English+102+summer+13

=**Files used in class:**= Top Twenty Errors in College Writing @Essay 2 =**Homework Calendar**=

-First draft of essay 1 is due. We will likely do peer review, so please bring a solid copy for your classmates to read. -Read Chapter 4 "Writing a critique" -Finish reading the essay "Gay Marriage: Societal Suicide" and analyze it as we did the other essay in class, looking for claim, evidence, and logical fallacies. || No class. July 4! || Find an article (750 words or so) on a controversial topic and bring to class. || -Read Chapter 9. -Choose a topic for Essay 2. See the above for more info on the essay. Bring in at least two articles related to your essay topic on Tuesday -Write a 500-700 word critique of an article that you have found. See chapter 4 for more detail on how to do this. || Read the essays on page 246 and 249. || Revise essay 2 and be ready to turn in your second draft on Tuesday. Write a short essay (around 400-500 words) in which you answer this question: Is it ethical to participate in an economy that contributes to the exploitation of others and of the environment? || -Do assignment 1 on page 89. You may find a separate image or use the same image for both. -Read "The Rise of Renewable Energy" pages 76-87. Be ready to discuss in class. -Skim chapter 6. We'll be discussing this in class on Thursday. || -read chapter 11 "Resolving Conflict: Arguing to Mediate." Be ready to discuss all the essays in that chapter.-brainstorm topics in which people have sharp differences of opinion and where mediation would be helpful. Bring your list to class on Tuesday and be ready to discuss how we might find middle ground on at least one of those topics. -read in Writer's Reference about how to incorporate your image into essay 2 and continue making revisions to that essay as if it were due Tuesday. -in Writer's Reference, familiarize yourself with section S (sentence style) p. 115. I'd like to start focusing on this section over the next few class periods. || -Decide on your topic for essay 3. -Do the following exercises in //Writer's Reference//: S1-1, S2-1, S3-1, and S3-2. You can do these in your book if you like. I will not take this homework up; I'll just do a quick check to see that it was completed. || -Work on essay 3. First draft is due on Tuesday. -In //Writer's Reference//, complete exercises S4-1, S4-2, S4-3, S5-1, and S6-1. || In Writer's Reference, do S7-1 and S7-2. || Keep working on essay 3. Do the group work that I assigned in class tonight. ||
 * **Week** || **Tuesday** || **Thursday** ||
 * 1 || Read chapter two. Write a brief (400 word) opinion essay on any of the following topics: gay marriage, marijuana legalization, or gun control. || # Complete the Entering the Conversations Worksheet (above).
 * 1) Begin working on Essay One (above)
 * 2) Read chapters three and eight. Chapter three will be discussed during class on Tuesday. Chapter eight will help you write essay one. ||
 * 2 || July 9
 * 3 || Revise Essay One--Edit, proofread, and format carefully to strengthen your paper.
 * 4 || Finish your first draft of essay 2. Bring a copy to class on Thursday.
 * 5 || -Find a photo, cartoon, or other image that would fit well in your essay 2. Bring it in to discuss why you think it would be effective to use in your essay.
 * 6 || -Finish your final draft of essay two and turn it in on Thursday.
 * 7 || Revise essay three and turn in second draft.
 * 8 ||  || Final Exam ||