201 Six Week Road Map

Summer 801-201
College Parallel English/English One
Six Week Road map
WEEK ONE
1. First class: go over syllabus, diagnostic text
2. Second class: Read Troyka Section on MLA Format; class discussion on MLA Format.
3. Listen to tape of Ray Bradbury in class; class discussion about speech.
4. Fourth class: Begin writing first essay/prompt will be given in class. The essay will be a minimum of 5 paragraph, with at least 12 sentence per paragraph. You will have an Introduction, which tells the reader who /what you are going to write about, a little bit about Mr. Bradbury. Next, a body of three paragraph. Finally a conclusion.
ºOnly essays in MLA Format will be accepted.. This is standard in all English language universities. Learn this format NOW. Do NOT rely on what you may have learned elsewhere»
WEEK TWO
1. Bradbury essay due at beginning of class. Quiz on MLA. Next essay to read will be distributed in class.
2. Using the "For Your Journal" item at the beginning of the essay, you will write a paper using this item as your prompt. You will find two sources to cite in your paper to support your ideas. You MAY NOT use Wikipedia as a source. Sources must be approved for academic content by the instructor. Rough draft, word processed, due tomorrow.
3. Proof reading and editing: Writer’s Workshop.
4. The Works Cited page: how it works, why you need it
WEEK THREE
1. Paper on grades due at beginning of class. Next essay distributed..
2. What is description? A perfect moment? Do people need perfect moments in their lives? Your next essay will be about a "perfect moment in your life"–what it was, why it was a perfect moment, why this memory has been important to you, and what you intend to do with this moment in the future. You might want to do a little research on your own–ask a friend, parent, loved one about an important moment in their life. Please do not write a chronology about the birth of a child or getting married. These are OBVIOUSLY special moments; what I am looking for is something else–that little conversation you had with your spouse, a child, or with a parent, that day you saw something that changed your life; the one day you remember when everything just went the way it should; the one day the sky was just a perfect blue and you still remember it. DO NOT tell me you have never had a perfect moment. You have, but you may need to INQUIRE to find it!!
3. Writer’s workshop–I will work with you individually on your essays.
4. Final essay due at end of class–MLA Format, of course!
WEEK FOUR
1. Synthesis essay. Handouts provided. Essay prompt provided. The first two days of this week, we will read the handouts and inquire.
2. Days three and four, we will do research and begin to write the synthesis essay about art.
WEEK FIVE
1. The first two days, you will work on your essay.
2. WEDS you will hand in you finished essay with Works Cited page, rigorous MLA Format will be maintained.
WEEK SIX
1. Your final exam will be a portfolio. In the portfolio will be the following:
A. A self-assessment letter describing what you have learned throughout this summer semester. You will want to discuss how you have seen your weaknesses in writing strengthened, how you have seen your strengths grow. You will want to address how you see your writing skills have changed. You may also offer a suggestion about a topic or a piece of writing you might like to see included in this course.
B. You will include two essays with the following:
1. Your rough draft
2. Your final draft with my revisions/grading rubric
3. You revision of these essays
2. The complete portfolio will be due AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LAST DAY OF CLASS. It will be presented in a folder, with your self assessment letter in the left pocket and the revised essays and the rough drafts/graded versions in the right pocket. You may make copies of rough drafts and graded essays to put in the portfolio; you do not have to put in the originals.