English
101
"Basic
Writing"
Syllabus
| Schedule
of Assignments
26 Aug.:
Introductions
28 Aug.:
Writing exercise
2 Sept.: Prewriting
|
Writing
Sample
9
Sept.:
Parts of Speech: Preview | Parts
of speech
11 Sept.:
The paragraph | Unity and coherence
16 Sept.: Parts
of speech
|
Paragraph
writing
in class |
Suggested
topics for paragraph writing | Format
18
Sept.: Topic
sentences |
Purpose and audience
23 Sept.:
Conjugation of English verbs
30
Sept.:
Paragraph revision in class |
Self-review
of paragraphs |
Review exercise for examination 1
7 Oct.:
Free Writing Exercise: "Curly Cue"
|
Parts
of speech
14 Oct.:
Paragraph
writing in class
28 Oct.:
Paragraph
review and revision
11 Nov.: Paragraph
writing in class
18 Nov.:
Paragraph
writing in class |
In-class
sentence
analysis of a paragraph
2 Dec.:
Two
paragraphs
due |
Suggested
topics for paragraph writing |
Peer
review
4 Dec.:
Paragraph
revision in class
General Grammar Review Sites:
Purdue OWL ("online writing lab") | NC State OWL
| MHC Review
Created by N. Kinnamon |