| First-Year Writing Seminar |
Spring 2003 O'Neill 254 |
Schedule: Weeks 1-4
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Reading Assignment |
Writing Assignment |
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Week 1 Thur 1.16.03 |
Moody: "Primary Sources" (handout)
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Week 2 Tues 1.21.03 |
WP: "Some Essentials: Introduction," "An Approach to Writing," "Freewriting," "Sharing" | Short assignment: "Primary Sources" Brainstorm 15-20 events, people, objects (books, music, films, etc) in your life. Compile them in a typed list with 3-4 sentences about the importance of each. |
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Thur 1.23.03 |
FI: Doria, "I Know That She is Running Somewhere,"; Forsythe, "Scarred" |
Choose one item from your Primary Sources. Expand into 1-2 page scene. *By Monday 1.27 at noon: Email first draft of Essay #1 to your group members and to me |
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Week 3 Tues 1.28.03 |
BA: Bittner, "The Pamphleteer" | Work on revision, incorporate notes from conference |
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Thur 1.30.03 |
Read peer essays for workshop | Write one-page letter to authors |
Peer workshop #1 |
| Week 4 Tues 2.4.03 |
WP: "The Direct Writing Process," "The Dangerous Method: Trying to Write It Right the First Time" BA: Cart, Introduction FI: Keephart, "Isabella" |
Brainstorm 10-15 topics for Essay #2 (refer to your Primary Sources if you're stuck) |
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Thur 2.6.03 |
Library Tour |
Freewrite on 3-5 topics for Essay #2. Choose one of these topics for Essay #2. Do 5 more freewrites beginning with:
Save freewrites for your portfolio |
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