ESL 091 - Writing 1
Week-to-Week Assignments
Instructor: Elizabeth Neblett
Office Telephone Number: 908-659-5164
My e-mail address: neblett@ucc.edu
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Week-by-Week Schedule of Assignments
Week 1
Jan. 18		 Week 2
Jan. 25		 Week 3
Feb. 1		 Week 4
Feb. 8
Week 5
Feb. 15		 Week 6
Feb.22 		 Week 7
Mar.1*
Independent Assignment:
TESOL Convention		 Week 8
March 8
Spring Break
March 12 - 17		 Week 9
March 22		 Week 10
March 29		 Week 11
April 5
Week 12
April 12		 Week 13
April 19		 Week 14
April 26		 Week 15
May 3
Last Class
Exam Date to be Announced
Results in the mail

Week 1 - Jan. 18

Introduction to course.  Do a 20-minute writing sample.  Go to the Computer Lab and set up accounts.   Type a sample paper to learn the format for all papers for this course. Homework: Buy the books for the course

Week 2 - Jan. 25
We worked on "Topic Sentences" p. 5 - 9;  Go to the Computer Lab and work on Skills Bank.
Homework: Do the editing exercises.  Write in your journal

Week 3 - Feb. 1

Collected first 4 journals; collected the subject-verb-agreement practice: Exercise 3; I checked off everyone who had completed typing the sample paper; In class, we did p. 9 - 12 ("Support", "Conclusion", and "Title").  We also read a sample composition titled, "Trapped in a Refrigerator".  I gave out the assignment for Paper #1.
Homework: Paper #1: A Memory (Draft 1); Work on Skills Bank;  Continue to work in your journal

Week 5 - Feb. 15

Handed back the journals; students worked in pairs to review Paper #1; I collected the papers with their reviews.  I reminded students about the Skills Bank Assignments.  You can now put in your Soc. Sec. number as your "User ID" for Skills Bank.  We discussed pg. 22, 23,and 24 in the text.  We discussed "Sentence Connectors" pg. 208 - 210.
Homework:  Continue to work on Skills Bank.  Write 9 sentences on a topic.  Use the sentence connectors on pg. 210: To add an idea (except also), to indicate result, and to indicate unexpected result.  Write 1 orginal sentence for each connector.  I will collect your assignment next week.  Remember to write in your journal.

Week 5 - Feb. 15  (Ignore)
HHomework:

Week 6 - Feb. 22

I collected journals today and Draft #2 of Paper 1.  I handed back last the homework on "Sentence connectors".  We prepared for Paper #2. In groups, students drew a sketch of a place based on a paragraph.  In class, students began Draft #1 of the second paper.
Homework: Write Draft #1 of Paper #2: Describe a special place;  Turn in your paper on Feb. 26th (the absolute latest!!!)

Week 7 - March 1
 

Homework:

Week 8 - March 8 -

Homework:

- March 12-16- Spring Break; no classes

Week 9 - March 22

Homework:

Week 10 - March 29

Homework:

Week 11 - April 5
 

Homework:    No homework assigned.

Week 12 - April 12

Week 13 - April 19

Homework:  My e-mail address is   neblett@ucc.edu

Week 14 - April 26

Week 15 - May 3th
 

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