1/08 Tu

ICW (In Class Write): "Ambition"
Video: William Shakespeare: Life of Drama (A&E)
Due at the end of class: Student notes over the video.

1/10 Th

DUE: Macbeth Act 1

Quiz: Macbeth Act I
Lecture: Macbeth Act I

1/11 F

Video: Macbeth Act 1

1/15 Tu

1/21 M

1/24 Th
Pr Conf

1/29 Tu

Due: Draft 1 of Essay I--Cause & Effect

Quiz: Macbeth Act 5
Lecture/Notes: Macbeth Act 5
Discussion: Cause & Effect Essay: Outside Support Source Ideas & Biblio format info
Group Work: Peer Group Evaluation Draft 1 of Essay 1

1/31 Th

Class Cancelled for Senior Practice (It will not count as an absence.)
Test Review Shakespeare/Macbeth

2/5 Tu

Test Shakespeare's life, Macbeth, & Memory Lines
Writing Workshop: Final Draft of Essay 1 Computer Labs

2/7 Th

DUE: Know your research topic choice (an arguable point)
Due at end of Class: 2 Prewrites
Research Workshop: Bibliography Cards

Note: Bring any research materials you've already gathered for today's workshop

For every source used in your research paper, copy or printout each specific page from which you borrowed information (summary, paraphrase, or direct quote). Be sure to clearly mark borrowed areas and to label each source page with correct biblio info.

Don't waste time. Use the library as a means toward gaining helpful information to back up your thesis.

Library (Computer Lab-1)

DUE:8 Biblio Cards (Make a good photocopy of cards for the teacher including title card.)

Research Materials (Bring all source pages gathered to class for notecard workshop.)

Research Workshop: Note Cards (Computer Labs)

Research Workshop: Note Cards (Computer Labs)
Example: Mini-Research Paper

DUE:30 Note Cards (Checked in Class)
Worksheet: Using Sources Worksheet
Assignment-1: Scratch Outline (The Note Card Outline--for initial research organization)
Writing Workshop: Begin draft 1 of research paper.

NOTE: All materials and latest draft for your paper must be available to you to use/edit/revise on the school computers in every Comp class until the final paper is due.(Computer Labs)

Holiday-- No School

2/19 Tu

Lecture Topics:
1. Using Sources in Research Paper
2. In-text Referencing
3. Works Cited; Annotated Bibliography

Peer Review: Outline & focus of paper; sources...

Writing Workshop: Draft 1of Research Paper (Computer Labs)

2/21 Th

2/26 Tu

2/29 F

Writing Workshop: Draft 2 of Research Paper (Computer Labs)

3/11 Tu

3/13 Th

DUE:Draft 2 Research Paper (Include Title Page, Outline, Draft 2, Works Cited, min.)

Group Work: Peer Group Evaluation Draft 2 & MLA Format (Part 1)

Evaluation Process for Research Paper--Draft 2.
1. Reader Reads Thesis Statement
2. Briefly Explain Paper
3. Listeners write initial comment.
4. Reader Reads Paper through to end--SLOWLY--while listeners fill out chart

Peer Eval Worksheet (Part 1)

--------Column Categories for Evaluation Chart:
+ (Positive remarks)
- (Negative Remarks--Constructive)
? (Things you don't understand--that need clarification)
Points Backed up by solid source(s)--Answer "Yes" or list the areas that need help
Sources Used correctly--Formal & Informal intros, Clearly Marked Boundaries--Answer "Yes" or list the areas that need help
Thesis Points followed logically, etc.--Answer "Yes" or list the areas that need help

5. Reader fills out own chart as explained and expanded by listeners from their notations regarding your paper.
6. Paper must be edited by at least 2 class members.

DON'T FORGET THAT SAU OFFERS A FREE TUTORING SERVICE--THE WRITING LAB IN THE BASEMENT OF THE LIBRARY. Use this service as much as possible.!

REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE FOR DRAFT 3 :
1. Be on time (and don't miss).
2. Be prepared.
3. Bring 2 Copies of Research Paper Draft 3 (minimum...you may be on draft 7...so bring latest draft).
4. Bring 1 copy of your updated Title Page, Outline, Works Cited, Annotated Bibliography.

3/14 F

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:-Sect A; Sect B

When not in a conference, work on:
(1). Read: Pygmalion Acts 1-5 ----or----(2). Writing Workshop: Final Draft Computer Labs

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:-Sect A; Sect B

When not in a conference, work on:
(1). Read: Pygmalion Acts 1-5 ----or----(2). Writing Workshop: Final Draft Computer Labs

3/20 Th

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:-Sect A; Sect B

When not in a conference, work on:
(1). Read: Pygmalion Acts 1-5 ----or----(2). Writing Workshop: Final Draft Computer Labs

3/21 F

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:-Sect A; Sect B

When not in a conference, work on:
(1). Read: Pygmalion Acts 1-5 ----or----(2). Writing Workshop: Final Draft Computer Labs

3/27 Th

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:-Sect A; Sect B

When not in a conference, work on:
(1). Read: Pygmalion Acts 1-5 ----or----(2). Writing Workshop: Final Draft Computer Labs

Choir:
28-31
3/28 F

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:-Sect A; Sect B

When not in a conference, work on:
(1). Read: Pygmalion Acts 1-5 ----or----(2). Writing Workshop: Final Draft Computer Labs

Band to
D.C.: 2-6

4/3 Th

4/4 F

4/8 Tu

4/10 Th

**For help with any essay, try this "Cool Tool"...

In your Word document, go to Tools, then Options, Choose Spelling/Grammar TAB, Check the Show Readability Statistics, Under "Writing Style" Check Grammar and Style

4/15 Tu

New Unit: Persuasive Argument
Lecture/Discussion: Closing Argument Method; Shape of the argumentICW: Prewrite list of supporting evidence for both sides (for one of the cases)
Discussion: Argument ICW--Evidence for both sides

Video: Focus on Closing Argument-To Kill a Mockingbird

Ecol Trip
4/18 F

DEBATE: The Trial Ends--Presentation of Closing Arguments

DUE: Pygmalion Acts 1-5
Quiz: Pygmalion Acts 1-5

Lecture: Myth, Comedy

Activity: Comedy

4/24-25

4/29 Tu

Teacher Day Off (Personal Day #2)
Essay: Pygmalion Modern Equivalent--Devise a modern-day story or long poem in which the Pygmalion Plot is re-created. You will have to be creative to envision how this could actually happen in today's society.

Writing Time: Today's class for planning and writing session; as homework; and in-class time to finish final draft by end of class Friday. (It does not have to be typed but should be neat.)

5/2 F

5/6 Tu

ADA Americans with Disabilities Act: In keeping with University policy, any student with a disability who needs academic accomodation for testing, note taking, reading, classroom seating, etc., is to call Learning Success Services. The Disability Services Coordinator will conduct an exam and, if appropriate, provide a letter for you to bring to me. I will review the letter with you and discuss the accommodations in relation to this course. Academic accommodations are available only as recommended by Disability Services at LSS. Call 236-2838 or stop by the LSS office in Lynn Wood Hall, room 314 to arrange an appointment this week. Requests for academic accommocations are to be made during the FIRST THREE WEEKS of the semester, except in unusual circumstances. No retroactive accomodations will be provided. The LSS website contains information of value to all students: lss.southern.edu