Print and read the course description. Download and complete the course worksheet. Bring both to class along with the lab bookmark mentioned in the worksheet for homework credit.

Answer the questions on the questionaire page in an email to amills@ccsf.edu.

Read the introduction to The Rough Guide to Climate Change (handout).

Discussion of reading skills

Discussion of the basics of climate change

Jay Jessen explains the Writing Success Project

Register for CompClass using the code that came with Rules for Writers (it will be there as long as you purchased the edition packaged with electronic CompClass access). Your blog will be created automatically. I encourage you to post a picture of yourself or otherwise personalize your blog.

Make your first blog post on The Rough Guide to Climate Change. The only requirement for this post is that you react honestly and thoughtfully and that you quote from the reading at least twice. Be as specific as you can about your reactions and your reasons. You might want to answer one or more of these questions:

• What surprised you in this overview of global warming? What interested you?
• What, if anything confused you?
• What do you want to know more about?
• Are there any claims here that you would doubt? Why? What do you think of the writing style? Is it engaging?
• Do you trust the author? Why or why not?

Annotation

Overview of the first essay assignment

9:45 Writing Success Project presentation

Read the sections on annotation, "From Reading as a Writer to Writing as a Reader," pages 25-29 and 33-35 in From Inquiry to Academic Writing.

Comment on three of your classmates' blogs.

Start reading and annotating the first chapter of Hot, Flat, and Crowded.

Introduction to Thomas Friedman

Discussion of Friedman's style and the first chapter

Read and annotate for homework credit the first chapter of Hot, Flat, and Crowded. Write at least one comment, question, or paraphrase per page.

Preview the summary assignment. This will be our first essay.

1. Reread the summary assignment and the grade sheet and then read pages 350-352 on summaries in Rules for Writers and pages 125-137 on summarizing in From Inquiry to Academic Writing .

2. Blog post on the first chapter. Minimum of 200 words and two quotations from the text. Choose one point from the chapter that seems important but that you don't fully understand. Discuss its possible meanings and Friedman's possible intentions. What clues to its meaning can you find in the rest of the chapter? If the point involves a reference or word you don't know, look it up (Wikipedia is all right for this purpose) and explain it. Feel free to discuss your reactions or questions about the chapter more generally once you have analyzed this one difficult point.

3. Optional Videos: Humor: how NOT to do a summary: watch this summary of the Star Wars plot by a woman who hasn't seen the films. Now, watch the “Summaries and paraphrasing” video on CompClass.

Quiz on the second chapter

Discussion of the second chapter

Chart: Reread the first chapter of Hot, Flat, and Crowded and your annotations . Make a chart (typed or handwritten) of key claims, examples, gist, and context like the chart on page 136 of From Inquiry to Academic Writing. I will check this chart off in class for homework credit.

Read and annotate the second chapter of Hot, Flat, and Crowded.

Mon 2/8

Blog post on the second chapter. Minimum of 200 words and two quotations from the text. You can discuss any aspect of the chapter you like in this blog post as long as you show understanding of the text. You might want to choose one point from the chapter that seems important but that you don't fully understand, as you did last time. What clues to its meaning can you find in the rest of the chapter? If the point involves a reference or word you don't know, look it up (Wikipedia is all right for this purpose) and explain it.

Outline of the summary essay. If you want a template for the outline, download this outline worksheet.

Rough Draft of the summary essay

Read Chapter 3 of Hot, Flat, and Crowded.

Holiday -- No class

2 copies of the Final Draft

Annotate Chapter 4

Explanation of the Synthesis Essay

Note: Library Workshop B is given today from 1-2 in R414

Grammar version

Annotate Chapter 5

Annotate Chapter 6

Read the Synthesis Essay assignment and start thinking about which chapter you might want to focus on.

Complete Library Workshop B online either either online or by attending a workshop in the library computer lab. You'll need to stop by the library and get the assignment checked and signed by a librarian. If you already completed this workshop, just bring the proof of completion from a previous semester. The library keeps records, so if you have lost the proof you can obtain another.

Grammar

Synthesis papers

How to search for sources

Bring Inquiry and Rules for Writers

Blog Post on Chapter 5 or 6
Choose one of the following options. Quote at least twice and write at least 200 words.

1. Choose one or more references you don’t know but that seem important in Chapter 5 or 6.  Do some research to learn about them and then explain them and how they relate to Friedman’s argument in your own words. You might also choose an idea you don’t fully understand and attempt to explain your confusion and your best guess about its meaning.

2. Which chapter do you think you will choose to write your synthesis on?  Preview your chapter if we haven’t read it yet. Discuss what draws you to the topic and then reflect on the kinds of sources you might look for on the same topic to include in your synthesis.  What ideas are missing from your chapter?  What do you disagree with or want to question?

3. Agree or disagree with a key idea from Chapter 5 or 6. For example, what do you think of Friedman’s discussion of Islam and oil?  (Some accuse him of being prejudiced against Islam.) Or how does his assessment of the rise of middle classes worldwide fit your experience of living or traveling in other countries?  If you agree with one of his ideas, you’ll need to give some reasons that are not in the book—go beyond summarizing his points.

Meet in Cyberia (Art Extension 265)

Research workshop

Error log workshop

Annotate Chapter 7

Complete Library Workshop W either online or by attending a workshop in the library computer lab. You'll need to stop by the library and get the assignment checked and signed by a librarian. If you already completed this workshop, just bring the proof of completion from a previous semester. The library keeps records, so if you have lost the proof you can obtain another.

Choose the chapter you plan to focus on for your synthesis paper

Bring your grammar version of the summary paper with the error codes so you can work on the error logs in class

Discussion of chapters 7 and 8

Annotate Chapter 8

First error log: Error logs count as homework and they are also graded. All of your error logs together count as 10% of your semester grade.

You'll need to turn in the grammar version with my numbers on it along with the error logs.

Look at the grammar codes on the grammar version of the summary that you just got back. Download and fill out one error log worksheet on each of the numbers found on your paper. Your error logs must be typed.

**For each numbered error, look up the code in Rules for Writers. Write the number and the name of the error in the blank at the top of one error log page.

**Read the Rules for Writers section on the error and then explain what the error is and how to fix it in your own words at the top of the error log page. 

**Next, find all of the places in your essay where you see that grammar code. For each of those places, fill out one row in your error log. For each one, first copy the entire sentence with the error exactly as it was. Then, in the second column, write a corrected version that fixes the error without changing the meaning. In the third column, explain in your own words how you corrected the error and why the new version is better. Include any remaining questions you have about the error. If you disagree with the error code, explain why.

The process of writing a synthesis paper

Special Deadline: By Tuesday 3/2 at 12:00 noon (so that I can read and okay your source choices):
Blog post of at least 200 words on your synthesis paper topic. Which chapter have you chosen and why? What do you think are the most important points of the chapter?

List (and if they are web sources, link to) three sources you are considering focusing on for the synthesis essay. For each source, write a one or two sentence summary ) of the main points and discuss why you think it might make a good contrast to the Friedman chapter. Do you have any concerns about using it? Which one or two sources are you currently planning to use? Do you have any questions about your choice of sources?

By classtime: Read and annotate "Writing a Synthesis," pages 138-149 in From Inquiry to Academic Writing.

Discussion of Chapter 9

Read my comments on your last blog entry. If you need to change your chosen source, post to your blog again with your new source and then email me for feedback. I want to help you make sure that your source will work for the assignment before you go to the trouble of annotating it and outlining your paper.

Read and annotate Chapter 9 (or Chapter 8 if you are doing your paper on energy poverty and have already annotated Chapter 9)

Discussion of Chapter 10

Preparation for the midterm quiz and in-class blog entry

Read and annotate Chapter 10.

Print and annotate your additional source(s).

Meet in Cyberia (Art Extension 265)

Midterm part one: Reading quiz

Study for the reading quiz on the Friedman reading with a special focus on Chapter 10.

Download and complete the synthesis worksheet.

Read the model comparison and contrast papers assigned on CompClass.

Meet in Cyberia (Art Extension 265)

Midterm part two: In-class blog entry: Write a draft of the introduction and one point-by-point paragraph of your synthesis essay in class. Your paragraph should discuss both Friedman and another source and compare them on a particular point laid out in the topic sentence.

Synthesis outline due: thesis, topic sentences, and supporting details. Use full sentences. If you want a template, download this outline worksheet.

Read 201-207 on introductions in Inquiry.

Prepare to write the blog entry in class.

Peer Review of rough drafts

3 copies of the synthesis rough draft

Comment on three of your classmates' blogs. Give some constructive feedback on the draft introduction and body paragraph they have written.

Synthesis grammar version (1 copy)

Read and annotate chapter 11

Ethos and pathos

Works Cited corrections

Those going to the March on Sacramento will be excused since this is an official CCSF event. Sign up here.

Synthesis Works Cited page

Read and annotate 173-178 on ethos and pathos in Inquiry

Read and annotate chapter 12

Short reading quiz

Discussion of Friedman's ethos and pathos

Read and annotate chapter 13

Bring proof of any extra credit visits to the Writing Lab or the Reading Tutors. Jay has kept track of WSP visits and will give me a record of them, so you don't need proof of those.

Read and annotate chapters 14 and 15

Blog post on Friedman's ethos and pathos: how does Friedman attempt to gain the readers' trust and establish his credibility in these chapter? To what extent does he succeed? How does he appeal to emotion? Did the chapters affect you as he intended them to? Use the Inquiry reading on ethos and pathos as a reference. (200 words, 2 quotations)

Blog post on possible research paper topics and sources: Read the research paper instructions and list of possible topics. Do a little research on topics that interest you, either on the web or in the library periodicals databases. Then write a blog post in which you explore at least three possible topics that interest you. Discuss why each topic interests you, what you found out about it so far. Describe and link to at least one reputable source for each possible topics. (200 words)

Read and annotate chapter 16

Go through this Research 101 lesson and complete the Bedford tutorial "How do I refine my research question?"online.

See also the handout on focused research paper topics (given out in class).

Blog post on final research paper topic. Write at least 200 words about your research paper topic. What do you think you will focus on? What challenges do you anticipate? What approach will you take to searching for sources?

Read and annotate chapter 17

Continue research

Comment on three of your classmates' blogs

Synthesis paper error logs. See the instructions page.

Read and annotate chapter 18

Print, read and annotate this profile of Thomas Friedman from the New Yorker. If the link doesn't work, search for it in the Gale database under the title "The Bright Side" and the author Ian Parker.

Blog on Friedman. Respond in any way you wish to the profile of Friedman and/or chapters 17 and/or 18. Quote at least twice and write 200 words.

Meet in Rosenberg 414 on Monday.

WSP staff visit

Outline workshop

Outline of research paper. Use full sentences and include thesis, topic sentences, and supporting details. If you want a template for the outline, download this outline worksheet.

Blog post on your research paper sources. List at least 6 sources and summarize each one. Explain why you think it is a credible source.

Final discussion of Friedman

Read and annotate chapter 19

Peer review of rough drafts

3 copies of the rough draft of research paper. Must be at least 6 pages in MLA format for credit.

Optional: Preview at the research paper grade sheet

Grammar workshop

2 copies of the final draft of research paper (including the Works Cited page)

Grammar version of research paper (including a revised Works Cited page)

Read the beginning of Ecotopia through the May 5th journal entry, up to but not including the section "Food, Sewage, and Stable States," (pages 1-17 in my edition).

Read the New York Times article on Ecotopia: "The Novel That Predicted Portland"

Ecotopia blog post: respond in any way you choose. Which parts of the Ecotopian way of life have we already adopted? Which seem possible? Desirable? Impossible? Undesirable? What ethos and pathos strategies do you notice in the writing?

Read from the beginning of the section "Food, Sewage, and Stable States" through the end of the section "The Ecotopian Economy: Fruit of Crisis," right before the May 13th journal entry (pages 18-51 in my edition)

Annotate only the information non-italicized sections that describe how Ecotopia works (not the journal entries).

Ecotopia discussion

Preparing for the presentations

Optional: Attend the talk in Ms. Mills' 1:00-2:00 class by Avinash Kar of the Natural Resources Defense Council

Ecotopia: read through the end of the section "Their Plastics and Ours" (pages 52-90 in my edition). Annotate only the information non-italicized sections that describe how Ecotopia works (not the journal entries).

Comment on three classmates' blogs

Ecotopia: read from the section "Ecotopian Education's Surprises" through "Ecotopian Music, Dance, Other Arts" (126-147 in my edition). Annotate only the information non-italicized sections that describe how Ecotopia works (not the journal entries).

Ecotopia blog post: Respond to the text in any way you choose. Include your reactions as well as summary.

Read and start to think about the final exam essay topics.

Research blog post: Choose one sustainable aspect of Ecotopian society that seems practical and interesting to you and do some research on the library databases and on search engines to see if there are any similar modern-day proposals. If you do not find any, you could switch to another aspect of Ecotopia. In your blog post, link to two sources about the proposed real change, describe the proposal, and compare it to the Ecotopian version.

Comment on three classmates' blogs.

Blog post on your classmates' presentations. Summarize the main ideas of one presentation in a full paragraph. Then reflect on what was memorable, controversial, or striking to you in the presentation.

Ecotopia: read from the June 13th journal entry through the end of the book (148-181 in my edition.) Annotate only the information non-italicized sections that describe how Ecotopia works (not the journal entries).

Friedman and Callenbach present different visions of what makes a successful sustainable society. Go back through chapter titles and your annotations of both books. Make two lists: one of Friedman's main recommendations for a sustainable society and one of Callenbach's and bring them to class.

At the bottom of your lists, write one paragraph in which you compare the two and reflect on the essential points of agreement and disagreement in their philosophies. Make sure you include issues related to government's role, technology, and the economy.

Blog post: brainstorm on what you intend to write about on the final exam. (See the final exam essay topics.)

Optional bonus homework credit: If you are choosing to compare Friedman and Callenbach, I recommend you fill out the synthesis worksheet as you did for the synthesis essay.

Research paper error logs. See the instructions page.

Meet in Cyberia (Art Extension 265)

English 1A Final Exam

Revise your outline and prepare for the exam. You can bring the following:

• Ecotopia and Hot, Flat, and Crowded
• Printed copies of any additional sources you plan to use
• Your outline (topic sentences, thesis, and quotations or other supporting details)
• Your notes (no 3 sentences in a row that end up in the essay)
• A print card and/or some change in order to print the exam at the end. 
• A dictionary (optional)
• Rules for Writers (optional)

Final homework credit: Download and fill out the anonymous 1A evaluation form. You will turn it in (folded) and I will check off that you did it.

Bring any extra credit sheets.

Optional: If you would like to try to improve the grade on one of your essays from the semester, download and fill out a revision plan and bring it to the final exam in a folder with the graded essay and grade sheet with all my comments. I will look over your plan while you take the final and give it back to you. The revised essay must then be turned in to my office (Batmale 560) by 12:00 noon on Thursday, May 27. You can slip it under my door at any time.

If you would like feedback on your final exam and/or revision and/or last error logs, I would be happy to give it. Turn in a self-addressed, stamped envelope with sufficient postage for me to mail the papers to you. Enclose a note to me explaining what kind of feedback would be useful to you. Otherwise, you can pick up your final exam and revision and final error logs with the grades on them at the beginning of Spring semester.

Have a great break!