Note: Find all readings under “Course Readings”

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Unit 1: Personal and Critical Writing

Jan 28
Topic: A Personal Writing Style / Introduction

• Course walkthrough
• Read: Naomi Shihab Nye, “In Transit”
• Write: A letter to your future self
• Sign up for a conference group

Jan 30
Topic: Application of Style

• Readings:
  • Elaine Showalter, “Towards a Feminist Poetics”
  • Anne Bradstreet, “Prologue”
  • Rassundari Debi, “Amar Jiban”
  • Ama Ata Aidoo, “The Girl Who Can”
• Introduction to Assignment 1

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Unit 2: Contexts and Conversations

Feb 4 (Group A)
Topic: Rhetorical Situation

• Readings:
  • Write Here, Right Now – Chapter 1
  • Sean Blanda, “The ‘Other Side’ Is Not Dumb”

Feb 6 (Group B)
Topic: Idea Generation

• Readings:
  • Write Here, Right Now – Chapters 2 & 3

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Feb 11 (Group A)
Topic: Close Reading and Lens Analysis

• Read: Divya Victor, “Strangers in Our Own Homes”
• Recommended: They Say / I Say, pp. 78–91

Feb 13 (Group B – Online Synchronous)
Topic: Curation: Quoting, Paraphrasing & Summarizing

• Readings:
  • Harvey, “Elements of the Academic Essay”
  • They Say / I Say, pp. 1–8, 19–29, 44–48

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Feb 18
Note: No Class (Monday Schedule Observed)

Feb 20 (Group A+B)
Topic: Peer Review

• 10:45 AM: First Year Experience Visit
• 11:05 AM: Writing Center Introduction
• DUE: Assignment 1 Draft

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Feb 25 (Group A)
Topic: Structure

• Read: Changing Writing – Chapter 4

Feb 27 (Group B)
Topic: Thesis: A Kind of Power

• Read: They Say / I Say, pp. 78–91

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Mar 4 (Group A)
Topic: In-Class Revision

Mar 6 (Group B)
Note: No Class (Wednesday Schedule Observed)

• DUE: Assignment 1 Final Draft (March 9, 5 PM)

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Unit 3: Research and Reading

Mar 11
Topic: Commentary

• Read: “Not a Clean Sweep”
• Introduction to Assignment 2

Mar 13
Topic: Researching and Sources

• Read: Changing Writing – Chapter 7
• Activity: Art Curation

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Mar 18 (Group A)
Topic: Emotional Reading

• Read: Veronica Esposito, “The Books That Give Us Chills: On Reading Emotionally”
• 10:45 AM: FYE Session

Mar 20 (Group B)
Topic: Why Read to Write

• Read: They Say / I Say, pp. 173–183

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Mar 25 & 27 (Group B)
Topic: Practice Sessions

• Writing Lab Focus

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Apr 1
DUE: Assignment 2
Topic: Lab Session in PH 206

Apr 3 (Group A+B)
Topic: Utilizing Sources and Citations

• Introduction to Assignment 3
• Location: Benjamin Rosenthal Library, Room 225

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Apr 8 (Group A)
Topic: Treating Perspectives

• Read: They Say / I Say, pp. 105–118
• Bring a pen!

Apr 10 (Group B)
Topic: Metacommentary and MLA

• Read: They Say / I Say, pp. 121–134

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Apr 15 & 17
Note: No Class – Spring Recess

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Unit 4: Final Projects and Presentation

Apr 22
Topic: Arguing

• Watch: Jubilee video (TBD)

Apr 24 (Group A+B)
Topic: Revising Conversations

• DUE: Assignment 3 Draft 1 (2–3 pages)

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Apr 29 (Group A)
Topic: Structure (Again!)

• Read:
  • Changing Writing – Chapter 4
  • Pronoun Reference PDF

May 1 (Group B)
Topic: A Plan / Plan A

• Read: They Say / I Say, pp. 139–144

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May 6 & 8
Topic: Individual Conferences

• DUE: Assignment 3 Draft 2 (4–5 pages) – May 8

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May 13
Note: No Class – Self-work Day

May 15
Final Day of Class + Presentations

• DUE: Assignment 3 Final Draft – May 18

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