DAILY ASSIGNMENTS

Last revision: 12/5/2017

Thursday, August 31, 2017

• First Class.
• Pictures will be taken today.

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

• 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

Thursday, September 7, 2017

• 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.
• Read and mark "The Comma" in Hacker (A Pocket Style Manual) 57-64.  If these page numbers do not line up with your edition, read your edition's statements on comma usage with coordinating conjunctions (and & but) and comma usage with introductory elements/phrase/clauses.
• Read and mark "MLA Manuscript Format" (Hacker 167-173) and skim the sample essay to visually see how a paper should look in this course.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

• 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. 
• You need two full pages using MLA format (1" margins, 12 Point Times New Roman, Double-spaced, no gap between paragraphs) to get full credit.  Less than that will be prorated.  No draft will result in a -5 point entry on a 5 point assignment.
• Schedule your conference on Starfish.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

• NO CLASS. Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" forum. Conferences are in my office, PH 441.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

• NO CLASS. Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" forum. Conferences are in my office, PH 441.
• Last day to drop the course before entering the Withdrawal period.  If you want to quit the course without it showing up on your transcript, today is your last day to do so.

Thursday, September 21, 2017

• NO CLASS. Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" forum. Conferences are in my office, PH 441.

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

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

Thursday, September 28, 2017

• Read and mark Paulo Freire's "The 'Banking' Concept of Education" (Documents section of class web site.
• WARNING: This reading is incredibly difficult. You will need to budget at least two hours to read it despite its short length. Use a dictionary and write questions you have about the text in the margins along with your other comments.

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

• Read and mark "How to Integrate a Quote into a Paper" from the Handouts Section.
• Read and mark " How to Deal with Titles" from the Handouts Section.
• Read and mark  "Using Sources to Inform and Support Your Argument" in A Pocket Style Manual (109-110), "Avoiding Plagiarism" (110-112), and "Integrating Sources" (113-121).  Please put a Post-it book tab next to the ellipsis mark, brackets, long quotations, and signal phrases.
• Read and mark "Quotation Marks")in A Pocket Style Manual (70-73). Place a Post-it book tab next to "quotation within a quotation" and "blended quotation."
• Skim and Mark "MLA Documentation Style" in A Pocket Style Manual (124-167).  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 5, 2017

• First draft of Paper #2 due.  Bring 2 copies and post a copy in the "Paper #2: Draft 1" forum.
• You will need at least two full pages using class format to get full credit.
• Bring your copy of Freire and A Pocket Style Manual to class.

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

• NO CLASS: Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #2: Draft 2" forum. Conferences are in my office, PH 441.

Thursday, October 12, 2017

• NO CLASS: Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #2: Draft 2" forum. Conferences are in my office, PH 441.

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

• NO CLASS: Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #2: Draft 2" forum. Conferences are in my office, PH 441.

Thursday, October 19, 2017

• Third draft of Paper #2 due.  Bring 2 copies and post a copy in the "Paper #2: Draft 3" forum. 
• Read and mark "The Semi-Colon and the Colon" in Hacker (P3, 313-317).
• Bring your copy of Freire and A Pocket Style Manual to class.

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

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

Thursday, October 26, 2017

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

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

• Grammar Revision of Paper #1 due.
• We will go over the in-class essay, research project, annotated bibliography assignment and presentation requirements today.
• EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: students who attend class in a legitimate Halloween costume (none of this "conceptual" concept nonsense) will be given five points of extra credit.  Photos will be taken.

Thursday, November 2, 2017

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

Saturday, November 4, 2017

• NO CLASS. We don't meet on Saturdays.
• Last day to withdraw from the course without Dr. Halbert's signature.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

• 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.
• Extra Credit Opportunity: students eligible to vote who take a picture of themselves in front of their polling station will receive 5 points.  Make sure it's clear in the picture that this is a legitimate polling station.  Apologies to students ineligible to vote. Email the picture to me with the subject line "ENG 101 Voter Extra Credit."

Thursday, November 9, 2017

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

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

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

Thursday, November 17, 2017

• Annotated Bibliography due.  Submit to Blackboard Drop Box and post to "Research Bank" on the discussion board.
• Two Minute presentations.   If you miss today, you get a zero.

Monday, November 20, 2017

• NO CLASS: We don't meet on Mondays.
• Last day to withdraw from the course with Dr. Halbert's signature.  After today, you will need to appeal directly to the Office of Academic Affairs.  Dr. Halbert cannot change this for you.

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

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

Thursday, November 23, 2017

• NO CLASS.  Thanksgiving holiday.

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

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

Thursday, November 30, 2017

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

Tuesday, December 5, 2017 [Revised 12/5/2017]

• Class canceled by Dr. Halbert for medical reasons.

Thursday, December 7, 2017 [Revised 12/5/2017]

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

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 [Revised 12/5/2017]

• NO CLASS. Final draft of Research Paper Due.  See checklist for details.

Monday, December 18, 2017 [Revised 12/5/2017]

• NO CLASS: classes don't meet after the last class.
• Major Paper Rewrite due by noon today.  Email Dr. Halbert directly at hhalbert@mc3.edu with a subject line that says, "English ### Major Paper Rewrite." Make sure the attached file is an MS Word file.

Note: There is no final exam in this course.