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COURSE SCHEDULE __ 1/27/11 Class #1 __ 1. Writing sample 2. Review outlines 3. Writing strategies

__ 2/3/11 Class #2 __ Journal: An embarassing moment in your life...

__ 2/10/11 Class #3 __ Journal: A place I would like to visit... Review homework Chapter 14 (p. 311) Subject-verb Agreement [|Subjects..] [|What is a subject?] [|Exercise #1] [|Exercise #2] [|Exercise #3] [|Exercise #4] [|Verb...] [|What is a verb?] [|Exercise #1] [|Exercise #2] [|Exercise #3]

__2/17/11 Class #4 __ Journal: What is the weiredest dream you have ever had? 1. Finish Essay #1: What person has inspired you the most? Why? Explain. 2. Include outline for Essay #1 [|You Tube Clip#1] [|Tou Tube Clip #2] 3. Read the Writing Process (p. 12) 4. Review Subject-Verb agreement 5. Complete exercises: [|Exercise #1] [|Exercise #2] [|Exercise #3] 6. Read Story, "Remembering My Childhood on the Continent of Africa" 7. Answer Reading Closely, Strategies and Structures and Thinking about Language (p. 299) __2/24/11 Class #5 __ Journal: My ultimate goal is to... <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Essay #2: Write about a challenging time you have had in your life. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1. Review essays: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Exchange papers and identify thesis, 3 big ideas and supporting details <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2. Editing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Editing] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3. Coordination and Subordination <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|FANBOYS] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Coordination] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Subordination] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Clip #1] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Clip #2] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #1] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #2] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #3] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #4] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">4. Review Homework (p. 299) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">5. Reading selection (p. 304) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">HW: Answer questionsp. 304)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3/3/11 Class #6 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Journal: A moment I regret is... <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1. Grammar: Pronouns [|Video Clip 1] [|Video Clip 2] [|Definition] [|Exercise 1] [|Exercise 2] [|Exercise 3] E[|xercise 4] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2. Writing: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Supporting Details <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Viedo Clip 3] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3. Editing: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Review The Writing Process (p. 14) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">4. Review Homework (p. 304) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Homework: Read "The Ways We Lie" (p. 320) and answer questions - Use complete sentences!!!

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3/10/11 Class #7 SPRING BREAK

3/17/11 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Class #8 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Journal: A job I would never like to have is... <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1. Peer editing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Review essays and score <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2. [|Video #1] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3. [|Video #2] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">4. [|Run-Ons Explained] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">5. [|Correcting Run-on Sentences] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">6. [|Exercise #1] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">7. [|Exercise #2] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">8. [|Exercise #4] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">9. [|Exercise #5] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">10. [|Body Paragraphs] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">11. [|Body Paragrphs #2] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">12. [|Developing Body Paragraphs] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">13. Review homework <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">14. Read story "Remembering My Childhood on the Continent of Africa" (p. 294) Essay #3: Why do you thnk people lie? Explain. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3/24/11 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Class #9 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Journal: My hardest class is... <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1. Commas <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Video #1] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Video #2] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Video #3] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Video #4] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Comma Rules] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Comma Rules #2] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Comma Rules #3] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Commas and semicolons] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #1] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #2] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #3] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #3] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #4] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #5] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #6] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #7] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2. Review essays 3. Review "Remembering My Childhood on the Continent of Africa" HW: Read, "Mother Tongue" and answer questions

3/31/11 Class #10 Journal: A mistake I keep making... 1. Review midterms 2. Prepositions [|Video #1] [|Video #2] [|Video #3] [|Video #4] [|Rules #1] [|Rules #2] [|Rules #3] [|Rules #4] [|Exercise #1] [|Exercise #2] [|Exercise #3] [|Exercise #4] [|Exercise #5] [|Exercise #6] [|Exercise #7] 3. Review homework 4. Review essays 5. Essay #4 - How are different personality types explained by the author? HW: Read "Shades of Character" (p. 351); answer question

Review homework

4/7/11 Class #11 Journal: A high school memory I will never forget is... 1. Adverbs [|Video #1] [|Video #2] [|Video #3] [|Rules #1] [|Rules #2] [|Rules #3] [|Rules #4] [|Exercise #1] [|Exercise #2] [|Exercise #3] [|Exercise #4] [|Exercise #5] [|Exercise #6] [|Exercise #7] 2. Review essays 3. Writing Skills [|Samples] 4. Review homework HW: Read "So, What is DNA and What Does it Do?" and answer questions.

4/14/11 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 90%;">Class #12 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 90%;">Journal: My future occupation will be... <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 90%;">1. Review parts of speech <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 90%;">[|Rules] [|Exercises] 2. Pronouns [|Rule] [|Exercise #1] [|Exercise #2] [|Exercise #3] [|Exercise #4] 3. Writing [|Introductory paragraphs] [|Introductory paragraphs #2] [|Introductory paragraph #3] [|Body paragraphs] [|Body paragraphs #2] [|Conclusion] [|Conclusion #2] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 90%;">4. Review homework <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 90%;">HW: Exercises

4/21/11 Holy Thursday - Class is Canceled

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">4/28/11 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Class #13 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Journal: A book that really made me think differently was... <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1. Apostrophes <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Rule #1] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Rule #2] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2. Exercises <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #1] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #2] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #3] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3. Commas <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Rule #1] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">4. Exercises <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #1] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #2] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #3] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">5. Quotation marks <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Rule #1] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">6. Exercises <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">[|Exercise #1] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">7. Editing Essays <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">8. Read, "Why Are Textbooks So Expensive?"(p. 463) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">9. Essay #5: Why do you think textbooks are so expensive? What do you think are some ways to reduce their costs? Explain. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">HW: Complete all essays

5/5/11 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Class #14 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Journal: My perfect acting role would be... 1. Review Parts of Speech [|Basic Rules] [|Rules #2] [|Example #1] [|Exercise #1] [|Exercise #2] 2. Essay writing [|Example #1] [|Sample essays] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Collect Essays

5/12/11 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Class #15 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Final Exam