English 150-04
Writing and
Research
Spring 2008
9:00 am-9:50 am MWF Grainger 18; Dr. Lund (Grainger 200; 395-2168;
Office Hours: MW 10:00-10:50; TTR 1:45-2:45; and by appointment).
http://www.longwood.edu/staff/lundmc/mlund.html
Required Texts:
40 Model Essays: A Portable Anthology
(Paperback)
by Jane E. Aaron Bedford/St. Martin's (January 26, 2005)
ISBN-10: 031243829X
ISBN-13: 978-0312438296
Writing and Revising: A
Portable Guide
X. J. Kennedy; Dorothy M. Kennedy; Marcia F. Muth
ISBN: 0-312-45458-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-45458-6
(online) grammar guide: http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/%7Ejlynch/Writing/index.html
works of fiction, poetry, and drama in print and video formats, t.b.a.
January
15:
Introduction: "Tags"
17: Writing
and Revising 1-11;
40 Model Essays 1-20; nouns
and pronouns; subjects and
objects
21: No Class;
Martin
Luther King Day
23:
Writing and Revising 12-40;
; 40 Model Essays
21-59; verbs, adjectives, and
adverbs
25: Description #1 (out of class)
28:
Writing and Revising 41-82
30:
40 Model Essays 60-92;
prepositions and conjunctions
February
1: Narration #2 (in-class)
4:
Conferences: Grainger 200
6:
Conferences: Grainger 200
8:
Eric
Kraft, "Do Clams Bite?" from Little
Follies online at
http://www.erickraft.com/peterleroy/littlefollies/index.html
11:
Writing and Revising 83-100;
agreement
13:
40 Model Essays 176-201
15:
Process
#3
18: Writing and Revising 101-121
20:
40 Model Essays
93-121 dependent
and independent
clauses
22:
Illustration #4 (in-class)
25:
Writing and Revising
137-154
27:
40 Model Essays 202-233;
run-on
sentences and
fragments
29:
Comparison and Contrast #5
March
3:
Review Principles of Composition; ; dangling
participle
5:
Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives
and Daughters, Chapters 1-5 online at http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/EG-W&D-1.html
7: Exam: Principles of Essay
Organization
*
* * Spring Break *
* *
17:
Writing and Revising 155-189
19: 40 Model Essays 122-145
21: Division #6 (in
class)
24:
Research; Writing and Revising
204-222
26: 40 Model Essays 146-175
28:
Classification #7
31:
Library Orientation
147-B Writing and Revising 223-245; Documentation
April
2:
40 Model Essays 267-304
4:
Causal Analysis #8 (in
class)
7:
Songs
from O' brother, Where are Thou?
http://www.lyricskeeper.com/o_brother_where_art_thou_soundtrack-lyrics.htm
9:
40 Model Essays 234-266;
conclusions
Paper Guide
11:
Definition #9
14:
40 Model Essays
305-318 Oral Presentation/Writing about literature
16:
Writing and Revising 190-203;
Television
Situation Comedies
18:
Argument Paper #10
(in
class)
21: Writing and Revising 155-189
(review)
23:
Research
Paper Due
25:
Review
May 2: Final Exam 11:30-2:30
Course Requirements: read--before
the dates shown--the material
specifically assigned for discussion (100 points); take short quizzes
(average=100 points); write ten one-page papers (50 points each); take
one exam on the technique of essay writing (100 points); complete a
research project (100 points); write an essay final exam (100 points).
Grading: You should save all written work from the course for one
semester. Grading scale: 90%=A; 80%=B; 70%=C; 60%=D; less
than 60%=F. If the college is open (even in inclement
weather), class will be held. If the college is closed for any
reason, keep reading according to the schedule outlined here..
Attendance Policy: The attendance policy for this course is
the same as the college policy in the College Catalog and the Student
Handbook. Unexcused absences for more than 10% of classes
may lower a final grade one letter. Absence, excused and/or
unexcused, from more than 25% of classes may be an automatic F in the
course.
Inclement Weather: If the college closes for inclement weather,
students should continue work as outlined above.