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Week/Seminar |
Activities |
Management |
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Week 1 (3/1/00)
Seminar 1(1) |
In-class
Homework
- All students prepare questions about unclear aspects of Essay 1 assignment.
- All students do Preparation for Seminar 1(2).
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Seminar 1(2) |
In-class
- Critiques of chosen extracts
- Generating a sharper thesis, evidence and conclusions
Homework
- All students do Preparation for Seminar 1(3).
- Group 1 students make copies of their openings to
Essay 1 for every student and bring them to Seminar 1(3).
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The tutor will organize the class into two groups.
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Week 2 (10/1/00)
Seminar 1(3) |
In-class
- Critiques of Group 1 openings
- Drafting and revising a first draft
Homework
- All students do Preparation
for Seminar 1(4).
- Group 2 students make copies of their opening and
development sections to Essay 1 for every student and bring them to
Seminar 1(4).
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Seminar 1(4) |
In-class
- Critiques of Group 2 opening and development sections
- Exercise on editing content
Homework
- All students build in arguments and closings into Essay 1.
- All students do Preparation for Seminar 1(5).
- Group 1 students send copies of Essay 1 to their assigned readers before Seminar 1(5).
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- The tutor will assign each Group 1 student
two readers.
- Writers and assigned readers work out a
plan for the writers to send drafts to the readers so that readers have
enough time to critique drafts.
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Week 3 (17/1/00)
Seminar 1(5) |
In-class
- Writing Workshop for Group 1
Homework
- All students do Preparation for Seminar 1(6).
- Group 1 students begin revisions on Essay 1.
- Group 2 students send copies of Essay 1 to their assigned readers before Seminar 1(6).
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- All students turn in two hard copies of
Essay 1 plus two hard copies of the one-page letter described in the Essay
1 assignment sheet to the tutor.
- The tutor will assign each Group 2 student two readers.
- Writers and assigned readers work out a
plan for the writers to send drafts to the readers so that readers have
enough time to critique drafts.
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Seminar 1(6) |
In-class
- Writing Workshop for Group 2
Homework
- All students read Section C3 in A Writer's Reference, pages 17-23 on revising.
- Group 2 students begin revisions on Essay 1.
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Week 4 (24/1/00)
Seminar 1(7) |
In-class
Homework
- Group 1 students complete revisions on Essay 1.
- Group 1 students read and summarize Adler,
"Education and the Pursuit of Happiness" and Postman "The
Educationalist as Painkiller" for Seminar 2(1)
- All students planning to use films for Essay 2
view prospective films.
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Group 1 students turn in Essay 1 for grading in Seminar 2(1) |
Seminar 1(8) |
In-class
Homework
- Group 2 students complete revisions on Essay 1.
- Group 2 reads and summarizes Adler, Education and
the Pursuit of Happiness" and Postman "The Educationalist as
Painkiller" for Seminar 2(1)
- Students planning to use films for Essay 2 view prospective films.
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Group 2 students turn in Essay 1 for grading in Seminar 2(1) |
Week/Seminar |
Activities |
Management |
Week 5 (31/1/00)
Seminar 2(1) |
In-class
- Summarizing the two model texts
- Generating evidence by playing one text against another test or film
Homework
- All students select two texts or one text + one
episode from a film for Essay 2.
- All students generate a potential thesis and evidence
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Seminar 2(2) |
In-class
- Generating a valid thesis with supporting evidence
Homework
- All students draft an opening to Essay 2
- Group 2 students make copies of their Essay 2
openings + unfinished development sections for every student and bring
them to Seminar 2(3)
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- The tutor will assign each Group 2 student two readers.
- Writers and assigned readers work out a
plan for the writers to send drafts to the readers so that readers have
enough time to critique drafts.
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Week 6 (7/2/00)
Seminar 2(3)
7/2 public holiday |
In-class
- Critiques of Group 2 students' essays
- Developing evidence into arguments and counterarguments
Homework
- All students revise openings and begin drafting development section
- Group 1 students make copies their Essay 2
openings + unfinished development sections for every student and bring
them to Seminar 2(4)
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- The tutor will assign each Group 1 student two readers.
- Writers and assigned readers work out a
plan for the writers to send drafts to the readers so that readers have
enough time to critique drafts.
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Seminar 2(4) |
In-class
- Critiques of Group 1 students' essays
- Creating a clear organizational structure
Homework
- All students produce a complete draft of Essay 2
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Week 7 (14/2/00)
Seminar 2(5)
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In-class
- Revising sentence-level features
Homework
- All students revise wording of drafts and
identify one major problem that they would like to discuss in Seminar 2(6)
in their peer groups
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- The tutor will organize the class into three peer revision groups for Seminar 2(6)
- All students should view the video, Making Your Case,
and do Worksheet for Making Your
Case before Seminar 3(1). Do not wait to the last
minute.
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Seminar 2(6) |
In-class
Homework
- All students revise drafts based on Seminar 2(6)
feedback
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- All students turn in two hard copies of
Essay 2 plus two hard copies of the one-page letter described in the Essay
2 assignment sheet to the tutor.
- All students should view the video, Making Your Case,
and do Worksheet for Making Your
Case before Seminar 3(1). Do not wait to the last
minute.
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Week 8 (20/2/00)
Recess |
Homework
- Generate a topic/question for Essay 3 using the handout, Generating
a Viable Question
- Read excerpt from Madam Bovary before Library session
- Read A Writer's Reference, pp. 53-76 on research writing
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All students should view the video, Making Your Case, and
do Worksheet for Making Your Case
before Seminar 3(1). Do not wait to the last minute.
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Week 9 (28/2/00)
Seminar 2(7) |
In-class
- Individual conferences for Group 2
- Library session
Homework
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All students should view the video, Making Your Case, and
do Worksheet for Making Your Case
before Seminar 3(1). Do not wait to the last minute.
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| Seminar 2(8) |
In-class
- Individual conferences for Group 1
- Library session
Homework
- (See Homework for Seminar 2(7))
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All students should view the video, Making Your Case, and
do Worksheet for Making Your Case
before Seminar 3(1). Do not wait to the last minute.
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Week/Seminar |
Activities |
Management |
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Week 10 (6/3/00)
Seminar 3(1) |
In-class
Homework
- All students do Preparation for Seminar 3(2)
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Essay 2 for Group 2 is due. |
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Seminar 3(2) |
In-class
- Critiques of potential research topics
Homework
- All students do Preparation for Seminar 3(3).
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Essay 2 for Group 1 is due. |
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Week 11 (13/3/00)
Seminar 3(3) |
In-class
- Evaluation of sources
- Management of a working bibliography
Homework
- All students doPreparation for Seminar 3(4).
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Seminar 3(4)
(TH is a public holiday) |
In-class
- Evaluation of global argument structure
Homework
- All students draft first half of Essay 3.
- Selected Group 1 students send copies of Essay 3
to their assigned readers before Seminar 3(5).
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- The tutor will reorganize the class into
two groups.
- The tutor will assign selected Group 1
student two readers.
- Writers and assigned readers work out a
plan for the writers to send drafts to the readers so that readers have
enough time to critique drafts.
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Week 12 (20/3/00)
Seminar 3(5) |
In-class
- Writing Workshop for Group 1
Homework
- Group 1 students begin revisions on Essay 3.
- Group 2 students send copies of Essay 3 to their
assigned readers before Seminar 3(6).
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Seminar 3(6) |
In-class
- Writing Workshop for Group 2
Homework
- Group 2 students begin revisions on Essay 3.
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- All students turn in two hard copies of
Essay 3 plus two hard copies of the one-page letter described in the Essay
3 assignment sheet to the tutor.
- The tutor will assign each Group 2 student
two readers.
- Writers and assigned readers work out a
plan for the writers to send drafts to the readers so that readers have
enough time to critique drafts.
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Week 13 (27/3/00)
Seminar 3(7) |
In-class
Homework
- All students continue to revise Essay 3.
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Seminar 3(8) |
In-class
Homework
- All students continue to revise Essay 3.
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Week 14 (3/4/00)
Seminar 3(9) |
In-class
Homework
- All students continue to revise Essay 3.
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Half the students do their oral presentations on Essay 3. |
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Seminar 3(10) |
In-class
- Oral Presentations (cont.)
- Closure
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- Remaining students do their oral presentations on
Essay 3.
- Essay 3 is due on Monday, 10 April.
- Tutor informs students of procedures for collecting Essay 3 and Oral
Presentation feedback sheets.
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