COURSE OUTLINE
English 210 Spring 2006
Week 1 Jan 10/12
Introduction to course; course
outline/content possibilities; student input to course content; assign learning
communities; read Chapter 1 of text for 1/12; discussion, responding to a
source; two editorials, discussion
Week 2 Jan 17/19
General information and course
outline; Chapter 1 of test; assignment of Essay I, responding to a source;
discussion; format for essays, papers; DO NOT LIST; writing, grammar,
organizational issues; MLA citings for text articles;
assignment of community editorial reaction paper #1, “Living the American Dream
in reverse”; ***January 17 is last day to add or change a class for 16 week
course. ***January 20 is last day to drop a class for tuition refund in a 16
week course.
Week 3 Jan 24/26
Community meetings (editorial #1)
1/24; continue format, grammar, writing issues discussion; Community
editorial reaction #1 due 1/26; student writing 1/26
Week 4 Jan31/Feb 2
WRITING WORKSHOPS, Essay I,
responding to a source 1/31 and 2/2 (as needed); assignment of Essay II,
comparison and contrast; read “A Modest Proposal” and “Letter from Birmingham
Jail”; community meetings and discussions 2/2
Week 5 Feb 7-9
ESSAY I, RESPONDING TO A SOURCE
due 2/7; community meetings and discussion of writings for Essay II 2/7; student
writing 2/9
Week 6 Feb 14/16
Student writing 2/14; WRITING
WORKSHOP, Essay II 2/16
Week 7 Feb 21/23
WRITING WORKSHOP, Essay II 2/21 (as
needed); assignment of Essay III, Analytical/Research 2/21; discussion; sign up
for student conferences 2/21; instructor at conference 2/23; assignment of
community editorial reaction paper #2, 2/21; community meetings and student
research/writing 2/23
Week 8 Feb 28/Mar 2
STUDENT CONFERENCES; ESSAY II,
COMPARISON AND CONTRAST due at conferences; community meetings as needed
and individual student research/writing
Week 9 Mar 7-9
SPRING BREAK
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Week 10 Mar 14/16
Community editorial reaction paper
#2 due 3/14; student writing/research 3/14; WRITING WORKSHOP, Essay III
3/16
Week 11 Mar 21/23
WRITING WORKSHOP, Essay III (as needed)
3/21; ESSAY III, ANALYTICAL/RESEARCH due 3/23; assignment of community
editorial reaction paper #3, 3/23; community meetings. ***March 24 is the last
day to withdraw from a 16 week course without academic penalty.
Week 12 Mar 28/30
Assignment of short story/editorial
for publication/protest essay 3/28; discussion; community meetings; Community
editorial reaction paper #3 due 3/30; student writing 3/30
Week 13 Apr 4/6
Student writing 4/4; assignment
editorial reaction paper #4; community meetings 4/6
Week 14 Apr 11/13
Student writing and WRITING WORKSHOPS
4/4 and 4/6; Community editorial reaction paper # 5 due 4/13
Week 15 Apr 18/20
SHORT STORY/EDITORIAL FOR
PUBLICATION/PROTEST ESSAY due 4/18; assignment of movie or restaurant
review 4/18; examples; discussion; student writing 4/20
Week 16 Apr 25/27
MOVIE or RESTAURANT REVIEW due
4/25; readings and discussion 4/25an 4/27;
all extra credit due 4/27; final issues
***This course outline is
flexible and may be altered; however, we will do our best to follow it as
closely as possible.
Extra credit items will be offered throughout the semester.