
Wed., Sept. 13: Primary review. Types of supporting points. *Run-on sentences, comma splices, semicolons (Garcesa, Leach, Perez, Odumodu). Fact versus opinion versus impression; summary versus analysis versus interpretation using the newspaper.
Due: Newspaper reading and analysis.
Fri., Sept. 15: In-class work on essay supporting points, sources.
Meet in computer lab, M3088.
Assign: Read PHHB 4c, pp. 46-56, and 5b, pp.57-58, 59.
Due: Exercise 3.4 with scratch outline for instructor’s review.
Mon., Sept. 18: In-class peer review of Essay #1 working draft.
Assign: PHHB Chapt. 5, pp. 56-72, revising.
Due: Working draft of Essay #1
Wed., Sept. 20: Idea sharing.
Assign: PHHB 6-6d, pp. 73-93.Paragraph coherence: transition tags, parallelism, etc.
Due: Essay #1 final draft. Submit it in a 9 x 12 manila envelope and include all notes, working drafts, outlines, and other relevant materials--all the “artifacts” pertaining to the essay.
Fri., Sept. 22: Essay and paragraph unity and coherence. In-class exercises. *Sentence fragments (Abioye, Alston).
Assign: Review of PHHB 4c, pp. 46-56 (effective beginnings and endings). PHHB 6e-g, pp.93-108, paragraph development and consistency.
Mon., Sept. 25: Discussion of effective beginnings and endings, paragraph development using Essay #1 samples. Pats and pans for Essay #1.
Assign: Review PHHB 6b5, 6, 8 (comparison/contrast, analogy, definition), pp. 82-86. Find example of comparison/contrast, analogy, or definition in newspaper or magazine and bring to class Wednesday.
Wed., Sept. 27: Discussion of comparison and contrast, analogy, definition using examples brought by class members.
Assign: Essay #2, comp./contrast. Working draft due Mon., Oct. 2. Final draft due Wed., Oct. 4.
Fri., Sept. 29: Further discussion of comparison/contrast using campaign ads.
Assign: Complete working draft of Essay #2.
Mon., Oct. 2: In-class peer review of Essay #2.
Due: Working draft is Essay #2.
Wed., Oct. 4: The uses of analysis in thinking and writing. Drawing conclusions based on evidence. What constitutes proof?
Assign: Read analytical essay handout. Review PHHB, pp. 86-87 on cause & effect.
Due: Essay #2 final draft in envelope with artifacts.
Fri., Oct. 6: Discuss analytical essay handout. Identify characteristics of analysis/synthesis, cause and effect writing.
Assign: Essay #3, cause & effect. Working draft due Fri. Oct. 13. Final draft due Mon., Oct. 16.
Mon., Oct. 9: Finish discussion of analytical essay. *Commas with coordinating conjunctions (Vicente, Currie, Sheffield); commas with subordinate clauses and phrases (McKnight, Brooks).
Wed., Oct. 11: Using and citing information from outside sources and observations. In-class collaborative interviewing exercises.
Assign: Complete working draft of Essay #3.
Fri., Oct 13: In-class peer review of Essay #3.
Assign: PHHB 8-8c, pp. 143-53.
Due: Working draft of Essay #3.
Mon., Oct. 16: Effective sentences: sentence combining exercises. Coordination and subordination: form follows function.
Assign: PHHB 8d, pp. 153-60. Write out Exercise 8.4 to turn in.
Due: Essay #3, cause and effect, final draft in envelope with artifacts.
Wed., Oct. 18: Effective sentences as a function of meaning: parallelism, emphasis. *Subject-verb agreement (Obiwuru, Mtungwa)
Assign: PHHB 46 intro.-46b, pp. 472-78.
Due: PHHB Exercise 8.4.
Fri., Oct. 20: Introduction to the documented research paper. *Pronoun-antecedent agreement (Bello, Brown, K. Francis, White).
Assign: PHHB 47a-b, pp. 497-99.
Mon., Oct. 23: The documented paper / the research process: choosing a researchable subject. Interviewing--when and how: developing interview questions.
Assign: prepare at least 2 but no more than 3 possible research topics, plus interview possibilities for each: due at next class. Essay #4: Research Paper, due Nov. 27. No late papers accepted.
Wed., Oct. 25: Peer group brainstorming on research paper topics and potential resources. *Shifts in point of view (Gray, Garry).
Assign: PHHB 47c, pp. 499-500; 48c2-d, pp. 515-26: MLA bibliography format.
Due: 2-3 possible research topics.
Fri., Oct. 27: Preparing a bibliography: correct format. What is an annotated bibliography entry? In-class pairs exercises.
Assign: PHHB 46c-e, pp. 478-95, library resources. Paragraph on research topic and rationale with four-source working bibliography, annotated and in correct bibliographic form: due Mon., Nov. 6.
Mon., Oct. 30: Library orientation.
Meet in first-floor reference area classroom, Accokeek Hall.
Assign: PHHB 46f, pp. 494-95, 47d-e, pp. 501-505, on notetaking
Wed., Nov. 1: Evaluating sources and taking notes. Summary, paraphrase, and quotation. In-class exercises.
Meet in computer lab, M3088.
Assign: Plagiarism tutorial.
Fri., Nov. 3: Class time for library research. Instructor available in library reference section for consultation.
Mon., Nov. 6: Developing a manageable thesis for a complex topic. Review of outline form.
Assign: Review PHHB 5c1, pp. 58-62, outline form. Write working thesis statement and outline for research paper, due Fri., Nov. 10.
Due: Paragraph on research topic and rationale with four-source annotated working bibliography.
Wed., Nov. 8: Class time for research and writing.
Due: Certificate from plagiarism tutorial in M. Kramer’s faculty mailbox (M3072) by 4:00 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 10: : Discussion of research paper drafting. Emphasis on research as supporting evidence, organizing ideas. Peer group review of research paper thesis statements and two-level working outlines.
Assign: PHHB 48a-d, pp. 511-26, documenting in-text citations, review of how to prepare the Works Cited page; PHHB 37 & 38, pp. 433-441, punctuation of quoted material; 47f, pp. 505-508, insertion of quoted material. PHHB 48e, pp. 527-60, sample research paper.
Rough draft conferences begin next Wednesday. Sign up for conference with instructor. Conference is REQUIRED; otherwise final draft of research paper will not be accepted.
Due: working thesis statements and outlines at end of today's class. No exceptions!
Mon., Nov. 13: Working in quotations and other reference citations. Punctuating quoted material. Handling block quotations, attributions, in-text citations, and so forth. Exercises.
Working thesis statements and outlines returned.
Wed., Nov. 15: Work day for research paper writing. Student conferences with instructor begin today as per sign-up sheet. Rough draft (including bibliography) must be ready for conference.
Fri., Nov. 17: Work day for research paper writing. Student conferences with instructor. Rough draft must be ready for conference.
Mon., Nov. 20: Work day for research paper writing. Student conferences with instructor. Rough draft must be ready for conference.
Wed.-Fri., Nov. 22-24: Thanksgiving Break.
Mon., Nov. 27: Essay #4, research paper, due. No late papers accepted.
Brief oral reports on research paper findings and conclusions.
Assign: PHHB 7-7f, pp. 108-25, argumentation.
Wed., Nov. 29: Discussion of argumentation: assertions, evidence, warrants. What’s arguable, what’s not.
Assign: PHHB 7g, pp. 125-31, fallacies. Locate examples of fallacies and shaky arguments from print journalism and advertising to bring to next class.
Essay #5, argument, due Dec. 11. No late papers accepted. Working draft due Dec. 8.
Fri., Dec. 1: Argumentative fallacies, spotting and correcting them, using examples brought to class.
Assign: Read op/ed handout and identify fallacies/faulty reasoning.
Mon., Dec. 4: Discussion of op/ed handout fallacies, slanted language. *Apostrophes (Shelton, Kamara).
Assign: Review PHHB 7f. Fallacy quiz on Wednesday.
Wed., Dec. 6: Fallacy quiz. Structure of an argument. Dealing with the opposition.
Fri., Dec. 8: Dealing with the opposition, cont’d. Pair activity making tree diagrams of point-counterpoint using working draft of Essay #5. Semester review.
Due: working draft of Essay #5.
Mon., Dec. 11: Final exam week. Essay #5, argument, final draft due by 1:00 p.m. No late papers accepted.
Notes: Assign: always means the assignment to be done for the next class period, unless otherwise indicated.
Due: always means assignment due at that class period, unless otherwise
indicated.
Grammar and punctuation will be addressed and reading and exercises
pertaining to grammar and punctuation will be assigned as needed at any time
during the semester.