Saturday, August 29, 2015

Writing 3 Syllabus



Week
Step
Discussion Topic
Worksheet Assignments
Writing Assignments
Grammar Topic & Assignments
Week 1
8/27
1.                    
Understanding the thesis-driven paper
r Narrowing Your Topic (p. 3)
r Surveying Your Topic (p. 4)

r Narrow your topic ideas to 2 options with 4 leading questions for each.
Week 1: The Sentence & Parts of Speech
r Worksheet 1.9

2.                    
Identify possible subjects
3.                    
Read general sources
4.                    
Narrow the subject
5.                    
Select your topic
6.                    
Form leading research questions
Week 2
9/3
7.                    
Formulate working thesis
r CL:  Evaluating Your Own Topic (p. 5)
r Interest Paper

Types of Sentences
r Week 2 Worksheet
8.                    
Make research plan
9.                    
Write proposal
10.                 
Brainstorm/Cluster/Free-write
Week 3
9/10
11.                 
Find sources (print & electronic)
r Practice Creating Bibliography Cards (p. 6 – 8)

r Research Proposal
Phrases, part 1
r Prepositional Phrase Worksheet
r Gerund Worksheet
r Infinitive Worksheet
r Participial Worksheet
12.                 
Evaluate sources
13.                 
Prepare working bibliography
Week 4
9/17
14.                 
Research & take notes
r Evaluating Sources (p. 12)
r Evaluating Online Sources (p. 13)
r Practice Creating Note Cards (p. 15)
r Initial list of sources
r General subtopics
Phrases, part, 2
r Appositive Worksheet
15.                 
Paraphrase, summarize, quote sources
16.                 
Organize information
17.                 
Make a running/ informal outline
Week 5
9/24
18.                 
Develop detailed outline
r CL:  Evaluating Your Own Note Cards (p. 16)
r Writing Your Own Thesis Statement (p. 21)
r Informal outline
Clauses, part 1
r Clauses Worksheet

19.                 
Write first draft #1
Week 6
10/1
20.                 
Prepare works cited in MLA style
r Evaluating a Sample Outline (p. 17)
r Evaluating Sample Thesis Statements (p. 19)
r Evaluating Sample Introductions (p. 24)
r Detailed outline
Clauses, part 2
r Clauses Worksheet
21.                 
First draft of presentation plan
Week 7
10/8
22.                 
Peer edit
r Practice Creating Works Cited Entries (p. 30)
r Rough Draft #1
Coordination &Subordination
Week 8
10/22
23.                 
Revise rough draft #1
r Evaluating Your Draft (p. 27 – 28)
r CL:  Evaluating Your Documentation (p. 31)
r Works Cited draft #1
r Peer Edit
Parallel Structure
r Parallel Structure Worksheet
Week 9
10/29
24.                 
Finalize presentation plans

r Initial Presentation plan
Agreement:  Subject/Verb
r Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet
25.                 
Prepare visuals for presentation
26.                 
Rough Draft #2
Week 10
11/5
27.                 
Finalize works cited page
r CL:  Evaluating Your Revision (p. 35)
r Rough Draft #2
r Final presentation plan;
Agreement:  Pronoun/Antecedent
r Pronouns & Antecedents Worksheet
Week 11
11/12
28.                 
Proofread

r Works cited draft #2
r Rough Draft #3 (opt)
Punctuation
r Punctuation Worksheets
Week 12
11/19

Proofread


Capitalization
r Capitalization Worksheets
Week 13, 14, 15
12/3, 12/10, 12/17
29.                 
Presentation

r Presentations
r Final Draft

30.                 
Final Draft
* Most of the worksheets are from the Glencoe/McGraw Hill book, Research Paper and Report Writing Grades 9 – 12 (http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/workbooks/language_arts/rprw/912rprw.pdf).  These will be designated by the page number on the worksheet.

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