WELCOME TO LA 753: WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM !
How do I know what I think until I see what I say?
--E.M. Forster
Think about it...we'll talk.
This is it--"Last Chance Writing"! This is your final opportunity to prepare for the rigors of college writing. During the semester you'll be introduced to rhetorical structures and techniques appropriate for a variety of academic situations. You will also be encouraged to recognize that precision in grammar, punctuation, word choice, and sentence structure is an integral part of the total effectiveness of writing. To ensure that we create a community of writers, our class will be conducted as a workshop and will meet in the computer lab. I look forward to working with you!
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Click and READ:
wrestling with writing
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DUE FRIDAY, 11/16 and TUESDAY, 11/20: See e-mail for work due.
DUE FRIDAY, 11/9: Bring your final draft, all prework (charts/outline/peer editing/invention/drafts), reflection piece, and the rubric you used for a final review. In class you will have time for final proofreading (diction/syntax/punctuation)--essay must be submitted by the end of class (with all aforementioned items). I look forward to reading them!
DUE TUESDAY, 11/6: Watch the movie again to add greater details to your rough draft. Continue to revise and bring 4 copies to class. (Essay due next Friday.)
DUE FRIDAY, 11/2: Rough draft--four copies.
DUE WEDNESDAY, 10/31: Watch the movie again, searching for scenes/details to illustrate your adjectives. Take notes. Feel free to change your adjectives to make them more powerful/relevant. Bring notes to class.
DUE TUESDAY, 10/30: Create 3 vibrant adjectives to describe your movie choice. Watch the movie again, taking notes on pivotal scenes.
DUE FRIDAY, October 26: Obtain/Watch the movie you have selected for your evaluation essay. You may take notes now--or just watch for enjoyment. Next assignment will ask you to watch again--this time with notes.
DUE TUESDAY, 10/23: Essay due. Reflection will be written in class, and submitted along with all pre-work and invention exercises.
DUE TUESDAY, 10/16: Continue to make revisions based on class suggestions. Bring 4 copies of your next draft.
DUE FRIDAY, 10/12: Complete the rough draft begun in class. Bring 4 copies. Tentative due date for final essay: TUESDAY, 10/23.
CHAG SAMEACH!
DUE TUESDAY 10/9: 1)Read "Calling Home" (29) and continue to note effective narrative devices on your class list. 2) Write to finalize the significant event you will write about for the college essay. If you are not happy with your present topic, review list of topics in text, and practice invention exercises to see if a new topic will work.
DUE TUESDAY, 10/2: 1) Review the parts of chapter 2 covered in class today (17-18, 34-35). 2) Continue today's invention activities until you decide on a topic you'd like to explore for the significant event (college) essay. Although you may change your mind later, we will use this topic to continue our invention exercises in class.
DUE MONDAY, 9/24: Read and annotate two articles: "Muddying the Boundaries" and "Wrestling with Writing." Consider the ways both writers sophisticate the basic five paragraph essay style.
DUE WEDNESDAY, 9/19: 1) Review invention techniques of Chapter 8. 2)If you haven't already done so, write me a letter (YAY!!!!). 3) Read/Annotate "Muddying the Waters" (distributed in class).
DUE MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17th: Read Chapter 1 carefully. Take notes on: a)anything you never thought of before or found interesting b)anything you want to remember c)quotes from famous writers that spoke to you (interspersed in Chapter 1). NOTE: Your letter to me is due on either Monday or Wednesday. I can't wait!!!!
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