Weekly Schedule 3-5

English Composition I for ESL Students (Linguistics 101)
Spring 2008 Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Qian Zhou (Jane)

Tentative Daily Schedule Week 3-5 (01/28/08-02/15/08)
***LBH=The Little Brown Compact Handbook
***WS=Writing from Sources
***R/H= Readings from handouts
***HW=Homework
Week
Day
Date
Topics and Activities
Readings/Assignments Due
3
M
01/28
§ Thesis Statement
HW:
1) Read-R/H & WS P.21-24
2) Write-a note card
3) Journal #1

W
01/30
§ What is a personal essay?
§ In-class readings and discussion of personal essays
§ How to narrow a topic(handouts provided)
§ Practice
HW:
Undecided

F
02/01
§ What is an outline?
§ Understanding the parts of an essay
(Introduction/Main body/Conclusion-thesis statement/supporting details)
HW:
Choose a topic for your personal essay and write an outline( due on M 02/04/08)
4
M
02/04
§ In-class outline checking
Detailed handouts on personal essay
HW:
Journal #2 +Handout Exercises

W
02/06
§ In-class outline checking
Detailed handouts on personal essay
HW:
Undecided

F
02/08
§ Personal Essay Prompt
§ What is a peer-response workshop?
§ Practice and handouts provided
HW:
Write the First Draft of your personal essay (due on Monday, 02/11) **Don’t forget to bring 2 copies of your essay!!**
5
M
02/11
§ Peer-response workshop
HW: Work on your drafts based on your peers’ feedback

W
02/13
§ Revising and Editing
HW: Work on your drafts based on your instructor’s feedback
**Final Draft of your essay due at the beginning of M 02/18/08**

F
02/15
§ Revising and Editing
HW: Work on your drafts based on your instructor’s feedback
**Final Draft of your essay due at the beginning of M 02/18/08**