Writing 2 Fall Syllabus

Week/Date	Literature Discussions	Literature Assignments	Writing Assignments	Grammar Discussion
Week 1 (8/22)	Introduction to My Antonia			Why Grammar?
Week 2 (8/29)	Intro & Book I; Sections I – VI (p. 1 – 23)	3 Study Questions 5 Vocabulary Words	Personal Essay Rough Draft Due	Review:  The Complete Sentence
Week 3 (9/5)	Book I, Sections VII – XIII (p. 24 – 47)	3 Study Questions 5 Vocabulary Words		Review:  Parts of Speech
Week 4 (9/12)	Book I, Sections XIV – XIX (p. 47 – 69)	3 Study Questions 5 Vocabulary Words	PERSONAL ESSAY FINAL DRAFT DUE	Review:  Sentence Patterns
Week 5 (9/19)	Book II, Sections I – VII (p. 70 – 94)	3 Study Questions 5 Vocabulary Words	Process Essay Rough Draft Due	Review:  Sentence Patterns
Week 6 (9/26)	Book II, Sections VIII – XV (p. 94 – 118)	3 Study Questions 5 Vocabulary Words		Subject/ Verb Agreement
Week 7 (10/3)	Book III, Sections I – IV (p. 119 – 140)	3 Study Questions 5 Vocabulary Words	PROCESS ESSAY FINAL DRAFT DUE	Verbs:  Active/Passive & Subjunctive
Week 8 (10/10)	Book IV, Sections I – IV (p. 141 – 153)	3 Study Questions 5 Vocabulary Words Project Proposal due	Extended Definition OR Classification Essay Pre-Write	Pronouns:  Antecedents & Agreement
FALL BREAK
Week 9 (10/24)	Book V; Sections I – III (p. 154 – 175)	3 Study Questions 5 Vocabulary Words	Extended Definition OR Classification Essay Rough Draft Due	Prepositional Phrases:  Adjectival & Adverbial
Week 10 (10/31)	O.E. Rolvaag excerpt	MY ANTONIA TEST		Verbal Phrases:  Gerunds
Week 11 (11/7)	Prairie Poetry	Prepare for Presentation	EXTENDED DEFINITION or CLASSIFICATION FINAL DRAFT DUE	Verbal Phrases:  Infinitive
Week 12 (11/14)	Presentations	Prepare for Presentation	Comp/Contrast Essay Pre-Write	Verbal Phrases:  Participles
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week 13 (11/28)	Presentations		Comp/Contrast Essay Rough Draft Due	GRAMMAR TEST
Week 14 (12/5)	Christmas Short Story	Paragraph Re-write		WORD OF THE DAY TEST
Week 15 (12/12)	Christmas Poetry	Poetry Reading	COMP/CONTRAST ESSAY FINAL DRAFT DUE