Syllabus

** EAST HARTFORD ADULT EDUCATION ** ** The Writing Process Syllabus **  ** Spring 2012 ** **// Day 1 //** 6:00-6:30– Introduction Activity (Name Game); write out name, e-mail address, and phone number then expectations of course, teacher, self (on index cards that instructor keeps and re-addresses the day of Final Exam) 6:30-6:45– Laptop set-up and flash card distribution 6:45-7:00 – “Who Am I?” Finding one’s writing voice  7:00-7:30 – “How to Write Reflections;” model with Khalil Gibran’s quote “ A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?”

**// Day 2 //** 6:00-6:05 – Laptop set-up and pass out journal notebooks 6:05-6:30– Biopoem 6:30-7:00– “This I Believe: Lesson 1;” identifying Personal Essay, Personal Narrative, Personal Memoir (an essay that considers the relationship between a memorable aspect of their personal experience and its broader political, social, cultural, educational significance. The experience can be common, intense, tragic, or even humorous, but it must also reveal its relationship to the way we negotiate our lives, our political beliefs, or our roles in society.); show models on SmartBoard 7:00-7:30 – “This I Believe: Lesson 3: What Do You Think? Exercise” (individually); highlight three that you could write about

**// Day 3 //** 6:00-6:05 – Laptop Set-up 6:05-6:25 – “I Am Poem” ([]) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;">6:25-6:45 – “This I Believe: Lesson 3: Show Me the Money” (partners) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;">6:45-7:15 – “Prewriting” PowerPoint presentation; the “Show Me the Money” and “Seeing is Believing” as forms of prewriting <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;">7:15-7:30 - Choose a different form of prewriting to enhance your “Show Me the Money” topic that is based on personal experience with the goal of writing a personal essay

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**// Day 4 //** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;">6:00-6:05 – Laptop set-up <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;">6:05-6:15 – “Abstractions Poem” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;">6:15-6:30 – “Writing Thesis Statements” PowerPoint presentation <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;">6:30-7:00 – Write up a thesis statement for “Show Me the Money;” focus on the belief or insight that you will be writing about in your essay (COLLECT THESIS STATEMENTS) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;">7:00-7:30 – “Thesis Statement Checklist” modeling using a student-volunteer’s thesis

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **// Day 5 //** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:00-6:05 – Laptop set-up <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:05-6:30 – “Personal Writing Worksheet” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:30-6:45 – “Thesis Statement Checklist” using “What Do You Think Thesis Statements” as models <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:45-7:00 – “First Draft” PowerPoint presentation <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 7:00-7:30 – Write introduction around thesis statement; ALL first draft essays are due by the midterm

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **// Day 6 //** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:00-6:05 – Laptop set-up <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:05-6:30 – Introduction to [|www.etutoring.org] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:30-7:30– “Writing the Personal Essay” youtube video; continue writing introductory paragraph around the thesis statement; if finished, upload to [|www.etutoring.org] and ask for feedback on the thesis statement (follow the checklist)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **// Day 7 //** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:00-6:05– Laptop set-up <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:05-6:15 – Check [|www.etutoring.org] for feedback <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:30-7:30 – Write the first draft of essay

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **// Day 8 //** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:00-6:05– Laptop set-up <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;">6:05-6:30 – “Constructivist Poem” [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:30-7:30– “Learning to Write a Personal Narrative” youtube short video; continue writing personal essay (PRINT EACH ESSAY); give “Self Editing Checklist” worksheets to students who are done so they can edit each other’s work

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **// Day 9 //** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:00-6:05 – Laptop set-up <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;">6:05-6:15 – []; <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;">“Test-Taking Assessment;” review as a class (how can this assessment be applied to the midterm exam?) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:15-6:45 – Midterm Exam review (personal essay, personal narrative and memoir, thesis statements, 7 steps of Writing Process, prewriting techniques, first drafting, peer editing); “Thesis Statement MR” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:45-7:30 – Finish writing first draft, self-edit paper, proofread someone else’s paper (due by Day 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> HW: Study for Midterm Exam

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **// Day 10 //** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:00-6:15 – Express how you feel so far about the midterm exam. Do you feel you studied to your best potential? Why or why not? Did you take into consideration the Test-Taking Assessment when studying? What grade would you give yourself and why? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> 6:15-6:30 – Midterm Exam review (personal essay, personal narrative and memoir, thesis statements, 7 steps of Writing Process, prewriting techniques, first drafting, peer editing; I-Search 200-words reflection ) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:30-7:30 – Midterm Exam

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **// Day 11 //** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:00-6:05 – Laptop set-up <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:05-6:15 – Is it easier to edit one’s own essay or edit someone else’s essay? Why? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:15-6:30 – “6 Traits of Revision” PowerPoint presentation <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:30-6:45 – “The Art of Revision” by Wendy Burke <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:30-7:00 – SmartBoard model “Revision Checklist” using a student-volunteer’s essay <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 7:00-7:30 - Check personal essay and work on necessary revisions using “Revision Checklist” (essays due Day 12)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **// Day 12 //** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:00-6:05 – Laptop set-up <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:05-6:15 – What do you think about working on a writing assignment with someone else? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:15-6:30 – “Writing Conferencing” PPT <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:30-6:40 – Assign cooperative writing assignment (poster paper & markers) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:30-7:30 – Writing conferences while students work on their cooperative writing assignments OR paragraph/sentence strips; final drafts due Day 13

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **// Day 13 //** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:00-6:05– Laptop Set-up <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:05-6:15 – J: Why is it awkward to read your paper out loud to your peers (Peer Conferencing) when you have made the necessary revisions? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> 6:30-6:45 – “Editing” PPT; discuss difference between Revision and Editing Checklist ( [] ); show “Proofread Marks” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:45-7:00 – SmartBoard “Self-Editing Checklist;” model with a student-volunteer essay <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:45-7:00 – Self-edit personal essays based on checklist and conferencing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 7:00-7:30 – Make the necessary revisions based on “Self-Editing Checklist;” hand in personal essays

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **// Day 14 //** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> 6:00-6:17– If you had to define yourself to a stranger, offer a definition of who you are in the same way a definition is written in a dictionary, what would that definition be and why <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:17-6:30– Read “What is a Definition Essay?” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> 6:30-7:00 – Prewriting Definition Essay, “60 Topic Suggestions;” complete “Definition Prewriting Diagram”; e.g. immigration (According to [|www.thefreedictionary.com], immigration means, “To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native.” However, nowadays, immigration is more associated with stereotypes and racial profiling.) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 7:00-7:30 – Choose a different form of Prewriting technique or strategy about the definition term you will be writing about

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **// Day 15 //** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> 6:00-6:15– “Definition of Stranger” by Idra Novey Think-Aloud <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:15-6:30 – SmartBoard a model of an outline based on the word Immigration <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:30-7:00 – Choose the best dictionary definition and then write a personal definition; write a thesis statement using the “Thesis Statement Checklist” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 7:00-7:30 – Based on the Definition Prewriting Diagram and the prewriting technique, write an outline of how you will write the essay

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:00-6:05 – Laptop set-up <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:05-6:15 – You are a reporter for the local newspaper and have to choose one word to define the East Hartford Adult Education program. What would the word be and why? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:15-6:30 – Finalize outline <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:30-7:30 – Write the introductory paragraph of definition essay <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 7:00-7:30 – Continue writing first draft
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> // Day 16 // **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **// Day 17 //** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:00-6:05 – Laptop set-up <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:05-6:15 – J: What word did you choose to write your Definition Essay about and why did you choose it. Be specific? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:15-7:30 – Complete the first draft of Definition Essays (due Day 16)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **// Day 16 //** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:00-6:05 – Laptop set-up <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:05-6:15 – Use [|www.etutoring.org] to focus on sentence structure (run-on and fragment sentences) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:15-6:30 – Using the “Revision Checklist” revise definition essays <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:30-7:00 – Self-edit essays using “Self-Editing Checklist” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 7:00-7:30 – “Peer Edit with Perfection” PPT

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **// Day 17 //** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:00-6:05 – Laptop set-up <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:05-6:15 – Check feedback from [|www.etutoring.org] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:15-6:30 – SmartBoard “Peer Editing Form” using student-volunteer essay <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:30-7:30 – Peer edit personal essays using “Peer Editing Form”

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **// Day 18 //** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:00-6:05 – Laptop set-up <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:05-6:15 – Check feedback from [|www.etutoring.org] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:15-7:00 – Edit definition essays based on peer editing rather than Writing Conferences <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 7:00-7:30 – Final Exam Review

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **// Day 19 //** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:00-6:05 – Laptop set-up <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:05-6:15 – Fill out Outcome Information Forms <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:15-6:30 – In pairs, brainstorm at least 10 places online and offline where you could publish your essays; list on board <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 6:30-7:30 – Make final changes to essays in order to upload to Wikispace <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;"> 7:00-7:30 – Final Exam Review

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **// Day 20 //** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;">6:00-6:17– J: Write a reflection on the entire course, collection of HW assignments, re-address expectations, and completion of Winter 2011-2012 Evaluation <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;">6:17-6:30 – Final Exam Review <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 13pt;">6:30-7:30 – Final Exam