STUDENT WEEKLY SCHEDULE

 

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Unit 1 Due:  Wednesday, February 23rd

Unit 2 Due:  Wednesday, March 30th

Unit 3 Due:  Monday, May 2nd

Final Portfolio Due:  Monday, May 16th

 

Week 1: Jan 31-Feb 4

         HW Monday

• READ: Three short articles about tips for online learning success
• WRITE: 300 word blog post about feelings regarding online learning
• REPLY to two other students’ blog posts 

HW Wednesday

• WRITE: Message to your end-of-term self

Week 2: Feb 7-Feb 10 (No Friday classes) 

         HW Monday

• READ: “How to Read Like a Writer” by Mike Bunn
• WRITE: 300 word response to Bunn article on Open Lab

         HW Wednesday

• READ AND ANNOTATE: “Mother Tongue” and “Maybe I Could Save Myself by Writing”
• WRITE: 250 Word Response about the genre of the education narrative           

Week 3: Feb 14-Feb 18

         HW Monday

• REVIEW: Slide show on paragraphs
• WRITE blog post describing one specific incident that changed your views on education.

HW Wednesday:

• “Sh&^y “ First Draft

 

Week 4: Feb 22-Feb 25 (No Monday Classes) 

HW Monday

• Keep working on Unit One Essay

HW Wednesday

• Final Essay Unit One 
• Finish Unit One  

Week 5: Feb 28-March 4

Unit One Due 

         HW Monday

• READ AND ANNOTATE: “A Talk to Teachers” by James Baldwin
• WRITE: Blog post responding to Baldwin

         HW Wednesday

• READ AND ANNOTATE: “Research Starts with a Thesis Statement” (from Bad Ideas about Writing) and “Schools are Killing Curiosity”
• WRITE: A 300 word blog post about curiosity. What are YOU curious about?

Week 6: March 7-March 11

         HW Monday

• WRITE: a 400 Word introduction to your reflective annotated bibliography

         HW Wednesday

• WRITE: Your first source entry. Make sure you include a “quote sandwich.”  

 

Week 7: March 14-March 18

         HW Monday

• READ: “Navigating Genres” by Kerry Dirk
• WRITE: response to Dirk 
• GATHER: more sources

         HW Wednesday

• READ: “The Art of Quoting” by Graff and Birkenstein
• WRITE: Second source entry

 

Week 8: March 21-March 25

         HW Monday

• WRITE: Third (and final) source entry
• WRITE: Conclusion

         HW Wednesday

• COMPILE:  REFLECTIVE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ROUGH DRAFT
• WRITE: Reflection 

 

Week 9: March 28-April 1

HW Monday

• WRITE: RAB FINAL DRAFT

HW Wednesday

RAB FINAL DRAFT DUE

• READ:  “Annoying Ways People Use Sources” by Kyle Steadman
• WRITE: Response of 300 words to Steadman

Week 10: April 4-April 8

         HW Monday

• WRITE:  proposal for Unit 3

         HW Wednesday

• COMMENT: on peers’ proposals
• FINISH: “know your publication/ know your genre” questions

Week 11: April 11-April 14

         HW Monday

• Write a plan for Unit 3 over Spring Break 

         HW Wednesday

• Follow your Spring Break plan!

 

SPRING BREAK APRIL 15- APRIL 22

 

Week 12: April 25-April 29

         HW Monday

• Work on Unit 3. 
• Post Rough Draft of Artist Statement

         HW Wednesday

• READ AND ANNOTATE: “The Maker’s Eye” by Donald Murray
• Work on Unit 3. 

 

 Week 13: May 2-May 6

         HW Monday

• Finish Unit Three

         HW Tuesday (if applicable):

• “Shitty” First Draft of Final Reflection, using note to self in Week One as starting point.

Week 14: May 9-May 13

         HW Monday

• Draft of Final Reflection
• Check-in blog post re: final revision and portfolio. 

         HW Wednesday

• Keep working on final portfolios 

           

Week 15: May 15-16 

• Keep working on final portfolios! 

 

Final Portfolio Due:  TBA