Eng 102          Lec. 2 & 3      Fall 2001

SYLLABUS

 

Notes:  Assignments are due in class on the date listed.

Write answers to questions & exercises only when assigned.

Like everything else in life, this schedule is subject to change.

 

Date

Topic

Assignment Due

Sept. 5

Introduction.  Writing Journals.

 

Sept. 7

Understanding style, Correctness

KKS 16-21, 39-44; STYLE Lessons 1 & 2.

Sept. 10

Clarity: Action

KKS 66, STYLE Lesson 3

Sept. 12

Clarity: Characters

STYLE Lesson 4

Sept. 14

Characters

 

Sept. 17

Clarity: Cohesion & Coherence

STYLE Lesson 5

Sept. 19

Clarity: Emphasis

STYLE Lesson 6

Sept. 21

Emphasis

 

Sept. 24

Grace: Concision

KKS 67, STYLE Lesson 7

Sept. 26

Grace: Shape

STYLE Lesson 8

Sept. 28

Review STYLE

 

Oct. 1

Test on STYLE

 

Oct. 3

How to summarize a text

KKS 3-15, 23-28

Oct. 5

No Class

 

Oct. 8

Active reading, sample summary

 

Oct. 10

Rough draft summary, work in groups

Rough Draft Summary

Oct. 12

Good draft summary.  How to write synthesis.

Good Draft Summary, KKS bottom p. 93-102

Oct. 15

Grid, issues, thesis

KKS 45-58

Oct. 17

Review summary, work on grid

 

Oct. 19

How to quote & cite sources

KKS 30-34

Oct. 22

Rough draft synthesis, work in groups

KKS 58-71

Oct. 24

Conferences, work in groups

 

Oct. 26

How to document sources, conferences

KKS 689-708

Oct. 29

Good draft synthesis, how to write analysis/evaluation

Good Draft Synthesis, KKS 77-92, 123-135

Oct. 31

Evaluating a text

Handout

Nov. 2

Logical fallacies

Handout

Nov. 5

Rough draft analysis/evaluation, work in groups

Rough Draft Analysis/Evaluation

Nov. 7

Work in groups

 

Nov. 9

No Class

 

 


 

Nov. 12

Good draft analysis/evaluation, how to write argument

KKS 1-3-122

Nov. 14

More on writing argument

 

Nov. 16

How to write a research paper

KKS 142-top p. 176, Topic Exploration

Nov. 19

Evaluating sources

Working Bibliography

Nov. 21

How to take notes, write an outline

 

Nov. 26

Reviewing notes & outlines

Notes & Outline

Nov. 28

More on notes & outlines

 

Nov. 30

Rough draft argument research paper, work in groups

Rough Draft Argument Research Paper

Dec. 3

Review rough drafts, work in groups

 

Dec. 5

Group project, work in groups

 

Dec. 7

Good draft argument research paper, work in groups

Good Draft Argument Research Paper

Dec. 10

Group presentations, conferences

 

Dec. 12

Group presentations, conferences

 

Dec. 14

Review argument research paper, class evaluation