Date

In-class

Assignment due

10/8

Discuss readings

 

Final illustrative essay

10/10

Pre-writing, approaches to the topic, controlling ideas, discussion of Britt

 

Read Warner 224-227, 232-236

10/12

Fall break

 

 

10/15

Planning the essay, types of evidence,

Tone and topic

 

Topic due

Journal due

10/17

Evidence and thesis

Sentence variety

 

Read Warner 252-54

Holt 319-322

10/19

Peer review

 

First draft due

10/22

Sentence emphasis

 

Bring draft, read Holt 325-330

10/24

Peer review

 

Second draft due

10/26

Agreement

 

Read Holt 274-280, read Warner 257-61, Journal due

 

10/29

Editing workshop:  agreement, sentence emphasis

 

Bring second draft

10/31

Begin cause/effect essay

 

Final draft due