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English 090 15-Week Syllabus
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Writing |
*Grammar |
Reading |
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1 |
Chapter 1: Let’s Talk about Writing
Hand out and go over the syllabus and your specific information and policies.
Explain the PCC Writing Portfolio (pocket folder) for saving students’ writing as they progress through the English courses.
Have students write a diagnostic paragraph (s).
Schedule a tour of the Learning Center/Pro-Shop.
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Chapter 4: The Expository Paragraph (you might have students write body paragraphs leading to scholarship essay/ job application letter)
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BBW: Chapter 15: Editing for Fragments
Bedford, section 19
BBW: Chapter 20: Editing for adjectives and adverbs
Bedford, section 26 |
Paragraphs available in Instructor’s Manual, Chapter 4 |
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3-4 |
Chapter 5: Developing an Essay through Illustration (scholarship essay/ job application letter)
Introduce lead-ins, thesis statements, and conclusions |
BBW: Chapter 16: Editing for Run-ons
Bedford, section 20
BBW: Chapter 22: Writing Varied Sentences
Bedford, section 15
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Chapter 28: “Sex, Lies, and Conversation: Why Is It So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other?”
By Deborah Tannen |
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5-6 |
Chapter 6: Developing Your Essay through Process Analysis
(in-class essay) |
BBW: Chapter 18: Editing for Pronouns
Bedford, sections 22-24
Bedford, section 13 (shifts)
BBW: Chapter 26: Using commas, semicolons, and colons
Bedford, Part VII
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Chapter 28: “The Crummy First Draft”
By Anne Lamott |
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7-8 |
Chapter 7: Developing Your Essay through Cause and Effect |
BBW: Chapter 17: Editing for Subject-Verb Agreement
Bedford, section 21
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Chapter 28: “The Tipping Point”
By Malcolm Gladwell |
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9-11 |
Chapter 8: Developing your Essay through Comparison and Contrast
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BBW: Chapter 19: Editing for Verb Forms and Verb Tense
Bedford, sections 27 & 28 |
Chapter 28: “Private Language, Public Language”
By Richard Rodriguez
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12-14 |
Chapter 9: Developing Your Essay through Division and Classification |
BBW: Chapter 21: Writing Clear Sentences
Bedford, Part III
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Chapter 28: “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met
a Girl Named Maria”
By Judith Ortiz Cofer |
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15 |
Departmental final writing exam |
Optional: grammar, punctuation, and usage exam |
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