DAILY ASSIGNMENTS: BC5 CENTRAL (MWF)

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

• First Day of Class.

Friday, August 31, 2018

• 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
• REMEMBER: this first reading check will be your first major impression on Dr. Halbert
• Be prepared to have your photograph taken.

Monday, September 3, 2018

• No class. Labor Day. 

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

• NO CLASS: We don’t meet on Tuesdays.
• Last Day to Add a course without faculty permission

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

• Read and mark the following handouts:
• "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

Friday, September 7, 2018

• Freewriting activity for Paper #1. Post a copy on the Discussion Board in the "Paper 1: Freewriting" section.
• Bring your reading packet to class.
• 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.

Monday, September 10, 2018

• 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.
• Set up your conference with me using Starfish/My Success Network on the MC3 Portal.  Be sure to pick a non-tutoring slot on a MWF.  The TTh slots are for my other section and held at West Campus.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

• 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, 2018

• 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, 2018

• 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 18, 2018

• NO CLASS: We do not meet on Tuesdays.
• Last Day to drop a course before withdrawal period starts.

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

• NO CLASS. Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" forum.
• Withdrawal without faculty signature period starts.

Friday, September 21, 2018

• 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 (MWF ONLY)" forum.

Monday, September 24, 2018

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

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

• 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."
• 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.

Friday, September 28, 2018

• Finish reading and marking Paulo Freire's "The 'Banking' Concept of Education."

Monday, October 1, 2018

• 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."

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

• 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 Pocket Style Manual  to class.
• Set up your conference with me using Starfish/My Success Network on the MC3 Portal.  Be sure to pick a non-tutoring slot on a MWF.  The TTh slots are for my other section and held at West Campus.

Friday, October 5, 2018

• 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, 2018

• 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, 2018

• 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, 2018

• 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, 2018

• Third draft of Paper #2 due.  Bring 2 copies and post a copy in the "Paper #2: Draft 3 (MWF ONLY)" forum.
• Bring your copy of Freire and A Pocket Style Manual  to class.

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

• Read and selection from Lies My Teacher Told Me—Loewen (see course documents on class web site).
• Warning: This reading is long.

Friday, October 19, 2018

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

Monday, October 22, 2018

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

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

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

Friday, October 26, 2018

• Research Paper prewriting due.  Post a copy in the "Research Paper: Prewriting" forum and bring a copy to class.

Monday, October 29, 2018

• Library Orientation.  Attendance is required. Absences count double.  Location College Hall Library, Room 265 (Computer Classroom).

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

• Meet in Library for research.  Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.
• Extra credit: any student that comes in a full Halloween costume (none of this “conceptual costume” nonsense) will get 5 points of extra credit.
• Last day to withdraw without faculty signature.

Thursday, November 1, 2018

• NO CLASS. We do not meet on Thursdays.
• Withdrawal with faculty signature period starts.

Friday, November 2, 2018

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

Monday, November 5, 2018

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

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

• NO CLASS: We do not meet on Tuesdays.
• 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.”

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

• NO CLASS.
• Annotated Bibliography due by 5PM today.  Submit to Blackboard Drop Box and post to "Research Bank" on the discussion board.

Friday, November 9, 2018

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

Monday, November 12, 2018

• Two-minute Presentations continued.

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

• 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.

Friday, November 16, 2018

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

Saturday, November 17, 2018

• NO CLASS: We do not meet on Fridays.
• Any withdrawals from the course from this point on must be approved by the Office of Academic Affairs

Monday, November 19, 2018

• Third draft of Research Paper due. Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 3 (MWF ONLY" forum.  A complete draft plus a works cited page is expected.
• Set up your conference with me using Starfish/My Success Network on the MC3 Portal.  Be sure to pick a non-tutoring slot on a MWF.  The TTh slots are for my other section and held at West Campus.

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

• No Class.  Thanksgiving Break

Friday, November 23, 2018

• No Class. Thanksgiving Break

Monday, November 26, 2018

• Fourth draft of Research Paper due. Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 4 (MWF ONLY)" forum.  A complete draft plus a works cited page is expected.

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

• NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Bring 2 copies of a REVISED draft and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 5 (MWF ONLLY” forum.

Friday, November 30, 2018

• NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Bring 2 copies of a REVISED draft and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 5 (MWF ONLLY” forum.

Monday, December 3, 2018

• NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Bring 2 copies of a REVISED draft and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 5 (MWF ONLLY” forum.

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

• NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Bring 2 copies of a REVISED draft and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 5 (MWF ONLLY” forum.

Friday, December 7, 2018

• Fifth draft of Research Paper Due.  Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 6 (MWF ONLLY" forum.
• Bring your copy of A Pocket Style Manual .

Monday, December 10, 2018

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

Monday, December 17, 2018

• No Class.
• Last chance to submit major paper rewrite.  Due by 10AM.  Email to Dr. Halbert with subject line “major paper rewrite.”

Note: there is no final exam in this course.