Spring 2019 Course Syllabi

Writing Conferences October 26 Writing Conferences October 29 The Things They Carried : “On the Rainey River,” pp. 39-61 October 31 The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing : Word Choice pp H43-H46 Power point: Concise Writing The Things They Carried : “Enemies,” pp. 62-64; “Friends,” pp. 65-66. November 2 Final Draft Introduce Third Paper The Things They Carried : “How to Tell a True War Story,” pp. 67-85; “The Dentist,” pp.86-88. Concise writing Worksheet due Commas: introductory elements, items in a series, coordinate adjectives Commas: Restrictive and non-restrictive November 5 The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing : Chapter 4: Explain a Concept pp. 119-120; Guide to Reading and Genre’s Basic Features Basic Features pp 121-124; Readings pp. 124-134; Guide to Writing pp. 149-150 Select topics November 7 The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing : Writing a Draft: Invention, Research, Planning and Composing pp. 149-160 The Things They Carried : “Sweetheart of Song Tra Bong,” pp.88-116. The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing : Commas: introductory elements, items in a series, coordinate adjectives worksheets due November 9 Thesis and working outline due The Things They Carried : “Stockings,”pp.116-118 and “Church,” pp.119-123. The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing : Punctuation: commas pp. H51-H57 November 14 The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing : Word Choice pp H47-H50 Power point: Diction November 16 The Things They Carried : “The Man I Killed,” pp.124-130 and “Ambush,” pp.131-134