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Lynn McClelland
English/Humanities Instructor


English 101 Course Outline

Warning: Due Dates are closer than they appear!

Week One
    1/21
 Narrative/Descriptive Essay
    Chapters 7, 8 & 9
  • Write a narrative essay on an important event in your life
  • You must have learned a "life lesson" from the event
  • The paper will be in first person
  • 2-3 pages in length
    Read
  • "Richard Cory"
Week Two
    1/26 - 1/28
 Narrative/Descriptive Essay
    Chapters 7, 8 & 9
  • Narrative Paragraph
  • "On Being a Real Westerner"
  • "Richard Cory"
  • "Coming into Language"
    Read
  • "Coming into Language"
  • "Parting"
Week Three
    2/2 - 2/4
 Narrative/Descriptive Essay
    Chapters 7, 8 & 9
  • Wrap-up narrative
  • Peer edit Wednesday
    Rough Draft Due Wednesday
  • Peer Editing
Week Four
    2/9 - 2/11
 Cause/Effect Essay
    Chapters
  • Formatting Cause/Effect Essay
  • MLA
  • Research
    Narrative/Descriptive Final Due Wednesday
  • Turn in Peer Edit Sheet and Rough Drafts with final version
Week Five
    2/18
 Cause/Effect Essay
  • Examine Student Wolf Essay
  • MLA
  • Research
    No class Monday, Feb. 16th - President's Day
Week Six
    2/23 - 2/25
 Cause/Effect Essay
    Chapters
  • Brent essay
    Rough Draft Due Wednesday, 2/25
  • Peer Editing
Week Seven
    3/2 - 3/4
 Cause/Effect Essay
  • Conferences
  • Students meet with me One-on-one to go over papers
  • Meet during regular classes
    •
      Conferences
    Week Eight
        3/9 - 3/11
    		 Argumentative Essay
  • Proposal Arguments
  • Position Arguments
  • "Petition to Waiver Math"
    •
      Cause/Effect Final Draft due Wednesday, 3/11
    Week Nine
        3/16 - 3/18
    		 Spring Break
      Spring Break!!!
    Week Ten
        3/23 - 3/25
    		 Argumentative Essay
    • Proposal Arguments
    • Position Arguments
    • "Petition to Waiver Math"
    Week Eleven
        3/30 - 4/1
    		 Argumentative Essay
      Chapters
    • Formatting the Argument
    • "Death and Justice"
    • 3-4 pages in length
      Rough Draft Due Wednesday
    • Peer Editing
    Week Twelve
        4/6 - 4/8
    		 Argumentative Essay
      Conferences
      Conferences
    Week Thirteen
        4/13 - 4/15
    		 Compare/Contrast Essay
      Chapters
    • Introduce Project
    • Place in Groups
    • Have students begin research
    • Introduce students to iWeb
      Argumentative Final Due Wednesday
    Week Fourteen
        4/20 - 4/22
    		 Compare/Contrast Essay Compare/Contrast Essay
      Chapters
    • Work on Introductory Paragraphs
    • Work on Works Cited page
    Week Fifteen
        4/27 - 4/29
    		 Compare/Contrast Essay
      Chapters
    • Add Works Cited to iWeb
    • gather images
    • develop slogan/motto
      Compare/Contrast Rough Draft Essay Due Monday
    • Peer Editing
    Week Sixteen
        5/4 - 5/6
    		 Compare/Contrast Essay
      Chapters
    • Finish web site and publish it
      Compare/Contrast Final Essay Due Monday
    Week Seventeen
        5/13
    		 Final Exam
      Wednesday
    • 10:30 - 12:20




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