Week 1

• Take syllabus quiz
• Write timed essay
• Read chapter 55: Capitalization

Week 2

• Read Chapter 25: “Genre”
• Watch Video on “Literary Genres”
• Take Chapter 25 Quiz
• Read Chapter 1: “Narratives”
• Take Chapter 1 Quiz
• Read & Respond to “Check. Mate?”
• Read Chapter 24: “Writer’s Block”
• Take Chapter 24 Quiz
• Read chapter 56: Apostrophes

Week 3

• Read & Respond to “She Still Holds Sway”
• Read Chapter 19: “Brainstorming”
• Watch Videos on “Invention” and “Brainstorming”
• Read Chapter 29: “Outlining”
• Take Chapter 29 Quiz
• Essay 1: Write Narrative Outline
• Read Chapters 30-34: “Paragraphs, Transitions, Introductions, Conclusions, Titles”
• Read/Listen to Tips on Using Quotation Marks

Week 4

• Read “Formatting with MLA” (p537-539)
• Watch Videocast on Formatting for MLA
• Read Chapter 39: Peer Editing
• Essay 1: Write Narrative First Draft
• Read Chapter 38: Revising Your Work
• Watch a Video on Revision
• Essay 1: Review Classmates’ Narrative First Drafts
• Read Chapter 57: Commas

Week 5

• Essay 1: Write Narrative Final Draft
• Read Chapter 3: Argument
• Watch Video: “How to Write a Good Essay”
• Take Chapter 3 Quiz
• Read & Respond to “Youth Groups: The Wrong Train?”
• Read Overview of Punctuation
• Take Punctuation Test
• Overview of Punctuation

Courses consist of 12 units over a 16-week period. The above is only a sample.