Syllabus


 * EAST HARTFORD ADULT EDUCATION **  ** The Writing Process Syllabus **   ** Winter 2011-2012 **

4:00-4:30– Introduction Activity (Name Game); write out name, e-mail address, and phone number then expectations of course, teacher, self (on index cards that instructor keeps and re-addresses the day of Final Exam) 4:30-4:45– Laptop set-up and flash card distribution 4:45-5:30 – “Who Am I?” Finding one’s writing voice
 * // Day 1 //**

4:00-4:15– Choose one of the //Where I’m From// poems and choose your favorite line, then write about why that particular line stood out for you. 4:15-5:00– “This I Believe: Lesson 1;” identifying Personal Essay, Personal Narrative, Personal Memoir (an essay that considers the relationship between a memorable aspect of their personal experience and its broader political, social, cultural, educational significance. The experience can be common, intense, tragic, or even humorous, but it must also reveal its relationship to the way we negotiate our lives, our political beliefs, or our roles in society.) 5:00-5:30 – //Writer’s Inc.// (001-010)
 * // Day 2 //**

4:00-4:15– J: Brainstorm a list of the following: items found around the house (like a soccer cleat at the corner of your closet that you no longer wear but can’t bear to throw out, or a hand brush on the bathroom sink that you don’t like anyone to use but everyone uses), items found outside/yard (like the BMX you bought two summers ago that you no longer use but cherish the memories, or a rose garden that you planted with your grandmother), items from your neighborhood (like a park where you take your kids, or a local pizzeria where you hang out with friends); BE SPECIFIC TO YOUR EXPERIENCE 4:15-4:30– “The Writing Process WR” PowerPoint presentation 4:30-4:45 – “This I Believe: Lesson 3: What Do You Think? Exercise” (individually) 4:45-5:30 – “This I Believe: Lesson 3: Show Me the Money” (partners or groups)
 * // Day 3 //**

4:00-4:15– J: Brainstorm a list of the following: names of family/friends that left an impact on you (like my Tia Milagros who was also my very strict pastor, or Tio Tula who made me shower in cold water for two days thinking he had no hot water then told me on the last day of my visit that it was just a joke and turned the hot water on for my last shower), saying (like “If I told you once…”, “Don’t make me go back there and…”), foods you grew up with (like //mangú//, black bean soup, or grits) **feel free to use your home language for some of these**
 * // Day 4 //**
 * 4:15-5:00– //Writer’s Inc.//: A Guide to Prewriting (016-018); the “Show Me the Money” and “Seeing is Believing” as forms of prewriting; “Prewriting” PowerPoint presentation **
 * 5:00-5:30 – Choose a different form of prewriting to enhance your “Show Me the Money” topic that is based on personal experience with the goal of writing a personal essay **

// Day 5 //
 * 4:00-4:30– J: Using the lists that you created in your journal, write your own //Where I’m From// poem **
 * 4:30-5:00 – “Writing Thesis Statements” PowerPoint presentation **
 * 5:00-5:30 – Write up a thesis statement for “Show Me the Money;” focus on the belief or insight that you will be writing about in your essay (COLLECT THESIS STATEMENTS) **

// Day 6 //
 * 4:00-4:05 – Laptop set-up **
 * 4:05-4:15 – J: Reflect on writing your own //Where I’m From// poem. What was it like to write about yourself? What was it like to write a poem instead of a story or an essay? **
 * 4:15-4:45 – Thesis Statement review **
 * 4:45-5:00 – Peer-review thesis statement using “Thesis Statement Checklist” (USE A MODEL FIRST WITH A STUDENT) **
 * 5:00-5:30 – “First Draft” PowerPoint presentation **

// Day 7 //
 * 4:00-4:05– Laptop set-up **
 * 4:05-4:30 – J: Brainstorm Ice-breaker (group work): “When I am told to write, I…” **
 * 4:30-5:30– “Writing the Personal Essay” youtube video; write introductory paragraph around the thesis statement **

// Day 8 //
 * 4:00-4:05– Laptop set-up **
 * 4:05-4:15 – J: Write about the first time you remember you had to write and how you felt about it. How does that experience compare to the experience you have now writing fir a Writing course. Tell it like a story. **
 * 4:15-5:30– “Learning to Write a Personal Narrative” youtube short video; continue writing personal essay (PRINT EACH ESSAY); give “Proofread It!” and “Self Editing Checklist” worksheets to students who are done **

// Day 9 //
 * 4:00-4:15– J: “Test-Taking Assessment;” review as a class (how can this assessment be applied to the midterm exam?) **
 * 4:15-5:00– “Peer Edit with Perfection” PowerPoint presentation; hand out “Proofreader_Marks2” **
 * 5:00-5:30 – Midterm Exam review (personal essay, differences between personal narrative and memoir, thesis statements, prewriting, first drafting, peer editing) **
 * HW: Study for Midterm Exam **

// Day 10 //
 * 4:00-4:15 – J: What is easier: being a peer reviewer or the receiver of the review **
 * 4:15-5:00 – Peer Editing **
 * 5:00-5:30 – Midterm Review (personal essay, differences between personal narrative and memoir, thesis statements, prewriting, first drafting, peer editing) **
 * HW: Study for Midterm Exam **

// Day 11 //** 4:00-4:15– Express how you feel so far about the midterm exam. Do you feel you studied to your best potential? Why or why not? Did you take into consideration the Test-Taking Assessment when studying? 4:15-4:30– Midterm Exam review (personal essay, differences between personal narrative and memoir, thesis statements) 4:30-5:30 – Midterm Exam