WRIT 104-002
Julie McDade
Workplace Communications
Fall 2010
Tentative Calendar
Traits Evaluated
and Points
Possible
Date
Wed.
9/8
Fri.
9/10
Mon.
9/13
Letter Ideas
5 pts.
Wed.
9/15
Pretest Scores
5 pts.
Fri.
9/17
Test
10 pts.
Mon.
9/20
Checklist
5 pts.
Posttest 100
pts.
Wed.
9/22
Class
Trait
Achievement
Technologies
SkillsTutor
Overview of Class/
Letter to Teacher
Assignment
Introduction to
SkillsTutor
DGP
Take LAC Pretests in
class.
http://www.myskillstutor.com
Take Writing Pretests in
class.
http://www.myskillstutor.com
LETTER TO TEACHER
DUE
PRETEST SCORES DUE
Read Chapter 1
Review PowerPoint on
Julie’s website.
TEST CHAPTER 1
Group by discipline/
choose name and type
of fictitious business.
Review pages 20-22
(Writing in Groups)
Letter Checklist
Group Business
Description Assignment
What is a rough draft?
1
Language Arts C
Pretests
o Capitalization
o Punctuation
o Usage
o Spelling
Writing Pretests
o Language
Mechanics
o Lang. Usage
o Sentence
Structure
o Clear Writing
& Paragraphs
TURN IN PURPLE
SHEET WITH ALL
8 PRETEST
SCORES.
LAC
Capitalization
Posttest Due
Recorded 4 p.m.
Quiz 5 pts.
All traits
30 pts.
Fri.
9/24
Mon.
9/27
Wed.
9/29
Fri.
10/1
Mon.
10/4
Chapter Test
10 pts.
Posttest 100
pts.
Wed.
10/6
Fri.
10/8
Ideas, Org.,
Word Choice,
Conventions
20 pts.
Mon.
10/11
SYLLABUS QUIZ
Work on Group
Business Description
GROUP
BUSINESS
DESCRIPTION DUE
Overview of
6 Traits of
Good Writing
Ideas,
organization,
voice/tone,
sent. fluency,
word choice,
conventions
Practice
scoring
ideas on
two writing
samples.
Chapter 2/4 Direct
Instruction
Read Chapter 2 (pages
23-38)
Read Graphics Section
of Ch. 4 (pages 109128)
Learn Business Card
Design
Group Business Card
Assignment
Parallel Structure
Practice / Work in
groups
TEST CHAPTER 2/4
Get Specific Activity
Learn Letter Formats/
Read 191-193;
Bullets & Lists Read
190,194,195;
Group Sales Letter
Assignment
Read 50-51
GROUP BUSINESS
CARD DUE AT END OF
CLASS PERIOD
2
LAC Punctuation
Posttest Due
Recorded 4 p.m.
All traits
30 pts.
Posttest 100
pts.
Wed.
10/13
GROUP SALES LETTER
DUE
Fri.
10/15
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Big Blast of Science
Voice Rewrite
Police Blotter
Organization
Voice/Tone
LAC Usage
Posttest Due
Recorded 4 p.m.
Write an in-class
practice memo
Memo
3 points when
all correct
Mon.
10/18
Wed.
10/20
All traits
30 pts.
Fri.
10/22
Mon.
10/25
Posttest 100
pts.
Wed.
10/27
Fri.
10/29
Test 10 pts.
Mon.
11/1
Wed.
11/3
Fri.
11/5
SkillsTutor Progress
Report Assignment
Read 88-90
Work on SkillsTutor
Progress Report
In-class memo
corrections
PROGRESS REPORT
Word Choice
DUE
Keep it Simple Activity
Introduction to
Inclusive Language
Read 212-215
LAC Spelling
Posttest Due
Recorded 4 p.m.
Inclusive Language
Résumé Assignment
Packet
Read 52-63
INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE
TEST
Work on Résumés
Individual Conferences
Crafting Good
Sentences
Sentence Structure
Subject/Predicate
Predicate Nominatives
Predicate Adjectives
Direct Objects
Indirect Objects
3
Sentence
Fluency
Posttest 100
pts.
Mon.
11/8
Wed.
11/10
Fri.
11/12
10 pts. extra
credit
Peer Review 3
points
Instructions Assignment
Conventions
Read 64-67
Check Instructions
Topic
Headings and
Subheadings
Show Instructor Rough
Draft of Instructions
Mon.
11/15
RÉSUMÉ EXTRA CREDIT
(Bring in your typed
résumé for review by
Career Services rep.)
Work on instructions
and résumé.
Wed.
11/17
BRING COMPLETED
Peer Review
INSTRUCTIONS
ASSIGNMENT TO CLASS
Posttest 100
pts.
All traits
30 pts.
Writing
Language
Mechanics
Posttest Due
Recorded 4 p.m.
Fri.
11/19
Headings Review for
Instructions assignment
Possession
Review
Mon.
11/22
INSTRUCTIONS DUE
Compound
Sentences
Wed.
11/24
NO CLASS
Fri.
11/26
NO CLASS
4
Writing
Language Usage
Posttest Due
Recorded 4 p.m.
0-30 pts.
Incident
Report
15 pts.
Mon.
11/29
Wed.
12/1
Posttest 100
pts.
Fri.
12/3
30 more pts.
Mon.
12/6
How to Write an
Incident Report
RÉSUMÉ I DUE—0-30
Points
INCIDENT REPORT
DUE- Hand written on
form provided.
Résumé conferences
Flyer Assignment
Writing Sentence
Structure
Posttest Due
Recorded 4 p.m.
Revise résumé/
conference with
instructor.
Work on flyer and
SkillsTutor
FINAL ERROR-FREE
RÉSUMÉ DUE BY 4 P.M.
Wed.
12/8
Finish lessons in
SkillsTutor
Flyer 5 pts.
Posttest 100
pts.
Fri.
12/10
FLYER DUE
Contest Prize Awarded
Final Test
30 pts.
Mon.
12/13
OPEN BOOK TEST (15 PTS.)+WRITING
ASSIGNMENT (15 PTS.)
NOON - 2P.M.
Writing Clear
Writing and
Paragraphs
Posttest Due
Recorded 4 p.m.
Classes do not meet at their normally scheduled times during final week. See the COT website
for final exam schedule that will show when all your final tests will be given.
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