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DAILY ASSIGNMENTS

Note: the bulleted items immediately below a date are due on that date.

Thursday, January 21, 2021

  • First day of class.

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

  • Read the instructions and complete the Contact Information handout (See Handouts page).
  • Read the instructions and complete the Student Contract handout (See Handouts page).
  • Read the instructions and complete the "Introduce Yourself" assignment (See Assignments page)..
  • 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)
  • Last day to add a course without faculty signature.

Thursday, January 28, 2021

  • 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 2, 2021

  • Scholarly Article Analysis Project Due.  See Assignments for details.  A copy of the required article, "Twins, Twinship, and Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,"can be found in the "Course Materials" section of the class Blackboard Site.
  • Read, and mark the online handout "Integrating Quotes into a Paper (MLA Style)" on the class web page (either print a copy or save a copy from the web and mark in MS Word).  This may help with the Scholarly Article Analysis Project.

Thursday, February 4, 2021

  • 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.
  • Sign up for a conference with me via Starfish. See Handouts section for instructions on how to do this.
  • Bring The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to class.

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

  • Draft 1 of Paper #1 is due (5 points if complete; -5 if not done). Make sure it is posted to the discussion board in the "Jekyll and Hyde Paper: Draft 1" forum: others will need to read your paper in class today.
  • Last day to drop the course before withdrawal period starts.

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

  • NO CLASS: We do not meet on Wednesdays.
  • Withdrawal without faculty signature period starts.

Thursday, February 11, 2021

  • No Class.  Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the "Paper 1: Conference Draft" discussion board forum prior to your conference so I can read it. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
  • The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

  • No Class.  Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the "Paper 1: Conference Draft" discussion board forum prior to your conference so I can read it. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
  • The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.

Thursday, February 18, 2021

  • No Class.  Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the "Paper 1: Conference Draft" discussion board forum prior to your conference so I can read it. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
  • The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

  • Paper #1 Due.  Post to the discussion board AND to the dropbox.  See checklist in Assignments for more details.
  • Complete the "Note to Dr. Halbert on Paper #1"  and submit to the Dropbox. See the Assignments page for details.
  • NO CLASS: Dr. Halbert will be in an all-day meeting.

Thursday, February 25, 2021

  • Read and mark Chapters 1-17 of I Am Legend (pages 1-147). 10 points.

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

  • 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, March 4, 2021

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

  • Read 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. You may wish to mark the PDF instead of printing if your technology allows it.
  • Bring I Am Legend to class.

Thursday, March 11, 2021

  • Read 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. You may wish to mark the PDF instead of printing if your technology allows it.

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

  • No Class: Spring Break

Thursday, March 18, 2021

  • No Class: Spring Break

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

  • Read and mark a copy of "It's Alive, I'm Afraid" from The Monster Show in the reading packet. 5 points. You may wish to mark the PDF instead of printing if your technology allows it.
  • Bring A Pocket Style Manual and all the photocopied essays with you to class.
  • Sign up for a conference with me via Starfish.

Thursday, March 25, 2021

  • First Draft of Paper #2 Due. Post a copy in the "Paper #2 Draft 1" forum before class starts so that others can read your paper. (5 points if 3+ pages, -5 if no paper)

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

  • No Class.  Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the "Paper 2: Conference Draft" discussion board forum prior to your conference so I can read it. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
  • The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.
  • Withdrawal without faculty signature period ends.

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

  • NO CLASS. We do not meet on Wednesdays.
  • Withdrawal with faculty signature period starts.

Thursday, April 1, 2021

  • No Class.  Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the "Paper 2: Conference Draft" discussion board forum prior to your conference so I can read it. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
  • The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

  • No Class.  Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the "Paper 2: Conference Draft" discussion board forum prior to your conference so I can read it. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
  • The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.

Thursday, April 8, 2021

  • Paper #2 Due.  Post to the discussion board AND to the dropbox.  See checklist in Assignments for more details.

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

  • Library Orientation. 5 points instead of 1 for attendance.
  • Complete prewriting assignment and post to "Research Paper: Prewriting" discussion board forum. Make sure your subject line clearly identifies the topic.

Thursday, April 15, 2021

  • Annotated Bibliography assignment due. See description in Assignments section 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.
  • Withdrawal with faculty signature period ends. All requests to withdraw after today will require approval from the Office of Academic Affairs.

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Thursday, April 22, 2021

  • No Class.  Required conferences. Post a revised copy in the "Research Paper: Conference Draft" Discussion Board forum. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
  • The complete draft of your paper should including an MLA works cited page and use and previous class activities as a guide to revision.

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

  • No Class.  Required conferences. Post a revised copy in the "Research Paper: Conference Draft" Discussion Board forum. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
  • The complete draft of your paper should including an MLA works cited page and use and previous class activities as a guide to revision.

Thursday, April 29, 2021

  • No Class.  Required conferences. Post a revised copy in the "Research Paper: Conference Draft" Discussion Board forum. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
  • The complete draft of your paper should including an MLA works cited page and use and previous class activities as a guide to revision.

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

  • Last class day for this section of the course.
  • Research Paper Due (300 points). There are special instructions in checklist that are different than previous submission checklists.
    • 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.
  • We will do several activities designed to add points to your course total.
  • Last day to resolve missing readings and assignments.

Monday, May 10, 2021

  • NO CLASS.
  • Major Paper Rewrite Option due by noon if you choose to do so. Review Major Paper Rewrite expectations in the Assignments section and submit to the Major Paper Rewrite Option dropbox. Email Dr. Halbert when you do so.

Thursday, May 13, 2021

  • NO CLASS.
  • Faculty must submit final grades by 11:59PM tonight. If I get it done earlier, I will email the class stating that they have been posted.

END OF SEMESTER INFORMATION:

  • There is no final exam in this course. Log into the portal and visit the Spring 2021 Final Exam schedule for your other courses.
  • Final Grades are due May 13, 2021 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.

 

 
 

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