DAILY ASSIGNMENTS [Edited 11/4/2012]

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

• First Class.

Friday, August 31, 2012

• 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.  Download and 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 3, 2012

• NO CLASS: Labor Day

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

• 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 7, 2012

• 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 10, 2012

• 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 12, 2012

• 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 14, 2012

• 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 17, 2012

• 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 19, 2012

• 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 21, 2012

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

Monday, September 24, 2012

• Read and mark pages 258-262 of Paulo Freire's "The 'Banking' Concept of Education" (Documents section of class web site). Stop at the beginning of the paragraph that begins, "Implicit in the banking concept."
• 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 26, 2012

• Finish reading and marking Paulo Freire's "The 'Banking' Concept of Education."
• Complete a second "Formal Response" assignment on the discussion board in the "Freire #2" forum.

Friday, September 28, 2012

• Read and mark MLA-2 ("Citing Sources; Avoiding Plagiarism") and MLA-3 ("Integrating Sources") in A Writer's Reference (428-439).  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."
• 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 1, 2012

• 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 3, 2012

• 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 5, 2012

• 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 8, 2012

• 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 10, 2012

• 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 12, 2012 [Edited 9/29/2012]

• 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 15, 2012

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

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

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

Friday, October 19, 2012

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

Monday, October 22, 2012

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

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

• Grammar Revision of Paper #1 due.

Friday, October 26, 2012

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

Monday, October 29, 2012

• Research Paper prewriting due.  Post a copy in the "Research Paper: Prewriting" forum and bring a copy to class.
• Library Orientation.  Attendance is required. Absences count double.  Location to be announced.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

• 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)

Friday, November 2, 2012(REVISED 11/4/2012 Post Sandy)

• Meet in classroom for Library Orientation.

Monday, November 5, 2012(REVISED 11/4/2012 Post Sandy)

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

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

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

Friday, November 9, 2012(REVISED 11/4/2012 Post Sandy)

• Meet in Library for research.  Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.
• Annotated Bibliography due by 5PM today.  Submit to Blackboard Drop Box and post to "Research Bank" on the discussion board.

Monday, November 12, 2012(REVISED 11/4/2012 Post Sandy)

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

Wednesday, November 14, 2012(REVISED 11/4/2012 Post Sandy)

• Two-minute Presentations continued.
• Grammar Revision of Paper #1 Due.

Friday, November 16, 2012(REVISED 11/4/2012 Post Sandy)

• FIRST draft of Research Paper due. Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 1" forum. 3 pages are expected.
• Please bring your calendar to schedule your conference.

Monday, November 19, 2012 (REVISED 11/4/2012 Post Sandy)

• SECOND draft of Research Paper due. Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 2" forum.  A complete draft plus a works cited page is expected.
• Please bring your calendar to schedule your conference.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

• NO CLASS: Thanksgiving Holiday

Friday, November 23, 2012

• NO CLASS: Thanksgiving Holiday

Monday, November 26, 2012

• NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Bring 2 copies of a REVISED draft and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 3" forum.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

• NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Bring 2 copies of a REVISED draft and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 3" forum.

Friday, November 30, 2012

• NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Bring 2 copies of a REVISED draft and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 3" forum.

Monday, December 3, 2012

• NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Bring 2 copies of a REVISED draft and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 3" forum.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

• NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Bring 2 copies of a REVISED draft and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 3" forum.

Friday, December 7, 2012

• Fifth draft of Research Paper Due.  Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 4" forum.
• Bring your copy of A Writer's Reference.

Monday, December 10, 2012

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

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

• Last Day to email a rewrite of a paper. Rename file following this convention: Lastname _firstname_101_P#_REV.docx