Writing Your Way at Purdue University

English 106 0101 First-Year Composition Modules 2&3 June 16-August 8

Professor Shirley K Rose

Heavilon Hall 302; Campus: 765-494-3730; Email: roses@purdue.edu 

Course Calendar

 

Course Calendar

 

Monday

HEAV 108

 

Tuesday

HEAV 225

(Conferences Group A)

Wednesday

HEAV 108

Thursday

WTHR 212

(Computer)

Friday

HEAV 225

(Conferences

Group B)

June 16 -20

Introduction to Course

Writing Sample;

Introduction to Course Resources

Individual Conferences on sample essays and student goals for course

Intro to Profile Assignment;

Brainstorming possible profile subjects

Intro to Course Technology;

Finding info about profile subject; evaluating websites

Individual Conferences on writing sample; discuss ideas for profile subject

June 23 -27

Conducting Research for the profile; Brainstorming and practicing questions for interview of profile subject

Group  conferences on interview strategies

Peer workshop strategies; revision strategies; Revision vs. Editing

Workshop on Profile:

Using “Track changes” and “Comment” features for peer review of drafts

Group conferences on problem-solving for profile drafts

June 30 -July 4

Profile Due;

Introduction to Public Document Assignment

 

 

Group  conferences on Public Doc. ideas; searching Purdue websites

Whole class does not meet—Friday conference students have conferences today

Using a “Blog” to discuss ideas and progress on Public document; E-mail etiquette

No Class—Independence Day

 

July 7-11

Consulting with users of public documents

 

 

 

 

Group conferences on revision strategies for Public Document

DLC Tour;

Introduction to Annotated Bibliography assignment;

Brainstorming topics for Annotated Bib, Report, and Proposal

Using the CORE tutorial; Workshop on Public Document Design and format

No Class—Professor Rose attends WPA conference

July 14-18

Public Document Due; narrowing research topics; evaluating sources

Individual conferences on ideas for research topics

Writing annotations; guides to citing and documenting sources

Online Research Strategies; evaluating online sources;

Individual conferences on selection of sources

July 21-25

Peer Review of Annotated Bib (Bring full draft to class)

 

 

 

 

Individual conferences on concerns with Annotated bib and course progress to date

Annotated Bib due;

Intro toReport Assignment

Agenda

 

Integrating sources; Using Power Point to introduce proposal topic

Individual conferences to discuss progress and concerns with Report Assignment

July 28-August 1

Workshop on Report

Intro to Proposal Assignment;

Invention and activities for proposals

Individual conference on plans for proposal

Report Due;

Planning Activities for Proposal;

Audience Analysis;

Agenda

 

Document design for proposals

Group conferences to discuss progress on proposal

August 4-8

Workshop on Proposal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group conferences to discuss progress on proposals

Final workshop on Proposal

Class meets in WTHR 212

Proposal due; Presentations on Proposals; Course Evaluation

Individual conferences on course work; No coursework accepted for credit  after this date.