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WEEK	DATE	ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, & DEADLINES
1	Tue 21 Aug	Introductions
	Wed 22 Aug	Reading deadline: pp. 4-11.  Writing Deadline: a paragraph in response to the "writing suggestion" on p. 9.
	Thu 23 Aug	Intro to computer lab.  (Bring two 3.5" HD diskettes.)
top	Fri 24 Aug	Reading and writing deadline: Ch. 3 ("Places"), pp. 32-33.  Follow step 1 in your journal. Reading deadline: Correct Spelling, pp. 358-362.  Grammar deadline: Correct Spelling, pp. 362-366 (Answers only.  Do all grammar exercises in your book or in a notebook, or type them on computer.)
2	Mon 27 Aug	Grammar deadline: Subjects and Verbs, pp. 217-219.  (Do all grammar exercises in your book or etc.)  Reading and Grammar deadline: Regular Verbs, pp. 302-309.  Do only exercises on pp. 303, 305 (on the bottom), and 308.  (Answers only!)
	Tue 28 Aug	LAB: Type exercises on pp. 220-226.
	Wed 29 Aug	Grammar deadline: Adjectives and Adverbs, pp. 220-226. (Do all grammar exercises in your book or etc.) Reading and writing deadline: Ch. 3 ("Places "), pp. 34-36. Follow step 2 and do corresponding exercise in your Journal.
	Thu 30 Aug	LAB: Type your “Places” paragraph.
top	Fri 31 Aug	Workshop  Writing deadline: a typed draft of your “Places” paragraph. Reading deadline: Ch. 3, Steps 3 and 4, pp. 36-39.  Also read the passages on pp. 39-40.

 

WEEK	DATE	ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, & DEADLINES
3	Mon 3 Sep	NO CLASS: Labor Day Holiday
	Tue 4 Sep	LAB: Type grammar exercises pp. 228-231.  Also work on word usage exercises #1-20, pp. 366-370.
	Wed 5 Sep	Grammar deadline: Word usage exercises, pp. 366-70 (#1-20). Reading and Grammar deadline: Prepositional phrases, pp. 226-231.
	Thu 6 Sep	LAB: Revise your "Places" paragraph.
top	Fri 7 Sep	Writing deadline: “Places” draft for instructor evaluation.  Reading and writing deadline: Ch. 4 ("Virtues and Vices"), steps 1 and 2; corresponding exercises, pp. 41-45. Reading deadline: Passages, pp. 48-49.
4	Mon 10 Sep	Grammar deadline: Sentence building with "coordination," pp. 232-235.  Grammar deadline: Word usage, pp. 370-75 (#21-#38).
	Tue 11 Sep	LAB: Type a draft of your “Virtues and Vices” paragraph.
	Wed 12 Sep	Workshop Reading deadline: Ch. 4, step 3 and step 4, pp. 45-48. Writing deadline: A draft of your “Virtues and Vices” paragraph.
	Thu 13 Sep	LAB: Revise content of your “Virtues and Vices” paragraph.
top	Fri 14 Sep	Reading deadline: Irregular verbs, pp. 310-13, 316. Grammar deadline: Irregular verbs, pp. 314-15, 317 (answers only). Grammar deadline: Grammar review, pp. 375-376 (answers only).  Writing Deadline: a typed revision of your “Virtues and Vices” paragraph for proofreading. Last day to drop without a W.
5	Mon 17 Sep	TEST 1 (spelling, word usage, adjectives, and adverbs).  Bring a portable dictionary with you.
	Tue 18 Sep	LAB: Type corrections to "Virtues and Vices."  Work on exercises for pp. 236-241.
	Wed 19 Sep	Writing deadline: “Virtues and Vices” draft for evaluation.  Grammar deadline: Adjective Clauses, pp. 236-241.
	Thu 20 Sep	LAB: Type exercises for pp. 242-245.
top	Fri 21 Sep	Grammar deadline: Appositives, pp. 242-245.
6	Mon 24 Sep	Reading and writing deadline: Ch. 6 ("Work"), steps 1 and 2, corresponding exercises, pp. 62-68.  (Write your informal job description in your journal.) Reading deadline: Passages, pp. 70-73.
	Tue 25 Sep	LAB: Type a draft of your “Work” assignment.
	Wed 26 Sep	Workshop  Reading deadline:  Chapter 6, steps 3 and 4, pp. 68-70 Writing deadline: A typed draft of your “Work” assignment.
	Thu 27 Sep	LAB: Type exercises for pp. 246-248. Revise content and style of your “Work” assignment.
top	Fri 28 Sep	Grammar deadline: Adverb Clauses, pp. 246-248.  Workshop: Proofread a revised draft of your “Work” assignment.

 

WEEK	DATE	ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, & DEADLINES
7	Mon 1 Oct	Grammar deadline: Participle Phrases and Absolute Phrases, pp. 250-255, 257-258. (Do NOT do the paragraph building exercises.)
	Tue 2 Oct	LAB: Type paragraph building exercise, pp. 260-261.  Make changes to drafts of “Places,” “Virtues and Vices,” and “Work.”
	Wed 3 Oct	Grammar review. Grammar deadline: Paragraph building, pp. 260-261 (must be typed). Workshop  Writing Deadline: Bring typed revisions of “Places,” “Virtues and Vices,” and “Work” for proofreading.
	Thu 4 Oct	LAB: TBA
top	Fri 5 Oct	TEST 2 (phrases and clauses).
8	Mon 8 Oct	BIG Deadline: Midterm Portfolio!
	Tue 9 Oct	LAB: Work on pre-writing for Chapter 9.
	Wed 10 Oct	Reading and writing deadline: Ch. 9 (“Changes”), steps 1 & 2, corresponding exercises, pp. 100-107.
	Thu 11 Oct	LAB: TBA
top	Fri 12 Oct	NO CLASS:  Midterm Break (faculty work day)
9	Mon 15 Oct	Workshop Writing deadline: Your freewriting for your “changes” essay; focus on descriptive details (may be handwritten in your journal).
	Tue 16 Oct	LAB: Type paragraphs for tomorrow's workshop.
	Wed 17 Oct	Workshop  Writing deadline: a typed draft of your "Changes," at least one paragraph for "then" and one paragraph for "now." Reading deadline:  Passages, pp. 112-116
	Thu 18 Oct	LAB: Type Ch. 9, Step 3 exercises.
top	Fri 19 Oct	Reading and writing deadline: Chapter 9, step 3, pp. 107-111.  Do the corresponding exercise.
10	Mon 22 Oct	Grammar deadline: Sentence fragments, pp. 265-274.  (NOTE: For the sentence correcting exercises, do version a only for the exercise on p. 268, combining the fragment to the sentence. Do not write out version b.  For the exercise on p. 272, do both a and b.) Grammar deadline: Proofreading for fragments, pp. 275.  (Fix only the first two paragraphs.)
	Tue 23 Oct	LAB: Type exercises for tomorrow.
	Wed 24 Oct	Grammar deadline: Run-ons, pp. 277-283. Grammar deadline: Proofreading for run-ons, pp. 283-84 (Fix only the second paragraph.)
	Thu 25 Oct	LAB: Revise your “Changes” essay; add an introduction and a conclusion.
top	Fri 26 Oct	Workshop Writing deadline: A typed revision of your “Changes” essay with an introduction and conclusion. Last day to drop with a W.
11	Mon 29 Oct	Grammar review. Grammar deadline: Revising paragraphs, pp. 285-86.
	Tue 30 Oct	LAB: Practice exam
	Wed 31 Oct	TEST 3 (fragments and run-ons).
	Thu 1 Nov	LAB: Make corrections to “Changes.”  Type apostrophe exercises for tomorrow; use your grammar checker.
top	Fri 2 Nov	Writing deadline: “Changes” for evaluation. Reading deadline: Apostrophes, pp. 342-344, and corresponding exercises (short answers only).

 

WEEK	DATE	ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, & DEADLINES
12	Mon 5 Nov	Reading deadline: Chapter 12 (“Approaches”), step 1, pp. 143-45. Reading deadline: Handout: “Cinematypes.”
	Tue 6 Nov	LAB: TBA
	Wed 7 Nov	Workshop Writing deadline: Pre-writing ideas for “Approaches.” Reading deadline: Chapter 12, step 2, pp. 145-48.
	Thu 8 Nov	LAB: Type pronoun exercises for tomorrow.
top	Fri 9 Nov	Reading and Grammar deadline: Pronouns, pp. 323-29, and corresponding exercises.  (but not “The Industrial Worker.”)
13	Mon 12 Nov	NO CLASS: Veteran's Day Holiday
	Tue 13 Nov	Registration for Spring begins!  See your advisor! LAB: Type a draft of your “Approaches” essay.
	Wed 14 Nov	Workshop  Reading deadline: Chapter 12, step 3, pp. 148-152.  Do corresponding exercises in your journal. Writing deadline: A typed draft of your “Approaches” essay.
	Thu 15 Nov	LAB: Type exercises for tomorrow.
top	Fri 16 Nov	Reading and Grammar deadline: subject-verb agreement, pp. 287-293, 296-300, and corresponding exercises.
14	Mon 19 Nov	Workshop Reading deadline: Chapter 11, step 4, pp. 137-38. Writing deadline: A typed revision of your “Approaches” essay for proofreading.
	Tue 20 Nov	LAB: Type exercises for tomorrow.
	Wed 21 Nov	Grammar review Grammar deadline: Editing paragraphs, pp. 331-32.
	Thu 22 Nov	NO CLASS: Thanksgiving Break
top	Fri 23 Nov	.
15	Mon 26 Nov	TEST 4 (pronouns and subject-verb agreement).
	Tue 27 Nov	LAB: Revise your “Approaches” essay.  Type exercises for tomorrow.
	Wed 28 Nov	Reading and Grammar deadline: End marks and commas, pp. 333-337, plus corresponding exercises.  Writing deadline: “Approaches” for evaluation.
	Thu 29 Nov	LAB: Type exercises for tomorrow.
top	Fri 30 Nov	Grammar deadline: Semi-colons, colons, and dashes; pp. 338-340.

 

WEEK	DATE	ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, & DEADLINES
16	Mon 3 Dec	Reading deadline: Chapter 14  "Additional Assignments."  Read #2 (p. 177), #5 (p. 184), #6 (p. 186), or #13 (p. 203).  Then review steps 1 and 2 of the related chapters, and begin writing ideas for this last essay in your journal.
	Tue 4 Dec	LAB: Type a draft of your 6th essay.
	Wed 5 Dec	Workshop  Reading deadline: Chapter 14, Step 3 of related chapters. Writing deadline: a typed draft of your 6th essay.
	Thu 6 Dec	LAB: Type exercises for tomorrow.
top	Fri 7 Dec	Grammar deadline: Quotation marks & underlining, pp. 345-349.  (NOTE: On p. 347, do only the first review paragraph, "Lost in the Witchcrafted Woods.")
17	Mon 10 Dec	Grammar deadline: Capitalization, etc., pp. 349-351.
	Tue 11 Dec	LAB: Revise Portfolio essays.
	Wed 12 Dec	Workshop Writing deadline: Typed revisions of “Changes,” “Approaches,” and 6th essay—the Final Portfolio essays.
	Thu 13 Dec	LAB: Revise Portfolio essays.
top	Fri 14 Dec	BIG Deadline: Final Portfolio Grammar Review for Final Exam
Finals	Mon 17 Dec	2:00 section FINAL EXAM — Special Time: 3:00-4:50 p.m.
	Wed 19 Dec	1:00 section FINAL EXAM — Special Time: 1:00-2:50 p.m.