Writing 2 Fall Syllabus

Week/Date	Literature Discussions	Literature Assignments	Writing Assignments	Grammar Discussion
Week 1 (8/25)	Introduction to A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (ACY)			Why Grammar?
Week 2 (9/1)	Discuss Intro, Ch. 1 – 6	3 Study Questions 5 Vocabulary Words	Personal Essay Rough Draft Due	Review Parts of Speech
Week 3 (9/8)	Discuss Ch. 7 – 14	4 Study Questions 8 vocabulary words		Complete Sentence:  Subject & Predicate
Week 4 (9/15)	Discuss Ch. 15 – 19	4 Study Questions 8 vocabulary words	PERSONAL ESSAY FINAL DRAFT DUE Process Essay Assign	Subject/Verb Agreement
Week 5 (9/22)	Discuss Ch. 20 – 23	3 Study Questions 5 Vocabulary Words	Process Essay Rough Draft Due	Passive/Active Voice
Week 6 (9/29)	Discuss Ch. 24 – 27	4 Study Questions 8 vocabulary words		Pronouns:  Antecedents
Week 7 (10/6)	Discuss Ch. 28 – 31	Mid-Term Quiz 5 Vocabulary Words	PROCESS ESSAY FINAL DRAFT DUE Extended Definition & Classification Essay Assign	Pronouns:  Agreement
Week 8 (10/13)	Discuss Ch. 32 – 36	4 Study Questions 8 vocabulary words	Extended Definition OR Classification Essay Pre-Write	Phrases: Prepositional, Infinitive
FALL BREAK
Week 9 (10/27)	Discuss Ch. 37 – 41	3 Study Questions 5 Vocabulary Words	Extended Definition OR Classification Essay Rough Draft Due	Phrases:  Gerund, Appositive
Week 10 (11/3)	Discuss Ch. 42 – Final PS	4 Study Questions 8 vocabulary words		Sentence Fragments
Week 11 (11/10)	ACY:  Take Home Final	Baseball Questions	EXTENDED DEFINITION or CLASSIFICATION FINAL DRAFT DUE Comp/Contrast Essay Assign	Run-ons & Comma Splice
Week 12 (11/17)	ACY:  Baseball Final	Final Quiz (Take Home)	Comp/Contrast Essay Pre-Write	Parallel Structure
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week 13 (12/1)	Twain Readings	Written Response	Comp/Contrast Essay Rough Draft Due	Complex Sentences
Week 14 (12/8)	Twain Readings	Written Response		WORD OF THE DAY TEST
Week 15 (12/15)	Christmas Poetry		COMP/CONTRAST ESSAY FINAL DRAFT DUE