| ESL 33X | Instructor: Dennis Miller | Textbooks: CWS= College Writing Skills DF = Discovering Fiction |
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Week |
Activities | |
| one | Diagnostic exam, explanation of course rules, books and objectives Introductions; Coherence, unity, and support; writing essays (CWS p.3- 49) | |
| two | Online Activities; CWS p. 211-230 (Examples); Quiz #1 (Writing Process & Structure) DF 4-14 | |
| three | Essay #1 (illustration); CWS p. 51-75 (Thesis & Support); CWS p. 349-358 (Writing a Summary) | |
| four | Re-write essay #1; Summary #1; CWS p. 231-248 (Process) DF 15-26 | |
| five | Essay #2 (Process); CWS p. 77-102; Quiz #2 (Organize & Connect) | |
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six |
Re-write essay #2; Summary #2; CWS p. 265-285 (Compare & Contrast) DF 27-36 |
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| seven | Essay #3 (Compare & Contrast); CWS p. 418-430 (Fragments) | |
| eight | Re-write essay #3; Summary #3; CWS p. 285-302 (Definition) DF 37-53 | |
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nine |
Essay #4 (Definition); CWS p. 432-444 (Run-ons) | |
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ten |
Re-write essay #4; Summary #4; CWS p. 175-194 (Description) DF 64-74 | |
| eleven | Essay #5 (Description); Quiz #3 (Fragments & Run-ons) CWS p. 516-525 (Comma) | |
| twelve | Re-write essay #5; CWS p. 195-210 (Narration) CWS p. 526 (other punctuation marks) DF 76-90 | |
| thirteen | Essay #6 (Narration) Quiz #4 (Punctuation) Re-write essay #6; CWS p.588-594 (Thank You) | |
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fourteen |
Essay #7 (tba); CWS p. 595-601 (Shame); Quiz#5 (tba) DF 91-106 | |
| fifteen | Re-write Essay #7; CWS p. 601-607 (I Became Her Target) | |
| sixteen | Essay #8 (tba); CWS p.607-613 (The Ambivalence of Abortion) DF 107-116 | |
| seventeen | Re-write essay #8 (tba); CWS p.613-621 (Smash Thy Neighbor) | |
| eighteen | Final Exam | |