Spring 2019 Course Syllabi

Tentative Course Outline: Composition 110: Spring 2019 January 9 Introduce course Overview of the writing process; Basic sentence structure Pretest mechanics January 11 Chapter 11: Catalogue of Invention Strategies pp. 488-499 Worksheet: Sentence structure works due Sentence types January 14 The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing : Chapter 13: Cueing the Readers pp. 524-537 The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing : Chapter 19: Arguing pp. 582-599 Worksheet: Sentence types due Assign Persuasive Paragraph Coyote Warrior: One Man, Three Tribes, and the Trial That Forged a Nation. “ Introduction” pp. 3-8. January 16 Persuasive paragraph due Sentence Boundaries pp. H5-H10 Power points Sentence Fragment; Comma Splices Coyote Warrior: One Man, Three Tribes, and the Trial That Forged a Nation. “ Heart of the World” pp. 9-34. January 18 The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing : Chapter 15: Describing pp. 550-561 Worksheet: Sentence Boundaries due. Coyote Warrior: One Man, Three Tribes, and the Trial That Forged a Nation. “ Savages and Infidels” pp. 35-56. Pronouns and Antecedents January 23 Descriptive paragraph due Pronouns and Antecedents worksheet due Pronoun case Coyote Warrior: One Man, Three Tribes, and the Trial That Forged a Nation. “ Miracle at Horse Creek” pp. 57-77. January 25 The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing : Chapter 18: Comparing and Contrasting pp. 576-581 Introduce first paper; Chapter 19: Arguing: Asserting a Thesis pp. 582-585. Pronoun case worksheet due Coyote Warrior: One Man, Three Tribes, and the Trial That Forged a Nation. “ Great White Fathers” pp. 79-106.