1. UNIT 1: Personal Narrative: Place-Identity
DATE
TUESDAY THURSDAY
COMPOSITION DUE
(all work due by 11:59 pm on
Fridays unless otherwise noted)
WEEK 1
8/21-8/25
-Introduction to Course and
Classroom Decorum
-Introduction to Unit 1 and
Place-Identity
Readings Due
Syllabus & Schedule posted
on BbLearn:
http://bblearn.uidaho.edu
-Narrative Components
-Picking Your Place
Readings Due
-Unit 1 Assignment Sheet &
Supplementary Materials
-Didion and White essays
Journal Post #1
Post your favorite free-write
in the BbLearn discussion
forum by every Friday night.
Reply to at least 1 of your
peers by the end of the
following Monday
WEEK 2
8/28-9/1
Last day to
add a
course-8/28
To drop-9/1
-The Thing & The Other
Thing, Extending Your
Writing Beyond the
Personal
Readings Due
-The Situation and the Story
-A&B Guide Narrative
Techniques
NO CLASS: ONE-ON-ONE
CONFERENCES
Not attending your scheduled
conference will take up one of
your 4 unexcused absences
Journal Post #2
Narrative Essay Rough
Draft
WEEK 3
9/4-9/8
NO CLASS: ONE-ON-ONE
CONFERENCES
PEER DRAFTING
WORKSHOP
Bring to class a hard-copy of
anything and everything you
have at this point (rough
draft or otherwise)
Journal Post #3
-Editing for Style
-The Art of Revision
Readings Due
-The Craft of Revision
-Narrative Writing as a
Stepping-Stone
- PROFESSIONAL LIFE
WRITING SKILLS
WORKSHOP DAY #1
Writing a Professional Email
Journal Post #4
Narrative Essay Final
Draft
WEEK 4
9/11-9/15