| Jan. 27 | IN CLASS: Introduction to the course. Review of syllabus |
| Jan. 29 | READ: “Back of the Bus” by Mebane (157-165) |
| Feb. 03 | READ: “Sanctuary of School” by Ortiz (114-120) |
| Feb. 05 | READ: “The Miss Dennis School of Writing” by Steinbach (98-106) DUE: Reflective Narrative First Draft |
| Feb. 10 | READ: “More Room” by Ortiz (114-120) |
| Feb. 12 | NO CLASS-Lincoln’s Birthday |
| Feb. 17 | NO CLASS- Presidents’ Day |
| Feb. 19 | READ: “Why ‘Redskins’ is a Bad Word” by McWhorter (490-494) DUE: Reflective Narrative Second Draft |
| Feb. 24 | READ: “How Boys Become Men” by Katz (294-299) |
| Feb. 26 | READ: “Get a Knife. Get a Dog, but Get Rid of Guns” by Ivins (449-453) DUE: Reflective Narrative Final Draft |
| Mar. 02 | READ: “Should Batman Kill the Joker?” by White and Arp (481-485) |
| Mar. 04 | READ: “Our Semi-Literate Youth? Not so Fast” by Lunsford (508-514) |
| Mar. 09 | READ: “My Parents Were Deported” by Guerrero (486-489) DUE: Critical Analysis First Draft |
| Mar. 11 | READ: “The Myth of Race” by Sussman (264-270) |
| Mar. 16 | IN CLASS: ONE-ON-ONE CONFERENCES |
| Mar. 18 | IN CLASS: ONE-ON-ONE CONFERENCES |
| Mar. 23 | READ: “Be a Gamer, Save the World” by McGonigal (496-501) DUE: Critical Analysis Second Draft |
| Mar. 25 | READ: “Romance: Where Are You? Who Are You?”(502-507 |
| Mar. 30 | READ: “Let Stars Get Paid” by Rosenberg (516-520) DUE: Critical Analysis Final Draft |
| Apr. 01 | READ: “College Athletes Should Not Be Paid” by Posnanski (521-527) |
| Apr. 06 | READ: “How It Feels to Be Colored Me” by Hurston (565-570) DUE: Weighing In First Draft |
| Apr. 07 | READ: Tuesday “Guys Vs. Men” by Barry (380-387) |
| Apr. 08 | NO CLASS- Spring Break |
| Apr. 13 | NO CLASS- Spring Break |
| Apr. 15 | NO CLASS- Spring Break |
| Apr. 20 | READ: “Mother Tongue” by Tan (234-241) DUE: Weighing In Second Draft |
| Apr. 22 | READ: “Se Habla Español” by Barrientos (388-393) |
| Apr. 27 | READ: “Stop Coddling the Super-Rich” by Buffett (253-257) DUE: Weighing In Final Draft |
| Apr. 29 | READ: “The Extraordinary Characteristics of Dyslexia” by Horner (401-404) |
| May. 04 | READ: “If You Are What You Eat, Then What Am I?” by Kothari (394-400) |
| May. 06 | READ: “So, You Want to Be a Writer? Here’s How” by Goodman (300-303) DUE: Rewind and Re-envision First Draft |
| May. 11 | READ: “The King and I” by Unbankes (132-137) |
| May. 13 | READ: “Two Years Are Better Than Four” by Addison (476-481) |
| May. 18 | IN CLASS: Presentations, Course Wrap-up DUE: Rewind and Re-envision Final Draft |
