DAILY ASSIGNMENTS for HALBERT'S SPRING 2013 ENGLISH 101 HC6 (TTh 8AM) REVISED 12//5/2013

Thursday, August 29, 2013

• First Class

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

• Read and sign the class contract (see Handouts section of class web page)
• Email required contact information to Dr. Halbert at hhalbert@mc3.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
• 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
• Be prepared to have your photograph taken.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

• 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.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

• 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.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

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

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

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

Thursday, September 19, 2013

• 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.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

• Read and mark all of 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 read at least two pages a day starting on Thursday 9/19.  Waiting until Monday night will be an incredibly painful mistake. 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.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

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

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

• 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.
• 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."

Thursday, October 3, 2013

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

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

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

Thursday, October 10, 2013

• 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.

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

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

Thursday, October 17, 2013

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

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

• Read and mark the selection from Lies My Teacher Told Me—Loewen (see course documents on class web site).

Thursday, October 24, 2013 (Revised 10/21)

• No homework, but we will have class.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

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

Thursday, October 31, 2013

• 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.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

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

Thursday, November 7, 2013 (Revised 10/21/2013)

• Meet in Library for research.  Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.
• Grammar Revision of Paper #1 due.

Friday, November 8, 2013

• NO CLASS.  We don't meet on Fridays.
• Annotated Bibliography due by 5PM today.  Submit to Blackboard Drop Box and post to "Research Bank" on the discussion board.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

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

Thursday, November 13, 2013

• First Draft of Research Paper Due.  Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 2" forum.  Minimum of TWO pages required.
• If needed, we will complete two-minute presentations.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

• Second draft of Research Paper due. Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 2" forum. 4 pages are expected.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

• NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Bring 2 copies of a REVISED draft and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 4" forum.

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

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

Thursday, November 28, 2013

• NO CLASS—THANKSGIVING

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

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

Thursday, December 5, 2013

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

Tuesday, December 17, 2013 (REVISED 12//5/2013)

• NO CLASS.
• Any major paper rewrites of Paper 1 or 2 are due by noon. None will be accepted after that date. Please email them directly to Dr. Halbert at hhalbert@mc3.edu and rename the file following this naming convention: LAST NAME_FIRST NAME_ENG101_P#_REV.docx (where # indicates if it was paper #1 or #2). .

Please be advised that I will not be on campus during the exam period except for isolated meetings. If you need to speak to me, send an email.

There is no final exam in this course.  Office hours end on the last day of class.