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Week 1 Preparation • Reading(s) o In Roen, Chapter 1: Writing Goals o In Roen, Chapter 2: Reading Critically o In Maimon, Tab 1: Learning Across the Curriculum • e-Activity o Select an academic Website that is geared toward adults and that has
attractive visuals designed to support the content. Be prepared to discuss. Activities • Discussions Evaluation • None
Week 2 Preparation • Reading(s) o In Roen, Chapter 3: Writing to Discover and Learn o In Maimon, Tab 5: Summary & Paraphrase, pp. 255-264 o In Maimon, Tab 10: Editing for Grammar Conventions • Other Preparation o Read the selected essays in The brief McGraw-Hill guide: Writing
for college, writing for life: (2nd ed.); “Se habla Espanol” by Barrientos; “Facing poverty with a rich
girl’s habits” by Kim; “On becoming a writer” by Baker; “Farm girl” by Hemauer. o Select one of the essays to summarize. • e-Activities o Locate two Websites appropriate for college students to learn and practice
grammar. Be prepared to discuss in class. o Learn how to use Connect Composition Plus by reviewing the Connect
Composition Plus Student Instructions PowerPoint Presentation available in the online course shell. Activities • Discussions Evaluation • Reflective Journal 1: My Approach to Writing Assignments 2: • Start Stage 1 of Assignment #1 - Summary & Personal Response
Week 3 Reading: 3 Preparation • Reading(s) o In Roen, Chapter 5: Writing to Explore o In Maimon, Tab 5, Section 23, Plagiarism, Copyright and Intellectual
Property , pp. 241-247 o In Maimon, Tab 7: APA Documentation Style • Other Preparation o Review the APA Documentation and Style PowerPoint and the PDF job aid
located in the course shell. • Connect Composition Plus o Submit your assignment to Connect Composition Plus and to the designated
plagiarism program so that you can make recommended revisions before submitting your paper to your professor. Activities • Discussions Assignments 3: • Finish Stage
1 of Assignment #1 - Summary & Response • Begin Stage 2
of Assignment #1 - Summary & Response
Week 4 • Reading(s) o In Roen, Chapter 6: Writing to Inform o In Roen, Chapter 19: Finding and Evaluating Information o In Maimon, Tab 5: WR T-5, Sections 18, 19, 20,
21, 22, and 24; Researching, pp. 197-240 and 248-264 • Other Preparation 1) Patterns of Error System: Review the Patterns of Error System in the
Appendix of this Course Guide. Based on feedback on your essay draft, identify the kinds of errors – the patterns
– you see repeated in your essay and record them on your Patterns of Error log. • e-Activity o Access the article titled “The Maker’s
Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscripts” by Donald Murray, dated 1973, located at http://robertnazar.pbworks.com/f/The+Maker's+Eye.pdf.
Be prepared to discuss. Activities • Discussions Evaluation • Reflective Journal 2: Research
Challenges and Benefits Assignments 4: • Finish Stage 2 of Assignment #1 - Summary & Response • Begin Stage 3 of Assignment #1 - Summary & Response
Week 5 • Reading(s) o In Maimon, Tab 2, Writing and Designing Texts o In Roen, Chapter 15: Using Strategies for Collaboration • Connect Composition Plus o Submit your assignment to Connect Composition
Plus and to the designated plagiarism program so that you can make revisions before submitting your paper to your professor. Activities • Discussions Evaluation Assignments: • Finish Stage 3 of Assignment #1 - Summary & Response • Begin Stage 1 of Assignment #2 - The Public Needs to Know
Week 6
• Reading(s) o In Roen, Chapter 10: Writing to Explain
Cause and Effects o In Maimon, Tab 12: Basic Grammar Review • Other Preparation o Conduct a peer review of a classmate’s Assignment
2.1, as assigned by your professor, and complete a rubric form. Return the rubric and paper to the professor as directed. • e-Activity o Locate three grammar or spelling errors in advertisements,
editorials, or Websites (blogs, personal Websites, resumes, and / or advertisements). They can be funny. Remember your audience.
Do not include ones with sexual content or profanity. Cite each source. Be prepared to discuss. Activities • Discussions Evaluation • Assignment 1.2: Summary and Personal Response
– Revised Version • Peer Review Feedback
1 of Assignment 2.1: The Public Needs to Know Assignments 6: • Finish Stage 1 of Assignment #2 - The Public Needs to Know • Begin Stage 2 of Assignment #2 - The Public Needs to Know
Week 7 • Reading(s) o In Roen, Chapter 7: Writing to Analyze • e-Activity: Access two of the selected Websites
(museum or university), conduct a rhetorical analysis of each, and compare the two sites in at least three areas: o HistoryMiami located at http://www.historymiami.org/ o Metropolitan Museum located at http://www.metmuseum.org/ Or o Kaplan University located at
http://online.kaplanuniversity.edu/Pages/Homepage.aspx o Strayer University located at https://icampus.strayer.edu/ • Connect Composition Plus o Submit your assignment to Connect Composition
Plus and to the designated plagiarism program so that you can make recommended revisions before submitting your paper to your
professor. Activities • Discussions Assignments 7: • Finish Stage
2 of Assignment #2 - The Public Needs to Know • Begin Stage 3
of Assignment #2 - The Public Needs to Know
Week 8
• Reading(s) o In Roen, Chapter 4: Writing to Share Experiences • Other Preparation o Conduct a peer review of a classmate’s Assignment
3.1, as assigned by your professor, and complete a rubric form. Return the rubric and paper to the professor as directed. Activities • Discussions Evaluation • Reflective Journal 3: Collaboration and
Peer Reviews Assignments 8: • Finish Stage
3 of Assignment #2 - The Public Needs to Know • Begin Stage 1
of Assignment #3 - Determining Causes & Effects
Week 9
• Reading(s) o In Maimon, Tab 11: Editing for Correctness • e-Activity o Locate three punctuation errors in advertisements,
editorials, or Websites (blogs, personal Websites, resumes, and / or advertisements). They can be funny. Remember your audience.
Do not include ones with sexual content or profanity. Cite the source of each. Be prepared to discuss. Activities • Discussions Assignments 9: • Finish Stage 1 of Assignment #3 - Determining Causes & Effects • Begin Stage 2
of Assignment #3 - Determining Causes & Effects
Week 10 Activities: Writer's Workshop: Complete
Pending Assignments w/ Peer Review Reading: • Review The Brief
McGraw-Hill Guide: Writing for College, Writing for Life, Chapter 15: Using Strategies for Collaboration, pp. 749-758 • A Writer’s
Resource, Part 11: Chapter 60, Chapter 63, Chapter 65 Assignments
10: • Finish Stage 2 of Assignment #3 - Determining Causes & Effects • Begin Stage 3 of Assignment #3 - Determining Causes & Effects
Week 11 Activities: Writer's Workshop w/Peer Reviews Course Lectures: No new content • Activity – Share your work. Select one revised paragraph or
entire essay from your portfolio to share and discuss with fellow students • Activity – Discussion • Discussion – Course
effectiveness and course outcomes Assignments
11: • Finish Stage 3 of Assignment #3 - Determining Causes & Effects
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