Assignments and Deadlines
There may be changes made to these assignments and deadlines as the instructor works out the best way to schedule the required work for your particular class. Please feel free to make suggestions about workload and deadline timing.
| DATE | TOPIC |
READINGS |
ASSIGNMENTS |
| 9/2 |
Introduction to Course |
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| 9/4
week 1 |
Inquiry into Practice |
Chapters 1 and 2, From the Other Side of the Desk (be prepared for in-class writing and discussion on this and other reading assignments) |
Thursday Writing-Each Thursday you will turn in "Thursday writing." This may be a draft of one of your pieces, a letter to me talking about your progress in or concerns about the class, a journal entry that you would like me to respond to, or any other short piece of writing. Word process or make a photo copy of a journal entry. Come in with questions about the on-line course web site. complete Interview I |
| 9/9 week 2 |
Cognition and Writing Process and Research
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Chapter 3, From the Other Side of the Desk; Articles on-line about I-Search, Multi-Genre Research papers, and cultural journalism |
complete Interview II (remember to do daily entries in your journal and date them) |
| 9/11
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Affective Disruption of Cognitive Processes in Writing
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Chapter 4, From the Other Side of the Desk
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Thursday Writing complete Interview III, conference with instructor on writing goals and projects for semester |
| 9/16 week 3 |
Peer Response Groups
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Chapter 5, From the Other Side of the Desk |
come in with questions about Chapter 5 |
| 9/18
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ESL Writers/ Passive Voice and Its Implications
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Chapter 6- From the Other Side of the Desk
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Thursday Writing Three leads for individual piece #1
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| 9/23 week 4 |
Class Research Into the Experience of Writing
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Personal Inquiry Presentations
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| 9/25
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Peer Response, Brainstorming, Mapping, and Narrowing Research Topics- Grammar and Spelling Logs
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Chapter 7- From the Other Side of the Desk preliminary reading on your research project |
Thursday Writing (write in response to Chapter 7); Bring in papers that have been handed back to you in other classes, giving you entries for your spelling and grammar logs. Proposal due for research paper with three bibliographic entries |
| 9/30 week 5 |
Peer Response Groups
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Bring in one piece of your Multi-Genre, or I-Search paper or a plan for the cultural journalism piece (one copy for each group member and one for the instructor) Sign up for grammar mini lesson Begin searching for an "A"book if you are contracting for that grade, or sign up for an Adopt-a-Class placement. |
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| 10/2
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Begin "B" book reading (due October 18)
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Bring in first full draft of Individual Piece #1, for real audience and purpose Thursday Writing Arrange for observation and consultation with adopt-a-class teacher. |
| 10/7 week 6 |
Issues of Difference in Writing
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Chapter 8 - From the Other Side of the Desk
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Draft of Individual Piece #2 Mini-lesson: |
| 10/9
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Motivation and Writing; Assignment Design
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Sondra Perl "On Composing" ereserves |
Sign up for an "A" book talk or blog, with the title of the book, unless you are doing the Adopt-a-Class Practicum Thursday Writing Mini-lessons: |
| 10/14 week 7 |
Felt Sense and Audience Sense
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Reading of "B" book due date-Planning meeting
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Mini-lessons: Declare audience for your individual pieces and for your research piece; |
| 10/16
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Teaching Grammar to Teach Writing
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Barnes and Noble
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Individual Piece #1 due with attached conference slip, to be distributed in class
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| 10/21 week 8 |
Peer Response for Revision Mid-Term Evaluation
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"B" book Presentation Grammar Girl
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Mini-lessons:
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10/23 |
"B" book Presentation: Crafting Authentic Voice Prologue and Chs. 1 and 2 Writing with Passion
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mini-lessons: |
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| 10/28 week 9 |
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Writing with Passion, Ch. 3 and 4 BBook ereserve: Tsujimoto Teaching Poetry to Adolescents
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mini-lessons: passive voice
Individual Piece #1 Conference, with instructor or TA before 11/5 |
| 10/30
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Form, Genre, and Voice
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B Book Michaels: Risking Intensity |
Thursday Writing - Three copies of either three parts of your I-Search paper, or five parts of your multi-genre paper Mini-Lesson: MLA Citation |
| 11/4 week 10 |
Assessment, Paper Grading, and Portfolios and Rubrics
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BBook: Moon Journals, Chancer Writing with Passion, Ch. 5,6, and 7 |
FINAL DRAFT of Individual #1 Criteria: evident audience and purpose, correct, you as author are pleased with it: |
| 11/6
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Language and Writing
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Writing with Passion, Ch. 8 and 9 "B" book: Creating Writers 6 Traits- Spandel |
A Book: Kristine-Blending Genre; Altering Style
Thursday Writing or draft |
| 11/11 week 11 |
A Book: Anne: Writing Across Cultures Assignment Design for Real Audience and Purpose A Book: Drew: Adolescent Literacy in a Digital World |
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| 11/13
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Writing in Response to Literature
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Writing with Passion, Ch. 10 and 11
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A Book:Jessica: Three AM Epiphany Thursday Writing or draft |
| 11/18 week 12 |
Expository Writing
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(no Thursday Writing) Draft of Research Paper Due in Its Entirety (use post-its for notes to your reader about the very few missing items) A Book: Katie Kuker: Image Grammar |
| 11/20
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Metacognition and Portfolio Self-Evaluation
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A Book: Reilly: A Middle Mosaic A Book: Katie Kuffel |
| 11/25 week 13
11/27 |
Writing Course Design
__________ Thanksgiving Break |
e-reserves, "Composition Curricula: Four Approaches"
____________ NONE |
A Book: Lofgren: Grammar Alive!
Group time- bring a portfolio piece to share with a new group ______________________ A great time to do catch up journal work. |
12/2 Dinner
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Gathering for Oral Reading- see description below- Section I 270 East First STreet Knife River
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__________ |
A Book: Nikki Final draft of individual piece#2 Criteria: evident audience and purpose, correct, you as author are pleased with it Adopt-a-Class Group Reflections Due |
| 12/4 week 15 |
Modes of Writing Organization; Graphic Organizers for Critical Thinking Publication/Plagiarism Handling the Paper Load |
Romano: rest of book |
Grammar and Spelling Logs are Due. A Book: Kally: Seeking Diversity
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| 12/9
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Publication and Portfolios Course Evaluation |
Grammar Test |
Journal Evaluation II Due (see form on the web) A Book: Mckenzie |
| 12/11 week 16 |
Visualization to Prompt Writing |
Creative Writing Presentation by Cal Benson (?) |
A Book: Molly Portfolios Due with all parts and drafts included. Bring in take home final if you like |
12/18 (2-3:55) |
Final Exam-take home final due this period by email or in instructor's mailbox, see description of the take home final below |
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Part of your final will be the reading of one piece of your writing at a pot-luck gathering, hopefully at the home of your instructor. A second part of your final is to take a grammar test in the next to last week of class based on the mini-lessons for the semester. The second part is a take home final: on one side of a piece of paper, describe how your writing group worked (or didn't work) to move you along in your view of yourself as a writer and teacher of writing. This part of your final is confidential and will be destroyed the day after it is turned in. On another sheet of paper write about the following: Given your experience, how would you organize peer response groups for future classes. Write about the progress you made on your personal goals for the semester.