E100-MW Unit 2 Assignment and Agenda

E100-MW Unit 2 Culminating Assignment and Agenda

E100-Unit 2 Agenda and Culminating Assignment

Posted on 9/24 by Professor Ogden. Please check back every Friday for any updates or revisions.

UNIT TWO: REFLECTION—4 weeks

A recap of Unit 1, and an introduction to Unit 2:

Unit 1 was all about reading, annotating, comprehending, note-taking, describing, and detailing. Unit 2 will ask us to use our reflection and analysis skills (the “think aloud” stuff we practiced the first 4 weeks of class) and BUILD UPON the reading, description, and detail skills we learned in the first 4 weeks, to compose a Unit 2 Final Assessment: a 4- page shaped Reflection Essay.

 

As always, there are several stages, steps, readings, group work, grammar assignments, and small assignments we will complete over the next 4 weeks of this unit in order to prepare ourselves for the Final Assessment at the end of this unit—a 4- page,  shaped Reflection Essay. Be sure to record the daily assignments we do onto this sheet so that you can keep track of them, and be prepared to have these checked randomly throughout the 3-week unit, and formally turned in at the end of the unit.  

 

Ongoing: you will continue to free-write in your journals 3 times per week, on your own time, for 10 minutes a minimum at each session; try to add 2 minutes to each session, if you can—you should get to 25 pages total (minimum) in your Spiral Notebooks by the end of Unit Two. You will also read and annotate all assigned readings, except for HACKER, for which you should produce 1 page of Cornell-Style notes.

 

The Final Assessment for Unit 2–Essay Assignment:

Warning: The goal of this essay should NOT be to learn something most people already know.

 

P 151 in RCWW text: “Write a reflective essay based on something you experienced or observed. Describe this occasion vividly so that readers can understand what happened and will care about what you have to say about it. In reflecting on the particular occasion, make some general statements exploring its possible meanings or cultural significance. Consider what the occasion might imply about how people in our society behave towards one another, what they value, and what assumptions or stereotypes they may hold consciously or unconsciously. Think of reflective writing as a stimulating conversation in which you seek to expose—and perhaps question—your readers’ attitudes and beliefs as well as your own.”

 

Essay Parameters and Expectations:

1. You are required to use 10 new vocabulary words that you’ve learned in the first 6 weeks of class from your readings; highlight these 10 new words with a highlighter on your final draft. Warning: Do not use words you don’t understand, or words that don’t fit into the tone or style of your essay.

 

2. You should apply what you’ve learned from the first essay—description, detail, vivid introductions and conclusions which leave readers with a larger scope and idea—to deepen the meaning of a challenging and unique experience you’ve been through. The essay will include a reflective aspect in which you explore the significance of your experience: what does it matter to the reader? What does the experience reveal about American Society and its values?

 

3. Attach a “Reflection Letter to Prof. Ogden” with your final draft. This single-spaced, 1-page composition should follow MLA Business Letter format and should have a complete explanation of how you’ve addressed each of the content requirements. (This does not count toward the four pages).

 

4. Display the following: Consistent and believable attempt to create intended impression; emphasis on scenery and descriptive detail over summary; focused and organized paragraphs; thoughtful and vivid diction; effective use of dialogue; well-chosen organizational structure to the essay which balances scenes with reflection; clear and thoughtful attempts to make the essay relevant to readers; Complex consideration of cultural values and assumptions.

 

5. Typed, double-spaced, 12-point font, utilizing MLA formatting, and stapled with margins at 1” to 1.25”

 

CHANGES FROM ROUGH DRAFT TO FINAL DRAFT MUST BE 30% OR MORE AND HIGHLIGHTED ON THE FINAL DRAFT.

 

DUE DATE: Thursday, Nov. 5^th OR Wednesday, November 4, depending upon your class meeting times.

 

Assignment Schedule:  Please use the following assignment schedule as a GUIDELINE for the major readings and assignments we’ll do in this unit. Please WRITE IN ON YOUR OWN any small assignments given out in class. Please have readings read and annotated by the DATE ON WHICH THEY’RE LISTED FOR DISCUSSION. Hacker—please preview the material and create 1 page of notes before coming to class. You do not have to complete the grammar assignments.

 

September 30-October 7

Wednesday: Unit 1 Essay is due on Wednesday;  on Wednesday we’ll discuss Goldberg leftovers. Homework: Read/Annotate RCWW “A Universe Lies on the Sidewalks of New York” by Steven Doloff; Type your response to “Read to Analyze Assumptions.” Preview Hacker: “Problems with Pronouns”  section G3 Monday: You will be assigned vocabulary groups. Quiz on Unit 1 concepts. Journals; RCWW Ch. 4 “Reflection” pgs. 150-163.

**For Homework: be sure to check what we’re doing for THE NEXT CLASS as well; You should have those readings listed annotated and read PRIOR to coming to class.

 October 12-15

M/W: Monday:  Goldberg Elkton, Minnesota; Listening; Journals and Grammar;  RCWW: “Comes a Turtle, Comes the World” by Carl Safina. Homework: Type your freewrite from “Considering ideas for your own writing” for “Comes a Turtle.”  Wednesday:  Unit 1 essay Conferences; Read RCWW: “Peeling Bananas” by Wendy Lee. Homework: Read RCWW “Diving into the Gene Pool” by Carolina A. Miranda and type “A Special Reading Strategy: Comparing and Contrasting Related Readings” p.184.

 

October 19-23

Monday: RCWW “Whose Body Is This?” by Katherine Haines and RCWW “A Guide to Writing Reflective Essays” Homework: Typed observation/reflection “draft”; Wednesday: Review drafts; Expand drafts; Review RCWW “A Guide to Writing Reflective Essays” Homework:  Type responses to “Reflecting on What You Have Learned” p. 213-14; Bring 3 copies of Reflection-Essay draft for Monday.

 

October 26-30

Monday:  RCWW “Reading a Draft Critically” and “Revising” pgs. 210-214 & Peer Review Workshop.  Homework: Revise your essays and bring in 1 clean copy for Wednesday; Wednesday:  Self-Grading exercise; RCWW: “Using Time Cues to Orient Readers” p.208 and “Considering a Useful Sentence Strategy” pg. 209. Homework: Revise Essay 2 again, and bring clean copy on Monday;

 

November 2-6: Final Essays due second class of this week

Monday;  Hacker: “Sentence Style” section, review S4, “Shifts.” Self-identify fragments, run-ons, pronoun usage, shifts, spelling, sentence variety, and MLA Format. *Bring highlighters today. Goldberg: Syntax;  Homework: Prepare “Letter to Prof. Ogden” and Final draft of Unit 2 Essay: 4-page Reflection Essay. Wednesday; Turn in Unit 2 Packets; Receive Unit 3 (In-Class Essay); Vocabulary Presentations 1,2,3. Quiz/Exam on Reflection Essays & Grammar Concepts so far.