English
111
"The
Expository Essay" (Fall 2008, TR)
Syllabus
| Schedule
of Assignments
26 Aug.:
Writing
sample
28 Aug.:
Prewriting
| Outlining |
Excerpts
from writing samples |
Ray
Lewis outline
2 Sept.: The paragraph | Unity and coherence
4 Sept.: Parts
of speech and sentence structure
|
Questions
to ask when analyzing a sentence
|
Paragraph
writing |
Format
9 Sept.:
Paragraph
writing |
Peer
Review
11 Sept.: The introduction | The conclusion
|
Preparation
for Paper 1
|
Alternative
topics: Examples only
|
Topic
sentences from student paragraphs
|
Grading rubric (JT Pierce)
16 Sept.:
In-class
Paper 1 (examples) |
Group quizzes on grammar, sentence structure, etc.
18 Sept.:
Sentence faults |
Writing
sentence types
23 Sept.: Peer
review of Paper 1 (examples) |
Sample
final draft, with outline
25 Sept.:
Group
exercise in contrast |
Sample
contrast
prewriting |
Sample
contrast outline
30 Sept.:
In-class
Paper 2 (contrast or comparison)
|
Topic for in-class CC Paper 2
7 Oct.: Peer
review of Paper 2 (comparison or contrast)
23 Oct.:
Using
contractions and possessives
28 Oct.:
Special
uses of the comma | Review
exercises
30 Oct.:
Oral
presentations |
Sample
bibliography for oral presentations
6 Nov.:
Causal
analysis free
writing | Group
exercise in causal analysis |
Paper
3: Cause-effect analysis, due next class period
11 Nov.: Self-review of Paper
3
13 Nov.: Directions
for Paper 4
9 Dec.:
Directions
for Paper 5
General Grammar Review Sites:
Purdue OWL ("online writing lab") | NC State OWL | MHC Review
Created by N. Kinnamon
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