Miami-Dade 1101 Schedule

Jeff Hornburg	Writing Center
tutorjeff@att.net

All dates are tentative and subject to change -- it is your responsibility to keep track of any changes made to the schedule as I announce them in class. If you miss class, feel free to contact me to find out what was missed or if any changes were made.

Assignments listed by the date should be completed before coming to class that day.

All chapters and page numbers refer to A Pocketful of Essays unless otherwise noted.

In-Class Essays will be on Thursdays, and Final Essays will be due on Tuesdays (or one week from date of draft returned) -- unless otherwise noted

Day/Date	Assignment
Week 1, Sept. 8	Introductory remarks, In-class diagnostic essay “Just Walk On By,” Staples, pp 1-7
Week 2, Sept. 15	Continue essay structure discussion Narration, pp. 9-11 + "Videotape" and "Park Bench" (handouts) In-Class Essay #1 - Narration
Week 3, Sept. 22	Discuss Narrative Essays - workshopping Description, pp. 29-30 + "What Did You Expect?" and "Silent Dancing" (handouts) In-Class Essay #2 - Description
Week 4, Sept. 29	Final Essay 1 Due Discuss Descriptive Essays - workshopping Exemplification, pp. 47-48 + "What America Would Be Like Without Blacks" and "Cool Like Me" (handouts) In-Class Essay #3 - Exemplification
Week 5, Oct. 6	Discuss Exemplification Essays - workshopping Comparison/Contrast, pp. 89-90 + "Dearly Disconnected"; "The Ugly Truth About Beauty"; and "Cosmic Significance of Britney Spears" (handouts) In-Class Essay #4 - Comparison/Contrast Final Essay 2 Due
Week 6, Oct. 13	Discuss Comparison/Contrast Essays - workshopping Mid-Term Exam Final Essay 3 Due
Week 7, Oct. 20	Discuss Mid-Terms Argument, pp. 165-166 + "Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?" and "Killing Monsters" (handouts) Final Essay 4 Due
Week 8, Oct. 27	Continue Argument In-Class Essay - Argument/Research
Week 9, Nov. 3	Discuss Argument/Research Essays – workshopping
Week 10, Nov. 10	Discuss Argument/Research Essays Submit Other Perspective
Week 11, Nov. 17	Discuss Argument/Research Essays Submit Outline
Week 12, Nov. 24	Discuss Argument/Research Essays No Class - Thurs. Nov. 26, Thanksgiving
Week 13, Dec. 1	Final Research Paper Due "Final" Exam Final due date for rewrites