Date

Writing due

Reading due

TSIS = They Say / I Say   

•   = A primary source

QAR = Quick Access Reference

Activities

 1

M 30 Mar

Intro to course

Review WR 121

W 1 Apr

Food Issues 151-52

TSIS: Introduction 1-14

TSIS: Ch. 1 They Say: Starting with What Others Are Saying 17-27

• TSIS: Zinczenko, Don't Blame the Eater 153-55

• TSIS: Balko, What You Eat Is Your Business 157-60
• TSIS: Banzhaf III, Lawsuits Against Fast-Food Restaurants Are an Effective Way to Combat Obesity 162-70

Explanation of Essay #1: They Say

 2

M 6 Apr

Reading Response #1

TSIS: Ch. 2 Her Point Is: The Art of Summarizing 28-38

TSIS: Ch. 3 As He Himself Puts It: The Art of Quoting 39-47

QAR: Quotation, Paraphrase, Summary 27e-27i

• TSIS: Engler, Obesity: Much of the Responsibility Lies with Corporations 172-80
• TSIS: Schlosser, Your Trusted Friends 182-98

Quotation, Paraphrase, Summary exercise

W 8 Apr

Essay #1 Comment Draft

QAR: Thinking 1b-1e; Inferences, Facts, Opinions, Annotating 2b-2c

QAR: Audience 6c; Good writing 6e; Invention 6g; Thesis 6h; Thesis & title 8b

QAR: MLA Documentation 29a-29b; 30a; 31a

TSIS: Ch. 11 Entering Class Discussions 135-37

Peer Review

Conferences begin

Workshop

 3

M 13 Apr

• TSIS: Orbach, Fat as a Feminist Issue 200-04
• TSIS: Campos, Being Fat Is OK 206-09

QAR: MLA In-Text Citations 29c

QAR: MLA Works Cited 30b

Argument: Definitions, Vocabulary

W 15 Apr

Essay #1 Final Draft for grade

TSIS: Ch. 4 Yes / No  Okay, But: Three Ways to Respond 51-63

QAR: Starting Research 23a-23e

QAR: Research Strategies 24a-24g

Argument: Fact & Inference

 4

M 20 Apr

Is Economic Mobility Just a Dream? 305-07

• TSIS: Sklar, The Growing Gulf Between the Rich and the Rest of Us 308-11
• TSIS: Bartlett, The Truth About Wages 312-15
• TSIS: The Economist, Inequality and the American Dream 316-20

TSIS: Ch. 4 Yes / No / Okay, But: Three Ways to Respond 51-63

QAR: Library Research 25a-25h

Discuss Essay #2: I Say

Research: Finding Sources

W 22 Apr

Reading Response #2

• TSIS: Krugman, Confronting Inequality 322-40 [From The Conscience of a Liberal]

TSIS: Ch. 5 And Yet: Distinguishing What You Say from What They Say 64-73

QAR: Web Research 26a-26f

Argument: Assumptions

 5

M 27 Apr

• TSIS: Olsson, Up Against Wal-Mart 342-54
• TSIS: Mallaby, Progressive Wal-Mart. Really. 356-59

TSIS: Ch. 6 Skeptics May Object: Planting a Naysayer in Your Text 74-87

QAR: Using Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism 27a-27d

Argument: Fallacies

W 29 Apr

Essay #2 Comment Draft

TSIS: Ch. 7 So What? Who Cares? Saying Why It Matters 88-97

TSIS: Ch. 8 As A Result: Connecting the Parts 101-14

QAR: Drafting and Revising a Research Paper 28a-28c

Peer Review

Conferences

Workshop

 6

M 4 May

Essay #2 Final Draft for grade

• TSIS: Obama, A More Perfect Union 360-76
• TSIS: Draut, The Growing College Gap 378-90 [From Inequality Matters]

TSIS: Ch. 9 Ain't So / Is Not: Academic Writing Doesn't Mean Setting Aside Your Own Voice 115-22

TSIS: Ch. 10 In Other Words: The Art of Metacommentary 123-32

Argument: Appeals, Intensify/

Downplay

W 6 May

Is America Over? 392-93

• TSIS: Herbert, A Fire in the Basement 394-403
• TSIS: Dowd, The Decline and Fall of Declinism 404-08

Discuss Essay 3: Research Paper

Discuss Annotated Bibilography

 7

M 11 May

• TSIS: Zakaria, The Last Superpower 410-19
• TSIS: Friedman, The World Is Flat 421-40

Style: Usage Scales

W 13 May

Reading Response #4

• TSIS: Berman, The Meaning of 9/11 442- 457
• TSIS: Amr, Kidnapped in Pakistan: The End of American Ideals? 459-62

Style: Connotations

 8

M 18 May

• TSIS: Lemonick, Are We Losing Our Edge? 463-76
• TSIS: Cohen, Perfecting the Union 478-81

W 20 May

Essay #3 Comment Draft

Peer Review

Conferences

Workshop

 9

M 25 May

Memorial Day Holiday—no class

W 27 May

Essay #3 Final Draft for grade

QAR: Oral Presentations 18a-18j

10

M 1 June

Presentations; Workshop

W 3 June

Annotated Bibliography;

Deadline for written work

Presentations; Workshop

11

M 8 June

Exit Writing