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Tentative Course Outline: Composition 110: Spring 2017
January 11
Introduce course
The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing
: Chapter 1: Why Writing is Important pp. 1-12
Overview of the writing process; Basic sentence structure
Pretest mechanics
January 13
Chapter 11: Catalogue of Invention Strategies pp. 562-574
Worksheet: Sentence structure works due
Sentence types
January 18
The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing
: Chapter 13: Cueing the Readers pp. 600-614
The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing
: Chapter 19: Arguing pp. 659-668
Worksheet: Sentence types due
Assign Persuasive Paragraph
Deeply Rooted
; Introduction pp. 1-5; “Sulfur Springs, Texas”; Chapter 1; pp 9-24
January 20
Persuasive paragraph due
Sentence Boundaries pp. H5-H10 Power points Sentence Fragment; Comma Splices
Deeply Rooted
; “Sulfur Springs, Texas”; Chapter 2; pp 25-37; Chapter 3; pp 39-47
January 23
The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing
: Chapter 15: Describing pp. 628-638
Worksheet: Sentence Boundaries due.
Deeply Rooted
; “Sulfur Springs, Texas”; Chapter 4; pp 49-63;
Deeply Rooted
; “Sulfur Springs,
Texas”; Chapter 5; pp 65-75; Chapter 6; pp 77-87
Pronouns and Antecedents
January 25
Descriptive paragraph due
Pronouns and Antecedents worksheet due
Pronoun case
Deeply Rooted
; “Sulfur Springs, Texas”; Chapter 7; pp 89-99
; Deeply Rooted
; “Abiquiu, New
Mexico”; Chapter 1; pp 103-114; Chapter 2; pp 115-120
January 27
The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing
: Chapter 18: Comparing and Contrasting pp. 653-658
Introduce first paper; Chapter 19: Arguing: Asserting a Thesis pp. 659-662
Pronoun case worksheet due
Deeply Rooted
; “Abiquiu, New Mexico”; Chapter 3; pp 121-137; Chapter 4; pp 137-150;