English 110 Spring 2019 Phase 1 Calendar
| Date | Homework | In class |
| Week 1
M 1/28
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IC: Introductions, syllabus review
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| W 1/30 | HW: Familiarize yourself with Blackboard (BB) and our course site. Complete and USTA on BB the “Student Questionnaire” Review Syllabus and write down questions. Print Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl.”
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IC: Answer questions about syllabus and class policies. Introduce Language & Literacy Narrative assignment.
Review Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl.” Free write.
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| Week 2
M 2/4 |
HW: Read and annotate Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue” Complete and BTC “Girl” free writes. Print “Rhetorical Situation Worksheet” | IC: Read free writes. Introduce rhetorical concepts and reading strategies. Discuss Tan and rhetorical situation. Complete “Rhetorical Situation Worksheet” for Tan.
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| W 2/6 | Read from Norton, “Writing a Literacy Narrative” (Link on BB) Print excerpt from Banana Yoshimoto’s “Kitchen.”
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IC: Read excerpt from Banana Yoshimoto’s “Kitchen.” Free write. Review Norton reading: What makes a good language and literacy narrative?
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| Week 3
M 2/11
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HW: Complete and BTC “Kitchen” free writes. UTSA and BTC “Language and Literacy Narrative Brainstorm worksheet.” Print and BTC “Charting a Text” Worksheet and Smitherman’s “African American English: From the Hood to the Amen Corner”.
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IC: Read Banana Yoshimoto “Kitchen” free writes. Share ideas for Language and Literacy Narrative. Read and annotate excerpt from Smitherman’s “African American English: From the Hood to the Amen Corner”. Complete “Charting a Text” for Smitherman.
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| W 2/13 | HW: UTSA and BTC a one-page snapshot of one meaningful moment in your language and/or literacy experiences. Describe an event/relationship/place/ that impacted your literacy development.
Print “Alma” by Junot Diaz
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IC: Read “Alma” by Junot Diaz. Free write. Discuss writing a L&L narrative. Workshop adding details and dialogue to narratives.
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| Week 4
M 2/18 (no class)
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HW: Read Lippi-Green’s “The Soundhouse.” Write brief (1 paragraph) summary of main points. UTSA and BTC.
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NO CLASS |
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W 2/20
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HW: Read and annotate Selfe’s “What are Literacy Narratives?” (on BB). Complete and UTSA on BB a “Charting Worksheet” (on BB) for Selfe’s text. BTC.
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IC: Discuss Selfe. Draw connections across texts, ourselves, and other “larger” trends and forces. Review L&LN cover Letter, oral presentations, and assignment criteria. Begin drafting. |
| Week 5
M 2/25 |
HW: Complete draft of Language & Literacy Narrative. UTSA and BTC in a form that can be shared with peers. Print a hard copy of “Everything I Never Told You” and “Responding to a Draft Worksheet. Write down any questions for L&LN.
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IC: Read “Everything I Never Told You.” Free write. Exchange drafts for feedback using the “Responding to a Draft” Worksheet and review questions. |
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W 2/27
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HW: UTSA Final draft of Language & Literacy Narrative.
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IC: Language and Literacy Oral Presentations
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| Week 6
M 3/4 |
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IC: Language and Literacy Oral Presentations |
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