Agenda: Week 1 (8/29 – 8/31)

Course Overview & Annotating Texts

To Do Before Monday, 8/29:

• No reading to do in advance: it’s the first day of class!

In-Class Writing:

• Write a paragraph discussing your academic interests, why you chose your major, what you enjoy reading, listening to, watching, and doing in your spare time, or anything else you want to share (include your pronouns if you wish).
• Write a short paragraph about yourself as a reader and writer. What kinds of readings and writings are you drawn to? What type do you avoid and dislike? Why do you think you lean towards certain types of texts and away from others?

To Do Before Wednesday, 8/31:

• Read “How to Read like a Writer” by Mike Bunn.
• Review “RWL” (Reading like a Writer) Power Point by Laura Westengard.

In-Class Writing:

• TBD

To Do Before Week 2:

• Read “The Memory of My Grandmother” (City Tech student essay) by Anita Jiang.
• Read “Chapter 7” from the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass.
• Read “Learning to Read” by Malcolm X.
• Review “Double-Entry Reading Journals” (Butte College).
• Watch “Understanding Genre Awareness.