English 301 Spring 2016

Schedule

Week 1
W Jan 20th Introductions and course discussion, writing
Week 2
M Jan 25th 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

W Jan 27th Read: 1-133 in Lives on the Boundary and Chapter 13 in Grammar to Enrich Discuss: I,
Writer

Week 3
M Feb 3 Writing Day- Class Will not Meet
W Feb 5 Due: Draft of I, Writer. Discuss: peer workshop effectiveness and assessment,
workshop, I, Writer part II, reading journals, book club
Week 4
M Feb 8 Snow Day
W Feb 10 Due: Reading Journal (on Lives on the Boundary) and I, Writer essay Read: to the
end of Lives on the Boundary and Read: Grammar to Enrich chapters 1 & 2 Discuss: Reading
Week 5
M Feb 15 Presidents Day No Class
W Feb 17 Due: Reading Journal (on Iser and Friere), I Writer Part II (bring notes to share oral
report) Read: Iser and Friere handouts Discuss: reading, First Book Club Meeting
Week 6
M Feb 22 Due: Reading Journal (On Rosenblatt and Smith) Read: Rosenblatt and Smith
handouts Discuss: Reading , Second Book Club Meeting
W Feb 24 Third Book Club Meeting Discuss: in-class exercise
Week 7
M Feb 29 Due: Book Club Presentation Work Day Discuss: midterm portfolio and book club
journal cover letter

W Mar 2 Due: Book Club Presentation Work Day and In Class Midterm

Week 8 Spring Break

Week 9
M Mar 14 Book Club Presentation Workday- Class Will not Meet
W Mar 16 Due: Midterm Portfolios and Book Club Presentations

Week 10
M Mar 21 Snow Day
W Mar 23 Due: Reading Journal (on BWM and WBT) Read: Because Writing Matters 71-87
and Write Beside Them 208-237 Discuss: reading, I, Writing Scholar Due: Reading Journal
(on Sommers)
Week 11
M Mar 28 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 group work
W Mar 30 Due: : I, Writing Scholar for workshop and Reading Journal Read: Write Beside
Them chapters 1 and 2, Because Writing Matters chapters 1 and 2. Discuss: reading, group
work on I, Writing Scholar
Week 12
M Apr 4 Due: : I, Writing Scholar and Reading Journal Read: Write Beside Them part 4,
Because Writing Matters part 3 Discuss: reading, I, Writing Teacher, group work on I, Writing
Scholar
W Apr 6 I Writing Scholar Group Work Day- Class will not meet.
Week 13
M Apr 11

W Apr 13 Due: I, Writing Scholar presentations Discuss: I, Writing Teacher

Week 14
M Apr 18 Patriots Day- No Class
W Apr 20 Due: Finish I, Writing Scholar Presentations and Final Reading journal (on Why
School) Read: Why School Discuss: reading, teaching philosophy, and I Writing Teacher
drafts.

Week 15
M Apr 25 Read: Write Beside Them chapters 6,7,8 and Grammar To Enrich Chapter 4 Due:
I, Writing Teacher Presentations-Whole class workshop
W Apr 27 Read: Write Beside Them chapters 9 and 10 and Grammar to Enrich chapter 12 and
15 Due: I, Writing Teacher Presentations-Whole class workshop
NOTE: There are no reading journals due for this reading. This is all material from Kittle and Weaver
that gives specific ideas on how to create assignments to teach students to write in different genres as well
as teach grammar (something I know many of you are worried about). Reading this material can only help
you plan your assignments. Some aspect of the reading will be involved in each day's workshop.

Week 15
M May 2 Class Cancelled for Conferences- Draft of Teaching Philosophy Due
Final Exam Mon, May 9th 2:00-4:00: Due: Final Portfolio and cover letter to be written
in class