Assignment+Calendar

W 9/8 Introduction Focused freewriting: The Agony and Ecstasy of School Writing Peer response: 3 questions
 * __Schedule of Assignments:__**

M 9/13 **Teaching Writing as a Process** Read Newkirk and Kent, Chapter 3 **Draft of paper #1** Read __Student Writing__– “Defending a Grade” (E-Reserves) (1) **Wiki Response:** “Defending a Grade”

W 9/15 **Teaching Writing as a Process** Read Newkirk and Kent – Chaps 1 & 2 **Submit Paper #1: “** Agony/ Ecstasy” assignment

M 9/20 **Getting Started** **Bring Letter and Writing Sample for Ypsilanti H.S. Writing Exchange** Read “Joining the Debate” (E-Reserves) (2) **Wiki Response:** How do you write when you write well?” In-class writing prompt: “Drawing Connections”

W 9/22 **Responding to Writers and Writing** Read Elbow, “Feedback” (E-Reserves) **Draft of paper #2** Response Groups and Paper #2 M 9/27 **Responding to Writers and Writing** **Submit** : **Paper #2** Read: Writing in the 21st Century (E-Reserves) (3) **Wiki Response;** “The Right Question” (E-Reserves) Letter from YHS Writing Partners

W 9/29 **Revision: What Makes a Process** Read Newkirk and Kent, Chapters 5 **“** Skeletons Out of the Closet: The Case of the Missing 162 Per Cent” (E-Reserves) **(4)** **Wiki Response** : response to __Student Writing,__ Either “Poem,” “Black Quarterbacks” or “Social Groups”

M 10/ 4 Read Andrew & Fleischer “The Unfamiliar Genre Project”(E-reserves) __On the class wiki__: Post **Proposal for “Unfamiliar Genre”** : Receive first writing sample from YHS Partners W 10/6 **Genre** Read Newkirk and Kent, Chapter 8, 10 **Bring Return Letter and Writing Sample for YHS Partners** (5) **Wiki Response** : Reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of your student writing partner. M 10/11 **Genre** Post to your wiki page: **Annotated Bibliography and “User’s Guide to [Your Genre]“** **W 10/13 Genre** Read Ehrenworth and Vinton, Chapter 3 Dornan, “Grammar, Correctness, and Writing” (E-Reserves) **(6) Wiki Response** : Analyzes the causes of marked errors in “Black Quarterbacks, according to the Dornan classifications.

M 10/18 **Genre** **Bring a draft of Unfamiliar Genre** Response Groups on Paper #3: UGP Newkirk and Kent, Chapter 11

W 10/20 **Genre** **Bring Return Letter and Writing Sample for YHS Partners** Read Ehrenworth and Vinton, Chapter 1 (7) **Wiki Response** : Explain how grammar and voice are related, according to  Chapter 1 (Ehrenworth & Vinton)

M 10/25 **Assessment: Formative** **Submit Portfolio on Unfamiliar Genre Project** Read Newkirk and Kent, Chapter 7

W 10/27 **Assessment: Summative** Read Newkirk and Kent, Chapter 6 Read Ehrenworth and Vinton, Chapter 2 **(8)Wiki Response** : Explain how end punctuation affects voice, according to Ehrenworth and Vinton.

M 11/1 **Assessment: High Stakes - MEAP and ACT** Read “Alignment with Michigan H.S Content Expectations” Receive Third Writing Sample from YHS Partners Read Newkirk and Kent, Chapter 9 – “Ways of Multigenre”

Summative Assessment
W 11/3 **Bring Return Letter and Writing Sample for YHS Partners** Form 4-5 Case Presentation Groups Modeling of Collaborative Assessment Conference

M 11/8 Meeting with Writing Partners at Ypsilanti High School or EMU 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. **W 11/10 Submit Paper #4–** Student Writer Profile **Topics in Teaching Writing:** Choose a topic for oral Presentation Plan Case Presentations

M 11/15 **Reflective Writing** : Bring Writing Artifacts for Portfolio

W 11/17 No class - NWP and NCTE Conferences M 11/22 **Submit Portfolio** **Case Presentations, 2-3 groups**

M 11/29 **Case Presentations, 2-3 groups**

W 12/1 **Case Presentations, 2-3 groups**

**On the class wiki:** Assign reading for your “Topic in the Teaching of Writing” and post a question.

M 12/6 **Topics in Teaching Writing:** How does writing support social action ? (Newkirk, Kent, Chapter 16) Caroline, Ty, Jessica How do we effectively break the rules of writing? (Ehrenworth, Vinton, Chap 4) Re-Shawn, Greg, Chad

**W 12/8 Topics in Teaching Writing (4, 5, 6) post to wiki (extra credit)** **Read Topics assignments (4, 5, 6)** Response Groups: **Bring one genre draft for MG Project**

M 12/13 **Exam Date: Meet at 11:30 a.m.** **Topics in Teaching Writing (7,8, 9) post to wiki (extra credit)** **Read Topics assignments (7, 8, 9)** **Multigenre Project: Reflecting and Connecting**