Adjunct Professor Jessica Whitmore
EH 093
English Building 102
Fall 2007
Tuesday and Thursday 5:30 – 6:45pm
CONTACT INFORMATION: whitmorej@nacc.edu office hours will be by
appointment only, Office #115 in English Building. Phone Ext. 728
REQUIRED TEXT: McWhorter, Kathleen. Expressways for Writing Scenarios from
Paragraph to Essay. New York: Pearson/Longman, 2007. (with the mywritinglab.com
software)
SUGGESTED TEXT: A dictionary and thesaurus suitable for college
Course Outline
Jan. 8
Syllabus, Course Outline, What we are doing and Why we are here,
Preview Exercises
REVIEW: Part VI of textbook
Jan. 10
Review of the Basics
READ: Ch. 8, Process
Jan. 15
Discussion of Ch. 8
READ: Ch. 12, Comparison and Contrast
Jan. 17
Discussion of Ch. 12
READ: Ch. 10, Classification
Jan. 22
Discussion of Ch. 10
READ: Ch. 17, Writing Essay Exams and Taking Competency
Tests
Jan. 24
Process Essay: 30 minute practice (dr. appt.), small workshop, assignment
Jan. 29
Process Essay: 30 minute practice (get a date), small workshop
Jan. 31
Process Essay: 50 minute essay GRADED (hobby)
Feb. 5
Process Essay: 30 minute practice (boil an egg), small workshop
Feb. 7
Process Essay: 30 minute practice (make good coffee) small workshop
Feb. 12
Process Essay: 50 minute essay GRADED (diaper or computer)
Feb. 14
Compare/Contrast: 30 minute practice (high school vs college), small
workshop, essay guideline packet
Feb. 19
Compare/Contrast: Chapter 4, 30 minute practice (chocolate vs. peanut
butter)
Feb. 21
Compare/Contrast: 50 minute essay GRADED (high school vs. college)
Feb. 26
Compare/Contrast: Chapter 4, 30 minute practice (school vs. working)
Feb. 28
NO CLASS - work on mywritinglab.com assignments
Mar. 4
Compare/Contrast: 50 minute essay GRADED (character OR music)
Mar. 6
Classification: Chapter 5, 30 minute practice (pollution)
Mar. 11
Classification: Chapter 15
Mar. 13
Classification: 50 minute essay GRADED (music OR sports OR
holidays)
SPRING BREAK: March 17 – 21 NO CLASS
Mar. 25
Classification: 30 minute practice (friends), small workshop
Mar. 27
Classification: Chapter 16
Mar. 25
Classification: 50 minute essay GRADED (travel OR places)
Mar. 27
Practice the Process Essay and Chapter 17
April 1
Practice the Compare/Contrast Essay
April 3
NO CLASS *Last Day to Drop – work on writinglab.com assignments
April 8
Practice the Classification Essay
April 10
MAKE-UP DAY for any missed class exams
April 15
FINAL
April 22
Anyone who missed the final will take the make-up on this date
ASSIGNMENT/ASSESSMENT:
Practice Essay I
Practice Essay II
Practice Essay III
Practice Essay IV
Practice Essay V
Practice Essay VI
Participation and Attendance
Final Essay
Total
100 points
100 points
100 points
100 points
100 points
100 points
100 points
300 points
1000 points
A : 900 – 1000 points
B : 899 – 800 points
C : 799 – 700 points
D : 699 – 600 points
F : 599 – 0 points
*Participation is based on student involvement in class discussions,
workshops, and exercises on mywritinglab.com. My grading of each essay
will become increasingly critical as you learn more and practice more
throughout the semester.