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= **ITT: Composition I** = = =

**Syllabus:** [[file:GE117_35_Syllabus.pdf]]

 * Course Description:** This course covers phases of the writing process, with special emphasis on the structure of writing and techniques for writing clearly, precisely and persuasively.

= **Resources** =
 * Writing Process
 * Illustration
 * Comparison/Contrast
 * Persuasion
 * Cause and Effect
 * Peer Review
 * Resume

Textbooks:
Nadell, Judith, Linda McMeniman and John Langan. The Longman Writer, Brief Edition: Rhetoric and Reader, 5th ed. New York: Longman, 2003.

Harris, Muriel. Prentice Hall Reference Guide, 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2008.

Grammar and Writing References:
[|Grammar, Writing and Principles of Composition]

How to Complete Your Assignments:
Example of one page assignment :

Rules of the 5 Paragraph Essay:

Peer Review Worksheet:

Compare and Contrast Outline:

March 20, 2010

 * Housekeeping: Sign in, Answer expository questionnaire, hand out syllabus, check for who has their books!
 * Teacher Introduction
 * Syllabus Review + Q & A
 * Student Introductions
 * How the class will be organized.
 * Overview of the writing process.
 * Pre-Assessment

**Assignment 1:**

 * 1) ===Send me an email with your contact info===
 * 2) ===Read: Longman Writer pp. 15–35 ===
 * 3) ===Prentice Hall Ref. Guide pp. 6–13 ===
 * 4) ===Home Work: Longman Exercises 4,5,6 pg.36===

March 27, 2010
=ITT is currently in the process of finding a substitute for Saturday's class. Please check back later this afternoon/evening for updates.=
 * Quiz on Longman and Prentice Hall Reading
 * 15 minute free write.
 * Presentation: Basic Structure Essay Format (5 paragraph)
 * Activity 1: Review Basic Structure Essay Rubric
 * Presentation: Narrow your topic, Tone and Word Choice, Ways to start an Introductory Paragraph.
 * Activity 2: RAFT
 * Using Examples and Explanations to Extend your paragraphs.

April 3, 2010

 * Your 5 paragraph essay is due on Saturday April 10, 2010.
 * Remember RAFT:
 * Writer's (R)ole: Writing a Narrative (first person, "I")
 * (A)udience: Reader's of a magazine on Parenting.
 * (F)ormat: Five Paragraph Essay
 * (T)opic: Childhood
 * The purpose of this assignment is to introduce you to a Narrative, Five Paragraph Essay. Later, the objective will be for you to start comparing and contrasting different types of essays.
 * Use Arial or Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double spaced.
 * The Longman Exercises are also due on April 10, 2010.
 * Here is the basic structure format for a five paragraph essay: [[file:The 5 Paragraph Essay Format.pdf]]

April 10, 2010

 * Writer's workshop

April 17, 2010

 * Essays due by Friday.
 * Completed exercises 1,2,3 on pages 129/130 in The Longman Writer.

April 24, 2010

 * Writer's Workshop II: Comparison and Contrast Essay
 * Write the rough draft in class.
 * Final Draft Due by Saturday May 1st.
 * Discuss next Saturdays class.

May 1, 2010
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 * Final draft of Compare/Contrast essay due to me by email on Saturday 5.1.10: EdPsych4U@gmail.com
 * Watch the YouTube video on writing a Thesis Statement.
 * If, for some reason, you cannot view the video, read pages 39 through 43 in your Longman Writer text.
 * Complete Exercise #4 on page 44 (type your answers into a Word Document).
 * Email me the document along with your essay.

May 8 & 15, 2010

 * In class essay writing.
 * One to one instruction regarding personal writing style, mechanics, word usage, organization, pre-writing strategies and rough draft revision.

May 22, 2010

 * Assignment: [[file:Take Home Essay.pdf]]