ENGL 805: Practicum in Teaching

1st Year GTAs

Policy Statement and Course Schedule -- Fall 2003

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Policy Statement

Goals:

Practicum provides an introduction to the KSU Expository Writing Program, our curriculum and methods. Our work is aimed at fostering your development as teachers.

Over the course of the next two years you will be:

Your Responsibilities During Fall Semester:

Long-Term:

Ongoing:


Schedule of Classes (1st Year GTAs)

Week Date Topic
1 Aug. 25
Planning Unit #1: 2 Descriptions & An Analysis (8/27-9/17)
2 Sept. 1 Labor Day Holiday
-- Sept. 5
Make-Up Meeting for 9/1:
VARK Communication Survey
Planning the Semester
Refining Lesson Plans
3 Sept. 8 Planning Unit #2: Summary & Strong Response (9/19-10/10)
4 Sept. 15
Online Resources (PowerPoint Presentation)
How to Grade Student Work
5 Sept. 22
Planning Revision Workshops (EH228)
Presentation: Problem Students
Rubrics for Expos 1 Essays
Plagiarism & Documentation (joint meeting with 2nd year GTAs in EH226)
6 Sept. 29
Planning Unit #3: Informative & Surprising Essay (10/15-11/5)
Presentation: Student Conferences
Conferencing Strategies
7 Oct. 6
Preparing for Midterm Portfolio
Presentation: Procedures for Reporting Plagiarism
Grading Session on "Difficult" Papers
8 Oct. 13
No Class
9 Oct. 20 Read Midterm Portfolios
10 Oct. 27
Planning Unit #4 (11/7-11/25)
11 Nov. 3
Effective & Efficient Grading Strategies
12 Nov. 10 Planning Unit #5 (12/1-12/11)
13 Nov. 17
Revision Activities
Presentation: Classroom Time Management/Pacing
14 Nov. 24
Overview of Expository Writing 2
Preparation: Read Chapter 1 (3-21), Chapter 2 (22-48), and p.64.
Comparison of Grading Systems
15 Dec. 1
Expository Writing 2 continues
Preparation: Task #3 (447-454); read pp.289-96, 300-302.
Presentation: Refining Your Teaching Persona
16 Dec. 8 Prepare for Final Portfolio Exam
Jan. 21 at 1:30pm in EH 228
Components of Argument.
Preparation: Read Chapter 4 (75-86) and Chapter 5 (87-108); complete #5 & #6 for exercise on p.90 and exercise on p.97.
Bring two copies of your policy statement for spring semester.



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