(3 credits that do not count toward graduation)
In order to successfully complete the class, students must write three satisfactory paragraphs under test conditions; these paragraphs must be evaluated and approved by two Basic Writing instructors.
If you give me a note explaining why you were gone, you can make up the work we did or turn in any assignments that may have been due the day you missed. However, it is your responsibility to contact other students to discover what you missed. Please do not bother the secretary; she will not know. (It would be a good idea to get the phone numbers of at least three of your classmates.)
| Dates | Topics | Reading
Assignment |
Writing
Assignment |
| Week
1
Jan. 21, 26, 28. |
Classes
start
Introductions Composing process
|
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 & 19 | Exercises
as assigned;
writing journal; quiz. |
| Week
2
Feb. 2, 4. |
Descriptive paragraph Subject-verb agreement | Chapters 5 & 21 | Exercises
as assigned;
writing journal; quiz. |
| Week
3
Feb. 9, 11. |
Narrative
paragraphs
Past tense |
Chapters 6 & 22 | Exercises
as assigned;
writing journal; quiz. |
| Week
4
Feb. 16, 18. |
Process
paragraphs
Pronouns |
Chapters 7 & 23 | Exercises
as assigned;
writing journal; quiz. |
| Week
5
Feb. 23, 25. |
Comparison-contrast
paragraphs Coordination and subordination |
Chapters 8 & 21 | Exercises
as assigned;
writing journal; quiz. |
| Week
6
Mar. 2, 4. |
Classification
paragraphs
Punctuation |
Chapters 9, 24 & 25 | Exercises
as assigned;
writing journal; quiz. |
| Week
7
Mar. 9, 11. |
Mid-term conference. | ||
| Week
8
Mar. 16, 18. |
Writing essay examinations | Chapter 18 | Exercises
as assigned;
writing journal; quiz. |
| Week
9
Mar. 23, 25. |
Classification
paragraphs
Homonyms |
Chapters 9 & 26 | Exercises
as assigned;
writing journal; quiz. |
| Week
10
Mar. 30, Apr. 1 |
Causal
paragraphs
Achieving consistency |
Chapters 11 & 12 | Exercises
as assigned;
writing journal; quiz. |
| Week
11
Aprl 13, 15. |
Writing directly and vividly | Chapter 13 | Exercises
as assigned;
writing journal; quiz. |
| Week
12
Apr. 20, 22. |
Achieving sentence variety | Chapter 14 | Exercises
as assigned;
writing journal; quiz. |
| Week
13
Apr. 27, 29. |
Strengthening modifiers | Chapter 15 | Exit paragraphs. |
| Week
14
May 4 |
Composing compositions | Chapters 16 & 17 | Exit paragraphs. |
| Week
15
May 6, 7, 8, 11, 12. |
Finals Week; TBA | Finals Week; TBA | Final Conference |