English 301 Fall 2012 Schedule

Week 1 TR Sept 6 Introductions and course discussion, writing Week 2 T Sept 11 Due: Please read and bring any short article that you can easily locate written in the past year
that deals with any aspect of education, the classroom, teaching, teachers, or student populations. Discuss: reading

R Sept 13 Read: 1-133 in Lives on the Boundary and Chapter 13 in Grammar to Enrich Discuss: I,
Writer, book club

Week 3 T Sept 18 Due: Draft of I, Writer. Discuss: peer workshop effectiveness and assessment, workshop I, Writer, reading journals TR Sept 20 Due: Reading Journal, I, Writer Read: to the end of Lives on the Boundary. Discuss: Reading, I, Writer part II, First Book Club Meeting Week 4 T Sept 25 Due: I, Writer Part II (bring notes and oral report) Read: Grammar to Enrich chapters 1 & 2 Discuss: oral reports and reading TR Sept 27 Due: Reading Journal Read: Frank Smith handout (in readings on website) Discuss: reading, Second Book Club Meeting Week 5 T Oct 2 Due: Reading Journal Read: Iser and Rosenblatt handout (in readings on website) Discuss: Reading TR Oct 4 Due: Reading Journal Read: Friere handout (in readings on website) Discuss: inclass exercise, Third Book Club Meeting, midterm portfolio Week 6

T Oct 9 Due: finish in class activity from last week and be ready to read out loud. FInal Book Club Meeting (work on presentations) Discuss: Book Club Cover Letter (bring all your book club journals to class) TR Oct 11 Due: Book Club Presentations Week 7 T Oct 16 Due: Midterm Portfolio TR Oct 18 Due: Reading Journal Read: Because Writing Matters 71-87 and Write Beside Them 208-237 Discuss: reading, I, Writing Scholar Week 8 T Oct 23 Due: Reading Journal Read: Skim Massachusetts State Frameworks for language arts (link in readings section of website) Discuss: Assessing student writing, reading, I, Writing Scholar TR Oct 25 Library Research Day- meet at circulation desk Week 9 T Oct 30 Due: I, Writing Scholar for workshop Discuss: Group work for I, Writing Scholar TR Nov 1 Due: I, Writing Scholar, Reading Journal Read: Write Beside Them chapters 1 and 2, Because Writing Matters chapters 1 and 2 Discuss: Reading, Group Work on I, Writing Scholar Week 9 T Nov 6 Group Work on I, Writing Scholar TR Nov 8 Due: Reading Journal Read: Write Beside Them part 4, Because Writing Matters part 3 Discuss: reading, I, Writing Teacher Week 10 T Nov 13 Group Presentations TR Nov 15 Due: Reading Journal Read: Write Beside Them chapter 11, Assigned Section in Grammar to Enrich Discuss: Reading, Teaching Philosophy Week 11 T Nov 20 Due: Final Reading journal Read: Why School Discuss: reading

TR Nov 22- No class Thanksgiving Break Week 12 T Nov 27 Read: Write Beside Them chapters 6,7,8 Due: I, Writing Teacher PresentationsWhole class workshop TR Nov 28 Read: Write Beside Them chapters 9 and 10 Due: I, Writing Teacher PresentationsWhole class workshop
NOTE: There are no reading journals due for this reading. This is all material from Kittle that gives specific ideas on how to create assignments to teach students to write in different genres. Reading this material can only help you plan your assignments. Some aspect of the reading will be involved in each day's workshop.

Week 13 T Dec 4 Class Cancelled for conferences TR Dec 6 Class Cancelled for conferences

Week 14 T Dec 11 Due: Final Portfolio Final Exam: Thursday December 20th 8:00-10:00 Final Presentations