February 2018
Monday
Homework
Wednesday
Homework
Friday
Homework
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In-Class Writing Day
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Read Profiles (Norton 224-234) and consider the place of narration and description in the literary genre called “Profile”.
Work on Essay 1
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Snow Day
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Last minute questions regarding Essay 1
Apply to our Ekphrasic Descriptions. Paramedic Method (practice), too
Student Profile / Timeless Writing / Journalistic Writing and the Writer
Essay 1
Last Day to Submit Incomplete Grades
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Key Concepts: Discourse, Metaphor, Nash’s typology of paragraphs
Nash’s metaphors: Shark’s Swim example
Last Day for Credit-by-Exam
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InQuizitive:Fused (Run-on) Sentences
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Read “Stance”, Norton (64-67)
Finish the Preliminary Bibliography - Remember Zotero
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Read “Rebel Music” by Daniel Felsenfeld, Norton (640-643)
Break into partners. The first one will write a paragraph to a friend using the 1st person, an intimate or personal voice, and an ironic and biased stance about the following topic: “How to Impress a Professor.” Next, the second one will rewrite this same paragraph using the 3rd person , a formal and serious voice, and informative and unbiased stance (to an audience of students, teachers, and parents).
Upload to your group’s folder on Quip.
When group editing, use the Editing Checklist and check for paragraph structure (Nash’s metaphors). Try to identify the Nash metaphor used and add this identification below the paragraph.
Study for the Midterm
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Finish More phrases and clauses
Daniel Felsenfeld Questions – Genre and Music Literacy
Key concepts: Person, Voice, Point of View / Stance (1,2, 3, 4) / How is stance related to person, voice, and point of view? Persona (1)?
Divide the class and use the video to write a paragraph from each different person. / Now try persona (cat, grandmother, etc.)
President's Day
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Read “S-5 Subject-Verb Agreement” Norton (HB 24-28)
InQuizitive:Agreement –Pronouns in the Wrong Case / Pronouns That Don't Agree with Their Antecedents / Pronouns with Unclear Reference / Subject-Verb Agreement Errors
Return to Quip and re-read the 1 st person and 3rd person paragraphs of your group. Analyze the stance taken by the writer and fill-out this chart. Copy, add, and fill-it out below the paragraph and the Nash metaphor that was identified during the last revision.
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Study for the Midterm
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Midterm Exam
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Return Midterms / Annotated Bibliography
Academic Writing and the 1st Person
Divide the class and use the video to write a paragraph from each different person. / Now try persona (cat, grandmother, etc.)
Citation, Indirect and Direct Discourse, “Common Knowledge”, and Plagiarism (Def., MU, TRIO, Library, Norton, NIU (2), Rutgers)
Subject Verb Agreement (1,2,3) / Pronoun Agreement (1,2,3) / More / Verb Tense and Writing About Literature (1,2)
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InQuizitive:Verb Tense, Verb Form Errors, Pronoun Agreement
Work on Annotated Bibliography
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Read “A Woman’s Reality” and come to class prepared to find its argumentative structure.
Read: “Arguing” (355-373)
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Snow Day
Midterm Grades Due by 4 PM
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