This common syllabus is provided to support our newest instructors, as well as instructors interested in learning about the latest changes to the CO150 curriculum. The following materials represent the common 2009-2010 CO150 syllabus that new Graduate Teaching Assistants will use to teach the course.
CO150 Introduction
Overview
General Advice about Teaching
Overview
Introduction
Objectives
Sequence
Common Readings
Assignments
Academic Summary: Listening to the Conversation
Writing a Letter: Opening the Conversation
Daily Lesson Plans
Week 1: Monday, August 25 - Friday,
August 29
Monday | Tuesday
| Wednesday | Thursday
| Friday
Week 2: Monday, September 1 - Friday,
September 5
Labor Day | Tuesday
| Wednesday | Thursday
| Friday
Week 3: Monday, September 8 - Friday,
September 12
Monday | Tuesday
| Wednesday | Thursday
| Friday
Week 4: Monday, September 15 - Friday,
September 19
Monday | Tuesday
| Wednesday | Thursday
| Friday
Week 5: Monday, September 22 - Friday,
September 26
Monday | Tuesday
| Wednesday & Friday | Thursday
Overview
Introduction
Objectives
Sequence
Assignments
Investigating a Question-at-issue: Inquiring Further (Annotated Bibliography)
Proposal: From Inquiry to Argument
Academic Argument: Adding Your Voice to the Conversation
Daily Lesson Plans
Week 6: Monday, September 29 - Friday,
October 3
Monday | Tuesday
| Wednesday | Thursday
| Friday
Week 7: Monday, October 6 - Friday,
October 10
Monday | Tuesday
| Wednesday | Thursday
| Friday
Week 8: Monday, October 13 - Friday,
October 17
Monday | Tuesday
| Wednesday | Thursday
| Friday
Week 9: Monday, October 20 - Friday,
October 24
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday | Tuesday & Thursday
Week 10: Monday, October 27 - Friday,
October 31
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday | Tuesday & Thursday
Week 11: Monday, November 3 - Friday,
November 7
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday | Tuesday & Thursday
Overview
Introduction
Objectives
Sequence
Assignments
Local Inquiry and Public Argument: Writing as an Engaged and Informed Citizen
Weekly Lesson Plans
Week 12: Monday, November 10 - Friday, November 14
Week 13: Monday, November 17 - Friday, November 21
Week 14: Monday, December 1 - Friday, December 5
Week 15: Monday, December 8 - Friday, December 12
Finals Week
Admin Materials
Creating a Writing Studio Account
CO150 Mid-Term Course Evaluation (Word Document)
CO150 Syllabus Common Readings
CO150 M/W/F Syllabus
CO150 T/R Syllabus
Helpful Things
The Writing@CSU Teaching Activities Bank
Backward Outline Analysis Directions (Word Document)
Backwards Outline Workshop (Word Document)
Revision
Anne Lamott's Bird
by Bird excerpt (Word Document)
Overheads and Handouts
The Continuum of Credibility (Word Document)
Types of Claims Overhead
Questions for Audience Analysis Handout (Word Document)
Writing as a Conversation (JPG image file)
Writing as a Conversation (Word Document)
Rhetorical Situation Overhead (GIF image file)
Writing the Zero Draft Handout (Word Document)
Visual Rhetoric Handout (PDF)
Field Research Handout (Word Document)
Other Materials
Phase Three Alternative Assignment (Word Document)
