Note to Faculty: The following schedule, furnished by Tavya Jackson, has been created on a four essay
model. You have the option to move to three essays in ENWR100. If you decide on the latter option, you
will need to adjust by building in more conferencing and classwork and perhaps reading and homework
assignments. Remove any notes in red if you adopt this syllabus and enter the exact days of your class
meetings, either in place of or in addition to the “Class 1 and 2” placeholders. Sample portfolio assignments
will be on the webpage before the start of the semester. Note that you will have 28 classes plus a class
meeting during the examination period. Make sure to take into account any closures for Thanksgiving and
the switch on Dec. 9, designated as a “Wednesday as a Monday.”
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ENWR100: Made With Words
Course Schedule
Schedule of Reading & Writing Assignments
_ IMPORTANT _
This schedule is subject to minor change.
Page numbers refer to Made with Words (2nd edition) unless otherwise noted. Readings from
outside of our anthology or A Pocket Style Manual are all available on Canvas in the appropriate
course module.
Unit 1: Educational Experiences
Week 1
Class 1
In class: Introduction to ENWR 100. Discuss Frank Bruni’s article, “ College’s Priceless
Value: Higher Education, Liberal Arts and Shakespeare” and the summer placement
assignment. Freewriting exercise.
HW for next class: Download, print, and read the course syllabus. Read Hunter Rawlings,
“College Is not a Commodity. Stop Treating it Like One” (on Canvas:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/06/09/college-is-not-acommodity-stop-treating-it-like-one/). Finally, please bring a hard copy of the essay you
wrote over the summer for the placement assignment (about a transformative educational
experience).
Week 2
Class 1
In class: Review course policies and expectations. Discuss Rawlings. Share summer
placement essays in small groups and discuss.
HW for Thursday next class: Read John Holt, “How Teachers Make Children Hate Reading”
(53-62). Submit Course Goals assignment on Canvas.
Class 2
In class: Discuss Holt. Review section 30, “Avoiding Plagiarism” in A Pocket Style Manual
(110-13). Summarizing and paraphrasing exercise using Holt’s article.
Homework for next class: Read Richard Rodriguez, “Achievement of Desire” (173-79). Also
read pp. 107-10 in A Pocket Style Manual.
Week 3
Class 1
In class: Discuss Rodriguez. Introduce Essay 1 topic and discuss. Review criteria for central
claims/theses. Workshop on developing a working claim/question and writing a first draft.
Homework for next class: Essay 1, draft 1. Upload a copy to the appropriate assignment
spot on Canvas for instructor feedback before the beginning of class and bring a hard copy
to class.
Class 2
In class: Workshop on revising and developing a first draft, with a focus on developing and
organizing ideas.
Homework for next class: Revision exercise journal using Essay 1 drafts. Also, read section
31 in A Pocket Style Manual (113-21).
Week 4
Class 1
In class: Review MLA conventions for incorporating and citing direct quotes in essays.
Exercise to practice using quotes effectively with Essay 1 drafts.
Homework for next class: Essay 1, draft 2. Upload a copy to the appropriate assignment
spot on Canvas and bring a hard copy to class.
Class 2
In class: Workshop on introductions and conclusions. Revision exercise and peer review
focusing on introductions and conclusions, using Essay 1 drafts.
Homework for next class: Final draft of Essay 1. Upload to the appropriate assignment
spot on Canvas and turn in a hard copy at the beginning of class. Also, read Leticia Salais,
“Saying ‘Adios’ to Spanglish” (180-81).
Unit 2: Language and Identity
Week 5
Class 1
In class: Final draft of Essay 1 due. Essay 1 post-write. Introduce Unit 2. Discuss Salais.
Homework for next class: Read Robert D. King, “Should English Be the Law?” (81-91).
Journal entry on King.
Class 2
In class: Debate—Should the United States officially make English its national language?
Discuss King and debate outcome.
Homework for next class: Read Caroline Hwang, “The Good Daughter” (63-65) and Tracy
Lopez, “Non-Spanish Fluent Latinas: ‘Don’t Judge Us’” (on Canvas). Journal entry on Hwang
and Lopez.
Week 6
Class 1
In class: Discuss Hwang and Lopez, and share journal entries. Introduce Essay 2 topic and
discuss. Brainstorming exercise for Essay 2.
Homework for next class: Essay 2, draft 1. Bring a hard copy to class.
Class 2
In class: Lesson on supporting and organizing arguments. Revision exercise using Essay 2
drafts.
Homework for next class: Essay 2, draft 2. Upload a copy to the appropriate assignment
spot on Canvas for instructor feedback before the beginning of class and bring a hard copy
to class.
Week 7
Class 1
In class: Lesson on rhetoric and development/analysis. Revision exercise using Essay 2
drafts.
Homework for next class: Revision journal entry.
Class 2
In class: Clarity of prose and editing workshop. Bring A Pocket Style Manual to class.
Homework for next class: Final draft of Essay 2. Turn in as a hard copy at the beginning of
class.
Unit 3: Images as Arguments
Week 8
Class 1
In class: Final draft of Essay 2 due. Essay 2 post-write. Introduce Unit 3. Look at and
discuss sample images as a class and in small groups.
Class 2
Homework for next class: Read “The Power of Visual Arguments” (on Canvas) and Mary Jo
Kane, “Sex Sells Sex, Not Women’s Sports” (on Canvas).
In class: Discuss “The Power of Visual Arguments” and Kane. Practice analyzing
advertisements.
Homework for next class: Read Jib Fowles, “Advertising’s 15 Basic Appeals” (26-43). Journal
entry on Fowles and ads.
Week 9
Class 1
In class: Discuss Fowles and journal entries. Watch Jean Kilbourne’s Killing Us Softly 4.
Homework for next class: Read Jean Kilbourne, “Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt” (on
Canvas). Journal entry on Kilbourne.
Class 2
In class: Discuss Kilbourne’s article and video.
Homework for next class: Read Neil Postman and Steve Powers, “TV News: All the World
in Pictures” (on Canvas). Journal entry on Postman and Powers.
Week 10
Class 1
In class: Discuss Postman and Powers. Introduce Essay 3 topic and discuss. Begin working
on Essay 3.
Homework for next class: Essay 3, draft 1.
Class 2
In class: Peer review of Essay 3 drafts. Revision work on Essay 3.
Homework for next class: Essay 3, draft 2. Upload a copy to the appropriate assignment
spot on Canvas for instructor feedback before the beginning of class and bring a hard copy
to class.
Week 11
Class 1
In class: Revision exercise using Essay 3 drafts.
Homework for next class: Continue working on Essay 3.
Class 2
In class: Editing and proofreading workshop using Essay 3 drafts. Bring A Pocket Style
Manual to class.
Homework for next class: Final draft of Essay 3. Turn in as a hard copy at the beginning of
class.
Unit 4: Risky Language
Week 12
Class 1
In class: Essay 3 final draft due. Essay 3 post-write. Introduce Unit 4 and discuss. Listen to
George Carlin clip, “Soft Language” and discuss.
Homework for next class: Read Gloria Naylor, “The Meanings of a Word” (139-42) and
Beverly Gross, “Bitch” (44-52). Journal entry on Naylor and Gross.
Class 2
In class: Discuss Naylor and Gross and share journal entries.
Homework for next class: Read Andi Zeisler, “The B-Word? You Betcha” (225-28) and Lucia
Perillo, “Cripple: The Meaning of a Word” (155-59). Journal entry on Zeisler and Perillo.
Week 13
Class 1
In class: Discuss Zeisler and Perillo and share journal entries. Introduce Essay 4 topic and
discuss. Begin working on Essay 4.
Homework for next class: Essay 4 draft. Upload a copy to the appropriate assignment spot
on Canvas for instructor feedback before the beginning of class and bring a hard copy to
class.
Thanksgiving holiday—no classes
Week 14
Class 1
In class: Revision exercise using Essay 4 drafts.
Homework for next class: Final draft of Essay 4. Turn in as a hard copy at the end of class.
Class 2
In class: Work time for polishing Essay 4 final draft, due at the end of class.
Homework for next class: Read assignment for the Final Portfolio and choose at least one
of your unit essays to revise for the portfolio. Come to class prepared with whatever
questions you have about the portfolio and a copy of one essay you want to use for your
Final Portfolio.
Unit 5: The Final Portfolio
Week 15
Class 1
In class: Q&A session for the Final Portfolio and ENWR 105. Review essay you’ve chosen
for your portfolio and develop a revision plan.
Homework for next class Choose a second essay to revise for your portfolio, and begin
working on the reflective “Me as a Writer” essay for the portfolio.
Class 2
In class: Review second portfolio essay and develop a revision plan. Individual miniconferences for portfolios.
Homework for next class: Final Portfolio.
Week 16 (Final Exams)
Class will meet during the designated exam time. The exact place of our final class meeting
will be announced closed to the end of the semester. You will be expected to treat this
class meeting with the same gravity as you would a final exam. This means that if you have
other obligations (work, child-care, travel plans, etc.), you MUST make sure that they do
not interfere with your attendance of this class meeting.
Final portfolios, which are submitted in lieu of a final exam for this course, are due at the
beginning of the exam period, and must be submitted to me in person, as hard copies. I am
unable to accept late or electronic submissions except in the case of a documented
emergency. The exam period is considered our final class meeting, and we will be doing an
end-of-semester activity during this period, and we will meet for 1 hour.
Faculty: Link to Registrar's calendar to find exam schedule, last days to add/drop and other important information. For
the exam period class, most classes will meet in their regular classrooms but some will be assigned a specific time
(either the first hour or the second hour of the exam time) and a classroom.