Wk
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Date
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Topic/class activity
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Readings
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Assignments
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1
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Feb 21
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Introduction
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2
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28
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National Holiday
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No class
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3
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March 7
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GW “What Is a Paragraph?”
Structure I (basic): crafting a thesis statement
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After class:
Read Samantha Laine Perfas’ “Taking the phones out of school”
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4
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14
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GW “What Is a Paragraph?”
Structure II (advanced): supporting sentences and controlling ideas
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Express your position and
Write a thesis statement about electronic devices and cellphones in schools.
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5
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21
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GW “The Topic Sentence”
Citation, paraphrasing, summarizing, and how to avoid plagiarism
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Use secondary resources to support your thesis statement and Rephrase a well-known writer’s words
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6
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28
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Peer Review I &
Grammar-focused exercise:
Relative clauses and complex sentences
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After class:
Read Mark Borkowski’s “Fame has never been so dangerous”
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✓ Essay I due
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7
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April 4
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National Holiday
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No class
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8
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11
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Individual supervision (1)
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9
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18
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GW “Supporting and Concluding Sentences”
Tone: active versus passive
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Express your position and
Write a paragraph about the school uniform question
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10
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25
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GW “Paragraph Review”
Clarity, unity, logic and coherence, and eliminating redundancy
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As a follow-up to week 9’s writing, write an active sentence and a passive one as your supporting ideas
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11
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May 2
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Peer Review II
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✓Essay II due
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12
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9
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GW “Paragraph Review”
Contrast and parallel structure
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After class:
Read Helen Keller’s “Three Days to See”
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Use your previous writing (either essay I or II) to polish it up for your final essay
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13
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16
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GW “Paragraphs in an Essay”
Style and rhetorical devices
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14
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23
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GW “Supporting and Concluding Sentences”
Recapitulation:
Introductions and conclusions
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15
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30
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National Holiday
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No class
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16
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June 6
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Individual supervision (2)
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Revise your essay based on the instructor’s comments
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17
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13
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Final essay due
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Refine your writing and email your work to the instructor
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18
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20
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End of Semester
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No class
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