Hybrid 102 Course Schedule Spring 2005

Writing is a thinking skill

 All students, make sure to do the reading over the week-end so you will be prepared to do the online
and in-class
assingments.  This is very important to your sucess in the course.

Subject to Change . . . .

Week 1: WELCOME Tues. Jan. 18:
Course Intro and Overview:
Text: Allyn and Bacon Guide to Writing. Ramage, Bean and Johnson, 3rd. Ed.
*Please bring book to class each day.
Explore class website

http://www.public.asu.edu/~jvanasu .
Scroll to Hybrid English 102 2005
Read "Schedule" and "Policies and Proceedures." Quiz over material on Thurs.
**All students must have ASU email account by Jan. 24. 

Thurs. Jan. 20
1)Exploring Blackboard; on the class site you will find a Syllabus Quiz. Study the questions and be prepared to answer them in class.
2) Pick topics
http://www.public.asu.edu/~jvanasu/topics05.html
3) Library and Research
4) Attendance and importance of working with partners
5) Intro Conjectures Essay, Writing Project 1  

Read p. 115-121 on Summary.
Read and summarize "Indians . . "

http://www.public.asu.edu/~jvanasu/Indians.html
Bring copy of "Indians . . ." summary to class.  
Read Chapter 6 & 23. (MLA)
ATTN:  Mid-Term See Week 7 for questions . 
January 23 Final day of drop/add

Week 2 Tues. January 25:
Due: Final of "Indians" Summary.
Read Chapter 21, 22

Thurs. January 27.
Discussion: 1) Plate, Aristotle and the Sophists or Who Wants to Argue? 2) More about semester topic. 3) Conjectures Essay 4) Online Research

Read Chapter 15

Week 3: Tues. Feb. 1
Documentation: (Correct Citation form).

Read Chapters 4 (pgs 60-74), and 23. (Refresher)
Unrestricted Withdrawal Deadline Feb. 13th.

Thurs. Feb. 3
Conjectures Essay. Let's get the "SOAP."

DUE: two articles and their summaries. Bring to class.
*Use in text-documentation in all summaries.

Week 4: Feb. 8  Tues.
Peer Edit of WP# 1
WP # 1 Due Feb. 10, in class.  Late papers lose one grade per day. A grade a day. 

Feb. 10 Thurs.   In class response to WP1
Introduce Assignment # 2. “Evaluating and Analyzing Arguments”
DUE: WP#1 ( Remember to place essay in evvelope with all supporting materials.)

Week 5 Feb. 15 Tues .
UNIT TWO: Evaluating Arguments, Examining Logical Fallacies, WP#2
See "periodical research" pp 575-580
Read chapter 16 on Evaluative Arguments.
Reminder: Mid-Term in class Week 7.

 Feb 17. Thurs. Discussion of Writing project Two. Bring new article(s) to class.

Week 6  Feb. 22, Tues.
Blackboard Activity TBA

Feb 24, Thurs.
Blackboard activity TBA

Week 7 March 1, Tues. Answering questions about your topic.  By today you need to have a draft of WP 2 (part 1 and 2) completed.

March 3, Thurs..
Discuss Evaluative Claims and Issues  
First reading of WP2 draft  
Read Chapter 23(refresher)& 24  
Mid-Term in Class (logical fallacies)
  See questions at: http://www.public.asu.edu/~jvanasu/quiz.htm

Week 8 March 8, Tues.
Peer Edit RD of WP# 2 :  
FINAL WP#2 DUE Thurs. in class.

March 10, Thurs.. Final WP 2 Due
Introduce WP3 scroll to assignment # 3.

Spring Break
March 13-19th

Spring Break  


Week 10 March 22, Tues.
Invention Wp3
Assign Presentation times for CMC class

March 24 Discuss WP# 3. Read Chapter 14 * WP3 is not a causal argument, but there are elements of causal arguments in many classical arguments.  

Week 11 March 29, Tues.
Rough draft WP3 due
Read Chapter 11 (analyzing numerical proofs).  
April 2: Restricted Course Withdrawal Deadline

March 30, Thurs. 
In Class: Presentations WP3. (both CMC and Hybrid).
Review Chapter 15

Week 12 April 5,
Presentations WP3 (CMC classes)

April 7 Packets and WP#3 Final due in class
Introduce Assignment 4
Read Chapter 7 ; Narrative Writing Strategies

Week 13 April 12, Tues.
Invention WP 4 

April 14, Thurs. Autobiographical narrative strategies.   

Week 14 April 19, Tues.
Work on Narrative

April 21, Thurs. In Class:  Discuss Autobiographical Narrative; story workshop.

Week 15: April 26,Tues.
Readings/posting from narratives.

April 28 Thurs. Story workshops bring rough drafts./Peer Edit WP 4 , Class Evaluations

May 3 Monday ALL DUE
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE (hard copy) PORTFOLIO and letter DUE ON DISK

 

SAVE ALL WORK  TO DISK