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Course Schedule
Course Description Essay Assignments
Jan. 21 Introduction to the Course
Read, Reason, Write: "Critical Reading and Analysis" Ch. 1, pp. 3-17
Homework 1: Write a summary of "Child Sexual Abuse," p. 13 (20 points)
Jan. 27 Ch. 1, pp. 17-32
Essay 1: Write a complete summary of "Beyond Gutenberg," p. 13
(Note: for each essay there will be a detailed handout.)
Feb. 3 Ch. 2, "Responding Critically to Sources," pp. 33-39
Homework 2: Connotation exercise, p. 38 (20 points)
Ch. 2, pp. 40-48. Homework 3: Questions on p. 48 on the Barry essay (20 points)
Feb. 10 Ch. 2, pp. 48-69.
Read "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and answer the questions on the handout
Homework 3: Exercise on p. 62-63 (20 points)
Essay 2: p. 69, #4
Feb. 17 Troyka Handbook: Chapters 13 and 14: Sentence structure
(fragments, comma splices, and run-on sentences)
Homework 4: Ch. 13, ex. 2, 4, and 5; Ch. 14, ex. 2, 3, and 4 (60 points)
Chapter 17: Subordination and coordination of ideas
Homework 5: Chapter 17: ex. 2, 6, and 8 (30 points)
Feb. 24 The World of Argument Ch. 3 "The Basis of Argument," pp. 73-80
Homework 6: Exercise on pp. 79-80 (20 points)
PP. 80-87; Homework 7: #3, p. 87 (20 points)
PP. 87-92
March 3 Ch. 4 "Types of Argument," pp. 93-103
Essay 3
March 10 Ch. 4 pp. 103-111; Homework 8: p. 109, #2 (20 points); pp. 11-125
March 17&24 The Research Process, Ch. 6, pp. 183-214; Ch. 7, pp. 215-247
The Library: Internet resources and research; online research tools
Computer Lab: Internet research exercises; documentation forms and exercises
Homework 8: Documentation exercises (50 points)
March 31 Ch. 8 "Completing the research Project," pp. 249-279
April 7 Spring Break
April 14 View The Grapes of Wrath and start discussion
Essay 5
April 21 Continue Steinbeck discussion
April 28 Essays on Education: pp. 469-484
Essay 6.
May 5 and 12 Class choice of topic: Essay 7: Final Exam
Reading Schedule for The Grapes of Wrath
Jan. 27 Chapters 1-5, pp. 1-42
Feb.3 Chapters 6-9, pp. 43-91
Feb. 10 Chapters 10-12, pp. 92-123
Feb. 17 Chapters 13-15, pp. 124-163
Feb. 24 Chapters 16-17, pp. 164-200
March 3 Chapters 18-19, pp. 201-239
March 10 Chapters 20-21, pp. 240-284
March 17 Chapters 22-24, pp. 285-345
March 24 Chapters 25-26, pp. 346-405
March 31 Chapters 27-30, pp. 405-453
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