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Quickwrite p. 3-1 page

Read McWhorter Chapters 1-3

Complete Learning style inventory.

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What are you academic and professional goals? One page formal essay

McWhorter  chapters 4 and 5

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Chapter notes (instructor discussion)

Crash course in English grammar--parts of speech, phrases, clauses, variation of sentences.

Hacker A-1; S1-S7 W2-W6

Narrative

Descriptive

Illustration

Process

Readings: McWhorter 303-315 Know characteristics of successful process analysis.

McWhorter 316-335

Essay: Compose a 1000-1500 word process essay. Grading will be based on 6 traits of successful writing rubric, but you should also keep the specific traits of process writing in mind: explicit thesis statement, background information, appropriate detail and anticipation of trouble spots for reader.

Comparison/Contrast

Readings: McWhorter 339-351 Be sure you can articulate the characteristics of a comparison/contrast essay and the different types of organization

McWhorter 351-371

Essay Compose a 1000-1500 word comparison/contrast essay. You may use the choices on 358-359, 373 or a topic of your own. Grading will be based on 6 traits of writing rubric.

Classification and Division

Readings: McWhorter 376-405

Essay: Compose a 1000-1500 word classification/division essay. You may use the choices on 387, 407 or a topic of your own. Grading will be based on the 6 traits of writing rubric.

Definition

Readings: McWhorter 409-443

Essay: Compose a 1000-1500 word definition essay. You may use the choices on 424,442-43 or a topic of your own. Grading will be based on the 6 traits of writing rubric.

Cause and Effect

Readings McWhorter 445-480

Essay: Compose a 1000-1500 word cause and effect essay. You may use the choices on 459, 480 or a topic of your own. Grading will be based on 6 traits of writing rubric.