College Composition - Exposition - Oct/Nov
Mon.
Wed.
Fri.
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16
Descriptive essay work time
Discuss Subject & Strategy Readings
HW: draft of descriptive essay to workshop/peer edit
Peer Edit descriptive essays
Self-edit descriptive essay
HW: final descriptive essay & grammar/vocab #2 due
10/7, read & annotate “Essentials on Expository Essays”
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21 - Descriptive Essay due
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Wake-up stations
HW: descriptive essay, read 281294 & journal, grammar/vocab #3
Correct grammar/vocab #3
Intro. Compare/Contrast - activity in groups
Select topics for compare/contrast - brainstorm
HW: outline, read two essays & journal,
grammar/vocab #4
Sm. Group activity - share/map the essay you read compare/contrast the different essays
Work time - compare/contrast essay
HW: draft to peer edit Wed., grammar/vocab, read third
example essay & journal
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30
Notes on sentence structures
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Intro. Grammar Tutorial Project
HW: grammar/vocab #4, draft
Correct grammar/vocab #4
Peer Edit compare/contrast essays
HW: self-edit compare/contrast, grammar/vocab #5
Hand in compare/contrast essays
Imagery activity
Work time - grammar tutorial
HW: Read 229-240 & journal, grammar tutorial,
grammar/vocab #5
2 - November
4
6
Journal - simile activity
Create your own wake-up
stations
HW: read two process essays &
journal, grammar/vocab #5
Correct grammar/vocab #5
Present Grammar tutorial projects
HW: “Coming to your senses”, grammar/vocab #6,
email me your wake-up stations
Finish grammar tutorials (if needed)
How-to-activity
Intro. Process films - select partner & topic
HW: grammar/vocab #6
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11
13
Parent-Teacher Conferences
No School
Wake-up stations, exposition & narration
HW: process film
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18
Correct grammar/vocab #6
Process films
HW: read Cause & Effect intro.
Pages 437-476, grammar/vocab
#7
Intro. Cause/effect paper
Brainstorm/activity
Process films = share next week
HW: outline cause/effect essay, finish process films,
grammar/vocab #7