Weeks 3 & 4

1. EWRT1A Fall Quarter 2015
Course Calendar
EWRT1A F15 Ray 1
Week 3:
Monday, October 5
Agenda:
 Vocabulary Test:(Chapters 1-4)
 Discussion:
o Wolff:“Analyzing Writing Strategies” #3:p31: Sentence
length
o Reflecting on the Event's Significance pp. 48-49
o In-Class Writing: Focus on the climax of your event
Homework Due: Post#4
Homework for NextClass:
 Post #5
 Read: HG through chapter 12, SMG p 37 and 625-633
 Study Vocabulary Chapters 5-7
Wednesday, October 7: Meetin AT307
Agenda:
o Presentation: Essay #2 Review and questions
o Discussion:
Bragg: “Analyzing Writing Strategies #1 p 36: Comparing
Integrating quotations MLA style
o Preparing the complete draft: SMG 52-53
o In-Class Writing
Homework Due:
 Post #5
Homework for NextClass:
 Read: Catch up on HG reading
 Post #6

2. EWRT1A Fall Quarter 2015
Course Calendar
EWRT1A F15 Ray 2
Week 4:
Monday, October 12
Agenda:
• Bring two clean hard copies of your draft
• Writing Workshop:Revision strategies
• Presentation: MLA Format
• Editing Strategies: compound sentences,dangling modifiers,
homonyms
• In-Class Writing: Writing Workshop
Homework Due:Post#6
Homework for NextClass:
 Read: HG through chapter 15
 SMG 134-148
 Essay #2 Due: Using the comments you received from your
readers, revise and edit Essay #2. Your paper must be in MLA
format.
 Post #7
Wednesday, October 14
Agenda:
• Due: Essay #2
• Discussion:Ngo and Toufexis
• Introduce Essay #3: The ConceptEssay
• In-Class Writing:
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Homework Due:
 Post #7
 Essay #2
Homework for NextClass:
 Read: HG through chapter 19; SMG 148-163
 Find: a definition for your concept.It can be from a dictionary or
an encyclopedia.
 Post #8
 Vocabulary 5-9 Exam Next class