Spring 2019 Course Syllabi

W (4-3) Select a topic for the third paper. The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing : Writing a Draft: Invention, Research, Planning, and Composing, pp. 420-430; Sticks and Stones : Arguing for Causes or Effects, pp. 171-195 F (4-5) Thesis statement and scratch outline due Analysis of Causal Argument Structure: Sticks and Stones M (4-8) Annotated Bibliography is due. 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology : David Sedaris, Me Talk Pretty One Day , pp. 378-382; Mike Rose, “I Just Wanna Be Average” pp. 350-363 W (4-10) Research notes due Review outlines and drafting 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology : Malcom X, “Learning to Read” pp. 281-290 F (4-12) Formal outline is due. St. Martin’s Guide to Writing : A Peer Review Guide, pp. 431-432 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology : Frederick Douglass, “Learning to Read and Write” pp. 144-149 (due April 17) M (4-15) 1 st draft is due. Peer revision / Revise and submit to Google Classroom by April 17. W (4-17) 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology : Gloria Anzaldua, “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” pp. 43-54; Richard Rodriguez “Aria Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood” pp. 362-350; Amy Tan “Mother Tongue” pp. 417-424 (due April 24) F (4-19) – No Class – No School at BHS or DCB (Easter Break) M (4-22) – No Class – No School at BHS or DCB (Easter Break) W (4-24) Second draft is returned with instructor revision comments. Discussion / Activity – Azaldua, Rodriguez, and Tan pieces F (4-26) William Cronon “The Trouble with Wilderness; or, Getting Back to the Wrong Nature” - copy provided via Blackboard – Analysis Activity