Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

COURSE OUTLINE Week One: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE Collaboration: “Find your match,” interview, and present Blackboard: Review format Reading: (See Blackboard) Writing: (See Blackboard) Grammar: (See Blackboard) Sticks and Stones (See Blackboard) NOTE: When reading in St. Martin’s Guide , do NOT complete every section titled, “ANALYZE AND WRITE.” Instead, you might do some of them in class or online. Weeks Two-Three: CHAPTER 2/REMEMBERING AN EVENT Reading: pp. 12-37 Sticks and Stones reading selections Writing: “The Writing Assignment” pp. 38-47 Grammar: “Peer Review” pp.48-56 Short writing activities: See Blackboard Reflection: pp. 57-58/See Blackboard NOTE: See Blackboard for calendar SKILLS: Dialogue/quoting/speaker tags, understanding culture, writer’s purpose & audience, genre features, verb tenses, pronoun consistency, details, syntax, reading comprehension, symbolism, transitions, introductions, peer reviews, how to edit. NOTE FOR SEMESTER: All four learning outcomes will be included in Blackboard activities. Weeks Four-Five: CHAPTER 4/EXPLAINING A CONCEPT Reading: pp. 119-148