English
111
"The
Expository Essay" (Fall 2008, MWF)
Syllabus
| Schedule
of Assignments
27 Aug.:
Writing
sample
29 Aug.:
Prewriting
| Outlining |
Excerpts
from writing samples |
Ray
Lewis outline
1 Sept.: The paragraph | Unity and coherence
3
Sept.:
Paragraph
writing |
Format
8 Sept.: Parts
of speech and sentence structure
|
Questions
to ask when analyzing a sentence
12 Sept.: Paragraph
writing |
Peer
Review
15 Sept.: The introduction | The conclusion
| Preparation
for Paper 1|
Alternative
topics: Examples only
|
Topic
sentences from student paragraphs
17 Sept.: In-class
Paper 1 (examples)
22
Sept.: Writing
sentence types
26 Sept.: Peer
review of Paper 1 (examples) |
Sample
final draft, with outline
29 Sept.: Group
exercise in contrast |
Sample contrast
prewriting |
Sample
contrast outline
1 Oct.: In-class
Paper 2 (contrast or comparison)
|
Topic for in-class CC Paper 2
10 Oct.: Peer
review of Paper 2 (comparison or contrast)
22 Oct.:
Using
contractions and possessives
27 Oct.:
Special
uses of the comma | Review
exercises
31 Oct.:
Oral
presentations |
Sample
bibliography for
oral presentations
10 Nov.:
Causal
analysis free
writing | Group
exercise in causal analysis |
Paper
3: Cause-effect analysis, due next class period
14 Nov.: Self-review of Paper
3
17 Nov.: Directions
for Paper 4
8 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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