Composition I

Tentative Schedule

Fall 2006

Month Activity

August 28-31 Introduction to Course;

The Qualities of Good Writing;

Purpose Pre-writing, Organizing; Drafting;

Thesis, Audience, Voice

St. Martin’s, Chapter 11, Critical Thinking

and Chapter 13, Writing Strategies

September 5-14 Intro to Essay Development;

(two weeks) St. Martin’s, Chapter 2: Remembering Events, Chapter 3, Remembering People, and Chapters 14 and 15, Narrating and Describing

Paper #1: Descriptive/Narrative

Rules for Writers, Chapters 8 and 9

September 18-21 St. Martin’s, Chapter 5, Explaining a Concept

and Chapter 16, Defining

Paper #2: Definition

September 25-28 Peer Review

Rules for Writers, Chapters 10 and 11

October 3-6 The Secret Life of Bees

Test and Discussion

St. Martin’s, Chapter 18, Comparing and Contrasting,

and other assigned essays

Paper #3: Comparison and Contrast

October 9-12 Library Orientation

Intro to Research and MLA Guidelines

October 16-17 Fall Break

October18 Rules for Writers, Chapters 11 and 12

October 23-26 St. Martin’s, Chapter 9, Speculating about Causes,

and other assigned essays

Paper #4: Causal Analysis

October 30-November 16 St. Martin’s, Chapters 6, Arguing a Position,

(three weeks) Chapter 7, Proposing a Solution, and Chapter 8, Justifying an Evaluation

Rules for Writers, Chapters 13 and 14

Paper #5: Argument

November 20-December 6 St. Martin’s, Chapter 10, Interpreting Stories

(three weeks) Rules for Writers, Chapters 16-18

Brief In-Class Essay

November 23 Thanksgiving

December 11 Final Exam