Date
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Class
Activities
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Reading
/ Homework Due
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1. R
9/7
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Course
+ Student Introduction; Course Goals; FW (= Free Write): How have
you used writing in the last 24 hours? Ex. of Journal HW (New Yorker); Navigating Blackboard
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HW for
Monday in cell below
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Unit I--Academic Writing: Discourse, Argument, and Analysis
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2. M
9/11
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Review
of Course Goals; Reading Strategies; Journals: Writing and
Audience; MLA
Citation: Magazines; Essay #1: Work in the
Vernacular assigned
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Read
7-13, 20-25, &28-39 in Carpini (unless otherwise
noted, all readings refer to Composing a Life's Work); JOURNAL
#1--AUDIENCE: (1 page, ca. 250 words) Select a magazine and
conjecture about the identity of its readers. What do the
advertisements & writing
style of the magazine tell you about its audience? What kind of
things does this audience like to do besides read the magazine? How
educated & wealthy are they? What types of professions do these
readers have? How old are they? Bring your
magazine and analysis to class & post Journal to
Blackboard/Discussion @ http://montclair.blackboard.com
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3. R
9/14
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Review
of L. 2; Studs Terkel;
MLA
Citation: Websites
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Read
40-51, 71-7; JOURNAL #2--WRITING & WORK: Write
a page (ca.
250 words) on
Writing Application 1 on p. 76-7. Bring hard copy of Journal to class
and post to Blackboard/Discussion.
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4. M
9/18
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Registers
in American English; Essays Collected
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Write
Essay #1: Work
in the Vernacular by revising what you wrote
in Journal #2 for an audience of friends and family. Due at the
beginning of class!
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5. R
9/21
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Review; Free Write: Work;
Race
and Gender in Work: Student Questions; Equal Pay Act of 1963; Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Read
505-33; DISC. #1: Write 3 discussion questions (either ones you
would
pose as an instructor of the class, things you are confused about in
the reading, or a mix between the two) and bring them to class (will be
collected). The purpose of discussion questions is to open a dialogue
between you and me; to make this a student-centered classroom; and to
help students become better writers by becoming critical thinkers, or
people who question what they read. Discussion questions are evaluated
on a check (average, show you did the reading), check plus (insightful,
original, possibly brilliant, probably shared during class), or check
minus (you didn't do the reading or simply copied questions discussed
in class) basis. Discussion questions are not mandatory but are taken
into consideration for your Participation Grade. See also note in Policies above.
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6. M
9/25
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Review; Essay #2:
Arguing Work in Academic
Discourse assigned; Argument and Analysis; Brainstorm: Qualities of
Good
Academic Writing;
Essay
#1 Returned |
Read
121-46, 161-73, 369-70, 402-08; DISC. #2: Bring 3 discussion questions
to class (will be collected) |
7. R
9/28
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Review; Peer
Review of Essay #1; Self Evaluation: Your Goals
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Write
a rough draft of Essay #2: Arguing Work in
Academic Discourse by
revising Essay #1: Work in the Vernacular for an educated audience of
students, teachers, professors, and other members of the academic
community. The first
draft is a substantial piece of work,
representing
several hours of writing--perhaps exploring a topic, or working on one
approach, abandoning it, and trying another. Bring 2 hard copies to
class and post to
Blackboard/Discussion. |
8. M
10/2
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Peer
Review and Student-Teacher Conferences regarding Essay #1
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Write
a mid-process draft of Essay #2: Arguing Work in
Academic Discourse--bring 2 hard copies to
class and post to Blackboard/Discussion. A mid-process draft is the
re-working or extension of the
materials of the first draft. Now your essay should really take shape
in terms of content and depth. You have gone beyond description and
into analysis. This draft will certainly be as long as your final
draft. |
9. R
10/5
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Editing
and Sentence-by-Sentence Analysis; Hacker
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Read
147-54, 417-24, & 425-38 in Carpini; Bring Hacker to class
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10. M
10/9
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Essays
collected; Essay
#3: Interview with a Professional assigned
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Essay
#2: Arguing Work in Academic Discourse due
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Unit II--Researching and Writing
about Work
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11. R
10/12
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4-4:30:
meet at Career Center (Morehead Hall 337, C. Sullivan); Essay
#3: Interview with a Professional assigned;
Sources for Academic Research: Primary and Secondary; the Internet and
Occupations |
Read
85-92, 95-107, 158-61, 303-09; DISC. #3: Bring 3 discussion questions
to class (will be collected)
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12. M
10/16
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Essay
#2 returned; Work & Values
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JOURNAL
#3--WORK & VALUES: Brainstorm and draft
a page about work and values (on any related topic you specify through
exploratory writing); Find
a professional to interview and schedule an
interview; Check out MSU's alumni mentoring programs at http://www.montclair.edu/CareerServices/AlumniNetwork.html |
13. R
10/19
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Active
Reading; Ethics and Human Subjects
in Research; In-class: Write a
self-evaluation that assesses your writing style in Essay #2: What
are
your strengths, and what are your weaknesses as a writer? |
Read
187-204, 210-38; DISC.
#4: Bring 3
discussion questions to class (will be collected)
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14. M
10/23
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Review; Summary p. 213; Peer
Review of Interview Questions; MLA Citation: Interviews
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JOURNAL
#4--INTERVIEW: Write a draft of interview questions for Essay
#3.--bring 2 hard copies to
class and post to Blackboard/Discussion. If you don't have a major
yet, visit the Majors Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 25 @
1:00pm-3:00p.m.
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15. R
10/26
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Library
Tutorial--meet in Sprague Library Room 203
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By
this date, you should have conducted your interview; post a draft on
Blackboard/Discussion
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16. M
10/30
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Student-instructor
conferences on essay drafts; peer review of essay drafts; Students
share interview experiences and excerpts
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Bring
2 hard copies of your essay to class
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17. R
11/2
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Review; Essay
#4: Research
Portfolio on
Work and Writing
assigned; Developing
Research Topics; In-class: JOURNAL #5--RESEARCH TOPICS: Brainstorm
and
draft a page about
potential research topics |
Read
318-23, 373-88; Essay
#3: Interview with a Professional due |
18. M
11/6
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Review
of L. 17
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Post
revision of Journal #5 to Blackboard/Discussion; JOURNAL
#6--WRITING & MY MAJOR: What types of writing conventions does
your discipline use? (If
you don't have a major, reflect on the discipline/occupation you are
writing about.) Bring evidence of writing in your discipline to class
(textbook, articles, etc.). There are also examples of academic writing
p. 245-75.
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19. R
11/9
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Peer
Review of Research Proposals
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Write
a rough draft of your research proposal--Bring 2 hard copies to
class and post to Blackboard/Discussion. |
20. M
11/13
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Review
of L. 19; Peer Review
(style & content) & student-instructor conference |
Write
a rough draft of your annotated bibliography--Bring 2 hard copies to
class and post to Blackboard/Discussion. |
21. R
11/16
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Review
of L. 20; Essay
#5: Research Paper assigned |
Essay
#4: Research Portfolio on Work and Writing due [NEW!!] |
22. M
11/20
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Reading
Day
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Read
ahead for next homework
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23. M
11/27
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Research
Portfolios returned; Self-Evaluation &
Citation Practice
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Read
364-68, 413-16, 439-61 (skim); DISC. #5: Bring 3 discussion questions
to class (will be collected) |
24. R
11/30
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Review
of L. 23; Peer Review (content) & student-instructor conference
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Write
a rough draft of Essay #5: Research Paper on
Work and Writing-Bring 2 hard copies to
class and post to Blackboard/Discussion. |
25. M
12/4
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Review
of L. 24; Peer Review (style & content)
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Write
a mid-process draft of Essay #5: Research Paper on Work and Writing-Bring 2 hard copies to
class and post to Blackboard/Discussion. |
26. R
12/7
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Writing
Portfolio assigned
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Essay
#5: Research Paper due on Work and Writing |
27. M
12/11
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Free Write 1; Free
Write 2; Grammar Ex.
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Write
draft of critical introduction, and start revising Essay #2 (bring both
to class); Participation Portfolio due (optional)
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28. R
12/14
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Review
of Course Goals
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Writing
Portfolio due; Last day to turn in late formal writing
assignments
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Final
Exam Week
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Pick
up Writing Portfolios from instructor in 324 Dickson on R 12/21 between
2-3 p.m.
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Good
luck on your other exams!
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