DAILY ASSIGNMENTS

Thursday, September 3, 2020

• First Day of Class

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

• Read the instructions and complete the Contact Information (in Handouts section).
• Read the instructions and complete the Student Contract (in Handouts section).
• Read the instructions and complete the "Introduce Yourself" assignment in the Assignments section.
• Read and mark the following handouts (located in Course Materials 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
• 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
•  Born a Crime—Trevor Noah
• Last day to Add the course

Thursday, September 10, 2020

• Freewriting activity for Paper #1. Post a copy on the Discussion Board in the "Paper 1: Freewriting" section.
• Have your copy of the readings we have done so far available.
• 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 15, 2020

• First draft of Paper #1 due.  Post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 1" forum. 
• Make sure your paper uses MLA format and follows these MS Word conventions: 1" margins, 12 Point Times New Roman, Double-spaced, no gap between paragraphs Not posting a draft will result in a -5 point entry on a 5 point assignment.
• Set up your conference with me using Starfish/My Success Network on the MC3 Portal.

Thursday, September 17, 2020

• NO CLASS. Required conferences.  Post a revised and complete draft to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" forum.

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

• NO CLASS. Required conferences.  Post a revised and complete draft to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" forum
• Last day to Drop the course

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

• NO CLASS. We don't meet on Wednesdays
• Withdrawal period without faculty signature starts

Thursday, September 24, 2020

• NO CLASS. Required conferences.  Post a revised and complete draft to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" forum

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

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

Thursday, October 1, 2020

• Read and mark Paulo Freire's "The 'Banking' Concept of Education" (Course Materials 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 6, 2020

• 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 8, 2020

• First draft of Paper #2 due.  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.
• Have your copies of Freire and A Pocket Style Manual available.
• Set up your conference with me using Starfish/My Success Network on the MC3 Portal.

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

• NO CLASS: Required conferences.  Post a revised and complete draft to the discussion board in the "Paper #2: Draft 2" forum.

Thursday, October 15, 2020

• NO CLASS: Required conferences.  Post a revised and complete draft to the discussion board in the "Paper #2: Draft 2" forum.

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

• NO CLASS: Required conferences.  Post a revised and complete draft to the discussion board in the "Paper #2: Draft 2" forum.

Thursday, October 22, 2020

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

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

• Final draft of Paper #2 due by the start of class.  See checklist for details.

Thursday, October 29, 2020

• Read and mark selection from Lies My Teacher Told Me—Loewen (see course materials on class web site)
• We will go over the in-class essay, research project, annotated bibliography assignment and presentation requirements today.

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

• Homework is due, but we will not meet today.
• Read and mark the selection from Limbo by Lubrano (see course documents on class web site)
• Post a response to Limbo "Limbo Reactions" forum on the discussion board. Your response must be a minimum of 1 page using MLA format.  Give at least one quote to support whatever point you want to make about the reading. This response is informal, meaning I don't expect the high degree of polish of a formal paper, but make sure I can follow what you are saying.
• NO CLASS. Dr. Halbert will be running a polling station for the national election this day.
• Please consider voting.

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

• NO CLASS. We don't meet on Wednesdays
• Withdrawal period without faculty signature ends

Thursday, November 5, 2020

• In-class essay.  See handout for details.
• Withdrawal period with faculty signature starts

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

• Research Paper prewriting due.  Post a copy in the "Research Paper: Prewriting" forum and have a copy available in class.
• Library Orientation.  Attendance is required. Absences count double.

Thursday, November 12, 2020

• Library Research Day. Work independently using the MC3 Library Portal.
• Dr. Halbert will be available online to answer questions. Email him to initiate a conversation.

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

• Library Research Day. Work independently using the MC3 Library Portal.
• Dr. Halbert will be available online to answer questions. Email him to initiate a conversation.

Thursday, November 19, 2020

• Annotated Bibliography due.  Submit to Blackboard Drop Box and post to "Research Bank" on the discussion board. Use the Sample Annotated Bibliography to help guide you.
• Two Minute presentations.   If you miss today, you get a zero.
• Withdrawal period with faculty signature ends

Friday, November 20, 2020

• NO CLASS. We don't meet on Wednesdays
• All withdrawals from this day on in the semester require approval from Academic Affairs.

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

• First Draft of Research Paper Due.  Post  a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 1" forum.  Minimum of THREE pages required.
• Set up your conference with me using Starfish/My Success Network.

Thursday, November 26, 2020

• NO CLASS: Thanksgiving Break.

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

• NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Post a revised and completed copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 2" forum.

Thursday, December 3, 2020

• NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Post a revised and completed copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 2" forum.

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

• NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Post a revised and completed copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 2" forum.

Thursday, December 10, 2020

• Last day of class.
• Final draft of Research Paper Due.  See checklist for details.
• Last day to reconcile any missing assignments.

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

• NO CLASS.
• Reading Day

Monday, December 21, 2020

• NO CLASS. 
• Last day to submit major paper rewrite of first paper if you choose to do so. Email the paper directly to me at hhalbert@gmail.com and post a copy in the "Major Paper Rewrites" dropbox by 9AM today.  Make sure the email subject line includes "ENG 101 Major Paper Rewrite."

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

• NO CLASS.
• Grades due by 11:59 PM.