Tentative

Class Schedule
Introduction to Acceleration
Week 1 How to read actively: "Some College Students More Prepared than Placement Test
Tuesday 8/29 Indicate" by Katie Hern
Intro to Reading Logs
Unit 1: Educational Success
Read and TttT 1 The Syllabus
Thursday 8/31 Start "Brainology" by Carol Dweck
Reading Logs Revisited
Essay 1 Assigned
Week 2
Read and TttT 2 "Brainology" by Carol Dweck
Tuesday 9/5
Read and TttT 3 "The Student Fear Factor" by Rebecca D. Cox
Thursday 9/7
Essay Prep Quiz 1
Week 3 Watch and take notes: How to write an essay
Tuesday 9/12 Educational Autobiography Interview Questions
Thursday 9/14 Educational Autobiography Peer Interview (Bring 2 types copies!)
Watch and TttT 4 Jeff Duncan Andrades TEDx Talk
Week 4
Watch and take notes: MLA Format
Tuesday 9/19
Essay 1 FINAL DRAFT DUE!
Unit 2: Educational Equity
Thursday 9/21 Read and TttT 5 Multiplication is for White People Ch. 1
Essay 2 Assigned/In-class prewriting
Week 5
Read and TttT 6 Multiplication is for White People Ch. 2-3
Tuesday 9/26
Read and TttT 7 Multiplication is for White People Ch. 4-5
Thursday 9/28
Watch and takes notes: How to maintain an academic tone
Week 6
Read and TttT 8 Multiplication is for White People Ch. 6-7
Tuesday 10/3
Thursday 10/5 Read and TttT 9 Multiplication is for White People Ch. 8-9
Week 7
Read and TttT 10 Multiplication is for White People Ch. 10-11
Tuesday 10/10
Watch and take notes: How to use a quote sandwich
Thursday 10/12
Essay Prep Quiz 2
Week 8
Essay 2 Peer Interview (Bring 2 typed copies!)
Tuesday 10/17
Essay 2 FINAL DRAFT DUE
Thursday 10/19
Preview Unit 3
Read and TttT 11 The Latino Education Crisis: Rescuing the American Dream
Week 9 The Latino Gap: Not Quite Trilingual AND
Tuesday 10/24 Pages 60-63 of the November 2016 Voter Guide
Discuss Essay 3 (timed essay)
Read and TttT 12 In-Class Essay Exam Strategies
Thursday 10/26 Essay Prep Quiz 3
Discussion Questions Group Assignment
Week 10
In-Class Essay 3! (timed essay)
Tuesday 10/31
 UNIT 3: Equity and The Dream
Thursday 11/2 Read and TttT 13 Between the World and Me 5-39
Essay 4 Assigned/In-class prewriting
Week 11 Read and TttT 14 Between the World and Me 39-71
Tuesday 11/7 ELECTION DAY! Go vote :)
Thursday 11/9 Read and TttT 15 Between the World and Me 75-114
Week 12
Read and TttT 16 Between the World and Me 114-152
Tuesday 11/14
Essay 4 Graphic Organizer
Thursday 11/16 Essay Prep Quiz 4
Journals DUE!
Week 13 Essay 4 Peer Interview (Bring 2 typed copies!)
Tuesday 11/21 Portfolio and Revisions Assigned
NO CLASS!
Thursday 11/23
Essay 4 FINAL DRAFT DUE Sunday 11/26 at 11:59 PM!
Week 14
Revise Essay #1 and Synthesis Quiz
Tuesday 11/28
Revise Essay #2
Thursday 11/30
Last Day for Office Visit!
Week 15 Exit interviews
Tuesday 12/5 Evaluations and Recap
Thursday 12/7 Final In-class Essay! (timed essay)
Week 16
FINALS WEEK NO CLASS!
Tuesday 12/12
Final Class Meeting! 1:45-3:45
Thursday 12/14
Portfolio DUE!