Day 6: Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Agenda:

1. The Reading Process: 
1. College reading= strategic reading
2. Application of Process to Carol Dweck's "Mind-sets and Equitable Education" 
3. Break
4. Introduction to Paolo Freire's The "Banking" Concept of Education
1. Before strategies
2. During and After strategies for homework

Homework: 

• Complete Reading Journal #3: download here
• Revise your Interview and bring final copy

Day 5: Monday, October 6, 2014

Agenda:

1. Interview Challenges Discussion
2. Expository Writing and Academic Discourse
1. Review: text-based academic discourse, expository writing
2. Form and Function of Expository Texts
3. Revising your Introduction to the Interview
1. Interview Organization Handout (part I): download here
4. Break
5. Generating Ideas for Interview Reflection
1. Interview Organization Handout (part II)
6. Peer Response: 
1. Responding to the interviews: strong lines and questions

Homework: 

- Read and Annotate: Introduction to They Say I Say: Moves that Matter in Academic Writing

- Read over notes from peer response as well as your own notes on Interview Organization and Revise your interview (Introduction and Transcription)

• Be sure to write your Reflection based on peer comments and your own notes (Part 2 of handout)

- Bring 2 copies of your interview (introduction, transcription, reflection) 

Day 4: Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Agenda:

1. Review Interview Handout
2. Your Passion Moment: Share out your writing!
3. Generate Concepts: based on your passion moment readings, what are the concepts that were most relevant to your own experiences/ 
4. Break
5. Developing strong and thoughtful questions
1. Considering Skye's primary source: Jeff Duncan Andrade
6. Share out your interviewee choices: small group, then class discussion 

Homework: 

- Record/transcribe interview questions and responses

- After you transcribe the interview, list 3 concepts that are relevant to the interviewee responses

Day 3: Monday, September 29, 2014

Agenda:

1. Check in
2. What is Argument? 
1. Text-based academic discourse
2. Evidence in Argument
3. Group Analysis:
1. Primary and Secondary Sources
2. Stakeholders in Argument
4. Writing Project #1: Interview someone

Homework: 

- Complete Reading Journal #2

- Write your Rationale

Day 2: Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Agenda:

1. Syllabus Review:
1. Important aspects
2. Questions
3. Concerns
2. Journal Write: Rate your Understanding of Recycling the Gift
1. 1-5, 5 being the strongest understanding: what do you rate yourself? Why? What questions do you have about the film? 
2. Pair-Share
3. Homework Reading Discussion:  
1. Example: Divergent Thinking
2. Small Group Work
4. Group Presentations and Discussion
5. Journal Write: Rater your Understanding of Recycling the Gift 
6. Review Homework: Writing Journal #1

Homework:

- Read over The Reading Process Handout and annotate

- Complete Writing Journal #1: type, double-space

- Buy all necessary materials and books for class

Day 1: Monday, September 22, 2014

Agenda:

1. Brief Introduction to me and the course
   

2. Community Building and Pre-Reading Activities
   

3.  

   Small Group Share Out- What do you predict?
4. Passion Project #2: Recycling the Gift- Link to It Here
   
5. Monitoring Your Understanding of the Text
   

Homework:

• Read and Highlight syllabus

• Reading Journal #1: Complete the activities started in class (annotations)