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DAILY ASSIGNMENTSRevised on October 13, 2014 and on November 11, 2014 Wednesday,
August 27, 2014
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First Class.
Friday, August 29, 2014
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Email Contact information to Dr.
Halbert at hhalbert@gmail.com. See
handout for specific information and spreadsheet download. (1 point for doing,
-5 for not doing)
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Read and mark "How to Really
Read This Book" (Download from Course Documents and print copy). (1 point)
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Read, initial, and sign your contract
for the course. (1 point for doing, -5 for not doing)
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Read and mark The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from actual start of
novel up to "The Incident at the Window." You do not need to read The introductory
materials. (5 points)
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We will take individual pictures
today so that your instructor can learn your names.
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NO CLASS. Labor Day Holiday. MCCC is closed.
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Finish reading and marking The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Please note that the final chapter is
the “Full Statement of the Case” and is essential to the novella’s
meaning. 5 points.
Friday, September 5, 2014
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Read and mark pages 428-443 in A Writer's Reference. Place a tab on the
following items: "unacceptable borrowing," "ellipsis mark,"
"brackets," "long quotations," and "signal
phrases." Also read MCCC-10 through MCCC-15 at the beginning of A Writer's Reference. Place tabs besides
"Capitalizing a title," the "italics/Quote/None" chart, and
the three main ways to set up a quotation. Be advised that the page numbering
may be off because multiple editions are the book are in circulation, so use
the index and table of contents to find the topics listed. 5 points.
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Bring The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to class.
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Set up your Turnitin.com account and
register for my course. See handout
for registration log-in information.
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Draft 1 of Paper #1 is due. Bring two copies to class. (5 points if
2+ pages, -5 if no paper)
·
Post a copy in the "Jekyll/Hyde
Draft 1" forum. See handout
for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
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Sign up for a conference with me via
Starfish. See Handouts section for instructions on how to set up a conference.
Wednesday, September 10,
2014
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No Class. Required conferences. Conferences are
held in my office, PH 441. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
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Bring a clean copy of a revised draft
of your paper using the peer review and class activities from Wednesday as a
guide. (5 points if revised, -5 if same copy as Monday's draft)
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Post the revised copy in the
"Jekyll/Hyde Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions.
(1 point if posted, -5 if not)
Thursday, September 11,
2014
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NO CLASS. We do not meet on Thursdays.
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My 11 AM Office Hours are canceled
for today because I will be at an academic conference at Drexel.
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NO CLASS. I will be at an academic conference at
Drexel.
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No Office Hours today.
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No Class. Required conferences. Conferences are
held in my office, PH 441. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
·
Bring a clean copy of a revised draft
of your paper using the peer review and class activities from Wednesday as a
guide. (5 points if revised, -5 if same copy as Monday's draft)
·
Post the revised copy in the
"Jekyll/Hyde Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions.
(1 point if posted, -5 if not)
Wednesday, September 17,
2014
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EVERYONE should start reading and
marking I Am Legend.
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No Class. Required conferences. Conferences are
held in my office, PH 441. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
·
Bring a clean copy of a revised draft
of your paper using the peer review and class activities from Wednesday as a
guide. (5 points if revised, -5 if same copy as Monday's draft)
·
Post the revised copy in the
"Jekyll/Hyde Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions.
(1 point if posted, -5 if not)
Friday, September 19,
2014
·
EVERYONE should start reading and
marking I Am Legend.
·
No Class. Required conferences. Conferences are
held in my office, PH 441. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
·
Bring a clean copy of a revised draft
of your paper using the peer review and class activities from Wednesday as a
guide. (5 points if revised, -5 if same copy as Monday's draft)
·
Post the revised copy in the
"Jekyll/Hyde Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions.
(1 point if posted, -5 if not)
Monday, September 22,
2014
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Final Draft of Paper #1 Due. See Checklist for Paper #1. 200 points.
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Submit the final draft to
Turnitin.com. (1 point for doing, zero on paper if not completed)
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Post a copy of the paper in the
"Jekyll/Hyde Final Draft" forum. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
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Email a copy of the paper to me as an MS Word or Rich Text Format attachment.
(1 point if completed, -5 if not)
o
Please rename the file according to this convention: Lastname_Firstname_211_p1.doc or .rtf. (-2.5 if not renamed)
o
Email
the file to hhalbert@mc3.edu
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We will begin watching 28 Days Later.
Wednesday, September 24,
2014
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Read and mark Chapters 11-17 of I Am Legend (pages 84-147). 5 points.
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We will continue watching 28 Days Later.
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Read and mark Chapters 18-21 of I Am
Legend (pages 147-170). You will complete the novel. Do not accidentally start
reading the short stories that follow. The last words of the novel are “I am
legend.” 5 points.
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We will continue watching 28 Days Later if we haven't finished it.
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Download, print, and mark a copy of
"Monster Theory (Seven Theses)." WARNING: This essay is very
difficult. I strongly urge you to break it up over the three days between
classes. 10 points.
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Bring I Am Legend to class.
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Download, print, and mark a copy of The Horror Film (Chapter 9:
"Slashers and Postslashers") from the course documents section of the
class web page. 5 points.
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Bring I Am Legend to class.
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Download, print, and mark a copy of
"It's Alive, I'm Afraid" from The
Monster Show in the reading packet. 5 points.
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Bring I Am Legend to class.
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First Draft of Paper #2 Due. Bring a
clean copy to class. (5 points if 3+ pages, -5 if no paper)
·
Post a copy in the "Paper #2
Draft 1" forum. See handout
for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
·
Read and mark pages 44-4 83 in A Writer's Reference. Place a tab on the
following items: "repeated citations from the same source,"
"Encyclopedia or Dictionary entry," " selection in an
anthology," "general guidelines for works cited," "book
with an author and a translator, "one or more selections from an
anthology," "Republished book," "Short work from a web
site," and "a work from a database." Also look at the sample research paper
(487-492).
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Bring The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, I Am Legend, A Writer's
Reference, and the three essays on monsters to class.
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Second Draft of Paper #2 Due. Bring a
clean copy to class. (5 points if 3+ pages, -5 if no paper)
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Post a copy in the "Paper #2
Draft 2" forum. See handout
for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
Monday, October 13, 2014
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Download, print, and mark the Poe
packet from the course documents section of the class web page. Read the following:
o
"The
Raven" (754-756)
o
"Annabel
Lee" (738)
o
"The
City in the Sea" (744-745)
o
"The
Sleeper" (745-746)
o
"Ulalume"
(757-759)
o
"Alone"
(812)
o
"The
Conqueror Worm" (814-815).
o
"Edgar
Allan Poe—A Biographical Note" (816-819)
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Bring Poe poems and A Writer's Reference to class.
· Bring Poe poems and A Writer's Reference to class.
Monday, October 20, 2014
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In-Class Poe Exam. See Assignment section for question
options and instructions for making 5" x 8" exam card. (50 Points)
Wednesday, October 22,
2014
· Final Draft paper #2 Due. See Checklist
for Paper #2. 200 points.
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Submit the final draft to
Turnitin.com. (1 point for doing, zero on paper if not completed)
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Post a copy of the paper in the
"Paper #2 Final Draft" forum. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
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Email a copy of the paper to me as an
MS Word or Rich Text Format attachment. (1 point if completed, -5 if not)
o
Please rename the file according to this convention: Lastname_Firstname_211_p2.doc or .rtf. (-2.5 if not renamed)
o
Email
the file to hhalbert@gmail.com. (-1 if sent to MC3 account)
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NO CLASS. We do not meet on
Thursdays.
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Last practical day to withdraw without professor’s signature.
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Complete Research Paper Prewriting
Activity.
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Library Orientation. Absences count
double (-10).
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Meet in the Library in College Hall
by the Circulation Desk at the entrance..
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Library Research Day: meet in the
main entrance of the library. We
will sign in and talk very briefly before working independently on our
projects. Those of you with laptops
may want to bring them with you to class.
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Library Research Day: meet in the
main entrance of the library. We
will sign in and talk very briefly before working independently on our
projects. Those of you with laptops
may want to bring them with you to class.
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Library Research Day: meet in the
main entrance of the library. We
will sign in and talk very briefly before working independently on our
projects. Those of you with laptops
may want to bring them with you to class.
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Extra Credit Opportunity: Anyone who
dresses up in a real costume (not a “conceptual” costume) and wears it all of
class gets five points of extra credit.
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Library Research Day: meet in the main
entrance of the library. We will
sign in and talk very briefly before working independently on our
projects. Those of you with laptops
may want to bring them with you to class.
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Annotated Bibliography assignment
due. (50 points)
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Two-minute presentations begin.
Everyone should be ready to present.
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Two-Minute Presentations. Everyone
should be ready to go.
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Last practical day to ask to withdraw from course. After today, a special appeal will need
to be made to the administration.
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Draft 1 of Research Paper Due. A
minimum of three pages is required Bring a clean copy to class. (5 points if 3+
pages with Works Cited Page, -5 if no paper)
·
Post a copy in the "Research
Paper Draft 1" forum. See
handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
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Draft 2 of Research Paper Due. A
minimum of five pages is required Bring a clean copy to class. (5 points if 5+
pages with Works Cited Page, -5 if
no paper or no changes from draft 1)
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Post a copy in the "Research
Paper Draft 2" forum. See
handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
Friday, November 14, 2014
· NO CLASS. ONLINE ACTIVITY INSTEAD. See HANDOUTS section for Online Peer Review (Draft 3). Draft 3 of Research Paper Due. A
complete paper with works cited page is required Bring a clean copy to class.
(5 points if 5+ pages with Works Cited Page, -5 if no paper or no changes from draft
1)
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Post a copy in the "Research
Paper Draft 2" forum. See
handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
Monday, November 17, 2014
·
No Class. Required conferences. Conferences are
held in my office, PH 441. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
·
Bring a clean copy of a complete
draft of your paper, including MLA works cited page) using the peer review and
class activities from the previous class as a guide to revision. (5 points)
·
Post the draft in the "Research
Paper Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if
posted, -5 if not)
Wednesday, November 19,
2014
·
No Class. Required conferences. Conferences are
held in my office, PH 441. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
·
Bring a clean copy of a complete
draft of your paper, including MLA works cited page) using the peer review and
class activities from the previous class as a guide to revision. (5 points)
·
Post the draft in the "Research
Paper Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if
posted, -5 if not)
Friday, November 21, 2014
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No Class. Required conferences. Conferences are
held in my office, PH 441. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
·
Bring a clean copy of a complete
draft of your paper, including MLA works cited page) using the peer review and
class activities from the previous class as a guide to revision. (5 points)
·
Post the draft in the "Research
Paper Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if
posted, -5 if not)
Monday, November 24, 2014
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No Class. Required conferences. Conferences are
held in my office, PH 441. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
·
Bring a clean copy of a complete
draft of your paper, including MLA works cited page) using the peer review and
class activities from the previous class as a guide to revision. (5 points)
·
Post the draft in the "Research
Paper Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if
posted, -5 if not)
Wednesday, November 26,
2014
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NO CLASS. Thanksgiving Holiday.
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NO CLASS. Thanksgiving Holiday.
·
No Class. Required conferences. Conferences are
held in my office, PH 441. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
·
Bring a clean copy of a complete
draft of your paper, including MLA works cited page) using the peer review and
class activities from the previous class as a guide to revision. (5 points)
·
Post the draft in the "Research
Paper Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if
posted, -5 if not)
Wednesday, December 3,
2014
·
No Class. Required conferences. Conferences are
held in my office, PH 441. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
·
Bring a clean copy of a complete
draft of your paper, including MLA works cited page) using the peer review and
class activities from the previous class as a guide to revision. (5 points)
·
Post the draft in the "Research
Paper Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if
posted, -5 if not)
Friday, December 5, 2014
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Draft 5 of Research Paper Due. A minimum
of five pages is required Bring a clean copy to class. (5 points if 5+ pages
with Works Cited Page, -5 if no
paper or no changes from draft 1)
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Post a copy in the "Research
Paper Draft 4" forum. See
handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
Monday, December 8, 2014
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LAST CLASS.
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Final Draft of the Research Paper is
due. See Checklist for Research
Paper in the handouts section. 300
points.
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Submit the final draft to
Turnitin.com. (1 point for doing, zero on paper if not completed)
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Post a copy of the paper in the
"Research Paper Final Draft" forum. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
·
Email a copy of the paper to me as an
MS Word or Rich Text Format attachment. (1 point if completed, -5 if not)
o
Please rename the file according to this convention: Lastname_Firstname_211_p3.doc or .rtf. (-2.5 if not renamed)
o
Email
the file to hhalbert@gmail.com. (-1 if sent to MC3 account)
Monday, December 15, 2014
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NO CLASS.
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Any
major paper rewrites are due by 5PM today via email.
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Please
rename the file according to following convention: Lastname_Firstname_211_p3_REWRITE.doc or .rtf.
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Please type "Major Paper
Rewrite" in your subject line for your email.
There is no final exam in this
course.
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