Writing 3 Syllabus

Writing 3 Syllabus

Fall, 2011

Week	Research Paper	Writing Discussion	SAT Grammar Review	SAT Essay Prep
1	Introduction	Def. of a “position paper” Explanation of the steps of the process. Selecting a topic	Sentence structures Parts of speech	Vocab practice
2	Topic and Leading Questions due	Expanding and focusing a topic	Sentence fragments	College essay practice
3		Developing a thesis Shaping and developing a topic	Run-on sentences	Vocab practice
4	Outline #1 Due Notecard Check	Research options Note-taking	Agreement	College essay practice
5		Organizing the topic Organizing within a paragraph Organizing details	Problems with case	Vocab practice
6	Outline #2 Due Notecard Check	Including/ excluding information Coherence/ Unity	Problems involving modifiers	College essay practice
7		Developing writing style Clear/concise/concrete	Problems with word usages #1	Vocab practice
8	Rough Draft #1 Due	Correct formatting Footnote & biblio formatting	Problems with word usages #2	College essay practice
9	Resources Draft #1 Due Peer Edit Due	Fallacies in thinking	Problems with word usages #3	Vocab practice
10	Initial Presentation Plan Due	Proofreading	Proper Prepositions	College essay practice
11	Rough Draft #2 Due	Revising strategies	Logical comparisons	Vocab practice
12			Parallelism	College essay practice
13	Final Copy & Presentation Plan Due
14	Presentations
15	Presentations