Welcome to Expostion. The following is the Expo Syllabus and the assignments, journal entries and lectures.
EXPO 2001-2002
Emphasis of the course is to prepare students for successful writing. Areas of emphasis include working on ideas for developing papers, grammar, punctuation, revision of material, work on a research paper, improvement of vocabulary, study skills and independent outside work .
REQUIRED MATERIALS: blue or black pen
folder and notebook
RECOMMENDED MATERIALS: Standard English Pocket Dictionary
Pocket Thesaurus
READING MATERIALS: Writing Clear Essays
12 Easy Steps to Successful Research Papers
GRADING CRITERIA
90-80-70-60 Scale
PAPERS COVERED:
narrative
descriptive
compare and contrast
cause and effect
persuasive essay
process paper
research paper (required for passing and counts for semester exam)
WRITTEN WORK: No late work will be accepted. Papers will be typed and double-spaced. All papers must have a proper heading and title.
JOURNALS: Journals are to be kept in class on a daily basis and will count for a grade.
VOCAB QUIZZES: Vocab will be given weekly, and you will be expected to use some of the words in your daily writing. Quizzes will be given every Friday.
Expo Assignments (11/09- 12/3)
Nov. 9th- collect topics for research papers; finish meeting with students
Mon. Nov. 12th- process paper lecture; final drafts due Mon. Nov. 19th;
Tues. Nov. 13th- work on process papers; discuss research papers as needed
Wed. Nov. 14th- classtime to work on bibliographies (due Thurs.)
Thurs. Nov. 15th- collect bibliographies; help students with initial outlines and thesis
Fri. Nov. 16th- hand back bibliographies; collect outlines and thesis; work on notecards in class- one due at the end of class (will count as 1 of the 5 due mon)
Mon. Nov. 19th- collect notecards (will be graded and handed back by Tues.); collect process paper
Tues. Nov. 20th- notecards with comments handed back; classtime to work
on notes; 25 due on Mon. Nov. 26th
Wed. Nov. 21st- classtime to work on notecards
Mon. Nov. 26th- collect 25 notecards at beginning of class for grade; return papers to students
Tues. Nov. 27th- Fri. Nov. 29th- classtime to work on notecards; check each day on student progress- should complete about 10 per day; vary sources and topics; 25 cards due at beginning of class on Fri. Nov. 29th
Mon. Dec. 3rd- 45 notecards due; meetings with students on Mon- Wed 5th on paper’s progress; final outline due Thurs. Dec. 6th- rough draft due Dec. 12th;
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