Date			Class Content				Assignment for the                                               Next Class Meeting
Week 1		Introduction and Orientation	Browse through the  (8/21-8/23)    Understanding the Writing     textbook & Write a                 Process				     one page evaluation 
		 	Prewriting Techniques		Read and do pp. 3-19
			Introduction to Grammar
			Language Hierarchy			Do pp. 29, 32, 36-38 
			Major Parts of Speech		Do page 365

Week 2		Journal Writing			Do Activity 2 pp. Fragments					373-74 
(8/28-8/30)	“The First and Second Steps	Do pp. 46-47
			in Writing”				Read pp.592-94											Answer 10 questions

Week 3		The Color of Water			Write 1st draft 
(9/6)		Quiz on fragments  			description/definiti
			Support and Unity Continued	Do pages 75-80
			Description/definition/Narr	Read pages 261-266
			
Week 4		Peer Review Evaluation of	Type Final Draft of (9/11-9/13)	Description/definition/Narr	first paper
			More about Specific Details	
			The Third Step in Writing
			Run-ons                      	Read pp. 706-709
			Quiz on run-ons			Answer ten questions
			Final Draft Description/      On pages 398-400
			Definition/Narr due Sept 15th	Do Review Test 1 & 2
									
Week 5		Understanding verbs			Read pp. 613-617
(9/18-9/20)	Illustration Paragraph		Answer 10 questions
			Linked with Reading R98		Read pages 185-190
			The Color of Water/ Coherence		

Week 6		First Draft Illustration		Due	Read pp.722-729
(9/25-9/27)	Reviewing the three steps	Answer ten questions
			(support, unity, and coherence)Type final draft
			Final Draft Illustration Due   illustration
			On Sept 27th.

Week 7		More about the three steps	Read pp.158-163
(10/2-10/4)	Quizzes on the three steps	Fill in the spaces
			Quizzes on verbs, fragments
			And run-ons

Week 8		Subject-verb Agreement		Do pp. 162-167 
(10/9-10/11)	Color coding a paragraph		Read pp. 221-227
			Understanding Comparison 	Read pp. 658-664
			and Contrast				Answer ten questions
									Write comparison and                						contrast paragraph
						
Week 9		Peer Review Evaluation		Read pp. 693-694
(10/16-10/18)	Comparison/contrast on 
			More on subject-verb		Answer 10 questions 
			agreement					Answer questions 1-8
			Quizzes					on pp. 696-697

Week 10		Submit final draft comparison	Read pp. 598-602
(10/23-10/25)	contrast					Answer 10 questions
			Writing a comparison/contrast Answer questions 1-8 
			In-class					on pp. 604-605
			Paper format pp. 454-58
			Note: Do not be absent on 10/25; otherwise,
			you will lose credit for the in-class writing.		
Week 11		Pronoun agreement			Read pp. 427-433
(10/30-11/1)	Code coloring a paragraph	Read pp. 713-717
									Answer 10 questions
									Answer questions 1-8
									On pp. 719-720

Week 12		Introducing cause and effect	Read pp. 658-664
(11/6-11/8)	Quizzes					Answer 10 questions
			Mid term exam				Answer questions 1-8
			Note: You have to take the	on p. 665-666
			Mid term on 11/08 to earn	Prepare for mid term 
			Credit.

Week 13		Writing the Essay			Read pp. 668-671
(11/13-11/15)	Argument	Night			Answer 10 questions
									And 1-8 on pp.673-72
			Adjectives and adverbs		Write first draft
									First Draft Argument						Read pages 314-325

Week 14		Another sentence error:		Read pp. 434-39
(11/20-11/22)	Pronoun types and errors		Do page 439
			Peer Review Argument		Read pp. 641-646
									Answer questions 1-8
			Comma						On pp. 648-49
		
Week 15		Final Argument Essay Night	Read pp. 210-216
(11/27-11/29)	Code coloring a paragraph	Do page 212	
			Commonly confused words		Write first draft 
									argument
			Assessment Skills Essay Exam	Read pages287-292
			On Nov. 29th

Week 16		Evaluation of Assessment Exam Do page 446-47
(12/4-12/6)	Introducing misplaced		Read pp.445-453 
			and dangling modifiers	
			Quizzes
			Preparing for the finals
Week 17	
(12/13)		Final in-class from 09:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 
			Note: You have to take the in-class finals to receive credit
			Good Luck and Merry Christmas