Monday

Wednesday

Week 1

Aug 17-21

Syllabus, Cards, Class requirements, Schedule

Course introduction, Plagiarism/paraphrasing

Discussion and contract

Read Blakesley:

pgs.  xx-xxx

Bring blue book to class

If you have not taken the Regents’ Test, please read the following instructions carefully.

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: 

Week 2

Aug 24-28

In-class Essay 1 (no make-up see Syllabus)

Read Blakesley:

“Student essays,”

Espericueta xciv ff. and

Franklin civ ff.

Grammar Exercises

Discuss student essays

Read Blakesley:

“Student essays,”

Crow lxxxviii ff.

Read Axelrod:

pgs. 596-646, 298-318.

Week 3

Aug 31-Sept 4

Discuss Readings and Reading Strategy

Read Axelrod:

pgs. 359-374 plus 1 essay TBA in class

Group Discussion on assigned essay.  Present findings in collaborative presentation.

Read online essays-see link on my website

Read Axelrod:

pgs. 624-640

Week 4

Sept 7-11

Labor Day

Read on-line essays

The Just Memo

Read Blakesley:

pgs. 156-178d and Joshua Penny’s essay cxiv ff.

Week 5

Sept 14-18

Assign Essay 2

Read Blakesley:

“Guidelines for Peer Review”  xxii and pgs. 65-71

Draft 1 Due for Peer Review

Discuss writing concerns from Essay 1

Read Blakesley:

pgs. 31-46

Week 6

Sept 21-25

Poem

Ethics/Plagiarism discussion from  online essay readings

Bring computer to work on essay in time remaining

Give out evaluations

Draft 2 due for Peer Review

Week 7

Sept 28-Oct 2

Essay 2 Due

with evaluation

Library Research Day

Take computer

Meet in Room 200 (first door on right if you enter the Library from courtyard/open green space)

Read Axelrod:

Essay TBA in class

Class discussion and exercise on assigned essay

Read Axelrod:

pgs: 582-595

pgs. 517-542

Read Blakesley:

pgs. 72-87

Week 8

Oct 5-9

Discuss Position writing

Return Essay 2 and give out mid-term grades

Assign Position Paper—Essay 3

Discuss possible topics

Last Day to Drop Without Penalty is Friday, Oct. 9

Read Blakesley:

pgs. 8, 18, 27, 74, 232

Week 9

Oct 12-16

Workshop on topics/thesis

Writing problems from Essay 2

Bring copies of source material to class and 5 different colored highlighters

Workshop,

Color coding of source material

Week 10

Oct 19-23

Peer Review

Draft 1

Bring Blakesley, sources, and Works Cited page

Peer Review Draft 2 and

Works Cited workshop

Share topics to determine individual or collaborative presentations

Take home Evaluation for Position Paper

Week 11

Oct 26-30

Essay 3 Due

Introduce Research Project

Discuss Proposal format/plan

Read Axelrod:

pgs. 442-457 and 466-473

Read Blakesley:

pgs. 101-127

Show examples of Research project

Sign up for Presentations

Read Blakesley:

pgs. 128-155

pgs. 180-241

Week 12

Nov 2-6

Peer Review of Proposals

Workshop/Conferences

Read Blakesley:

pgs. 244-304

Proposals Due

MLA Workshop

Discuss Annotated Bibliography

Read Blakesley: 

pgs. 105 - 109              

Week 13

Nov 9-13

Work on Annotated Bibliography

and Final Presentation 

 Final Workshop

Week 14

Nov16-20

First Presentations

Presentations

Week 15

Nov 23-27

Presentations

Thanksgiving Holidays

Week 16

Nov 30-Dec 4

Presentations

Presentations or Exam Prep

All written work for Research

Project Due

Dec 6-11

Final Exam Week

Final Exam Week