TRS 103006

Mrs. Damerell

Spring 2002

Final Syllabus:  Weeks of March 18 - May 14

     ***Students have to hand in a typed paragraph, with prewriting each Tuesday through May 7.  The paragraph type and/or topic will be announced in class.

week of March 19:              editing/point of view

                                    paragraph types, sentence patterns

                                    writing workshop

week of March 26:        process paragraph

                                    mechanics

                                    How to Prepare for a Final Exam

week of April 2:            description

                                    revising for sentence variety

                                    The Day of the Dead

week of April 9:            compare/contrast

                                    revising

                                    Two Childhoods

week of April 23:            definition

                                    sentence variety

                                    Winning

week of April 30:            classification

                                    revising for language awareness

                                    The Potato Scale

week of May 7:            persuasion

                                    revising for language awareness

                                    Stopping Youth Violence

                                    all work must be handed in by the end of this week

week of May 14:            cumulative test:  paragraph types, sentence revising, punctuation

                                    final writing sample, TABE (Test of Adult Basic Education)

***Students must earn a C in TRS 103 to progress to TRS 105.  Students who do not write the final writing sample will not earn a C.  Students who do not take the TABE will not earn a C.  If you anticipate being unable to do either of those during the final week of classes, make other arrangements with your instructor.