DAILY ASSIGNMENTS TUESDAY/THURSDAY SECTION

Special note: Readings from Diane Hacker’s A Writer’s Reference may have different page numbers
than are listed here because there are a number of editions in use at the College. Please make sure you are
reading the right topics rather than the specific page numbers. See handout for comparison of page numbers.

(REVISED 10/20/2015, 11/12/2015, and 11/20/2015)

Thursday, September 3, 2015

·     First Day of Class

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

• 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
• REMEMBER: this first reading check will be your first major impression on Dr. Halbert

Thursday, September 10, 2015

• 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 15, 2015

• 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 17, 2015

• 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 22, 2015

• 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 24, 2015

• 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 29, 2015

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

Thursday, October 1, 2015

• 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.

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

• Read and mark MLA-2 ("Citing Sources; Avoiding Plagiarism") and MLA-3 ("Integrating Sources") in A Writer's Reference (yellow edition 428-439 / Gray Edition 445-458).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 (yellow edition 322-327 | Gray Edition 343-349). 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 (yellow edition 440-480 | 458-508).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 8, 2015

• 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.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

• 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 15, 2015

• 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 20, 2015

• 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 22, 2015

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

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

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

Thursday, October 29, 2015 (REVISED 10/20/2015)

• Read and selection from Lies My Teacher Told Me—Loewen (see course documents on class web site).
• Warning: This reading is long.
• Extra credit: any student that comes in a full Halloween costume (none of this “conceptual costume” nonsense) will get 5 points of extra credit

Monday, November 2, 2015

·     NO CLASS: Last day to withdraw without Dr. Halbert’s signature.

Tuesday, November 3, 2015(REVISED 10/20/2015)

• Grammar Revision of Paper #1 due.
• In-class essay.Bring exam card.See handout for details.
• Extra credit: any student that comes in a full Halloween costume (none of this “conceptual costume” nonsense) will get 5 points of extra credit.
• Withdrawal with professor’s signature period begins (and ends on 11/19/2015).See course policies for details on what constitutes a legitimate reason to ask for a withdrawal.

Thursday, November 5, 2015

• 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

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

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

 

Thursday, November 12, 2015

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

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

• Meet in Library for research.
• Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.
• You can skip this class IF your annotated bibliography is submitted by the start of class.Email Dr. Halbert to inform him that you have done so.
• Annotated Bibliography due by 5PM today .Submit to Blackboard Drop Box and post to "Research Bank" on the discussion board.

Thursday, November 19, 2015 [REVISED 11/12/2015]

• NO CLASS: Dr. Halbert has to go to a medical test.
• Two-minute Presentations.
• Formal Outline of Research Paper due.Post a copy to the discussion board in the "Research Paper: Outline" forum by 5PM.

Tuesday, November 24, 2015 [Revised 11/12/2015]

• Two-minute Presentations. (Moved from the 19th) 
• 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.
• Absences count double this day.

Thursday, November 26, 2015

·     NO CLASS: Thanksgiving Day.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015 [Revised 11/20/2015]

 

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

Thursday, December 3, 2015 [Revised 11/20/2015]

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

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 [Revised 11/20/2015]

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

Thursday, December 10, 2015 [Revised 11/20/2015]

• Last Class.
• Fifth draft of Research Paper Due.  Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 5" forum.
• Bring your copy of A Writer's Reference.

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 [Revised 11/20/2015]

• No class. Class are over.
• Final draft of Research Paper Due by Noon.
• See checklist for details.

Notes:

• There is no final exam in this course.
• Grades are due from faculty by 11:59 PM on December 22, 2015.  Dr. Halbert will post an announcement if grades are posted earlier.  Do not email asking if the grades have been posted.