DAILY ASSIGNMENTS

Note: the bulleted items immediately below a date are due on that date.

Thursday, September 2, 2021

• First day of class.

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

• Read the instructions and complete the Contact Information handout (See Handouts page).
• Read the instructions and complete the Student Contract handout (See Handouts page).
• Read the instructions and complete the “Introduce Yourself” assignment (See Assignments page).
• 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. A digital copy of the novel is available in the Course Materials (5 points)
• Last day to add without faculty signature.

Thursday, September 9, 2021

• 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).

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

• Scholarly Article Analysis Project Due.  See Assignments for details.  A copy of the required article, “Twins, Twinship, and Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” can be found in the “Course Materials” section of the class Blackboard Site.
• Read, and mark the online handout "Integrating Quotes into a Paper (MLA Style)" on the class web page (either print a copy or save a copy from the web and mark in MS Word).  This may help with the Scholarly Article Analysis Project.

Thursday, September 16, 2021

• Read and mark pages 112-130 in A Pocket Style Manual (“Using Sources to inform…,” all of “Avoiding Plagiarism,” all of “Integrating sources,” and all of “Integrating literary quotations.” Place a tab on the following items: "unacceptable borrowing," "ellipsis mark," "brackets," "long quotations," and "signal phrases." 5 points.
• Skim the entire MLA documentation style section (130-177).  Put a bracket by the basic entry for a book, an online source, a source from an anthology, a source from a database, and MLA paper format.
• Sign up for a conference with me via Starfish. See Handouts section for instructions on how to do this.
• Bring The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to class.

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

• Draft 1 of Paper #1 is due (5 points if complete; -5 if not done). Make sure it is posted to the discussion board in the “Jekyll and Hyde Paper: Draft 1” forum: others will need to read your paper in class today.
• Last day to drop a course before withdrawal period starts.

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

• No Class. We do not meet on Wednesdays.
• Withdrawal without faculty signature period starts.

Thursday, September 23, 2021

• No Class.  Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the “Paper 1: Conference Draft” discussion board forum prior to your conference so I can read it. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
• The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

• No Class.  Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the “Paper 1: Conference Draft” discussion board forum prior to your conference so I can read it. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
• The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.

Thursday, September 30, 2021

• No Class.  Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the “Paper 1: Conference Draft” discussion board forum prior to your conference so I can read it. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
• The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

• Paper #1 Due.  Post to the discussion board AND to the dropbox.  See checklist in Assignments for more details.
• We will complete the “Note to Dr. Halbert on Paper #1”  and submit to the Dropbox. See the Assignments page for details.

Thursday, October 7, 2021

• Read and mark Chapters 1-17 of I Am Legend (pages 1-147). 10 points.

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

• 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.

Thursday, October 14, 2021

• Watch and take notes on 28 Days Later (Click here for streaming options).

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

• Read and mark a copy of "Monster Theory (Seven Theses)." WARNING: This essay is very difficult. I strongly urge you to break it up over Monday and Tuesday night. 10 points. You may wish to mark the PDF instead of printing if your technology allows it.
• Bring I Am Legend to class.

Thursday, October 21, 2021

• Read 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. You may wish to mark the PDF instead of printing if your technology allows it.

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

• Read and mark a copy of "It's Alive, I'm Afraid" from The Monster Show in the reading packet. 5 points. You may wish to mark the PDF instead of printing if your technology allows it.
• Bring A Pocket Style Manual and all the photocopied essays with you to class.
• Sign up for a conference with me via Starfish.

Thursday, October 28, 2021

• First Draft of Paper #2 Due. Post a copy in the "Paper #2 Draft 1" forum before class starts so that others can read your paper. (5 points if 3+ pages, -5 if no paper)

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

• NO CLASS: Dr. Halbert will be serving as Judge of Elections for the West Norriton 2-1 Polling Station.
• PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE.

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

• NO CLASS: We do not meet on Wednesdays.
• Last day to withdraw without faculty signature. After today, you’ll need your professor to sign off on a withdrawal. See course policies for more details.

Thursday, November 4, 2021

• No Class.  Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the “Paper 2: Conference Draft” discussion board forum prior to your conference so I can read it. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
• The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.
• Withdrawal with faculty signature period begins.

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

• No Class.  Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the “Paper 2: Conference Draft” discussion board forum prior to your conference so I can read it. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
• The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.

Thursday, November 11, 2021

• No Class.  Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the “Paper 2: Conference Draft” discussion board forum prior to your conference so I can read it. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
• The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

• Paper #2 Due.  Post to the discussion board AND to the dropbox.  See checklist in Assignments for more details.

Thursday, November 18, 2021

• Library Orientation. 5 points instead of 1 for attendance.
• Complete Prewriting Assignment and post to “Research Paper: Prewriting” discussion board forum. Make sure your subject line clearly identifies the topic.
• Withdrawal with faculty signature period ends.

Friday, November 19, 2021

• NO CLASS: we do not meet on Fridays.
• Excused Withdrawal (WEX) period begins. From this point on in the semester, you will need to apply to Academic Affairs to withdraw from the course. The professor does not have any control over this type of withdrawal.

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

• Annotated bibliography assignment due. See description in Assignments section and the sample annotated bibliography. Post a copy to the Research Bank discussion board forum and to the dropbox.  WARNING: every semester two or three students flunk the course because they forget to submit this assignment.  Don’t be that student.  (50 points)
• Two-minute Presentations.
• Sign up for a conference with me via Starfish.

Thursday, November 25, 2021

• NO CLASS: Thanksgiving Day.

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

• First Draft of Research paper due. Post at least 3 pages in the “Research Paper: Draft #1” Discussion Board forum prior to class so that. (5 points if 3+ pages, -5 if not posted by class time).

Thursday, December 2, 2021

• No Class.  Required conferences. Post a revised copy in the “Research Paper: Conference Draft” Discussion Board forum. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
• The complete draft of your paper should including an MLA works cited page and use and previous class activities as a guide to revision.

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

• No Class.  Required conferences. Post a revised copy in the “Research Paper: Conference Draft” Discussion Board forum. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
• The complete draft of your paper should including an MLA works cited page and use and previous class activities as a guide to revision.

Thursday, December 9, 2021

• Last Day of this class.
• Research paper Due (300 points). There are special instructions in checklist that are different than previous submission checklists.
• Post a copy of the paper in the "Paper #3 Final Draft" forum. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
• Post a copy of the paper to the Dropbox for Paper #3 (this copy will be graded).
• Post a copy with all personal identification removed in the “Assessment Copy of Final Research Paper” Dropbox.
• We will do several activities designed to add points to your course total.
• Last day to resolve missing readings and assignments.

Monday, December 20, 2021

• Optional Major Paper Rewrite due by noon today.
• Please email your rewrite to Dr. Halbert and use the following subject line (substituting your course number for the “000”): “ENG 000 Major Paper Rewrite.” Make sure the file is an MS Word file or it will not be regraded. See Assignments for specific expectations for a rewrite.

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

• NO CLASS: the class is over.
• Grades due by faculty at 11:59 PM.