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DAILY ASSIGNMENTS
DAILY ASSIGNMENTS (last updated on 11/05/2023)
Please note: assignments are due at the start of class on the date above the bulleted list of tasks for a specific day (unless otherwise indicated).
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Friday, September 1, 2023
- 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 4, 2023
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
- No Class: We do not meet on Tuesdays.
- Last day to add without signature.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
- Read and mark the following handouts:
- 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 8, 2023
- Prewriting 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 11, 2023
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
- 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 15, 2023
- 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 18, 2023
- 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 19, 2023
- No Class: We do not meet on Tuesdays.
- Last day to drop without signature.
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
- 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 signature period starts
Friday, September 22, 2023
- 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 25, 2023
- Final draft of Paper #1 due. See checklist for details. You will need to submit the paper to two different locations.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
- 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 29, 2023
- Finish reading and marking Paulo Freire's "The 'Banking' Concept of Education."
Monday, October 2, 2023
- 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 4, 2023
- 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 Starfish/MySuccess Network on the MC3 Portal. Do not select “tutoring” sessions for your conference.
Friday, October 6, 2023
- 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 9, 2023
- 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 11, 2023
- 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 13, 2023
- 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 16, 2023
- 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 18, 2023
- Read and selection from Lies My Teacher Told Me—Loewen (see course materials on class web site).
- Warning: This reading is long.
Friday October 20, 2023
- Read and mark the selection from Limbo by Lubrano (see course materials on class web site)
Monday, October 23, 2023
- Paper #2: Draft 4 Due. Post a copy to the discussion board topic “Paper #2: Draft 4” and bring a printout to class.
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
- Read and selection from Lies My Teacher Told Me—Loewen (see course materials on class web site).
- Warning: This reading is long.
Friday, October 27, 2023
- Library Orientation Day. Absences count double. Location: College Hall, Room 265 (Inside main floor of library).
- Research Paper prewriting due. Post a copy in the "Research Paper: Prewriting" forum and bring a copy to class.
Monday, October 30, 2023
- Final draft of Paper #2 due. See checklist for details.
- Meet in Library for research. Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
- Meet in Library for research. Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.
- Withdrawal without signature period ends.
Thursday, November 2, 2023
- No class: we do not meet on Thursdays.
- Withdrawal with faculty signature period starts.
Friday, November 3, 2023
- Meet in Library for research. Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.
Monday, November 6, 2023
- Meet in Library for research. Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
- No class: We do not meet on Tuesdays.
- Today is Election Day. See Extra Credit section for information on voting and extra credit.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Friday, November 10, 2023
Monday, November 13, 2023
- First Draft of Research Paper Due. Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 1" forum. Minimum of TWO pages required.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
- Second draft of Research Paper due. Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 2" forum. 4 pages are expected.
Friday, November 17, 2023
Saturday November 18, 2023
- No class: we do not meet on Saturdays.
- Withdrawal after deadline period starts and runs to the end of the semester. Withdrawals require approval from Academic Affairs after this point.
Monday, November 20, 2023
- 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. STUDENTS WHO SIGN UP FOR TODAY’S CONFERNECES WILL GET FIVE POINTS OF EXTRA CREDIT.
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
- No class. Thanksgiving Break.
Friday, November 24, 2023
- No class. Thanksgiving Break.
Monday, November 27, 2023
- 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 29, 2023
- 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 1, 2023
- 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 4, 2023
- 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 6, 2023
- 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.
Friday, December 8, 2023
- Fifth draft of Research Paper Due. Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 5" forum.
- Bring your copy of A Pocket Style Manual.
Monday, December 11, 2023
- Final draft of Research Paper Due. See checklist for details.
- Last day of all 15-week classes.
- It is always a good idea to attend the final meeting of every one of your classes.
Monday, December 18, 2023
- No Class: the course is over.
- The optional Major Paper Rewrite of Paper #1 is due today by 10AM. There will be no extensions. Please email a copy of the MS Word file directly to Dr. Halbert and post the MS Word File to the “Major Paper Rewrite” assignment on Canvas.
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
- No class: the course is over.
- Grades (15-week Courses) due from Faculty to Registrar by 11:59 PM
End of Semester Reminders:
- Attend the final meeting of all your classes.
- Check your Montco email and Canvas announcements every day until Dr. Halbert says the grades are posted.
- Don’t email Dr. Halbert to see if the grades are done: he will announce when he is done.
- Do check your gradebook on Canvas during the exams to see individual assignment grades as they are entered.
- If there is a problem with a graded assignment, please email Dr. Halbert immediately.
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