Class Topics, Readings and Due Dates

• 08/28/07
  
  • Topic: Course Overview
    
  • Topic: The Writing Process
    
  • Topic: Expressive Writing
    
• 08/30/07
  
  • Topic: Preview of Tools
    
  • Due: P1: Respond to ''College Writing''
    
  • Due: Grammar Pretest
    
• 09/04/07
  
  • Topic: ILP Overview
    
  • Text: Raimes, 29 "Cut"
    
  • Due: Targeted Diagnostics
    
  • Text: Raimes, 1a to 1d
    
• 09/06/07
  
  • Text: Raimes, 30 "Check Action"
    
  • Due: P2: Show Your Passion
    
  • Due: Targeted Diagnostics
    
  • Text: Raimes, 31 "Connect"
    
• 09/11/07
  
  • Due: ILP: Proposal
    
  • Due: Essay 1: Thesis
    
  • Text: Raimes, 1e to 1i
    
• 09/13/07
  
  • Due: P3: Share Your Identity
    
  • Text: Raimes, 2a to 2e.
    
  • Text: Raimes, 32 "Commit"
    
  • Text: Raimes, 33 "Choose Words"
    
• 09/18/07
  
  • Topic: Drafting Workshop
    
  • Due: Exercise Zone, as per ILP
    
  • Due: Essay 1: First Draft
    
  • Text: Raimes, 3a and 3b
    
  • Due: P4 Proposal
    
• 09/20/07
  
  • Topic: Revision Workshop
    
  • Text: Raimes, 1-3c to 1-3f
    
  • Due: P4: TBA
    
  • Text: Raimes, 35 & 36 (Revising & Style)
    
  • Text: Raimes, 34 "Sentence Variety"
    
• 09/25/07
  
  • Topic: Expository Writing
    
  • Due: Essay 1: Final Draft
    
  • Text: Raimes, 2e
    
• 09/27/07
  
  • Due: P5: Define or Describe Something
    
• 10/02/07
  
  • Topic: Revision Workshop
    
• 10/04/07
  
  • Topic: Drafting Workshop
    
  • Due: P6: Explain via Example
    
  • Due: ILP: Update 1
    
  • Text: Raimes, 5a
    
• 10/09/07
  
  • Topic: Revision Workshop
    
  • Due: Essay 2: Thesis
    
  • Due: P7: Classify
    
• 10/11/07
  
  • Topic: Editing and Proofreading
    
  • Due: Essay 2: First Draft
    
• 10/17/07
  
  • Due: Essay 2 Peer Review
    
• 10/18/07
  
  • Topic: Persuasive Writing
    
  • Due: Essay 2: Final Draft
    
• 10/23/07
  
  • Topic: Essay 3 Brainstorming
    
  • Due: P8: Persuade Your Reader
    
  • Text: Raimes, 4a to 4g
    
• 10/25/07
  
  • Topic: Drafting Workshop
    
  • Due: Essay 3: Thesis
    
  • Due: ILP: Update 2
    
  • Text: Raimes, 4h to 4j
    
• 10/30/07
  
  • Topic: Drafting Workshop
    
  • Due: P9: Evaluate a Statement
    
  • Text: Raimes, 4k to 4m
    
  • Due: Writing Reflection -- Revision of Essay 2
    
• 11/01/07
  
  • Topic: Revision Workshop
    
  • Due: Optional -- Revision of Essay 2
    
• 11/06/07
  
  • Topic: Writing Workshop: Logical Fallacies
    
  • Due: P10: Disagree with an Evaluation
    
• 11/08/07
  
  • Topic: No class. Sign up for optional consultations during class time.
    
• 11/13/07
  
  • Topic: Drafting Workshop
    
  • Due: P11: ''Pro'' Argument
    
• 11/15/07
  
  • Topic: Revision Workshop
    
  • Due: Essay 3: First Draft
    
• 11/20/07
  
  • Topic: Self-Assessment Workshop
    
  • Due: Self-Assessment Draft
    
  • Due: P12: ''Con'' Argument
    
• 11/27/07
  
  • Topic: TBA
    
  • Due: Essay 3: Final Draft
    
• 11/29/07
  
  • Due: Post-Test
    
  • Topic: Self-Assessment Revision Workshop
    
• 12/04/07
  
  • Topic: Self-Assessment Revision Workshop
    
• 12/06/07
  
  • Topic: Course Wrap-up
    
  • Due: Final Self-Assessment
    
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