Weekly Schedule 6-11

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

Tentative Daily Schedule Week 6-11 (02/18/08-03/28/08)
***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
6
M
02/18
§ Introduction to a single-source essay
§ Reading for Understanding
**Final Draft of Personal Essay Due** (Two Copies)
HW: Read-WS Page 3-19
Write a note card

W
02/20
Underlining
Annotating
Asking questions
HW: Read-WS Page 19-21
Write a note card
Journal #3

F
02/22
§ Understanding what you read
§ Practice & Activity
Due: Journal #3 + Note card
HW: Read WS Page 59-74
Write a note card
7
M
02/25
§ Techniques of a good summary
HW: Reread and review WS Page 59-74

W
02/27
§ Practice Summarizing a paragraph
§ Group presentations
HW: Reread and review WS Page 59-74

F
02/29
§ Practice summarizing an article
HW: Read WS P. 135-148
Write a note card
8
M
03/03
§ Paraphrasing
HW: Reread and review WS P. 135-148

W
03/05
§ Practicing paraphrasing
HW: Journal #4

F
03/07
§ Group presentations
§ Distribution of article
§ Distribution of Single-Source Essay Prompt
HW: Read WS p. 96-114
Write a note card
9
M
03/10
Spring Vacation (no class)
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W
03/12
Spring Vacation (no class)
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F
03/14
Spring Vacation (no class)
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10
M
03/17
§ Importance of quotations
§ Using quotations
HW: Work on your summary for Single-source Essay and visit the Writing Center

W
03/19
§ Practicing and Reviewing
§ Visiting the Writing Center
HW: Journal #5

F
03/21
§ APA
HW: 1. Read WS p.167-175+LBH p.49-52+Write a note card; 2. First Draft of Single-Source Essay (Two Copies)
11
M
03/24
§ Peer-response workshop
Due: First Draft of Single-Source Essay (Two Copies)

W
03/26
§ Reviewing “Revising & Editing”
Return the Peer-response Form

F
03/28
§ Reviewing “Revising & Editing”
Final Draft due on M 03/31/08 (Two copies)