First-year Writing
Day 1:
Course and syllabus introduction
Post brief bios and appropriate picture on eLC discussion “Meet Your Classmates”
Week 1:
Practice with eLC, eLW
Collect/discuss ideas about writing
Writing habits and practices introduction (see lesson plan)
Week 2:
Read How to Write a Lot Excerpt
Collect and narrate current writing habits
Week 3:
Read NFG
Experiment with, record, and narrate new writing habits
Week 4:
Peer Review (see peer review instructions)
Conferences (see cold conferencing instructions)
Week 5:
DUE: MA1; in-class post-write and anonymous survey
MA2: style and introduction
Week 6:
Choose an author whose style you want to analyze; bring at least 2 texts to class
Group style analysis in class (see lesson plan)
Introduction to research
Read NFG
Week 7:
Bring at least two secondary sources (see lesson plan)
Read They Say, I Say excerpt
Drafting workshop
Week 8:
Peer review
Conferences
Week 9:
DUE: MA2; in-class post-write and anonymous survey
MA3 introduction; in-class pre-write
Week 10:
Bring sources for MA3; in-class analysis
Voice and tone analysis
Read NFG
Week 11:
Drafting Workshop
Week 12:
Peer Review
Conferences
Week 13:
DUE: MA3; in-class post-write and anonymous survey
Introduction to portfolio
Observe mentor texts
Week 14:
Bio/Peer Review/Revision Exhibits workshop
IRE workshop
Week 15:
Thanksgiving Break
Week 16:
IRE workshop
Portfolio draft review
Week 17:
DUE: Final Portfolio