DAILY ASSIGNMENTS (Revised 2/12/2019)

Thursday, January 17, 2019

• First Class

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

• Email Contact information to Dr. Halbert at hhalbert@gmail.com.  See handout for specific information and spreadsheet download. (1 point for doing, -5 for not doing)
• Read and mark "How to Really Read This Book" (Download from Course Documents and print copy). (1 point)
• Read, initial, and sign your contract for the course. (1 point for doing, -5 for not doing)
• 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. (5 points)
• We will take individual pictures today so that your instructor can learn your names.

Thursday, January 24, 2019

• 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, January 29, 2019

• Scholarly Article Analysis Project Due.  See Assignments for details.  A copy of the required article can be found in the “Course Documents” section of the class Blackboard Site.
• Print, read, and mark the online handout “Integrating Quotes into a Paper (MLA Style)” on the class web page.  This may help with the Scholarly Article Analysis Project.

Thursday, January 31, 2019 (Updated 1/30/2019)

• 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.
• Bring The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to class.

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

• Last day to drop the course
• Draft 1 of Paper #1 is due.  Bring two copies to class. (5 points if 2+ pages, -5 if no paper)
• Post a copy in the "Jekyll/Hyde Draft 1" forum.  See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
• Sign up for a conference with me via Starfish. See Handouts section for instructions on how to set
• Today is the last day to drop the course before the withdrawal period starts.

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

• NO CLASS: We do not meet on Wednesdays
• Withdraw period without signature starts

Thursday, February 7, 2019

• No Class.  Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the “Paper 1: Conference Draft” discussion board forum. Conferences are held in my office, PH 441. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
• Bring a clean copy of a revised draft of your paper using the peer review and class activities from Wednesday as a guide. (5 points if revised, -5 if same copy as Monday's draft)
• Post the revised copy in the "Jekyll/Hyde Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 [Revised 2/12/2019]

• Class lost to snow day.

Thursday, February 14, 2019 [Revised 2/12/2019]

• No Class.  Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the “Paper 1: Conference Draft” discussion board forum. Conferences are held in my office, PH 441. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
• Bring a clean copy of a revised draft of your paper using the peer review and class activities from Wednesday as a guide. (5 points if revised, -5 if same copy as Monday's draft)
• Post the revised copy in the "Jekyll/Hyde Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Tuesday, February 19, 2019 [Revised 2/12/2019]

• Read and mark Chapters 1-17 of I Am Legend (pages 1-147). 10 points.
• We will begin watching 28 Days Later.

Thursday, February 21, 2019 [Revised 2/12/2019]

• Final Draft of Paper #1 Due.  See Checklist for Paper #1.  200 points.
• Post a copy of the paper in the "Jekyll/Hyde Final Draft" forum. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
• Post a copy of the paper to the Dropbox for Paper #1 (this copy will be graded).
• We will finish 28 Days Later.

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

• 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, February 28, 2019

• Download, print, 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.
• Bring I Am Legend to class.

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

• Download, print, 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.

Thursday, March 7, 2019

• Download, print, and mark a copy of "It's Alive, I'm Afraid" from The Monster Show in the reading packet. 5 points.
• Bring A Pocket Style Manual and all the photocopied essays with you to class.

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

• First Draft of Paper #2 Due. Bring a clean copy to class. (5 points if 3+ pages, -5 if no paper)
• Post a copy in the "Paper #2 Draft 1" forum.  See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Thursday, March 14, 2019

• Download, print, and mark the Poe packet from the course documents section of the class web page.  Read the following:
• "The Raven" (754-756)
• "Annabel Lee" (738)
• "The City in the Sea" (744-745)
• "The Sleeper" (745-746)
• "Ulalume" (757-759)
• "Alone" (812)
• "The Conqueror Worm" (814-815).
• "Edgar Allan Poe—A Biographical Note" (816-819)

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

• NO CLASS: Spring Break

Thursday, March 21, 2019

• NO CLASS: Spring Break

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

• Final Draft paper #2 Due. See Checklist for Paper #2.  200 points.
• Post a copy of the paper in the "Paper #2 Final Draft" forum. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
• Post a copy of the paper to the Dropbox for Paper #2 (this copy will be graded).
• Bring your Poe poetry packet to class.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

• NO CLASS: We do not meet on Wednesdays.
• Last day to withdraw without professor’s signature.  Please email professor if you plan to withdraw.

Thursday, March 28, 2019

• Withdrawals from the course now require professor’s signature
• In-class essay on “The Raven.” Bring exam card with you.

Tuesday, April 2, 2019 (Updated 1/30/2019)

• Complete Research Paper Prewriting.  Post a copy to the discussion board and bring a copy to class.

Thursday, April 4, 2019 (Updated 1/30/2019)

• Library Orientation Day. Meet in the library in South Hall. Sign in for credit. Today's class is worth 10 points.
• Library research day. 

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

• NO CLASS: I will be at an academic conference
• Library research day.

Thursday, April 11, 2019

• Annotated Bibliography assignment due. See description in Handouts and the sample 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 (10 points).  If you miss class, you will get a zero.

Saturday, April 13, 2019

• NO CLASS: we do not meet on Saturdays
• Last day to withdraw with professor’s signature

Sunday, April 14, 2019

• NO CLASS: we do not meet on Sundays
• All withdraws from this date on require approval from the Office of Academic Affairs

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

• Draft 1 of research paper due.  A minimum of two full pages is required. Post a copy in the "Research Paper Draft 1" forum and bring a printout to class.  (5 points if at least 3 pages, -5 if not)

Thursday, April 18, 2019

• Draft 2 of Research Paper Due. A minimum of five pages is required Bring a clean copy to class. (5 points if 5+ pages with Works Cited Page,  -5 if no paper or no changes from draft 1)
• Post a copy in the "Research Paper Draft 2" forum.  See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted)

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

• No Class.  Required conferences. Post a revised copy in the “Research Paper: Conference Draft” Discussion Board forum. Conferences are held in my office, PH 441. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
• Bring a clean copy of a complete draft of your paper, including MLA works cited page) using the peer review and class activities from the previous class as a guide to revision. (5 points)

Thursday, April 25, 2019

• No Class.  Required conferences. Post a revised copy in the “Research Paper: Conference Draft” Discussion Board forum. Conferences are held in my office, PH 441. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
• Bring a clean copy of a complete draft of your paper, including MLA works cited page) using the peer review and class activities from the previous class as a guide to revision. (5 points)

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

• Last Class.
• Final Draft paper #3 Due. See Checklist for Paper #3.  300 points.
• 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.

There is no final exam in this course.