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  • Syllabus
  • Learning RTW
    • An Introduction to the RTW Method
    • An Application of RTW
    • An Interactive RTW Paragraph Worksheet >
      • Topic Sentence
      • CER
      • Claim
      • Evidence
      • Rationale
    • Writing Made Simple--Nine Essential Grammar Rules >
      • Rule 1: Capitalization of Proper Nouns
      • Rule 2: Parallelism
      • Rule 3: Point of View
      • Rule 4: Pronouns
      • Rule 5: Run-On Sentences
      • Rule 6: Sentence Fragments
      • Rule 7: Subject-Verb Agreement
      • Rule 8: Using Commas
      • Rule 9: Verb Tense Consistency
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  • Composing a Life
    • Week 1
    • Week 2
    • Week 3
    • Week 4
    • Week 5
  • Searching for Truths
    • Week 6
    • Week 7
    • Week 8
    • Week 9
    • Week 10
  • Working for Community and Justice
    • Week 11
    • Week 12
    • Week 13
    • Week 14
    • Week 15
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Week 1

Overview of Week: 

As we begin the course, please read the Introduction to Composing a Life, which introduces this section of the course.

This week, we will spend time thinking about what it means to be a student at St. Catherine University. We will introduce you to our university’s mission and history as you learn about our identity as a Catholic, women’s, liberal arts institution. This week will also serve as an introduction to college-level reading and writing skills, and will introduce you to pre-reading and post-reading techniques. We will also discuss and practice how to annotate a text, which will become a routine expectation for this class. Finally, this module will contain your first writing assignment: a 1-2 page personal narrative.

We will address the following outcomes this week:
  • Apply knowledge and skills, using various perspectives from the liberal arts traditions, women-centered scholarly work and Catholic social teaching
  • Apply excellent critical thinking, critical reading and scholarly writing skills (including excellence in sentence level fluency, organization, voice and audience)

Introduction to Learning Video
Read:
  • ​Mission Statement of St. Catherine University
  • Roman Catholic Identity Statement
  • Annotation Guide
  • Annotation Sample
  • Writing Made Simple​​





Critically Read, Watch and Annotate:
  • Joan Mitchell, CSJ : “All Women Can Be: The Spirit of the Sisters of St. Joseph” 
  • An Introduction to the RTW Method
  • An Application of RTW

​Critical Thinking Questions:
  1. Based on what you have learned from Joan Mitchell’s article, how have the Sisters of St. Joseph worked to reflect the values found in the Roman Catholic Identity Statement?
  2. How does/might the mission statement of St. Catherine University relate to your life and career?

Write:
  • A Personal Narrative
  • A 6-10 sentence response to Critical Thinking Question #1
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Post:
  • Your annotations for "All Women Can Be: The Spirit of the Sisters of St. Joseph"
  • Your Personal Narrative under Week 1
  • Your 6-10 sentence response to Critical Thinking Question #1 on the discussion board and your response to two of your classmates with posts of 4-8 sentences
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