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ENG
1010 Freshman Composition: The Essay
Metro State, Spring 2003, section 12
Dr. Cynthia
Kuhn
Course Description: We
will discuss and practice various strategies for writing and revising thoughtful,
effective college essays. At the end of the course, students should be
able to demonstrate the following abilities: use writing as part of a process
leading to an understanding of feelings, beliefs and knowledge; recognize
ways in which writing enhances learning; focus the intention of the essay
on a central idea or purpose; specify the central idea through elaborative
detail; recognize options made available by the relationships among writer,
purpose, and audience; adjust writing style to the needs of a specific
audience; exercise useful control over writing mechanics; produce prose
characterized by sound sentence structure, clear diction, and recognizable,
logical organization.
Required Texts: Reading
Critically, Writing Well (Axelrod & Cooper,
6th ed., Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2002) and The Penguin Handbook
(Faigley, Boston-Longman, 2003).
Assignments:
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Essays
(4) = 400
Portfolio = 300
Participation
= 100
Presentation
= 100
Workshops
= 100
Total Possible
Points = 1000 |
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900-1000
= A
800-899 = B
700-799 =
C
600-699 =
D
0-599 = F |
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SCHEDULE
You should come to class having read the assigned
material carefully: read the text once quickly to get a sense of the whole,
then read again slowly, noting the text’s
main issue(s), structure, and patterns worthy of exploration. You should
be prepared to participate constructively in discussions. Overall,
I'm
looking for thoughtful responses that demonstrate your active consideration
of the course material.
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Date
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Topic/Assignments
Due
Page
numbers below refer to the Reading Critically text unless otherwise
noted.
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W
1/22
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writing
sample
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F
1/24
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introductions/syllabus
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M
1/27
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read:
“Autobiography” (12-23); Lorde, "That Summer
I Left Childhood Was White"
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W
1/29
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read:
Bragg, “100 Miles…”
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F
1/31
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read:
Dillard, "A Chase"
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M
2/3
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Essay
Workshop 1
(bring two copies of your draft)
read:
“Guide…” (58-69)
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W
2/5
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Thesis
workshop: bring a copy of your thesis, typed on a sheet of paper (exclude
your name).
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F
2/7
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Autobiographical
essay due
(in a folder with all drafts)
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M
2/10
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read:
“Observation” (70-79), including “Soup”
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W
2/12
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read:
“Guide…” (120-130)
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F
2/14
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read:
Coyne, “The Long Good-Bye…”
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M
2/17
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read:
Cable, “The Last Stop”
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W
2/19
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read: Papenfuss,
“Behind the Sugar…”
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F
2/21
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Essay
Workshop 2
(bring two copies of your draft)
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M
2/24
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Introduction
workshop: bring a powerful revised version of the introduction to the essay
you
are currently working on.Type it
on a sheet of paper (exclude your name).
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W
2/26
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Observation
essay due
(in a folder with all drafts)
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F
2/28
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read:
“Explaining Concepts” (182-193)
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M
3/3
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read:
Farley, “Rave New World”
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W
3/5
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read:
“Guide…” (240-249)
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F
3/7
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read: Lemonick,
“Will Tiny Robots…”
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M
3/10
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read: Tannen,
“Marked Women”
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W
3/12
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read:
Gutierrez, “Music Therapy”
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F
3/14
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Essay
Workshop 3
(bring two copies of your draft)
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M
3/17
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Introduction
and Conclusion workshop (bring a copy of your draft in progress)
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W
3/19
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Definition
essay due
(in a folder with all drafts)
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F
3/21
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read:
“Evaluation” (250-262), including Etzioni,
“Working at McDonald’s”
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SPRING
BREAK 3/24, 3/26, 3/28
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M
3/31
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read:
“Guide…” (301-312)
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W
4/2
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read:
Kinsley, “Email Culture”
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F
4/4
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read: Corliss,
“Run, Chicken Run!” and Hyder, “Poltergeist…”
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M
4/7
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Essay
Workshop 4
(bring two copies of your draft)
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W
4/9
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Introduction
and Conclusion workshop (bring a copy of your draft in progress)
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F
4/11
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Evaluation
essay due
(in a folder with all drafts)
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M
4/14
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In-class
portfolio work
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W
4/16
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In-class
portfolio work
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F
4/18
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In-class
portfolio work
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M
4/21
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In-class
portfolio work
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W
4/23
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Portfolio
Introduction workshop (bring draft of your portfolio introduction)
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F
4/25
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Portfolios
due
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M
4/28
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Presentations
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W
4/30
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Presentations
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F
5/2
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Presentations
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M
5/5
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Presentations
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W
5/7
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Presentations
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F
5/9
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Presentations
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TBA
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Final
Exam Week Meeting
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Please see the official (paper) syllabus for course
policies, assignment guidelines, important dates, etc.
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