1. Unit One
Science and Religion

2. Assignments in English 107
What you will be responsible for turning in!
Assignments in English 107
One major essay per unit
Unit one: Science and Religion (comparative analysis)
Unit two: Education and Vocation (research narrative)
Unit three: Poverty and Wealth (Critical analysis)
Unit four: Place and Perspective (Textual analysis)
Prewriting and minor assignments
Summary, writing plan, draft
Blog post, research topic, sources, draft
Formal Question, writing plan, draft
Review article, writing plan, draft

3. Weekly goals for English 107
What we will work on every week!
Weekly goals for English 107
Don’t forget to check the schedule for these activities as well as any days where we will meet electronically or outside of the classroom!
Brainstorming activity
Textual Analysis
Research skill building
Prewriting and planning
Reverse Engineering
Rhetorical Analysis
Thinking about goals and aspirations for each writing assignment
Citation

4. Goals and Outcomes for Unit 1 Science and Religion
What you will learn to do in this unit!
Goals and Outcomes for Unit 1 Science and Religion
Have strategies for writing about challenging texts
Recognize the difference between comparing topics and comparing ideas
Use signal phrases and parenthetical citation to assign ownership to ideas
Compare texts on more than one topic (for instance, style, tone, meaning, use of evidence, target audience, etc.)
Take reading notes effectively using at least three note-taking methods
Write effective summaries
Recognize the difference between summary and analysis
Write concise and well-focused paragraphs

5. Goals and outcomes for Essay 1: Comparative Analysis
University-wide outcomes for English 107
Goals and outcomes for Essay 1: Comparative Analysis
Focus on a specific purpose (supporting a thesis about two works in comparison with one another)
Find, engage, and integrate other’s ideas for use as evidence or support
understand the relationship between evidence and thesis
Recognize the particular formal demands of the assignment
Using feedback to improve drafts
Have and use strategies for generating ideas and revising and proofreading

6. Homework Due Friday
In your commonplace book, write a ”personalized outcomes statement.” To do this, consider the following
Review the outcomes statement on the syllabus provided by the university’s writing professors
Think about which of these goals is most meaningful to you; write them down
Write down which aspects of your writing or essay preparation you would like to improve
Write down what your aspirations for your own essays are—this will help you see where to focus in prewriting, drafting, and revision, and it will also help your personalize your learning

7. What is the most important thing about writing?