No.

Date

Activities

Readings/Assignments

1T

9/16

Introduction; Writing procedures;
Free writing; about SOAP

1F

9/19

Mode: Descriptive Narrative essay;
Internet anxiety: Your experiences; evaluation

Chp. 12 Tibbetts;
handouts

2T

9/23

BASRI (Basic Abilities Self-Report Instrument) activity & weblog instruction

Start Weblog Journal

2F

9/26

Research Paper & Outlining; requirements

Chp. 5 Tibbetts;
Narrative 1st draft due;

3T

9/30

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

Handouts

3F

10/3

Writing Introductions;
Audience & Purpose

chp. 6 (handout);

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SOA P topic due (through email);
Weblog Journal 1 due; RP ideas due (on Weblog)

4T

10/7

Global Warming issues

handout

4F

10/10

No Class ¡V Double Tenth

5T

10/14

More about Research paper writing;
Discuss excerpts of Love & Marriage

5F

10/17

Mode: Text analysis

Chp. 5 (handouts);
RP outline 1 due (print);
Weblog Journal 2 due

6T

10/21

Picture/ads analysis

SOAP proposal due (through email; another teacher will give your group feedback)

6F

10/24

Hypertext Analysis

Hypertext chapter (handout)

 

7T

10/28

Travel & map reading

Text analysis 1st draft due

7F

10/31

Individual conferences (tentative)

Weblog Journal 3 due

8T

11/4

Group presentation: Your travel plans

8F

11/7

Individual conferences (tentative)

9T

11/11
1:40-3:30pm

Midterm for composition

9F

11/14

Midterm for conversation

10T

11/18

Practice for 2 groups of SOA presentation

10F

11/21

Practice for 2 groups of SOA presentation

Doris announces cross-section SOAP schedule;
Weblog Journal 4 due

11T

11/25

Mode: Argumentation

Chp. 20 Tibbetts

11F

11/28

Group Presentation: Internet argumentative papers

Present Internet papers

12T

12/2

Cross-section Social Observation Analysis Presentation I

 

Present your SOA;


12F

12/5

Cross-section Social Observation Analysis Presentation II

Argumentation 1st draft due;
Present your SOA

13T

12/9

School & Education

Weblog Journal 5 due; handouts

13F

12/12

Health

Handouts

14T

12/16

Work on your own comic strip!
http://makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/

14F

12/19

National Health Insurance;
Video: John Q

Handouts;
Weblog Journal 6 due

15T

12/23

LiveABC Activity

15F

12/26

More on Research Writing (Your review of the articles of your topic)

Present your review

16T

12/30

More on Research Writing (Your review of the articles of your topic)

Present your review

16F

1/2

Individual conferences (tentative)

Review of research articles due

17T

1/6

Individual conferences (tentative)

17F

1/9

Reflection of writings

Weblog Journal 7 due

18T

1/13
1:40-3:30pm

Final Exam for Composition

18F

1/16

Final Exam for Conversation

All drafts due

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