Laurel Sunderman
Teaching Associate, California State University, Sacramento
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ENGLISH 1, FALL 2005
Section 5, MWF 900-950am (SQU 450)
CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: sunderman@csus.edu
Phone: 278-6349 (during office hours only)
278-6587 (M-F 10am-5pm; emergencies only)
Office Location: CLV 142 (during office hours only)
CLV 102 (M-F 10am-5pm; emergencies only)
Office Hours: MWF 730-800am and by appointment
Welcome to English 1: Basic Writing Skills. Following are links to important information, handouts,
and assignments for this class. Please check back often. As the course progresses, I will continually
post new information.
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Course Information
Course Calendar (Look for changes in red font!)
Course Readings (Download/print appropriate readings and bring them with you to class.)
Handouts & Lecture Materials
Writer Based vs. Reader Based Prose
Toulmin's Four Questions & Establishing Common Ground
Major Assignments
Student-Teacher Conference Schedule
In-Class Activities
9/7 Group Discussion Questions on Rose's "I Just Wanna Be Average"
9/23 Converting Writer-Based to Reader-Based Prose: "Sorority Life" Activity
9/30 Class List: Qualities of "Banking" and "Problem-Posing" (from Freire)
10/12 English Only in America? - Video Note-taking Guide
Note: This video has been placed on reserve in the Library Media Center (1st floor) until Friday, 10/28. You will have to
watch the 25-minute video in the LMC. You cannot check it out. Have them look up the video by title, my name, or by
the reservation number: WT-62.
Additional Homework Assignments (See Course Calendar for full description)
Due 9/7: 1 1/2 - 2 pg. Informal Response Paper on Rose.
Due 9/16: Decide where your first draft falls in each of the six categories on the rubric.
Due 9/19: Find your thesis in draft #1. Highlight/write it down and bring to class.
Due 9/23: Write down 3 questions for the Student-Teacher Conferences.
Due 9/30: 2 pg. Informal Response Paper on Freire.
Due 10/10: Find a paragraph in your essay that needs revising and bring it to class.
Due 10/21: 2 pg. Informal Response Paper on English-Only Debate.
Due 10/26: Write an arguable thesis statement for essay #3.
Due 10/28: Worksheet: Toulmin's Four Questions and Fallacies.
Due 11/4: Reverse Outline of Essay 3, Draft 1.
Due 11/11: Revise the title, introduction and conclusion of one of your three essays.
Links
Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL) Find helpful information and exercises about writing and grammar.
Saclink Accounts Also go to AIRC (Academic Information & Resource Center) 2005.
CSUS Writing Center Go to CLV 128 to make an appointment.
CSUS Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Excellent resources for students!
Last Updated: 11/9/2005