January (Week 1)
T    9    Course Introduction
W 10    Brainstorming and Prewriting         Read pp. 6-13 in text.
T   11   Writing Sample                              Bring paper, pen, dictionary and/or spellchecker.
F   12   COMPASS Diagnostic                  Bring paper, pen, dictionary and/or spellchecker.

January (Week 2)
M 15   Holiday: No Class
T  16   Finding Subjects and Verbs             Read Chapter 2, pp. 17-35 in text.
W 17   Creating Effective Paragraphs         Read Chapter 15, pp. 229-243.
T  18    Working with Paragraphs:
                    Supporting Detail                   Read Chapter 16, pp. 247-256.
F 19     Stage I: Model Paragraph
                    Chapter 2 Quiz                      Assign Outlines Due Monday, Jan. 22.

January (Week 3)
M 22    In-class Model Paragraph             Bring outlines, paper, pen, dictionary.
            Making Subjects & Verbs Agree   Read Chapter 3, pp. 39-48
T  23    Developing Paragraphs:
            Decription                                     Read Chapter 18, pp. 277-298.
W 24   Subject/Verb Practice
            Descriptive Exercises
T  25   Subject/Verb Practice Quiz;
            Group Descriptive Paragraph        Review Chapter 3.
F 26     In-Class Descriptive Paragraph
            Chapter 3 Quiz                             Bring outline, paper, pen, dictionary.

January/February (Week 4)
M 29   Cause and Effect Paragraphs
           Stage II: One Paragraph Essay      Read Chapter 21, pp. 341-350
T 30   Fragments
           Stage II Outlining                          Read Chapter 4, pp. 53-68
W 31 Fragments (continued)
          Group Stage II Essay
T 1    In-class Stage II Essay                   Bring outline, paper, pen, dictionary.
F 2    Chapter 4 Fragment Quiz
         Combining Sentences                     Read Chapter 5, pp. 71-83.

February (Week 5)
M 5   Moving from Paragraph to Essay     Read Chapter 23, pp. 367-381.
         Combining Sentences Subordination Read Chapter 6, pp. 87-98.
T  6   Essay Introductions
         Combining Sentences Practice
W 7   Essay Outlines                                 Review Chapters 5 and 6
T  8   Chapter 5 and 6 Quiz
F  9   In-Class Cause and Effect Essay 1   Bring outline, paper, pen, dictionary.

February (Week 6)
M 12 Run-on Sentences                             Read Chapter 7, pp. 103-109.
T  13 Pronouns                                          Read Chapter 8, pp. 115-124.
W 14 Outlining and Chap. 7/8 Practice
T 15  In-Class Cause and Effect Essay 2    Bring outline, paper, pen, dictionary.
F 16 Parallel Structure
        Chapters 7 and 8 Quiz                       Read Chapter 9, pp. 129-133.

February (Week 7)
M 19 Modifiers                                           Read Chapter 9, pp. 134-138.
         Practicing More with Verbs                Read Chapter 10, pp. 143-149; 153-155.
T  20 Writing an Essay with Examples          Read Chapter 25, pp. 395-403
W 21 Example Outlines; Chaps. 9 & 10 Practice
T  22 In-Class Example Essay                     Bring paper, pen, dictionary.
F  23 Capitalization
        Chapters 9 and 10 Quiz                       Read Chapter 11, pp. 161-164

February/March (Week 8)
M 26 Commas                                            Read Chapter 11, pp. 165-170.
T  27 Other Punctuation                              Read Chapter 11, pp. 170-177.
W 28 Punctuation Practice                          Review for quiz.
T    1 Chapter 11 Quiz
F    2 Midterm Conferences

March 5-9: Spring Break (Passing Essays Cannot Have More Than 2 Type I Errors)

March (Week 9)
M 12  Comparison and Contrast Essays           Read Chapter 28, pp. 425-432.
T   13 Choosing Words that Work
          Compare/Contrast Outlines                    Read Chapter 13, pp. 193-204.
W 14 In-Class Compare/Contrast Essay          Bring paper, pen, dictionary.
T  15 CPE Practice 1
F  16 Review CPE Practice 1

March (Week 10)
M 19 Paying Attention to Look-Alikes             Read Chapter 14, pp. 209-224.
T  20 Timed Essay Strategies
W 21 In-Class Practice Final Essay                  Bring paper, pen, dictionary.
T  22 CPE Practice 2
F  23 Review CPE 2
         Chapter 14 Quiz

March (Week 11)
M 26 Review: Using All You Have Learned (Chapter 12)
T  27 Editing Practice
W 28 In-Class Practice Final Essay                  Bring paper, pen, dictionary.
T  29 CPE Practice 3
F  30 Review CPE 3

April (Week 12)
M 2 In-Class Essay                                          Bring paper, pen, dictionary.
T  3 COMPASS Posttest
W 4 COMPASS Practice 4
T  5 COMPASS Discussion
F  6 Class Averages/Eligibility for Final Exam

April (Week 13)
M  9  Final End-of-Term Essay                        Bring pens, dictionary, spellchecker
T 10  Grading Day: No Class
W 11 Final Exam Results
T  12 Final Exam Retesting IF Eligible               Bring pens, dictionary, spellchecker
F  13

Date of COMPASS/CPE: To Be Announced

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