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Writing 3 Syllabus

Semester 1

Tammy Prichard (tamprichard@gmail.com)

Resources:

·        Any handbook that will be helpful and suitable for writing.  Especially one that gives grammar guidelines and formatting for footnotes and bibliographies.

·        Book Suggestions:

–         A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. (Kate L. Turabian)

–         MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. (Joseph Gibaldi)

–         Harbrace College Handbook. (John C. Hodges)

–         The Little, Brown Handbook. (H. Ramsey Fowler)

–         Writers Inc:  Write for College.  (Sebranek, Meyer, & Kemper)

·        various handouts and worksheets

Objectives:

            College-bound students benefit from writing at least one long research paper.  This class will guide students through the process of researching, drafting, revising and finalizing a 15 – 25 page paper.  (The length will be determined in collaboration with the students and parents and according to skill and experience.)  Along with a written paper, the student will prepare a presentation for the class.  This can include a PowerPoint presentation, a demonstration, or a speech.

            Also included in this class is a review of common problems in grammar, especially those difficult areas that often appear on college entrance exams.

Initial Draft – Subject to change

Week	Research Paper	SAT Grammar Review
1	Introduction	Sentence Fragments
2	Topic and Leading Questions due	Run-on Sentences
3		Subject-Verb Agreement
4	Outline #1 Due Notecard Check	Pronoun-Verb Agreement Pronoun- Antecedent Agreement
5		The Nominative Case
6	Outline #2 Due Notecard Check	The Possessive Case The Objective Case
7		Unclear Placement of Modifiers
8	Rough Draft #1 Due	Dangling Modifiers
9	Resources Draft #1 Due Peer Edit Due	Words often Misused or Confused
10	Initial Presentation Plan Due	More Words Misused or Confused
11	Rough Draft #2 Due	The Comma Errors
12		Common Prefixes
13	Final Copy & Presentation Plan Due	Common Suffixes
14	Presentations
15	Presentations