Date
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Topic
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Activities
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HW
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Hours in Class
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Hours for HW
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Sept 17
|
Class Introduction
|
Time Management
Goal Setting
Writing Sample
|
Chapter 1 exercises
|
3
|
4
|
Sept 24
|
Chapter 1: The Writing Process
|
Chapter 1 Exercises
|
Chapter 2 exercises
|
3
|
5
|
Oct 1
|
Holiday
|
|
|
|
|
Oct 8
|
Chapter 2: Introduction to the Paragraph
|
Chapter 2 exercises
|
Paragraph writing
|
3
|
5
|
Oct 15
|
Paragraph Writing
|
Paragraph peer evaluations and comments
|
Chapter 3 exercises
|
3
|
5
|
Oct 22
|
Chapter 3: The Narrative Paragraph
|
Chapter 3 exercises
|
Narration paragraph writing
|
3
|
5
|
Oct 29
|
Narrative Paragraph
|
Narration writing expansion
|
Narration paragraph writing
|
3
|
5
|
Nov 5
|
Narrative Paragraph
|
Narration paragraph peer evaluation and comments
|
Prepare for midterm
|
3
|
5
|
Nov 12
|
Midterm Exam
|
Midterm Exam
|
Chapter 4 exercises
|
3
|
5
|
Nov 19
|
Chapter 4: The Descriptive Paragraph
|
Chapter 4 exercises
|
Descriptive paragraph writing
|
3
|
5
|
Nov 26
|
Descriptive Paragraph
|
Descriptive paragraph activities
|
Descriptive paragraph writing
|
3
|
5
|
Dec 3
|
Descriptive Paragraph
|
Narration paragraph peer evaluation and comments
|
Descriptive paragraph writing
|
3
|
5
|
Dec 10
|
Descriptive Paragraph
|
Narration paragraph feedback
|
Chapter 5 exercises
|
3
|
5
|
Dec 17
|
Chapter 5: The Expository Paragraph
|
Chapter 5 exercises
|
Expository paragraph writing
|
3
|
5
|
Dec 24
|
Expository Paragraph
|
Expository paragraph writing
|
Expository paragraph writing
|
3
|
5
|
Dec 31
|
Expository Paragraph
|
Expository paragraph peer evaluation and comments
|
Expository paragraph writing
|
3
|
5
|
Jan 7
|
Expository Paragraph
|
Expository paragraph feedback
Exam Review
|
Prepare for final
|
3
|
5
|
Jan 14
|
Final Exam
|
Final Exam
|
|
3
|
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