English 301 Spring 2014 Schedule

Week 1 TR Jan 23 Introductions and course discussion, writing Week 2 T Jan 28 Due: Please read and bring any short article that you can easily locate written in the past year
that deals with any aspect of education, the classroom, teaching, teachers, or student populations. Discuss: reading

TR Jan 30

Week 3 T Feb 4 Read: 1-133 in Lives on the Boundary and Chapter 13 in Grammar to Enrich Discuss: I,
Writer, book club

TR Feb 6 Due: Draft of I, Writer. Discuss: peer workshop effectiveness and assessment, workshop I, Writer, reading journals Week 4 T Feb 11 Due: Reading Journal (on Lives on the Boundary), I, Writer Read: to the end of Lives on the Boundary and Grammar to Enrich chapters 1 & 2. Discuss: Reading, I, Writer part II TR Feb 13 Due: I, Writer Part II (bring notes and oral report) and First Book Club Meeting Week 5 T Feb 18 Due: I, Writer Part II (bring notes and oral report) and First Book Club Meeting TR Feb 20 Due: Reading Journal (on Iser and Friere) Read: Iser and Friere handouts Discuss: reading, Second Book Club Meeting

Week 6

T Feb 25 Due: Reading Journal (On Rosenblatt and Smith) Read: Rosenblatt and Smith handouts Discuss: Reading , Third Book Club Meeting TR Feb 27 Discuss: in-class exercise, midterm portfolio, book club journal cover letter

Week 7 T Mar 4 Due: finish in class activity from Tuesday and be ready to read out loud. Final Book Club Meeting (work on presentations)

TR Mar 6 Due: Book Club Presentations and midterm portfolio- cover letter to be written in class

Week 8 Spring Break

Week 9 T Mar 18 Due: Reading Journal (on BWM and WBT) Read: Because Writing Matters 71-87 and Write Beside Them 208-237 Discuss: reading, I, Writing Scholar TR Mar 20

Week 9 T Mar 25 Due: Reading Journal (on Sommers) Read: Skim Massachusetts State Frameworks for language arts (link in readings section of website) , Nancy Sommers Responding to Student Writing Discuss: Assessing student writing, reading, I, Writing Scholar TR Mar 27 Due: I, Writing Scholar for workshop Discuss: Group work for I, Writing Scholar

Week 10 T Apr 1 Due: I, Writing Scholar, Reading Journal (WBT and BWM) Read: Write Beside Them chapters 1 and 2, Because Writing Matters chapters 1 and 2 Discuss: Reading, Group Work on I, Writing Scholar

TR Apr 3 Due: Reading Journal Read: Write Beside Them part 4, Because Writing Matters part 3 Discuss: reading, I, Writing Teacher, group work on I, Writing Scholar

Week 11 T Apr 8 Due: I, Writing Scholar presentations Group Presentations and reading journal TR Apr 10- Due: Reading Journal (on WBT and GTE) Read: Write Beside Them chapter 11, Assigned Section in Grammar to Enrich Discuss: Reading, Teaching Philosophy Week 12 T Apr 15 Due: Final Reading journal (on Why School) Read: Why School Discuss: reading TR Apr 17 Discuss: Watch Take 20 in class

Week 13 T Apr 22 16Read: Write Beside Them chapters 6,7,8 Due: I, Writing Teacher PresentationsWhole class workshop TR Apr 24 Read: Write Beside Them chapters 9 and 10 Due: I, Writing Teacher PresentationsWhole class workshop
NOTE: There are no reading journals due for this reading. This is all material from Kittle that gives specific ideas on how to create assignments to teach students to write in different genres. Reading this material can only help you plan your assignments. Some aspect of the reading will be involved in each day's workshop.

Week 14 T Apr 29 Class Cancelled for conferences TR May 1 Due: Final Portfolio and cover letter to be written in class Final Exam: Thursday May 8th 2:00-4:00- Final Presentations