Class #1
August 24
Course Introduction – Syllabus
Assignments for Catalyst will be made in class each week.
Little Brown Handbook (LBH) pages 143-162 (Do all exercises)
Class #2
August31
Planning Sheet for Essay #1
Class #3
September 7
Class #4
September 14
Class #5
September 21
Roen: Chapter 6 (Writing to Inform : 120-153 old, 132-179)
Working with Example, facts, narratives, statistics, authorities.
Topics for Research Paper.
LBH pages 170-185 and pages 190 to 210) Do all exercises..
Essay #1 due
Roen: Read on to Chapter 7, Writing to Analyze. Be ready to discuss this next
week.)
LBH pages 227-245 (Do all exercises).
Library Orientation.
Roen, Read Chapter 20, Synthesizing and Documenting Sources.
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In class Revision of Essay #1 for extra grade
Planning Sheet for Essay #2 – Classification
First 25 research cards due.
Roen: Classification: pages 106-7, 174-5, 411-412.old; 117,207,450 new.
LBH pages 246-267 and273-280. Do all exercises
Class #6
Sept. 28
 Essay 2 Due
Class #7
October 5
 Revise Essay #2 in class for extra points.
 Planning sheet and in-class Essay #3 Division Analysis
Discussion of Division Analysis
In-class examples of “Analysis”
Second 25 research cards due.
LBH pages 398-431..
Topics and planning. Incorporating quotations and paraphrases.
LBH pages 432-434 and pages 464 to 473.
Class #8
October 12
Planning sheet for Essay #4 Comparison;
Class #9
October 19
 Essay #4 Due.
in-class revision of Essay 3 for extra points.
Roen: Comparison, pages 412-414, 235-6, 106-7, 412-3 old.452-453,117, 141142,451-452 new.
LBH pages 297 -317.
Roan: Chapter 10, Writing to Explain Causes and Effects.
LBH pages 317-324.
Class #10
Oct. 26
Revise Essay #4 in class for extra points.
Planning sheet for In-class Essay 5 Cause/Effect.
Annotated Bibliography for Research Essay
LBH pages 473 -505..
Class #11
November 2
In-class revision of Essay 5 for extra points.
Outline for Research Essay and
 Draft #1 for Research Essay, Individual Conferences
Works Cited Page.
Class #12
November 9
In-class Essay 6.
Draft #2 for Research Essay, Individual Conferences
Class #13
November 16
Research Essay
Class # 14
November 30
Due
Grammar Competency Exam,.
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Class # 15
December 7
Final Examination Essay