Ms. Schmalz’s Syllabus
This syllabus is subject to change. You are responsible for any changes made in class, sent over
email, or posted on Western Online (WO).
Class: 315; Lab: 319 (Note which room we are in next to the date)
Readings from Joining the Conversation will be labeled JC; readings from A Pocket Style
Manual will be labeled PSM; readings from Guide to ENG 180 will be labeled Guide. Bring JC,
Guide, and PSM to all class meetings.
Date
Tues., Aug. 26: Lab
Thurs., Aug. 28: Class
Tues., Sept. 2: Lab
Thurs., Sept. 4: Class
(Sept. 4 is the last day of
restricted reg. & drop w/t a
“W”)
Tues., Sept. 9: Lab
Thurs., Sept. 11: Class
Tues., Sept. 16: Lab
Thurs., Sept. 18: Class
Tues., Sept. 23: Lab
Thurs., Sept. 25: Class
Due
Introduction to the course, Icebreaker, Diagnostic Essay assignment
sheet
Due: Student Survey (at the end of class) Can submit to Western
Online until 5:00 p.m.
Writing to Reflect and Analyzing Advertisements / Song Lyrics
Read: JC 96-103, 121-52, 3-25, and 28-32; Guide 1-11 and 25-26
Paper 1 Assignment Sheet
Song Analysis Presentations
Read: Guide 47-49 and 71-75
Due: Diagnostic Essay – Due at the beginning of class
Finish Song Analysis Presentations & Evaluating What You Read
Summary Assignment Sheet
Read: JC 60-65 and Simpkins Hall from Haunted Macomb
Summarizing – Saved by the Bell
Read: JC 515-518; PSM 109-110
Writing an Analytical Essay and Developing a Thesis Statement
Short peer review for summary assignment
Read: JC 233-269 and 536-545; Guide 77-82
Review Paper 1 Assignment Sheet
Due: Advertisements for Paper 1 – JC 252
The Differences Among Summary, Analysis, and Evaluation - Taken
Read: JC 208-32 and 272-276
Due: Summary at the beginning of class
Academic Honesty, Organizing and Drafting, and Designing Your
Document
Read: JC 522-532, 548-569, 592-594, and 596-616; PSM 107-117;
Guide 50-67
Due: Taken activity & Advertisements for paper 1
Class Cancelled for Conferences: Bring a typed, printed copy of your
Paper 1 draft
Class Cancelled for Conferences: Bring a typed, printed copy of your
Paper 1 draft
Tues., Sept. 30: Lab
Thurs., Oct. 2: Class
Tues., Oct. 7: Lab
Thurs., Oct. 9: Class
Tues., Oct. 14: Lab
Thurs., Oct. 16: Class
Tues., Oct. 21: Lab
Thurs., Oct. 23: Class
Tues., Oct. 28: Lab
Thurs., Oct. 30: Class
(Sun., Nov. 2: last day to
drop a class; last day for
total university
withdrawal)
Tues., Nov. 4: Lab
Thurs., Nov. 6: Class
Tues., Nov. 11: Lab
Thurs., Nov. 13: Class
Tues., Nov. 18: Lab
Thurs., Nov. 20: Class
Analyzing Television / Revising and Editing and Mock Peer Review
Read: JC 632-642
Peer Review Workshop
Due: Complete, typed draft of Paper 1
Evaluating and Writing an Evaluative Essay (Zombies)
Paper 2 Assignment Sheet / View movie trailers
Read: JC 306-334
Due: Final Draft of Paper 1 at the beginning of class
Writing an Evaluative Essay and Writing with Style (Lifeboat Activity
& Facebook)
Read: JC 618-629; Guide 82-86; PSM 1-6
Peer Review Workshop
Due: Complete, typed draft of Paper 2
Defining a Problem and Finding Solutions
Read: JC 33-48 and 154-176
Paper 3 assignment sheet
Due: Final Draft of Paper 2 due at the beginning of class
Finding a Conversation and Writing to Inform (Research Scaffold)
Read: JC 336-339 and 369-399; Guide 86-92
MLA Citations - Extra Credit Activity
Read: JC 460-475 and 480-506
Due: Paper 3 topic idea
Peer Review Workshop
Due: Complete, typed draft of Paper 3
Library Day
Read: JC 572-594 and 647-685; PSM 121-158
Movie TBD - Taking Notes, and Writing to Inform
Read: JC 177-205, 506-510, and 512-514
Taking Notes and Writing to Inform continued
Annotated Bibliographies and Documenting Sources scavenger hunt
Read: JC 476-477; Guide 92-97
Annotated Bibliography Assignment Sheet
Paper 4 Assignment Sheet
Due: Final Draft of Paper 3 due at the beginning of class
Library Day
Annotated Bibliography and Paper 4 work day
Bring: Sources & Notes
Read: JC 339-368
Writing to Persuade and Choosing Evidence
Persuasive Writing Presentations
Read: JC 402-411 and 430-453; Guide 119-124
Due: Annotated Bibliography due at the end of class
Nov. 24 – Nov. 28
Tues., Dec. 2: Lab
Thurs., Dec. 4: Class
Tues., Dec. 9: Lab
Thurs., Dec. 11: Class
Final Exam
Tuesday, 1:00 PM or
Thursday, 10:00 AM
No Class: Thanksgiving Break
Class Canceled for Conferences: Bring a typed, printed copy of your
Paper 4 draft
Class Canceled for Conferences: Bring a typed, printed copy of your
Paper 4 draft
Peer Review Workshop
Read: JC 596-616
Due: Complete draft of Paper 4
Last Day of Class: Writing the Reflective Essay on Your Writing
Assignment Sheet for Reflective Essay on Your Writing
Due: Final Draft of Paper 4 due at beginning of class
Reflective Essay on Your Writing
[Note: Look up the final exam schedule here-http://www.wiu.edu/registrar/exams.php]
Have a great winter break!