DAILY ASSIGNMENTS

(REVISED 3/26/2015)

Thursday, January 22, 2015

• First Class.
• Pictures will be taken today.

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

• Read and sign the class contract (see Handouts section of class web page)
• Email required contact information to Dr. Halbert at hhalbert@mc3.com.  Download and use document template from Blackboard in the handouts section.
• Read and mark the following handouts (located in Course Documents 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
• "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

Thursday, January 29, 2015

• Freewriting activity for Paper #1. Post a copy on the Discussion Board in the "Paper 1: Freewriting" section.
• Bring your reading packet to class.
• Register for Turnitin.com.  See handout for details.
• Read and mark "The Comma: P1-a" and "P1-b" in Hacker (A Writer's Reference) 293-294.  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: MLA-5a" (Hacker 481-483) and skim the sample essay to visually see how a paper should look in this course (Hacker MLA-5c, 487-492).

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

• 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. 
• You need two full pages using MLA format (1" margins, 12 Point Times New Roman, Double-spaced, no gap between paragraphs) to get full credit.  Less than that will be prorated.  No draft will result in a -5 point entry on a 5 point assignment.
• Bring your calendar to schedule your required conference.

Thursday, February 5, 2015

• NO CLASS. Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" forum. Conferences are in my office, PH 441.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015 *

• NO CLASS. Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" forum. Conferences are in my office, PH 441.

Thursday, February 12, 2015

• NO CLASS. Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" forum. Conferences are in my office, PH 441.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015 (REVISED 2/15/2015)

• NO CLASS. Make-up conferences due to delayed opening on 2/10/2015.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" forum. Conferences are in my office, PH 441.

Thursday, February 19, 2015 (REVISED 2/15/2015)

• PRINT, read, and mark Paulo Freire's "The 'Banking' Concept of Education" (Course Documents 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, February 24, 2015 (REVISED 2/15/2015)

• Final draft of Paper #1 due.  See checklist for details.
• 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 MLA-2 ("Citing Sources; Avoiding Plagiarism") and MLA-3 ("Integrating Sources") in A Writer's Reference (428-439).  Please put a Post-it book tab next to the ellipsis mark, brackets, long quotations, and signal phrases.
• Read and mark P5 ("Quotation Marks") in A Writer's Reference (322-327). Place a Post-it book tab next to "quotation within a quotation" and "blended quotation."
• Skim and Mark MLA-4 ("Documenting Sources") in A Writer's Reference (440-480).  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, February 26, 2015

• First draft of Paper #2 due.  Bring 2 copies and 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.
• Bring your copy of Freire and A Writer's Reference to class.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015*

• NO CLASS: Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #2: Draft 2" forum. Conferences are in my office, PH 441.

Thursday, March 5, 2015

• NO CLASS: Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #2: Draft 2" forum. Conferences are in my office, PH 441.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

• NO CLASS: Required conferences.  Bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #2: Draft 2" forum. Conferences are in my office, PH 441.

Thursday, March 12, 2015 (REVISED 2/15/2015)

• NO PHYSICAL CLASS, BUT WE WILL HAVE A VIRTUAL ACTIVITY, SO YOU WILL NEED ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AND A WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM.
• 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).

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

• No Class: Spring Break.

Thursday, March 19, 2015 (REVISED 2/15/2015)

• No Class: Spring Break.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015*

• No Class.  Turn in paper electronically as described on the checklist.
• Final draft of Paper #2 due.  See checklist for details.  Make sure you add the page of commentary.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 (REVISED 2/15/2015)

• No Class.
• Last Day to Withdraw without my signature.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

• Read and mark selection from Lies My Teacher Told Me—Loewen (see course documents on class web site).
• Read and mark the selection from Limbo by Lubrano (see course documents on class web site)

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

• We will go over the in-class essay, research project, annotated bibliography assignment and presentation requirements today.

Thursday, April 2, 2015 (REVISED 2/15/2015)

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

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

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

Thursday, April 9, 2015 (REVISED 2/15/2015)

• Meet in Library for research.  Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.
• Since withdrawal with signature officially ends Friday (4/10), today is the last day to get my signature. See course policies on withdrawal before asking for my signature and be prepared to justify your request.

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

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

Thursday, April 16, 2015 (REVISED 2/15/2015)

• No Class. Dr. Halbert will be at an academic conference.
• Annotated Bibliography due.  Submit to Blackboard Drop Box and post to "Research Bank" on the discussion board.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

• First Draft of Research Paper Due.  Bring 2 copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 1" forum.  Minimum of THREE pages required.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

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

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

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

Thursday, April 30, 2015

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

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

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

Monday, May 11, 2015

• NO CLASS: Class is over.
• Last day to email optional major paper revision to me.  Due at 8AM. See instructions on the Assignment page.

There is no final exam in this class.