Writing Workshop, Harris, SJSU

Date	Topic	Reading Due	Assignment Due
Tues 8/25	Introductions: You, Me & Writing	Greensheet Policies & Schedule FURLOUGH DATES & YOU What is Literature? Handouts "The Romanticization" None of Us Will Return	Student Questionnaire
Thur 8/27	Essay 1	Bring yellow or bluebook, pens and a dictionary	Essay 1 (In-Class)
See Authors & Discuss Books at the CLA Events (www.litart.org)
Tues 9/1	Poetry, Critical Thinking & Writing	"Introduction: Critical Thinking and the Writing Process" (WAL 1-11) Handout How to Make Sense of a Poem
Thur 9/3	Poetry & Writing Center Visitor	"Understanding the Elements of Poetry" (WAL 258-270)
Tues 9/8	FURLOUGH DAY -- KH ONLY No Class Meeting moved from *Thurs, 9/10*
Thur 9/10	moved from Tues 9/8 Poetry	moved from Tues 9/8 "Extended Inquiry: Songs of Innocence and Experience by William Blake" (WAL 726-734) Discussion "Holy Soul & Jelly Roll" (music)	moved from Tues 9/8 Weekly Reading Response (email by 8am)
Tues 9/15	Poetry	"Interpreting Words, Symbols and Figures of Speech" (WAL 270-76) Handout Common Mistakes in Reading Responses
Thur 9/17	Poetry	"My Last Duchess" (WAL 398) "Ode on a Grecian Urn" (WAL 845) "Lines Composed Above Tintern Abbey" (WAL CD or here) Handouts Essay 2 - Poetic Recitation & Explication	Weekly Reading Response (email by 8am) Email by Friday, 12pm for Recitation slot
Tue 9/22	FURLOUGH DAY -- ALL FACULTY No Class Meeting
Thur 9/24	Poetry Writing Workshop: Thesis Statements, Outlining Draft of Essay & MLA Style	"Harlem" (WAL 605); "Sonnet 73" (WAL 278); "Sonnet 130" (WAL 273); "Evaluation and Critical Reading" (WAL 17-33)	Weekly Reading Response (email by 8am) Essay 2 Thesis Statement Due (print copy to class & email a copy to me by 9am today) (added emailing part 9/17)
Tues 9/29	Poetry	Recitations Dayna Armstrong Abel Vera Moises Moreno Priya Banwait Tim Citti Richie Desamito Pamela Haney Debra Hunter David Laranjeira	Weekly Listening Response (in-class)

Thur 10/1	Poetry [& Draft Workshop] -- added workshop on 9/29)	Recitations Cristal Renteria Bryce Holloway Montgomery Mullen Amy Sarver Casey Pascual Julian Aguas Tommy Trull Joshua Weston	Weekly Listening Response (in-class) Draft of Essay 2 (added 9/29) Essay 2 ~~DUE~~ (moved to 10/6)
Tues 10/6	Drama	"Analyzing and Writing About Literature" (WAL 34-44) "Understanding Dramatic Conventions" (WAL 283-87) Handouts Essay 3 - Character Analysis Instructions ~~Samples from Reading Responses~~	Essay 2 DUE
Thur 10/8	Drama	Sure Thing (WAL 289)	Weekly Reading Response (email by 8am)
Tues 10/13	Drama	The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Read text of play: PDF, Online or Simple Text (best for print) Watch video of 1952 movie/play production (in-class) Trailer of 1952 production IMDb Information
Thur 10/15	Drama & [Writing Workshop (added 10/8)]	Finish watching & Discuss The Importance of Being Earnest (in-class) Bring your copy of the play for discussion Bring Hacker Handbook (added 10/8) Handouts Discuss Essay 1 & re-writes	Weekly Reading Response (email by 8am) Bring draft of Essay 3 (added 10/8)
Tues 10/20	Essay 4	Bring yellow or bluebook, pens and a dictionary	Essay 4 (in-class)
Thur 10/22	CLASS CANCELLED! ~~Fiction~~	~~"Understanding Plot and Point of View" (WAL 230-232)~~ ~~Handouts~~ Hints for Reading Fiction Essay 5 Instructions	~~Essay 3 DUE~~
Tues 10/27	Novel	"Understanding Plot and Point of View" (WAL 230-232) (moved from 10/22) Heart of Darkness (read all of it) Handouts (moved from 10/22) Hints for Reading Fiction Essay 5 Instructions	Essay 3 DUE (moved from 10/22) Weekly Reading Response (email by 8am)
Thur 10/29	Novel	Heart of Darkness
Tues 11/3	Novel	Heart of Darkness	Weekly Reading Response (email by 8am)
Thur 11/5	FURLOUGH DAY -- KH ONLY No Class Meeting
Tues 11/10	Writing Workshop	Bring draft of Essay 5 for Peer Review Handouts Essay 6 � Revising Essay 5 (moved from 11/12)
Thur 11/12	Writing Workshop & Research	Individual Conferences on Essay 5 (Voluntary - My office - No Class Meeting) (added 11/10) ~~"Formulating Research Questions" (WAL 107-8)~~ ~~Handouts~~ ~~Essay 6 � Revising Essay 5~~	Essay 5 DUE
Tues 11/17	Library Session King Library, Rm. TBD Instructor: Toby Matoush (moved from 11/24) Read: "Formulating Research Questions" (WAL 107-8) (moved from 11/12)		Essay 5 DUE (moved from 11/12) Complete by 8am; email scores to Prof. Harris Plagiarism Tutorial (moved from 11/24) InfoPower Online Tutorial (moved from 11/24)
Thur 11/19	Writing Workshop & Research (day moved from 11/17)	~~MLA section (WR 355-412)~~ Peer Review of Essay 3 & Essay 5
Tues 11/24	Writing Workshop & Research (day moved from 11/19)	MLA section (WR 355-412) -- from 11/19 "Taking Notes and Creating a Bibliography" (WAL 126-28 "Documenting & Using Sources" (WAL 938-47) Check out Zotero.org Handouts Sample Works Cited & References Exercise Thesis Statement Peer Review Worksheet Library Session King Library, Rm. TBD Instructor: Toby Matoush (moved to 11/17)	Bring 1 piece of research (added 11/19/09) Revised Thesis Statement: bring print copy to class; email to me old & revised versions by 9am Sign up for Conferences (in-class) Revision of Essay 1 (voluntary) (added 10/15)
Thur 11/26	THANKSGIVING No Class Meeting
Tues 12/1	Conferences on Research Paper (Essay 6) No Class Meeting (See conference schedule)		Bring latest draft of research essay
Thur 12/3	Prepare for final exam (bring WAL to class) (added 11/10) Conferences on Research Paper (Essay 6) No Class Meeting (See conference schedule)		~~Bring latest draft of research essay~~
Sat 12/5	DEPARTMENT-WIDE FINAL EXAM Saturday, December 5, 12-2:15pm Place SCI 152 [campus map]
Tues 12/8	Final Day! ~~Presentation on Essay 6~~	SOTES (in-class)	Essay 6 DUE (submit graded Essay 5 too) -- submit to Turnitin
Essay 6 DUE Monday, 12/14 by 1pm (submit graded Essay 5 too) -- submit to Turnitin
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