tentative syllabus ENGL301 Writing & The Teaching of Writing EVENING SECTION
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10 September 2018
First Day of Classes. Introduction to the Course. What does your gut tell you about a good classroom? IN-CLASS: Please locate one article that deals with education from the past year—it can be from any newspaper or magazine, popular or scholarly. Have it read and be ready to write about and discuss your article in class.
17 September 2018
READ: Chapters 1-3 in Constance Weaver’s Grammar to Enrich & Enhance Writing.You can locate the reading on the "readings" page for this class (the page is accessible off of this page and by clicking here). IN-CLASS: Work on how to do Reading Journal in class using the Constance Weaver reading. In-class work on grammar lust & loathing. In class discussion of Mentor Text Memoir.
24 September 2018
READ: Chapters 1-5 of Lives on the Boundary.You can locate the reading on the "readings" page for this class (the page is accessible off of this page and by clicking here). DUE: First Official Reading Journal. Also, workshop of Mentor Text Memoir. Please bring TWO COPIES of your draft for use in class. Discussion of sample evaluation letters and “Reading with Love.” You can read sample letters here.
1 October 2018
M READ: Chapters 5 to the end of Lives on the Boundary and “Why Johnny Can’t Write.” You can locate the reading on the "readings" page for this class (the page is accessible off of this page and by clicking here). DUE: Reading Journal. IN-CLASS: Gertrude Stein exercise. Discussion of Book Club assignment. Getting into groups and picking books. DUE: Draft of Mentor Text Memoir to turn in to me, include your workshop drafts with your revision.
8 October 2018
Columbus Day Holiday. All classes are canceled. Online Book Club: See our class fake blog page accessible here. Please complete your post and response by class time on the 15th.
15 October 2018
READ: Frank Smith handout and Louise Rosenblatt handout. You can locate the reading on the "readings" page for this class online (the page is accessible off of this page and by clicking here). DUE: Reading Journal. IN-CLASS: First book club meeting. You won’t need to have read your book for the first meeting, BUT you should bring your book so that you can determine how many pages you need to read for each book club in order to have the text done by the time of the book club presentations, explanation of book club presentation.
22 October 2018
READ: Wolfgang Iser handout and Paulo Freire reading. You can locate the reading on the "readings" page for this class (the page is accessible off of this page and by clicking here). DUE: Reading Journal on Iser & Freire only (not on your book club book). IN-CLASS: Second Book Club meeting. Have read the agreed upon portion of your book club. Be ready to write about it in-class. Also, Reading Theory Dialogue Exercise. Also, overview of midterm portfolio. Please come to class having read the assignment information on the course website.
5 November 2018
Class did not meet.
12 November 2018
On Monday, 12 November 2018 class was canceled for Veteran’s Day Holiday, and, therefore, Wednesday is a Monday Schedule of Classes.
Due in-class: your midterm portfolio. Also, please read this essay in preparation for in-class work on responding to student writing (it's called "Mixed Blood Stew"). I will give you a manila envelope in class for all of your materials. You will need to have all of your materials ready to turn in at that time. In-class work on reading and responding to student writing. IN-CLASS: Discussion of Research in Teaching Diverse Students. Please come to class having read the assignment on this website.
19 November 2018
READ: pages 208 to 237 in Write Beside Them. Read, also, Introduction: Writing Assessment Ecologies as Anti-Racist Projects, From Asaou Inoue's Anti-Racist Writing Assessment available as a free pdf on the "readings" page for this class (to the right of the syllabus link, scroll to the bottom of the page). LISTEN: To this Podcast on a Chicago area High School "Harper High School Part I" on the radio program This American Life. DUE: Reading Journal. IN-CLASS: Library Research Time. Either we will go to the Library people or the library people will come to us. Time in class to find articles, work with your group.
26 November 2018
M READ: Parts 1 and 2 and 4 of Write Beside Them. DUE: Reading Journal on ALL of the reading assigned for today, ONE journal for all of the reading. IN-CLASS: In-class work on annotated bibliographies. Come to class having read (and perhaps even taken notes) on at least one of your articles. Also, please read the information for the Assignment Design assignment available on this website. Come prepared to talk about this in class. Check out this interesting bit of teaching stuff: on the use of portfolios rather than parent teacher conferences. Sign up for Assignment Design Group Conferences here.
3 December 2018
M In-Class: Mapping exercise. READ: "We Do Language." You can locate the reading on the "readings" page for this class (the page is accessible off of this page and by clicking here). DUE: Last Reading Journal. Also, Annotations for Annotated Bib part of Research in Teaching Diverse Students for workshopping. In-Class work on cover letter. In-class work on Research in Teaching Diverse Students Presentations. Discussion of Philosophy of Teaching Assignment & Final Portfolio. Please come to class having read the information about the assignment on this website. You can read my Philosophy of Teaching on our class website on the class readings page for our class, available here.
10 December 2018
M DUE: Annotated Bib part of Research in Teaching Diverse Students, with cover letters. In-Class work on Assignment Design. IN-CLASS: Workshop Philosophy of Teaching draft. Anytime remaining: work on Research in Teaching Diverse Students group presentations.
17 December 2018 4:45-7:35
Exam Period: Completed Final Portfolio to turn in (except for responding to student writing part, which we’ll do in class). IN-CLASS: Research in Teaching Diverse Students Presentations.
First Day of Classes. Introduction to the Course. What does your gut tell you about a good classroom? IN-CLASS: Please locate one article that deals with education from the past year—it can be from any newspaper or magazine, popular or scholarly. Have it read and be ready to write about and discuss your article in class.
17 September 2018
READ: Chapters 1-3 in Constance Weaver’s Grammar to Enrich & Enhance Writing.You can locate the reading on the "readings" page for this class (the page is accessible off of this page and by clicking here). IN-CLASS: Work on how to do Reading Journal in class using the Constance Weaver reading. In-class work on grammar lust & loathing. In class discussion of Mentor Text Memoir.
24 September 2018
READ: Chapters 1-5 of Lives on the Boundary.You can locate the reading on the "readings" page for this class (the page is accessible off of this page and by clicking here). DUE: First Official Reading Journal. Also, workshop of Mentor Text Memoir. Please bring TWO COPIES of your draft for use in class. Discussion of sample evaluation letters and “Reading with Love.” You can read sample letters here.
1 October 2018
M READ: Chapters 5 to the end of Lives on the Boundary and “Why Johnny Can’t Write.” You can locate the reading on the "readings" page for this class (the page is accessible off of this page and by clicking here). DUE: Reading Journal. IN-CLASS: Gertrude Stein exercise. Discussion of Book Club assignment. Getting into groups and picking books. DUE: Draft of Mentor Text Memoir to turn in to me, include your workshop drafts with your revision.
8 October 2018
Columbus Day Holiday. All classes are canceled. Online Book Club: See our class fake blog page accessible here. Please complete your post and response by class time on the 15th.
15 October 2018
READ: Frank Smith handout and Louise Rosenblatt handout. You can locate the reading on the "readings" page for this class online (the page is accessible off of this page and by clicking here). DUE: Reading Journal. IN-CLASS: First book club meeting. You won’t need to have read your book for the first meeting, BUT you should bring your book so that you can determine how many pages you need to read for each book club in order to have the text done by the time of the book club presentations, explanation of book club presentation.
22 October 2018
READ: Wolfgang Iser handout and Paulo Freire reading. You can locate the reading on the "readings" page for this class (the page is accessible off of this page and by clicking here). DUE: Reading Journal on Iser & Freire only (not on your book club book). IN-CLASS: Second Book Club meeting. Have read the agreed upon portion of your book club. Be ready to write about it in-class. Also, Reading Theory Dialogue Exercise. Also, overview of midterm portfolio. Please come to class having read the assignment information on the course website.
5 November 2018
Class did not meet.
12 November 2018
On Monday, 12 November 2018 class was canceled for Veteran’s Day Holiday, and, therefore, Wednesday is a Monday Schedule of Classes.
Due in-class: your midterm portfolio. Also, please read this essay in preparation for in-class work on responding to student writing (it's called "Mixed Blood Stew"). I will give you a manila envelope in class for all of your materials. You will need to have all of your materials ready to turn in at that time. In-class work on reading and responding to student writing. IN-CLASS: Discussion of Research in Teaching Diverse Students. Please come to class having read the assignment on this website.
19 November 2018
READ: pages 208 to 237 in Write Beside Them. Read, also, Introduction: Writing Assessment Ecologies as Anti-Racist Projects, From Asaou Inoue's Anti-Racist Writing Assessment available as a free pdf on the "readings" page for this class (to the right of the syllabus link, scroll to the bottom of the page). LISTEN: To this Podcast on a Chicago area High School "Harper High School Part I" on the radio program This American Life. DUE: Reading Journal. IN-CLASS: Library Research Time. Either we will go to the Library people or the library people will come to us. Time in class to find articles, work with your group.
26 November 2018
M READ: Parts 1 and 2 and 4 of Write Beside Them. DUE: Reading Journal on ALL of the reading assigned for today, ONE journal for all of the reading. IN-CLASS: In-class work on annotated bibliographies. Come to class having read (and perhaps even taken notes) on at least one of your articles. Also, please read the information for the Assignment Design assignment available on this website. Come prepared to talk about this in class. Check out this interesting bit of teaching stuff: on the use of portfolios rather than parent teacher conferences. Sign up for Assignment Design Group Conferences here.
3 December 2018
M In-Class: Mapping exercise. READ: "We Do Language." You can locate the reading on the "readings" page for this class (the page is accessible off of this page and by clicking here). DUE: Last Reading Journal. Also, Annotations for Annotated Bib part of Research in Teaching Diverse Students for workshopping. In-Class work on cover letter. In-class work on Research in Teaching Diverse Students Presentations. Discussion of Philosophy of Teaching Assignment & Final Portfolio. Please come to class having read the information about the assignment on this website. You can read my Philosophy of Teaching on our class website on the class readings page for our class, available here.
10 December 2018
M DUE: Annotated Bib part of Research in Teaching Diverse Students, with cover letters. In-Class work on Assignment Design. IN-CLASS: Workshop Philosophy of Teaching draft. Anytime remaining: work on Research in Teaching Diverse Students group presentations.
17 December 2018 4:45-7:35
Exam Period: Completed Final Portfolio to turn in (except for responding to student writing part, which we’ll do in class). IN-CLASS: Research in Teaching Diverse Students Presentations.