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DAILY ASSIGNMENTS

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

  • First day of class.

Friday, September 2, 2011

  • Read and sign the class contract (see Handouts section of class web page)
  • Email required contact information to Dr. Halbert at his gmail address: hhalbert@gmail.com.  Use document template from Blackboard in the handouts section.
  • Read and mark the following handouts (located in Course Documents of class web page):
    • "How to Really Read this Book"—Frechie, Halbert, McCormick
    • "First They Changed My Name"—Caffilene Allen
    • "The Sanctuary of School"—Lynda Barry
    • "The First Major Turning Point" –Malcolm X
    • "'I Just Wana Be Average'"—Mike Rose
    • "Cosmodemonic"—Michael Chabon
  • Be prepared to have your photograph taken for use on our web page.

Monday, September 5, 2011

  • (No class, Labor Day)

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

  • Read and mark the following handouts:
    • Chapters VI and VII of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself.
    • "Theme for English B"—Langston Hughes
    • "The Conversion of the Jews"—Philip Roth
    • "Honor Bound"—Joseph Steffan

Friday, September 9, 2011 (Last day to add)

  • Freewriting activity for Paper #1. Post a copy on the Discussion Board in the "Paper 1: Freewriting" section.
  • Bring your reading packet to class.
  • Register for Turnitin.com.  See handout for details.
  • Bring your copy of A Writer's Reference so that we can review MLA manuscript form.

Monday, September 12, 2011

  • First draft of Paper #1 due.  Bring two copies to class and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 1" forum.
  • Bring your calendar to schedule your required conference.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

  • NO CLASS. Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" forum.

Friday, September 16, 2011

  • NO CLASS. Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" forum.

Monday, September 19, 2011

  • NO CLASS. Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" forum.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

  • Third draft of Paper #1 due.  Bring two copies to class and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 3" forum.

Friday, September 23, 2011

  • Final draft of Paper #1 due.  See checklist for details.

Monday, September 26, 2011

  • Read and mark Paulo Freire's "The 'Banking' Concept of Education" (Documents section of class web site).
  • Complete the "Formal Response" assignment. Post your response on the discussion board in the "Freire Response" forum.
  • WARNING: This reading is incredibly difficult. You will need to budget at least two hours to read these three pages. Read the requirements of the Formal Response assignment before you begin reading. Use a dictionary and write questions you have about the text in the margins along with your other comments.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011{updated 9/28)

  • Read and mark MLA-2 ("Citing Sources; Avoiding Plagiarism") and MLA-3 ("Integrating Sources") in A Writer's Reference (428-440).  Please put a Post-it book tab next to the ellipsis mark, brackets, long quotations, and signal phrases.
  • Read and mark P5 ("Quotation Marks") in A Writer's Reference (322-327). Place a Post-it book tab next to "quotation within a quotation" and "blended quotation."
  • Read and mark the Introduction and Chapter 1 of They Say / I Say (1-28).

Friday, September 30, 2011(updated 9/28)

  • Complete the prewriting activity for Paper #2 (see handout).
  • Read and mark Chapters 2 and 3 of They Say / I Say (30-50).
  • Skim and Mark MLA-4 ("Documenting Sources") in A Writer's Reference (440-480).  Place a Post-it book tab next to "Directory to MLA Works Cited Models," "Work in an Anthology," "Short Work from a Web Site," and "Work from a Database."

Monday, October 3, 2011

  • First draft of Paper #2 due.  Bring 2 copies and post a copy in the "Paper #2: Draft 1" forum.
  • Bring your copy of Freire and A Writer's Reference to class.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

  • NO CLASS: Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #2: Draft 2" forum

Friday, October 7, 2011

  • NO CLASS: Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #2: Draft 2" forum

Monday, October 10, 2011

  • NO CLASS: Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #2: Draft 2" forum

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

  • Third draft of Paper #2 due.  Bring 2 copies and post a copy in the "Paper #2: Draft 3" forum. 
  • Bring your copy of Freire and A Writer's Reference to class.

Friday, October 14, 2011

  • Final draft of Paper #2 due.  See checklist for details.

Monday, October 17, 2011

  • Read and mark the selection from Limbo by Lubrano (see course documents on class web site)

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

  • Read and mark pages 1-17 from Lies My Teacher Told Me—Loewen (see course documents on class web site).

Friday, October 21, 2011

  • Finish reading and marking Lies My Teacher Told Me—Loewen.

Monday, October 24, 2011

  • NO HOMEWORK. (Edited 10/20/2011)

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

  • (No Class: last day to withdraw without my signature)

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

  • In-class essay.  Bring exam card.  See handout for details.

Friday, October 28, 2011

  • Research Paper prewriting due.  Post a copy in the "Research Paper: Prewriting" forum and bring a copy to class.

Monday, October 31, 2011

  • Library Orientation.  Attendance is required. Absences count double.
  • Students dressed in genuine Halloween costumes (none of this taping a word to your body junk) get 5 points of extra credit)

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

  • Read and mark Junot Días readings (see course documents)
  • Meet in Library for research.  Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.

Friday, November 4, 2011

  • NO CLASS.
  • REQUIRED ATTENDANCE AT AFTERNOON Q&A WITH PULITZER PRIZE WINNER JUNOT DÍAZ.

Monday, November 7, 2011

  • Meet in Library for research.  Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

  • Annotated Bibliography due.
  • Bring A Writers Reference to class.

Friday, November 11, 2011

  • Two-minute Presentations.

Monday, November 14, 2011

  • Two-minute Presentations continued.
  • Formal Outline of Research Paper due.  Post a copy to the discussion board in the "Research Paper: Outline" forum.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

  • First Draft of Research Paper Due.  Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 1" forum.  Minimum of TWO pages required.

Friday, November 18, 2011

  • Second draft of Research Paper due. Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 2" forum. This should be four pages total. (Revised 11/17)
  • Please bring your calendar to schedule your conference.

Monday, November 21, 2011

  • Third draft of Research Paper due. Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 3" forum.  The draft should be complete with a Works Cited page.
  • Please bring your calendar to schedule your conference.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

  • No Class: Thanksgiving.

Friday, November 25, 2011

  • No Class: Thanksgiving.

Monday, November 28, 2011

  • Fourth draft of Research Paper due. Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 4" forum. (Revised 11/17)
  • Please bring your calendar to schedule your conference.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

  • NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Bring 2 copies of a REVISED draft and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 5" forum.

Friday, December 2, 2011

  • NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Bring 2 copies of a REVISED draft and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 5" forum.

Monday, December 5, 2011

  • NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Bring 2 copies of a REVISED draft and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 5" forum.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

  • NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Bring 2 copies of a REVISED draft and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 5" forum.

Friday, December 9, 2011

  • Sixth draft of Research Paper Due.  Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 6" forum.
  • Bring your copy of A Writer's Reference.

Monday, December 12, 2011

  • Last Class.
  • Final draft of Research Paper Due.  See checklist for details.

There is no final exam in this course.
Major Paper Rewrites are due by 10:15 AM December 15. See the Assignments section of the class web page for details.

 
 

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