Professional Documents
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Schedule
Week 1-
Fri Jan 19 Discuss: writing time, Engl 144: Book club groups and writing fellow
Week 2-
Mon Jan 22 Read: Shitty First Drafts (in readings on website) Discuss: Reading
Wed Jan 24 Read: Rhetorical Analysis Handout from Howe Center (In readings on website)
Discuss: Audience, Purpose, Rhetorical Appeals, reading journals, and Essay #1
Fri Jan 26 Book Club Reading and Note Taking Prep. Guest Workshop from Academic
Coaching.
Week 3-
Mon Jan 29 Due: Reading Journal Read: Malcolm X excerpt (in readings on website)
Discuss: reading, narrative
Wed Jan 31 Read: Steve Jobs Commencement Address (in readings on website) Discuss:
reflection, Thesis statements
Week 4-
Mon Feb 5 Due: Reading Journal Read: Richard Rodriguez “None of this is Fair” (in readings
on website) Discuss: reading and thesis statements
Fri Feb 9 Class Cancelled Due: Essay 1 for workshop (bring 2 copies printed out) Discuss:
reading, Essay #2 (preview)
Week 5-
Mon Feb 12 Guest Workshop from Academic Coaching on Time Management Discuss:
Thesis Statements
Wed Feb 14 Due: Essay 1 Discuss: Core Curriculum and liberal art, essay #2
Fri Feb 16
Week 6- Writing Fellow Will Not Meet This Week. Feel free to visit The Writing
Studio for assistance.
Mon Feb 19 President's Day- No Class
Wed Feb 21 Monday Schedule of Classes. Wednesday Classes will not meet. Due: Reading
Journal Read: “Distribution of Toxic Trace Elements” (in readings on website) Discuss: Sciences
Fri Feb 23 Due: Reading Journal Read: “My Fema People” (in reading section on website)
Discuss: Humanities, comparing and contrasting
Week 7-
Mon Feb 26 Due: Reading Journal Read: “Planning for New Orleans” (in reading section on
website) Discuss: Social Sciences, midterm portfolio, conference sign up
Fri Mar 2 Class cancelled for conferences and Essay #2 draft due (some conference spots
available on Thursday)
Week 9-
Read: “9 Tips on Conducting Great Interview” (in readings on website) Discuss: Interviewing,
special guest, essay 3
Week 10-
Mon Mar 19 Read: “9 Tips on Conducting Great Interview” (in readings on website)
Discuss: Interviewing, essay 3 Due: Special Reading Journal (what did you learn from the
Career Services workshop? How might it help you?)
Wed Mar 21 Guest workshop from Wellness Center and Academic Coaching
Week 11-
Mon Mar 26 Read: Design Principles (in readings on website) Discuss: document design
and university catalogue
Wed Mar 28 Essay 3 Writing and Research Day. Class will not meet.
Fri Mar 30 Due: Essay #3 for workshop Discuss: Citation and integrating quotes
Week 12-
Wed Apr 4 Due: Audience Proposal and Reading Journal, Read: Excerpt from Audacity of
Hope (in readings on website) Discuss: Reading and small group research meetings
Fri Apr 13 Writing Day Due: outline for essay 4 emailed by 11:59pm
Week 14-
Wed Apr 18 Reading Journal Read: “When I grow up I want to Be...Childhood Dream” (in
readings on website) Discuss: reading and drafting
Fri Apr 20 Due: Essay #4 for workshop. Discuss: Final Portfolio. Book Club presentation
work day
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