Composition I Course Calendar

ENGL 1113 (TR04U)

This calendar lists the assignments for each class period as well as the due dates. If you
are absent, consulting this schedule will help you stay current with your assignments.
Week 1 - June 1-5
Monday June 1
Introduction to the Course and Syllabus
Mid Class Break

Reading and discussion of "Writing is Easy" by Steve Martin (McGraw-Hill p.

114-116)
Lecture: Finding Your Voice
Initial Assessment Essay (done in class)
Homework: Read Chapters 1 & 2 of Writing Matters (pages 1-6)

Wednesday June 3
Discussion: What can go right with an essay and what can go wrong?
Lecture: Introduction to Reflective Writing and Finding Your Voice
Mid Class Break

Introduction to the Communications Lab

Lecture: Writing to Share Experiences
Essay 1 Assigned (Writing to Share Experiences)
Class exercise: Think of a significant experience in your life, describe it briefly,
and then answer the following questions: 1.) Why was the experience meaningful
2.) How did it change you? 3.) What can your experience teach others?
Homework: Read Chapters 3 & 4 of Writing Matters (pages 7-27)

Week 2 - June 8 - 12
Monday June 8
Lecture: Principles of Rhetoric, part I
Class Exercise: Figuring out the Pros and Cons of a Topic
Mid Class Break

Lecture: Principles of Rhetoric, part II

Lecture: Introduction to the peer review process
Homework: Read Chapters 5 & 6 of Writing Matters (pages 28-49)

Wednesday June 10
Essay 1 Peer Review: Bring 2 additional copies of your typed, complete rough
draft of Essay 1 for the other members of your peer review group
Mid Class Break

Lecture: The Five Paragraph Format

Handout: Effective Introductions (available on Moodle)
Essay 2 Assigned (Writing to Inform)
Homework: Read Chapter 14 of Writing Matters (pages 103-114)
Homework: Journal #1 - Read "How to Mark a Book" by Mortimer J. Adler
(McGraw-Hill p. 16-20) and answer Writing Question #3 on page 21 in essay
format, 3-4 paragraphs.

Week 3 - June 15 - 19
Monday June 15
Essay 1 Due
Prewriting/drafting Essay 2
Mid Class Break

Journal #1 due
MLA Workshop
Homework: Read Chapters 19 & 20 of Writing Matters (pages 149-186)

Wednesday June 17
Essay 2 Draft Due
Discussion of Essay 2 questions, comments, etc.
Mid class Break

Lecture: The Evaluation Essay

Essay 3 Assigned (Writing to Evaluate)
Homework: Journal #2 - Read "Does The Internet Make You Smarter or
Dumber?" by Nicholas Carr (McGraw-Hill p. 21-24) and answer Writing
Question #2 on page 25 in essay format, 3-4 paragraphs.

Week 4 - June 22 - 26
Monday June 22

Journal #2 due
Essay #3 Assigned
Lecture on Writing an Evaluation Essay
Mid Class Break

Class Exercise: Clustering and how to use it to establish criteria

Homework: Read Chapters 17 & 18 of Writing Matters (pages 134-148)

Wednesday June 24
Meet in the Comm Lab 1st floor, Main Building.
Essay 2 Due change to Monday, June 29
Week 5 - June 29 - July 3
Monday June 29
Essay 3 Draft in-class writing assignment
Lecture and discussion of Essay 3 (questions, etc.)
Mid Class Break

Research Paper Workshop

Handout: Introductions and Conclusions
Handout: The Classical Argument
Homework: Read Chapter 11 of Writing Matters (pages 73-86)
Homework: Topic Proposal (worth 20 points of Essay 4 grade) - Write a three
paragraph summary describing a controversial topic you would like to write about
for Essay 4, what two sides of the topic can be argued, and what position your
argument will take.

Wednesday July 1

Essay 4 Assigned (Writing to Convince)

Lecture: The Rhetorical Triangle

Handout: The Rhetorical Triangle
Class exercise and discussion: Spotting rhetorical appeals in commercial
advertising
Mid Class Break

Oral Presentations Assigned

Homework: Read Chapter 9 of Writing Matters (pages 62-66)

Homework: Journal #3 - Read "The Maker's Eye: Revising Your Own
Manuscripts" by Donald M. Murray (McGraw-Hill p. 109-112) and answer
Comprehension Question #2 on page 113 in essay format, 3-4 paragraphs

Week 6 - July 6-10

Monday July 6
Essay #3 Due
Journal #3 due
Rhetorical analysis of "The Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln (McGrawHill p. 148-149)
Mid Class Break

Lecture: Classical Structure

Works Cited Page Assigned (worth 20 points of Essay 4 grade)

Wednesday July 8
Topic Proposal due
Essay #4 Research and Individual Progress Meetings (subject to change), in class
Week 7 - July 13 - 17
Monday July 13
Works Cited Page due - hand in the rough draft of your Works Cited Page. List
the sources you will be using for your essay (minimum of 5 sources) in MLA
format.
Homework: Read Chapters 15 & 16 of Writing Matters (pages 114-133)
Oral Presentations (students absent on presentation day receive a zero)
Mid Class Break

Oral Presentations (students absent on presentation day receive a zero)

Homework: Complete Essay #4 Draft

Wednesday July 15
Essay 4 Draft Due
Discussion of Essay 4 in class; questions, comments, etc.
Mid Class Break

Oral Presentations (students absent on presentation day receive a zero)

Week 8 - July 20 - 24
Monday July 20
Essay 4 Due
Oral Presentations (students absent on presentation day receive a zero)
Review for the final assessment
Homework: Journal #4 - Read "Learning to Read and Write" by Fredrick
Douglass (McGraw-Hill p. 184 - 188) and answer Writing Question #1 on page
189 in essay format, 5 paragraphs minimum.
Wednesday July 22
Journal #4 due
Final Assessment Essay
Last class period to hand in extra credit essays