Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

Grammar: “Peer Review” pp.48-56 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks : pp. 1-50 (25 pages per week/Review Fridays) Short writing activities: See Blackboard Reflection: pp. 57-58/See Blackboard NOTE FOR ENTIRE SEMESTER: See Blackboard for calendar of due dates and short activities. 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: The four learning outcomes will also be included in Blackboard activities. Weeks Four-Five: CHAPTER TEN/ANALYZING A STORY Reading: pp. 440-455 Writing: “The Writing Assignment” pp. 445-466 Grammar: “Peer Review” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks pp. 51-100 (25 pages per week) every Friday Short writing activities: See Blackboard Reflections: See Blackboard SKILLS: literary analysis, organization, using text to analyze a thesis, audience, purpose, reading comprehension, culture, quoting, paraphrasing, including a Work Cited, argue a thesis, peer review, editing NOTE: See Blackboard for calendar Weeks Six-Seven: CHAPTER 4/EXPLAINING A CONCEPT/Library Reading: pp. 119-148 Writing: “The Writing Assignment” pp. 149-160 Grammar: “Peer Review” pp. 160-168