English 21 Schedule

Any changes to this schedule will be announced in class. It is your responsibility to make a note of any changes on this schedule.
Assignments are DUE on the day they are listed under. Changes to the original schedule are in RED.

Week 1 Tuesday, September 2
In Class: Course Introduction. Introduction to MyWritingLab and online course resources. Discuss
brainstorming and freewriting. In-Class Rough Draft of Diagnostic Essay.

Week 2 Tuesday, September 9
In-Class: Discuss Academic Image and Success. Discuss the Connection Between Reading and Writing, and
Introduction to Narrative Writing and Narrative Essay. Discuss paragraphs and topic sentences.
Due:
Pathways p.11-15 and 37-46
Read "The Beautiful Laughing Sisters An Arrival Story" on p. 522-526 in Pathways. Answer
questions 1-5.
o You MUST have your Pathways book and MySkills Lab access card in class with you on this
date. I f you do not have your access code, you will not be able to sign up for MySkillsLab.

Week 3 Tuesday, September 16
In-Class: Further discussion of Narrative Writing and the Narrative Essay--How to Write Strong Sentences and
Use Specific Details. Brainstorm topic and outline in class. Discuss the Parts of SpeechSubjects and Verbs.
Due:
Pathways p.19-29
Email/Handout Reading: The Secret Latina by Veronica Chambers. Print and bring to class.
Complete the Path Builder under the Writing section in MySkillsLab

Week 4 Tuesday, September 23
In Class: Peer Review of Rough Draft Essay #1. Discussing Essay Organization and Development
Due:
Narrative Essay: Rough Draft (typed and printed, three copies for Peer Review)
o If you want comments from me, you must upload a SECOND rough draft (revised based
on your peer review) to Turnitin.com by Thursday at 11:59PM.
Achieve Mastery in Parts of Speech, Phrases, and Clauses and the Subjects and Verbs section
of Basic Grammar module of in MySkillsLab

Week 5 Tuesday, September 30
In-Class: Review Revision, Run-On Sentences, and Fragments, and working on Revising Narrative Essay
Due:
Bring the latest draft of Narrative Essay to work with in class.
*Achieve mastery in the Essay Organization section of Essay Development module of
MySkillsLab

Week 6 Tuesday, October 7
In Class: Introducing the Illustration Essay. In-Class Reading: Los Chinos Discover El Barrio
DUE:
Final Draft of Narrative Essay. before class, upload Essay to turnitin.com.
Email/Online Reading: Los Chinos Discover El Barrio. Print and bring to class.
*Achieve Mastery in Sentence Structure and Fragments section in the Sentence Skills
module of MySkillsLab.

Week 7 Tuesday, October 14
InClass: Further discussion of Illustration Essay. Discuss Pronouns and Pronoun Agreement.
DUE:
Pathways Example Paragraphs p. 376-380
Summary and Reading Response for The Homecoming and then the Hard Part p. 194-106.
Answer questions 1, 3, and 6 and bring to class.
Begin brainstorming the Illustration Essay. Use the handout I gave you last week.
* Achieve Mastery in Pronouns in the Basic Grammar module

Week 8 Tuesday, October 21
In Class: Peer Review for Essay 2.
Due:
Illustration Essay: Rough Draft (typed and printed, three copies for Peer Review)
o If you want comments from me, you must upload a SECOND rough draft (revised based
on your peer review) to Turnitin.com by Thursday at 11:59PM.

Week 9 Tuesday, October 28
In Class: Discuss revising the Illustration Essay. Also Discuss Verb Tense and Active vs. Passive Voice.
Due:
Pathways Revising Underdeveloped Paragraphs p. 422-431 (skip the Exercises) and check out
the Revision Checklist on p. 441
Bring your latest copy of the Illustration Essay for use during class activities.
*Achieve Mastery in Consistent Verb Tense and Active Voice in the Sentence Skills module

Week 10 Tuesday, November 4
In Class: Introducing the Identity Essay. In-Class Reading of What My Culture Means to Me, English:
Friend or Foe and Light Skin vs Dark Skin
Due:
Final Draft of Illustration Essaybefore class, upload to turnitin.com.
Achieve Mastery in Pronoun Case and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement in the Sentence
Skills module

Week 11 Tuesday, November 11
Veterans Day No Class
Due: Nothing, but keep working on your Identity Essay!

Week 12 Tuesday, November 18
In Class: Introducing Media Analysis Essay and analyzing Media and Advertisement Claims. Discuss adjective
and adverbs.
Due:
Final Draft of Identity Essaybefore class, upload to turnitin.com.
Achieve Mastery in Adjectives and Adverbs under the Basic Grammar module

Week 13 Tuesday, November 25
In Class: Further discussion of Media Analysis: how advertising impacts identity and culture. Also discuss
creating a strong thesis statement.
Due:
Read Beautiful Words + Beautiful Images = One Beautiful Advertisement p. 332.
Also read You Cant Be Thin Enough: Body Images and Mass Media p. 464-466
Achieve Mastery in Thesis Statement under the Essay Development module
Week 14 Tuesday, December 2
In Class: Peer Review for Media Analysis Essay
Due:
Rough Draft of Media Analysis Essay: 3-4 copies PRINTED for Peer Review
o If you want comments from me, you must upload a SECOND rough draft (revised based
on your peer review) to Turnitin.com by Thursday at 11:59PM.

Week 15 Tuesday, December 9
In Class: Work on revisions for Media Analysis Essay. Discuss the Final Exam Essay
Due:
Pathways Avoiding Common Problems in Essays p. 499-505. Use the checklists on page 505 and 516.
Bring your latest copy of the Media Analysis Essay to class to revise in class.
Catch up on any MySkillsLab assignments not yet done.


FINAL EXAM Tuesday, December 16 at 5:307:30
Note Time Change! Do not come to class at 3:30.
Our final exam begins at 5:30PM promptly. Bring an exam booklet and a pen/pencil.
ALSO DUE:
Final Draft of Media Analysis Essaybefore class, upload to turnitin.com.
Print MySkillsLab Progress Report.
Extra Credit Assignment The Case for Short Words (optional)