Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Week 1

Aug 17-21

Syllabus

Cards

Course introduction

Class requirements

Schedule

In-class writing

Share w/ peer

“Homework” CD

Read Blakesley:

pgs. 156-178d and

“Student Essays” Joshua Penny cxiv ff

Sign up to take the Regents' Test.  Registration will be held in the Testing Center from Monday, August 24-Friday, September 25.  You must take this test during your first semester at CSU unless you qualify for Regents' exemption.  This exemption is granted by the Registrar’s Office.

In addition to the online practice tests at http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwrtp/. , the Center for Academic Success will offer Regents' Exam Preparation Workshops.  See their link for the schedule:

http://adminservices.clayton.edu/cas/Workshops/default.htm.

You can also find testing materials at the circulation desk in the Clayton State Library.  See the official Clayton State University Regents' Testing site for more information: 

http://adminservices.clayton.edu/regents/.

Week 2

Aug 24-28

Plagiarism

discussion/contract

Review Blakesley:

pgs. 477-506

Grammar discussion

Read Axelrod: 

pgs. 596-646

Read Axelrod:

pgs. 202-214

Read Blakesley:

“Student Essays”

Shedd pgs. xiv ff

Week 3

Aug 31-Sept 4

Review reading strategies

Journal expectations

Write: Journal 1

Review Blakesley:

pgs. 509-528

Grammar exercises

Read Axelrod:

Pgs 1-26 and 64-77

Discuss Dillard essay

Begin Essay I

Week 4

Sept 7-11

Labor Day

Bring finished essay to class—two copies

Write:  Journal 2

Collaborative writing:  discussion and problems

Read Blakesley:

pgs. 3-46

Week 5

Sept14-18

Return Essay 1

Collaborative revision begins

Class workshop

Read Blakesley:

pgs. 440 and G-1 “Agreement”

Grammar /writing issues to consider for revision

Write:  Journal 3

Review Blakesley:

pgs. 36-38

Peer review

workshop

Week 6

Sept21-25

Revised essay due

In-class evaluation

Discuss collaborative process

Read Axelrod:

Pgs 78-92

Discuss “Soup”

Watch clip

Write:  Journal 4

Introduce Essay 2

The Encomium

MAPP Testing begins Monday, Sept. 28 and continues until Friday, Oct. 16.  Please go to the Testing Center M-Th between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. and F from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to take this 1 hour test.  Extra credit will be given to all students who take the test, and additional credit will be given to students who score above the CSU average.

Week 7

Sept 28-

Oct 2

The 2-2:50 class

meets in Library

Journals Due

Return revised essays

Review handbook:

pgs.412-474

Brainstorm exercise

Brainstorm for Essay 2

The 11-11:50 class meets in Library

Purple highlight indicates assignment shift

Grammar /writing issues from essays

Mid-term evaluation cards

Brainstorm exercise

Brainstorm for Essay 2

Grammar/writing issues from essays

Mid-term evaluation cards

Week 8

Oct 5-9

Return journals ?

Workshop for

Essay 2

Return journals?

First draft due

Peer Review

Conferences

Last Day to Drop without penalty

Essay workshop

Conferences

Week 9

Oct 12-16

Second draft due

Peer Review

Workshop

Write:  Journal 5

Essay 2 Due

In class evaluation

Discuss/share Journals

Read Axelrod:

pgs 150-166

Take several Regents' Practice Tests this week at http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwrtp/. The Regents' Test dates are Thursday, October 29 through Tuesday, November  3.  You must be registered to take the test. 

Week 10

Oct 19-23

Group discussion on Staples’ essays

In class writing

Write:  Journal 6

Return Essay 2

Share essays

Continue Staples' discussion

Read Axelrod:

pgs. 215-231

Week 11

Oct 26-30

Discuss components of research project

Review Blakesley:

pgs. 156-178d

Read Axelrod's Proposal section

Discuss Proposal requirements

Revisit plagiarism and authorship

Write:  Journal 7

Library research time to select topic and gather materials for project

Week 12

Nov 2-6

Proposal Peer Review and Workshop

Turn in research topic proposal

Topic approval workshop

Write:  Journal 8

Bring handbook

Read Blakesley:

pgs. 117, 123, 209, 216

Abstract workshop

Read Axelrod:

pgs. 254-266

Write:  Abstract from this article and include word count--250 words or less

Bring handbook

Week 13

Nov 9-13

Bring abstract for peer discussion

Collaborative activity

Read Blakesley:

pgs. 181-241

Bring handbook

MLA exercises

Workshop on Journal Works Cited page

Bring handbook

and 5 colored highlighters

Bring research materials for MLA workshop

Read Blakesley:

pgs. 105-109

Bring handbook

Week 14

Nov 16-20

Annotated bibliography info

Bring handbook

Annotated bibliography workshop

Bring handbook

Peer review on research project components

Week 15

Nov 23-27

Research Projects Due

Thanksgiving

Holidays

Week 16

Journals Due

Conferences

Final Exam Prep