Composition I CalendarLoibner-Waitkus August 23– • Introduction to class. August 28 • Complete course agreement.
August 29– • Skim pages 1-66 in UA-PTC Composition Mix. September 4 • Read pages 68-72 in UA-PTC Composition Mix. September 4– • Reading Response #1 due on “A Writer in the World” September 11 by Annie Dillard (Instructor-provided Reading) [10 points]. • Reading Response #2 due on “Living Like Weasels” by Annie Dillard (Instructor-provided Reading) [10 points]. September 12– • Reading Response #3 due on “The Sanctuary of September 18 School” by Lynda Berry (273) [10 points]. • Reading Response #4 due on “Me Talk Pretty One Day” by David Sedaris (286) [10 points]. September 19– • ESSAY #1—NARRATIVE ESSAY—DUE [100 points]. September 25 September 26– • Read pages 74-83 in UA-PTC Composition Mix. October 2 • Reading Response #5 due on “Advertisements R Us” by Melissa Rubin (330) [10 points]. October 3– • Reading Response #6 due on “Guys vs. Men” by Dave October 9 Barry (396) [10 points]. October 10– • ESSAY #2—ANALYTIC ESSAY DUE [100 points]. October 16 October 17– • Read pages 84-89 in UA-PTC Composition Mix. October 23 • Reading Response #7 due on “Why Is Everyone Focused on Zuckerberg’s Hoodie?” by Somini Sengupta (321) [10 points]. • Reading Response #8 due on “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr (453) [10 points].
October 24– • ESSAY #3—REVIEW—DUE [100 points]. October 30 October 31– • Read pages 104-111 in UA-PTC Composition Mix. November 6 • Read pages 113-154 in UA-PTC Composition Mix. • Reading Response #9 due on “The Internet Is Not Ruining Grammar” by Jessica Wildfire (447) [10 points]. November 7– • Read pages 157-209 in UA-PTC Composition Mix. November 13 • Reading Response #10 due on “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr. (423) [10 points]. November 14– • Read 211-251 in UA-PTC Composition Mix. November 20 November 21– • FALL BREAK—No class. November 27 November 28– • ESSAY #4—ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY—DUE [100 December 4 points]. December 5– • PORTFOLIO DUE [100 points]. December 11