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DAILY ASSIGNMENTS (Blue Bell, MWF Class)
Note: bulleted items are due on the date immediately above them.
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- First class.
- Note: We will not meet in person because Dr. Halbert will be recovering from retina surgery. However, make sure you do the assignments for Friday.
Friday, August 30, 2024
- 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 Readings section of our Canvas site. They are all part of the large “First Three Weeks Readings” document):
- "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 2, 2024
- No Class: LABOR DAY. Thank a Union.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
- No Class: we do not meet on Tuesdays.
- Last day to add a 15-week course without faculty signature.
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- Read and mark the following handouts (located in Readings section of our Canvas site. They are all part of the large “First Three Weeks Readings” document):
- 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 6, 2024
- Freewriting activity for Paper Topic #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 9, 2024
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
- NO CLASS. Required conferences. Bring a REVISED and printed second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" forum. Five points for posting, 10 points for attending conference.
Friday, September 13, 2024
- NO CLASS. Required conferences. Bring a REVISED and printed second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" forum. Five points for posting, 10 points for attending conference.
Monday, September 16, 2024
- NO CLASS. Required conferences. Bring a REVISED and printed second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" forum. Five points for posting, 10 points for attending conference.
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- No Class: we do not meet on Tuesdays.
- Last day to drop a course before withdrawal period starts.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
- NO CLASS. Required conferences. Bring a REVISED and printed second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" forum. Five points for posting, 10 points for attending conference.
- Withdrawal period without signature starts.
Friday, September 20, 2024
- Third draft of Paper Topic #1 due. Bring two printed copies to class (for five points) and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 3” forum (for five points).
Monday, September 23, 2024
- Final draft of Paper Topic #1 due. See checklist for details. Post a copy in the “Paper #1: Final Draft (Graded)” assignment (for up to 200 points) and a copy in the “Paper #1: Final Draft (Discussion Board)” slot (for five points).
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
- Read and mark pages 258-262 of Paulo Freire's "The 'Banking' Concept of Education" (located in the Readings section of our Canvas 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. Use a dictionary and write questions you have about the text in the margins along with your other comments.
Friday, September 27, 2024
- Finish reading and marking Paulo Freire's "The 'Banking' Concept of Education."
Monday, September 30, 2024
- 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 2, 2024
Friday, October 4, 2024
- NO CLASS: Required conferences. Bring a REVISED printed second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #2: Draft 2” forum. Five points for posting, 10 points for attending conference.
Monday, October 7, 2024
- NO CLASS: Required conferences. Bring a REVISED printed second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #2: Draft 2” forum. Five points for posting, 10 points for attending conference.
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
- NO CLASS: Required conferences. Bring a REVISED printed second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #2: Draft 2” forum. Five points for posting, 10 points for attending conference.
Friday, October 11, 2024
- NO CLASS: Required conferences. Bring a REVISED printed second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #2: Draft 2” forum. Five points for posting, 10 points for attending conference.
Monday, October 14, 2024
- Third draft of Paper #2 due. Bring 2 printed copies (for five points) and post a copy in the "Paper #2: Draft 3" forum (for another five points).
- Bring your copy of Freire and A Pocket Style Manual to class.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
- Read and selection from Lies My Teacher Told Me by Loewen (located in the Readings section of our Canvas web site).
- Warning: This reading is long.
Friday, October 18, 2024
- Read and mark the selection from Limbo by Lubrano (located in the Readings section of our Canvas web site).
Monday, October 21, 2024
- Final draft of Paper #2 due. See checklist for details. Post a copy in the “Paper #2: Final Draft (Graded)” assignment (for up to 200 points) and a copy in the “Paper #2: Final Draft (Discussion Board)” slot (for five points).
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Friday, October 25, 2024
- Library Orientation Day. Absences count double. We will meet in the College Hall Library Classroom, CH 265.
- Research Paper: Prewriting due. Post a copy in the "Research Paper: Prewriting" forum and bring a printed copy to class (five points total).
Monday, October 28, 2024
- Meet in Library for research. Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Meet in Library for research. Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.
- Last day to withdraw without a faculty signature.
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- No class: we do not meet on Thursdays.
- Withdrawals require faculty signature. You need to discuss this option with me before sending the form.
Friday, November 1, 2024
- Meet in Library for research. Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.
Monday, November 4, 2024
- Meet in Library for research. Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
- NO CLASS: We do not meet on Tuesdays.
- It’s Election Day in the United States. Please consider voting, regardless of your party affiliation. Good citizens vote.
- See extra credit for voting-related option.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Friday, November 8, 2024
Monday, November 11, 2024
- First Draft of Research Paper Due. Bring 2 printed copies (for five points) and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 1" forum (for five more. Minimum of TWO pages required.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Second draft of Research Paper due. Bring 2 printed copies (for five points) and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 2" forum (for five more points). 4 pages are expected.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- No class: we do not meet on Thursdays.
- Last day to withdraw with a faculty signature. After today, you need to appeal with documentation to the administration. You should email prior to sending the form. If I don’t get it by 3PM, I cannot guarantee that I will see it in time to sign.
Friday, November 15, 2024
- Third draft of Research Paper due. Bring 2 printed copies (for five points) and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 3" forum (for five points more). 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. Make sure you pick a conference at Blue Bell Campus, not Pottstown.
- Withdrawals now require administrative approval.
Monday, November 18, 2024
- NO CLASS. Student Conferences. Bring a REVISED printed second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the “Research Paper: Conference Draft” forum. Five points for posting, 10 points for attending conference.
- Students who sign up for this day with a complete draft will get five points of extra credit.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- NO CLASS. Student Conferences. Bring a REVISED printed second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the “Research Paper: Conference Draft” forum. Five points for posting, 10 points for attending conference.
Friday, November 22, 2024
- NO CLASS. Student Conferences. Bring a REVISED printed second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the “Research Paper: Conference Draft” forum. Five points for posting, 10 points for attending conference.
Monday, November 25, 2024
- NO CLASS. Student Conferences. Bring a REVISED printed second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the “Research Paper: Conference Draft” forum. Five points for posting, 10 points for attending conference.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
- No class: Thanksgiving Break
Friday, November 29, 2024
- No class: Thanksgiving Break
- Shout out to our friends in retail who have to work this day.
Monday, December 2, 2024
- Fifth draft of Research Paper Due. Bring 2 printed copies (for five points) and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 5" forum (for five more points).
- Bring your copy of A Pocket Style Manual.
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- Sixth draft of Research Paper Due. Bring 2 printed copies (for five points) and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 6" forum (for five more points).
- Bring your copy of A Pocket Style Manual.
Friday, December 6, 2024
- We will do an in-class, self-review workshop on your current draft. Bring your laptop with you and the most current draft of your paper available on the laptop. If you cannot bring your laptop, bring a printout of the most recent draft.
Monday, December 9, 2024
- Final draft of Research Paper Due. Post a copy in the “Research Paper: Final Draft (Graded)” assignment (for 300 possible points) and in the “Research Paper: Final Draft (Discussion Board)” slot (for 5 points). Both are required. See Checklist for full details.
- Last day of class (and for all Fall 2024 15-week classes)
- It is always a good idea to attend the final meeting of every one of your classes.
Monday, December 16, 2024
- No Class: the course is over.
- The Major Paper Rewrite Option 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 18, 2024
- No Class: the course is over.
- Faculty must submit 15-week course grades by 11:59 PM.
End of Semester Notes and Reminders:
- There is no final exam in this course.
- 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.
- Faculty have until 11:59 PM on December 18th to get their grades in, but if they submit them sooner, they do not have to look at any work you try to submit late. Bear that in mind with your other professors.
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