Weekly homework will include:
1. Reading chapters in the textbook and completing the exercises in the book
or
Reading articles or essays on current issues and topics that we will discuss in class
2. A writing assignment that could include
Exercises from the textbook
An essay on an assigned topic
Rewriting and improving a previously written essay
3. Critiquing your own writing or the writing of a classmate
Here is the syllabus for the second semester of the course
Freshman Writing – Spring 2025 (NOT FINAL, To Be Modified)
1
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Feb 20
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Summary and Paraphrase
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2
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Feb 27
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Summary and Paraphrase and Citations
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3
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March 6
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Classification
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4
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March 13
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Classification
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5
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March 20
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Illustration
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6
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March 27
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Illustration
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7
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April 3
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Holiday
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8
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April 10
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Process
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9
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April 17
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Process
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10
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April 24
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Midterm
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11
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May 1
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Synthesis and Critical Analysis
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12
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May 8
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Synthesis and Critical Analysis
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13
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May 15
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Synthesis and Critical Analysis
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14
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May 22
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Synthesis and Critical Analysis
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15
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May 29
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Synthesis and Critical Analysis
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16
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June 5
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Final Exam
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17
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June 12
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Flex – Independent study
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18
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June 19
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Flex – Assignments Due
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The textbook is:
We will not be using a textbook this semester, but this is the book we used in the past, and it can serve as a reference:
Refining Composition Skills: Academic Writing and Grammar by Regina L. Smalley, Mary K. Ruetten, and Joann Rishel Kozyrev
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