Freshman Comp I ENGL 1113-V91

NEO Extension Course – Vinita High School

Fall 2009, Wednesday 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Instructor: Dianna Just

djust@junct.com or justdl@vinitahornets.com

918.256.5654 or 918.244.5654

website: http://www.teacherweb.com/OK/VinitaHS/Just

The instructor reserves the right to make schedule changes if necessary. The weekly quick write prompt will be given at the beginning of the class and cannot be made up if student is absent. Instructor may give quick write prompts early if prior arrangements are made. Quick writes must be at least one half page in length.

In the event of inclement weather or any other reason to cancel class the instructor will contact you through the website so be sure you have registered online. Otherwise assume class will meet—even if VHS did not meet that day.

Aug. 19 First class

Syllabus

Assign: Read Chapter 3 “Prewriting” for next session

Aug. 26 Quick Write prompt

Discuss Chapter 3

Do several prewrites in class

Assign: Read Chapter 4 “Thesis” for next session and do all questions on

page 105.

Sept. 2 Quick Write prompt

Discuss Chapter 4

Freewrite/prewrite

Read chapter 5 during class time

Assign: Read Chapter 8 “Narration”

Sept. 9 Quick Write prompt

Discuss Chapter 8

Pre-write and write first draft of a narration

Assign: Narrative essay due next week

Sept 16 Quick Write prompt

Read narratives aloud to class members

Work on Grammar exercises in class

Assign: FINAL narrative essay due (must be typed)

Sept. 23 Narrative essay due

Quick Write prompt

Review for mid term

Assign: MID TERM test next week

Sept. 30 MID TERM EXAM

Oct. 7 Quick Write

Research instruction

Works Cited

note cards and outlining

Assign: Meet at library next week

Have topic chosen

Bring money for copies

Oct. 13 (Tuesday) Meet at a library to work on research

Oct. 14 Fall Break

Oct. 21 Quick Write prompt

Works Cited due typed

Outline and sources marked in highlighter

Learn how to write research paper

Assign: Write first draft of research paper

Oct. 28 NO Quick Write prompt

15 minute personal session at assigned time

(5pts. for WC, 10 pts for highlighted sources and outline)

Nov. 4 Quick Write prompt

Research due

Assign: Read Chapter 9 “Description”

Write at least 5 paragraph description

Nov. 11 Quick Write prompt

Discuss Chapter 10

Read around descriptions

Assign: Read Chapter 21 “Writing about Literature”

Write final of description

Nov. 18 Quick Write prompt

Descriptive essay due

Discuss Chapter 21

Assign: Write about literature

Nov. 25 No class, Thanksgiving holiday

Dec. 2 Read around literary essays

Literary essay due by end of class period

Review for FINAL

Dec. 9 FINAL EXAM