DAILY ASSIGNMENTS

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

• First Day of Class.

Friday, September 2, 2022

• Read and sign the class contract (see Handouts section of class web page)
• Complete the Contact Information survey.
• 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
• REMEMBER: this first reading check will be your first major impression on Dr. Halbert
• Be prepared to have your photograph taken.

Monday, September 5, 2022

• NO CLASS. Labor Day. Thank a Union.

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

• NO CLASS: We do not meet on Tuesdays.
• Last day to add a course without faculty signature.

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

• 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 9, 2022

• 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) 54-61.  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 Format; sample research paper" (Hacker 176-186) and skim the sample essay to visually see how a paper should look in this course.

Monday, September 12, 2022

• 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. Sign up for a conference with me via StarfishMy Success Network on the MC3 Portal.

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

• 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 16, 2022

• 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 19, 2022

• 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 20, 2022

• NO CLASS: We do not meet on Tuesdays.
• Last day to drop a course.

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

• 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 period without signature starts.

Friday, September 23, 2022

• 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” forum.

Monday, September 26, 2022

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

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

• Read and mark pages 258-262 of Paulo Freire's "The 'Banking' Concept of Education" (located in the Course Materials 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 30, 2022

• NO CLASS: Dr. Halbert will be traveling today.
• Finish reading and marking Paulo Freire's "The 'Banking' Concept of Education."
• Complete the “Freire Reaction” and post to the “Freire Reaction” discussion board forum by 5PM today.

Monday, October 3, 2022

• 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 the entire “Research” section in A Pocket Style Manual (87-106): core concepts include “Finding Appropriate Sources,” Avoiding Plagiarism,” and “Evaluating Sources. “Please put a Post-it book tab next to the ellipsis mark, brackets, long quotations, and signal phrases.
• Read and mark “Integrating Sources” and “Integrating Literary Quotations” in A Pocket Style Manual (116-132).
• 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 (132-176).  Put a Post-It book tab on page 134 (“List of MA in-text citation models” and “list of MLA Works Cited Models”). Place a Post-it book tab next "One Selection from an Anthology," " Work from a Web Site," and "A Database."

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

• 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.
• Sign up for a conference with me via StarfisMy Success Network on the MC3 Portal.  Do not select “tutoring” sessions for your conference.

Friday, October 7, 2022

• 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 10, 2022

• 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 12, 2022

• 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 14, 2022

• 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 17, 2022

• 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 19, 2022

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

Friday, October 21, 2022

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

Monday, October 24, 2022

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

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

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

Friday, October 28, 2022

• Library Orientation Day. Absences count double. Location to be announced.
• Research Paper prewriting due.  Post a copy in the "Research Paper: Prewriting" forum and bring a copy to class.

Monday, October 31, 2022

• Meet in Library for research.  Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.
• Anyone wearing a full costume (none of this name tag/paper leaf nonsense) to class will get 5 points of extra credit.

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

• Meet in Library for research.  Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.
• Withdrawal period without signature ends.

Thursday, November 3, 2022.

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

Friday, November 4, 2022

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

Monday, November 7, 2022

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

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

• NO CLASS: We do not meet on Tuesdays.
• Today is Election Day. See election-related extra credit.  Please vote if you are eligible.

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

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

Friday, November 11, 2022

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

Monday, November 14, 2022

• Two-minute Presentations continued.

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

• 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.

Thursday, November 17, 2022

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

Friday, November 18, 2022

• Second draft of Research Paper due. Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 2" forum. 4 pages are expected.
• Excused Withdrawal period starts: you will need to petition Academic Affairs with documentation of an emergency/extreme circumstances to withdraw after this point.

Monday, November 21, 2022

• Third draft of Research Paper due. Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 3" forum.  A complete draft plus a works cited page is expected.
• Sign up for a conference with me via Starfis/My Success Network on the MC3 Portal.  Be sure to pick a non-tutoring slot.

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

• NO CLASS: Thanksgiving Break

Friday, November 25, 2022

• NO CLASS: Thanksgiving Break

Monday, November 28, 2022

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

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

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

Friday, December 2, 2022

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

Monday, December 5, 2022

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

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

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

Friday, December 9, 2022

• Fourth draft of Research Paper Due.  Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 4" forum.
• Bring your copy of A Pocket Style Manual.

Monday, December 12, 2022

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

Monday, December 19, 2022

• Optional Major Paper Rewrite of Paper #1 due at 10 AM. No extensions will be possible.

There is no final exam in this course.

Note: grades are due on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at 11:59PM. Do not email me about your final grade until I announce to the class that all the grades have been submitted unless there is a problem with a specific assignment. Please check your email every day until I make that announcement: if there’s an issue with you grade that we can fix, I will contact you via email.