DAILY ASSIGNMENTS

Thursday, January 23, 2020

• First Day of Class

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

• 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.
• Last day to Add Course without faculty signature

Thursday, January 30, 2020

• 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, February 4, 2020

• 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, February 6, 2020

• 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 11, 2020

• 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.

Thursday, February 13, 2020

• 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 18, 2020

• NO CLASS (Dr. Halbert will be at an academic conference)

Thursday, February 20, 2020

• NO CLASS (Dr. Halbert will be at an academic conference)

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

• 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)

Thursday, February 27, 2020

• Paper #1 Due.  Post to the discussion board AND to the dropbox.  See checklist in handouts for more details.
• NO CLASS (Dr. Halbert has a minor medical procedure, nothing to worry about)

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

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

Thursday, March 5, 2020

• 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.
• We will finish 28 Days Later.

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

• 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.

Thursday, March 12, 2020

• 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.

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

• NO CLASS: Spring Break

Thursday, March 19, 2020

• NO CLASS: Spring Break

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

• 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.

Thursday, March 26, 2020

• 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)

Sunday, March 29, 2020

• NO CLASS: We do not meet on Sundays.
• Last day to withdraw without faculty signature

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

• 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).

Thursday, April 2, 2020

• Library Orientation Day. Meet in the library in South Hall. Sign in for credit. Today's class is worth 10 points.
• Complete Research Paper Prewriting.  Post a copy to the discussion board and bring a copy to class.

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

• Library research day. Sign in with Dr. Halbert in the library.

Thursday, April 9, 2020

• Library research day. Sign in with Dr. Halbert in the library.

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

• 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.

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

• NO CLASS: We do not meet on Wednesdays.
• Last day to withdraw with faculty signature

Thursday, April 16, 2020

• 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)
• First day to withdraw with Vice President of Academic Affairs approval

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

• NO CLASS: Dr. Halbert will be at an academic conference.

Thursday, April 23, 2020

• 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 28, 2020

• NO CLASS: Dr. Halbert will be running a polling station

Thursday, April 30, 2020

• 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, May 5, 2020

• 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.

Monday, May 11, 2020

• NO CLASS: we don't meet after the 4th
• Last day to submit major paper rewrite.  Email the paper to Dr. Halbert with a subject line: "ENG 101 Major Paper Rewrite from [Insert name]"

END OF SEMESTER INFORMATION:

• There is no final exam in this course. Log into the portal and visit the Spring 2020 Final Exam schedule for your other courses (or departmental exams in some cases).
• Final Grades are due May 14, 2020 by 11:59PM. If I complete them before the deadline, I will email the class. Please do not email me directly without checking to see if I have announced that Final Grades have been posted.
• Please check your Montco email every day after our last class until I announce that the Final Grades are posted: if there is an issue with your grades, I will email you to try and resolve it, and your prompt response would be helpful to both you and me.
• I strongly urge all students to attend the final class meeting of not just this course but all your courses.