Weekly Schedule Spring 2016
ENC 1101—College Composition I
Professor David W. Freeman
Email: dfreeman9@valenciacollege.edu
Phone: 407-582-1207
Week
1
Jan 10-16
2
Jan 17-23
Office: 5-241
Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00-9:45 AM and 2:30-3:45 PM
Online Hours: 9:00-11:30 AM
Tuesday
Welcome & Introductions
Syllabus
Textbook Tour
Introduction to Narration
75R “Shooting an Elephant” Orwell
Intro to Paper #1—PERSONAL NARRATIVE
Note: Campus closed 1/18 for MLK Holiday
3
Jan 24-30
4
Jan 31-Feb 6
5
Feb 7-13
6
Introduction the Description
75R “Fifth Avenue Uptown” Baldwin;
“Once More to the Lake” Orwell
LS W4 (Developing Paragraphs)
Introduction to Definition
75R “What is Poverty?” Parker;
“The Company Man” Goodman
LS L1 (Appropriate Words) & L10 (Englishes)
75R “The Green-Eyed Monster . . .” Epstein;
“Pride” Gilb; “Blaxicans . . .” Rodriguez
LS R1-R4 (Research Process & Using Sources)
Library Research Day
Feb 14-20
7
Feb 21-27
8
Feb 28-Mar 5
Introduction to Comparison & Contrast
75R “Grant and Lee . . .” Catton;
“Two Views of the Mississippi” Twain
LS 8, 11 (Rhetorical & Literary Analysis)
75R “Two Ways to Belong in America”
Mukherjee
Thursday
Critical Reading & Writing as a Process
LS W1-W4; W14 (Writing/Reading Strategies)
75R “Salvation” Hughes
75R “Grandmother’s Victory” Angelou; “Coming
to an Awareness of Language” X
LS S 1-3 (Elements of a Sentence; Fragments;
Comma-Splices/Fused Sentences)
75R “A Partial Remembrance . . .” Ortiz-Cofer;
“Beneath My House” Erdrich
LS L6-L7 (Unnecessary Words; Adjectives &
Adverbs)
PEER REVIEW OF PERSONAL NARRATIVE DRAFT!
PAPER 1 DUE!
75R “Meanings of a Word” Naylor
Intro to Paper #2—DEFINITION/DIVISION &
CLASSIFICATION
Introduction to Division & Classification
75R “Growing Up Asian in America” Noda;
“Predictable Crises of Adulthood” Sheehy
75R “The Truth About Lying” Viorst;
“Doublespeak” Lutz;
“What Secrets Tell” Sante
PEER REVIEW OF DEFINITION/DIVISION DRAFT!
PAPER 2 DUE!
75R “The Men We Carry in Our Minds” Sanders;
“Neat People vs. Sloppy People” Britt
Intro to Paper #3—Comparison & Contrast
75R “Like Mexicans” Soto
Intro to Paper #3—COMPARISON & CONTRAST
Please note that this calendar represents a general outline of major topics and primary readings only. Every
class session will involve additional activities and in-depth discussions, and most topics will include
additional homework assignments, Internet research and videos, and short writing assignments not listed
here.
Items on this calendar are listed on the date they are due/to be discussed. This means reading/writing
assignments should be completed BEFORE the date listed to be ready for class. All dates subject to change at the
instructor’s discretion; notice of such changes will be made in class and/or via Blackboard in Announcements.
Weekly Schedule Spring 2016
ENC 1101—College Composition I
Professor David W. Freeman
Email: dfreeman9@valenciacollege.edu
Phone: 407-582-1207
Monday
Week
9
Mar 6-12
10
Mar 13-19
11
Mar 20-26
12
Mar 27-Apr 2
13
Apr 3-9
14
Apr 10-16
15
Office: 5-241
Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00-9:45 AM and 2:30-3:45 PM
Online Hours: 9:00-11:30 AM
Wednesday
Spring Break—Supplemental Reading
75R “A Modest Proposal” Swift; “To Any Would-be Terrorists” Nye;
“Why I Want a Wife” Brady; “Let Them Eat Dog” Foer
LS W7 (Arguments)
Introduction to Argument & Persuasion
75R “Shouting ‘Fire!’” Dershowitz ;
75R “Tapping into Text Messaging” Kornblum;
“Should This Student Have Been Expelled?”
“Texting in Class is Rampant”
Hentoff
75R “A Modest Proposal” Swift;
75R “To Any Would-be Terrorists” Nye;
“Let Them Eat Dog” Foer
“Why I Want a Wife” Brady
PEER REVIEW OF COMPARE/CONTRAST DRAFT
Intro to Paper #4—Movie Review
PAPER 3 DUE!
75R “Superman and Me” Alexie’;
“An Indian Father’s Plea” Lake
In-Class Movie Day
In-Class Movie Day
75R “Writing Drafts” Marius;
“Desperation Writing” Elbow
PEER REVIEW OF MOVIE REVIEW DRAFT
PAPER 4 DUE!
Course Review
Apr 17-23
16
Apr 24-30
Final Exam Week
Spring Grades DUE Monday, May 2
Final Exam Week
Spring Grades DUE Monday, May 2
Items on this calendar are listed on the date they are due/to be discussed. This means reading/writing
assignments should be completed BEFORE the date listed to be ready for class. All dates subject to change at the
instructor’s discretion; notice of such changes will be made in class and/or via Blackboard in Announcements.
Weekly Schedule Spring 2016
ENC 1101—College Composition I
Professor David W. Freeman
Email: dfreeman9@valenciacollege.edu
Phone: 407-582-1207
Assigned Textbook Readings
Week
1
Jan 10-16
2
Jan 17-23
3
Jan 24-30
4
Jan 31-Feb 6
5
Feb 7-13
6
Office: 5-241
Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00-9:45 AM and 2:30-3:45 PM
Online Hours: 9:00-11:30 AM
(To Be Read BEFORE Each Week Starts)
LS W1-W4; W14 (Writing/Reading Strategies)
75R “Salvation” Hughes
75R “Shooting an Elephant” Orwell; “Grandmother’s Victory” Angelou;
“Coming to an Awareness of Language” X
LS S 1-3 (Elements of a Sentence; Fragments; Comma-Splices/Fused Sentences)
75R “Fifth Avenue Uptown” Baldwin; “Once More to the Lake” Orwell;
“A Partial Remembrance . . .” Ortiz-Cofer; “Beneath My House” Erdrich
LS W4 (Developing Paragraphs); L6-L7 (Unnecessary Words; Adjectives & Adverbs)
75R “What is Poverty?” Parker; “The Company Man” Goodman; “Meanings of a Word” Naylor
LS L1 (Appropriate Words) & L10 (Englishes)
75R “The Green-Eyed Monster . . .” Epstein; “Pride” Gilb; “Blaxicans . . .” Rodriguez;
“Growing Up Asian in America” Noda; “Predictable Crises of Adulthood” Sheehy
LS R1-R4 (Research Process & Using Sources)
75R “The Truth About Lying” Viorst; “Doublespeak” Lutz; “What Secrets Tell” Sante
Feb 14-20
7
Feb 21-27
8
75R “Grant and Lee . . .” Catton; “Two Views of the Mississippi” Twain;
“The Men We Carry in Our Minds” Sanders; “Neat People vs. Sloppy People” Britt
LS 8, 11 (Rhetorical & Literary Analysis)
75R “Two Ways to Belong in America” Mukherjee; “Like Mexicans” Soto
Feb 28-Mar
5
9
Mar 6-12
10
Mar 13-19
11
Mar 20-26
12
Spring Break—Supplemental Reading
75R “A Modest Proposal” Swift; “To Any Would-be Terrorists” Nye;
“Why I Want a Wife” Brady; “Let Them Eat Dog” Foer
LS W7 (Arguments)
75R “Tapping into Text Messaging” Kornblum; “Texting in Class is Rampant”;
“Shouting ‘Fire!’” Dershowitz ; “Should This Student Have Been Expelled?” Hentoff
75R “A Modest Proposal” Swift; “Let Them Eat Dog” Foer; “To Any Would-be Terrorists” Nye;
“Why I Want a Wife” Brady
75R “Superman and Me” Alexie’; “An Indian Father’s Plea” Lake
Mar 27-Apr 2
13
Apr 3-9
14
In-Class Movie Day
75R “Writing Drafts” Marius; “Desperation Writing” Elbow
Apr 10-16
Items on this calendar are listed on the date they are due/to be discussed. This means reading/writing
assignments should be completed BEFORE the date listed to be ready for class. All dates subject to change at the
instructor’s discretion; notice of such changes will be made in class and/or via Blackboard in Announcements.
Weekly Schedule Spring 2016
ENC 1101—College Composition I
Professor David W. Freeman
Email: dfreeman9@valenciacollege.edu
Phone: 407-582-1207
Office: 5-241
Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00-9:45 AM and 2:30-3:45 PM
Online Hours: 9:00-11:30 AM
NOTES:
Items on this calendar are listed on the date they are due/to be discussed. This means reading/writing
assignments should be completed BEFORE the date listed to be ready for class. All dates subject to change at the
instructor’s discretion; notice of such changes will be made in class and/or via Blackboard in Announcements.