English 110 2012-2013 Syllabus
Day 1
Objectives - To understand how words in English must fit together in specific
patterns to convey meaning
Classwork - Go over the class procedures and expectations
- Read "Jabberwocky"
- Teach word order in English
Homework - Paraphrase the poem "Jabberwocky" into a narrative paragraph
Day 2
Objectives - To recognize that words perform specific functions in sentences and can not
be place randomly
Classwork - Go over homework "Jabberwocky"
- Go over parts of speech
Homework - Exercise on Parts of Speech
Day 3
Objectives - To learn the types of diction to be avoided in formal writing
Classwork - Go over hmk
- Teach types of diction to avoid
- Do In Other Words exercise
Homework -
Day 4
Objectives - To learn to be conscious of shades of meaning and connotations of words
Classwork - Go over hmk
- Do F - U - N exercise
- Do Shades of Meaning exercise
- Do Senator Phogbound exercise
Homework - Strong Words exercise - Marlowe's poem
Day 5
Objectives - To learn the kinds of words to use in formal writing
Classwork - Go over hmk Marlowe's Poem
- Do ex. on wordy sentences
Homework - Read Warriner's p. 41 - 63
Day 6
Objectives - To understand the parts of a sentences and how they relate to one another
- To learn to diagram sentences to understand the relationships of the words
Classwork - Do the diagnostic exercises p. 40 - 41
- Teach Sentence Parts
- Teach types of sentences by purpose
- Diagramming - Power Point - p. 474 - 479
Homework - Diagramming handout
Day 7
Objective - To understand how the parts of a sentence relate to one another through
diagramming
Classwork - Assign Composition One - Expository writing
- Go over diagramming hmk
- Review parts of speech and parts of the sentence
Homework - Write preliminary draft of Composition One - Expository
Day 8
Objectives - To peer edit Composition One
- To review understanding of sentence parts
Classwork - Peer edit Composition One - Expository Writing
- Do Chp 2 Review P. 65 - 67
Homework - Write final draft of Composition One for tomorrow
- Read about prepositional and appositive phrases in Warriner's p. 70 - 76, 89 - 92
Day 9
Objectives - To understand the idea of the Phrase and how it functions in writing
Classwork - Turn in final draft of Composition One
- Prepositional, Appositive, and Absolute Phrases p. 70 - 76, p. 89 -92
- Ex. 1 p. 72-73; Ex. 2 p. 74
Homework - Rev. C p. 76
Day 10
Objectives - To understand how to form and use prepositional and appositive phrases
Classwork - Go over hmk
- Teach Appositive Phrases p. 89 - 92
- Do Exercise 11 p. 90
- Diagramming - Power Point - p.479 - 480, 483
Homework - Read Warriner's p. 79 - 88
Day 11
Objectives - To understand the concept of a verbal
- To understand how to form and use participles and gerunds in writing
Classwork - Teach Participles and Gerunds p. 79 - 84
- Do Ex. 1 p. 78; Ex. 5 p. 80; Ex. 6 p. 82; Ex. 7 p.83
Homework - Reread p. 85 - 89
Day 12
Objectives - To learn how to form and use infinitives in writing
Classwork - Assign Composition Two - Descriptive writing
- Teach Infinitives p. 85 - 88
- Do Ex. 8 p. 85; Ex. 10 p. 87
- Diagramming - Power Point p. 481 - 482
Homework - Write preliminary draft of Composition Two - Descriptive
- Prepare for test on Phrases
Day 13
Objectives - To peer edit Composition Two
- To assess the students' knowledge of phrases
Classwork - Peer edit Composition Two
- Test on Phrases
Homework - Rewrite final draft of Composition Two
- Read Warriner's p. 98 - 103 Clauses
Day 14 Objectives - to understand adjective clauses and how to use them
- To learn how to diagram adjectival clauses
Classwork - Prayer
- Peer edit Composition Two - Descriptive Comp
- Go over previous night's homework
- Teach adjective clauses
- Demonstrate diagramming of adjective clauses p. 483 - 484
- Writing exercise on adjective clauses
Homework - Read Warriner's p. 104 - 105
- Write the final draft of Composition Two
Day 15 Objectives - to understand adverbial clauses and how to use them
- To learn how to diagram adverbial clauses
Classwork - Prayer
- Collect the final draft of Composition Two
- Teach adverbial clauses
- Do ex. 4 p. 105 - 106
- Demonstrate diagramming of adverbial clauses p. 484
- Writing exercise on adverbial clauses
Homework - Read Warriner's p. 106 - 107
- Diagramming handout
Day 16 -
Objective - To understand noun clauses and how to use them
- To learn how to diagram noun clauses
Classwork - Prayer
- Go over previous night's homework
- Teach noun clauses
- Do ex. 5 p. 107 - 108
- Demonstrate diagramming of noun clauses p. 484 - 485
- Writing exercise on noun clauses
Homework - Read Warriner's p. 109 - 110
- Diagramming handout
Day 17 Objectives - to understand sentence structure types and how to create
Them and use them
Classwork - Prayer
- Go over previous night's homework
- Teach sentence structure types
- Do ex. 6 p. 110 - 111
- Power Point on Diagramming p. 485 - 487
- Go over examples of student's Composition Two
Homework - Review ex. A, B, C p. 115 - 117
- Test on Clauses tomorrow
Day 18 Objectives - to assess the student's knowledge of clauses and how
They are used
Classwork - Prayer
- Go over Review exercises
- Take the test on Clauses
Homework - None
Day 19
Objectives - To learn the process of writing and the types of writing
Classwork - Go over Test on Clauses
- Teach Prewriting, First Draft, Revising, Final Draft
- Teach Types of writing: Expository, Narrative, Descriptive, Argumentative
Homework: - Write a paragraph from Thanksgiving prompts
Day 20
Objectives - To understand the elements of composition and how to use them in writing
- To learn the concept of sentence unity and how to attain it
Classwork - Go over hmk: Thanksgiving paragraph
- Teach the concept of sentence Unity
- Ex. 1; Sentence Fragments; Studying Sentence Fragments
- Unrelated Details
Homework - Rewrite Exercise on handout
Day 21
Objectives - To learn the concept of sentence unity and how to attain it
Classwork - Go over hmk; rewrite exercise
- Teach Run-on Sentences/Over loaded Sentences
- Exercises on Coordination and Subordination
- Sentence Combining
Homework - Handout exercise on overloaded sentences
Day 22
Objectives - To learn the concept of sentence coherence and how to attain it
Classwork - Go over hmk: exercise on overloaded sentences
- Teach sentence coherence
- Exercise on Mixed Constructions
- Exercise on Consistent Point of View
Homework - Handout exercise on coherent expression
Day 23
Objectives - To learn the concept of sentence coherence and how to attain it
Classwork - Go over hmk: exercise on coherent expression
- Assign Composition Three - Expository
- Supply All Necessary Words: exercise on subordinating conjunctions
- Parallelism: exercises
Homework - Handout of Ex. VII-12
Day 24
Objectives - To peer edit Composition Three - Expository
- To learn the concept of sentence coherence and how to attain it
Classwork - Peer edit Composition Three - Expository
- Go over hmk: Exercise VII-12
- Keep Modifiers Close to Words They Modify; exercise on misplaced modifiers
- Bridge All Gaps Smoothly
- Recompose Ex.; Pardon Me Ex.
Homework - Rewrite final draft of Composition Three - Expository
Day 25
Objectives - To learn the concept of sentence emphasis and how to attain it
Classwork - Final Draft of Composition Three - Expository
- Teach sentence emphasis
- Exercises on Coordination and Subordination
- Exercises on Sentence Combining
- Exercise on Parallelism
Day 26
Objectives - To learn the concept of sentence emphasis and how to attain it
Classwork - Exercise on Sentence Beginning Variety
- Exercise on Inverted Word Order
- Exercise Climactic Order/Periodic Sentence
Homework - Prepare for the test on sentence unity, coherence, and emphasis
Day 27
Objective - To assess students' knowledge of sentence unity, coherence, and emphasis
Classwork - Test on sentence unity, coherence, and emphasis
Homework Day 28
Objectives - To understand the concepts of a paragraph, a topic sentence, and a controlling
idea
Classwork - Go over test on unity, coherence, and emphasis
- Teach Topic Sentence and Controlling Idea
- exercises 4A and 4B
Homework - Exercise 2 controlling idea
Day 29
Objectives - To understand the idea of a paragraph, topic sentence, and
a controlling idea
Classwork - Stated and Implied Main Ideas
- Exercise on Topic sentences
Homework - Handout on topic sentences and implied topic sentences
Day 30
Objectives - To understand the types of development of main ideas
Classwork - Teach Types of details
- Teach Gathering / Classifying Info
- Do the Listing details Ex.
Homework Day 31
Objectives - To understand the types of organization of information used to
develop main ideas
Classwork - Assign Composition Four - Narrative Writing
- Chronological / Sequential Order
- Spatial Order
- Comparison and Contrast
- Cause and Effect
Homework Day 32
Objectives - To understand the types of organization of information used to
develop main ideas
Classwork - Peer edit Composition Four - Narrative writing
- Teach Classification and Division
- Teach Definition
- Teach Deductive Reasoning - General to Particular
- Teach Inductive Reasoning - Particular to General
Homework - Rewrite final draft of Composition Four
Day 33
Objectives - To understand the concept of paragraph unity and how to attain it
Classwork - Turn in Final Draft of Composition Four
- Eliminate Unrelated Ideas
- Focus on the Controlling Idea
Homework Day 34
Objecdtives - To understand the concept of paragraph coherence and how to attain it
Classwork - Hand out and go over 10 Commandments of Coherence
- Repetion of key words
- Correct Pronoun Reference
- Use of Transition Words
Homework Day 35
Objectives - To understand the concept of paragraph coherence and how to attain it
Classwork - Parallel Construction
- Consistent Point of View
Homework Day 36
Objectives - To understand the concept of paragraph emphasis and how to attain it
Classwork - Assign Composition Five - Expository Writing
- Placement of the topic sentence
- Repetition of Key Words
Homework - Write preliminary draft of Composition Five
Day 37
Objective - To understand the concept of paragraph emphasis and how to attain it
Classwork - Peer edit Composition Five - Expository
- Order of ideas
- Sentence variety
Homework - Rewrite the final draft of Composition Five
Day 38
Objectives - To assess the students' knowledge of Unity, Coherence, and Emphasis
Classwork - Turn in final draft of Composition Five
- Test on Unity, Coherence, and Emphasis
Brain based / Movement exercises
These are incorporated into lessons when they are appropriate to the lesson. They include:
Small group peer editing of compositions
Writing partners in rewrite exercises
Board writing of sentences and sentence parts
Board writing of sentence diagrams
Jigsaw/Expert groups with sentence rewrites and diagrams
Encore Lesson Plans
Monday, Sept. 10
Objectives - to learn how to form adverbial prepositional phrases
- To learn how to use prepositional phrases as adverbs
Encore work - Exercise on identification of adverbial prepositional phrases and their
Functions, to be corrected in class
- Practice diagramming adverbial prepositional phrases
Tuesday, Sept. 11
Objectives - To learn how to form adjectival prepositional phrases
- To learn how to use prepositional phrases as adjectives
Encore work - Exercise on identification of adjectival prepositional phrases and their
Functions, to be corrected in class
- Practice diagramming adjectival prepositional phrases
Thursday, Sept. 13
Objectives - To learn how to form verbal phrases (participles and infinitives) as adjectives
- To learn how to use verbal phrases as adjectives
Encore work - Exercise on identification of verbal phrases as adjectives and their functions,
To be corrected in class
- Practice diagramming verbals phrases as adjectives
Friday, Sept. 14
Objectives - To learn how to form infinitive phrases as adverbs
- To learn how to use infinitive phrases as adverbs
Encore work - Exercise on identification of infinitive phrases as adverbs and their functions,
To be corrected in class
- Practice diagramming infinitive phrases as adverbs
Encore Lesson Plans
Monday, Sept. 17
Objectives - To learn how to form verbal noun (gerunds and infinitives) phrases
- To learn how to use verbal phrases as nouns
Encore work - Exercise on identification of verbal noun phrases and their functions, to be
Corrected in class
- Practice diagramming verbal noun phrases
Tuesday, Sept. 18
Objectives - To learn how to form appositive phrases
- To learn how to use appositive phrases
Encore work - Exercise on identification of appositive phrases and their functions, to be
Corrected in class
- Practice diagramming appositive phrases
Thursday, Sept. 20
Objectives - To assess students' knowledge of phrases and their functions
Encore work - Phrase Review Sheet, to be corrected in class
Friday, Sept. 21
Objectives - To learn how to form adjective clauses
- To learn how adjective clauses function
Encore work - Exercise on identification of adjective clauses and their functions, to be
Corrected in class
- Practice diagramming adjective clauses
Monday, Sept. 24
Objectives - To learn how to form adverbial clauses
- To learn how adverbial clauses function
Encore work - Exercise on identification of adverbial clauses and their functions, to be
Corrected in class
- Practice diagramming adverbial clauses
Tuesday, Sept. 25
Objectives - To learn how to form noun clauses
- To learn how noun clauses function
Encore work - Exercise on identification of noun clauses and their functions, to be
Corrected in class
- Practice diagramming noun clauses
Thursday, Sept. 27
Objectives - To assess students' knowledge of subordinate clauses and their functions
Encore work - Clause Review Sheet, to be corrected in class