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DAILY ASSIGNMENTS
Note: the bulleted items immediately below a date are due on that date.
Syllabus updated on March 28, 2023 to make up for lost day.
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
- 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 and mark "How to Really Read This Book" (see Course Materials)
- 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)
- Read the instructions and complete the “Introduce Yourself” assignment (See Assignments page).
- Last day to add without faculty signature.
Thursday, January 26, 2023
- 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 31, 2023
- 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 Documents” section of the class Blackboard Site.
- Read, and mark the online handout “How to Integrate a Quote 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 2, 2023
- Read and mark pages 108-131 in A Pocket Style Manual (“Supporting a Thesis, “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: “Citing quotations and borrowed idea,” "Be a responsible research writer," "Using the ellipsis mark," "Using brackets," "setting off long quotations," and "Using signal phrases." 5 points.
- Skim the entire MLA documentation style section (132-186). Put a bracket by “Author named in a signal phrase” in-text citations, the basic works cited entry for a “single author” 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. You can only sign up for one conference.
- Bring The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to class.
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
- 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 a course (15-week Classes)
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
- NO CLASS: We do not meet on Wednesdays
- Withdrawal without signature period starts.
Thursday, February 9, 2023
- No Class. Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the “Paper #1: Conference Draft (draft 2)” 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 14, 2023
- No Class. Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the “Paper #1: Conference Draft (draft 2)” 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 16, 2023
- Draft 3 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 3” forum: others will need to read your paper in class today.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
- Paper #1 Final Draft Due. Post to the discussion board AND to the dropbox. See checklist in Assignments for more details.
- We will complete the “Note to Dr. Halbert on Paper #1” in class.
Thursday, February 23, 2023
- Read and mark Chapters 1-17 of I Am Legend (pages 1-147). 10 points.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
- 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 2, 2023
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
- 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 due to difficulty.
Thursday, March 9, 2023
- Read and mark a copy of The Horror Film (Chapter 9: "Slashers and Postslashers") from the course documents section of the class web page.
- Read 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.
- Sign up for a conference with me via Starfish. See Handouts section for instructions on how to do this. You can only sign up for one conference.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
- 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)
Thursday, March 23, 2023
- No Class. Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the “Paper 2: Conference Draft (Draft 2)” 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, March 28, 2023
- No Class. Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the “Paper 2: Conference Draft (Draft 2)” 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 signature period ends.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
- NO CLASS: We don’t meet on Wednesdays.
- Withdrawal with signature period starts.
Thursday, March 30, 2023 [Revised 3/28]
- No Class. Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the “Paper 2: Conference Draft (Draft 2)” 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 4, 2023[Revised 3/28]
- Third Draft of Paper 2 Due. Post a copy in the "Paper #2 Draft 3" forum before class starts so that others can read your paper. (5 points if 3+ pages, -5 if no paper)
Thursday, April 6, 2023 [Revised 3/28]
- Paper 2 Final Draft Due. Post to the discussion board AND to the dropbox. See checklist in Assignments for more details.
Tuesday, April 11, 2023[Revised 3/28]
- Library Orientation to prepare for Paper #3. 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 13, 2023[Revised 3/28]
- Library Research Day.
- Withdrawal with faculty signature ends.
Friday, April 14, 2023
- NO CLASS: We do not meet on Fridays.
- Withdrawals now require approval from Academic Affairs.
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 [Revised 3/28]
- Annotated bibliography assignment due. See description in Assignments section and the sample annotated 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. Everyone who goes today gets an extra point. Everyone is required to be prepared to give the presentation.
Thursday, April 20, 2023 [Revised 3/28]
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
- No Class. Required conferences. Post a revised copy in the “Research paper: Conference Draft (Draft 2)” Discussion Board forum. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
- The complete draft of your paper should include an MLA works cited page and use and previous class activities as a guide to revision.
Thursday, April 27, 2023 [Revised 3/28]
- No Class. Required conferences. Post a revised copy in the “Research paper: Conference Draft (Draft 2)” Discussion Board forum. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
- The complete draft of your paper should include an MLA works cited page and use and previous class activities as a guide to revision.
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
- Last class day for this section of the course.
- Research paper Due (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).
- We will do several activities designed to add points to your course total.
- Last day to resolve missing readings and assignments.
Monday, May 8, 2023
- Major Paper Rewrite Option of Paper #1 due. Submit to Dropbox and email to Dr. Halbert with a subject line “Major Paper Rewrite for ENG 102.”
End of Semester Reminders:
- There is no final exam in this course.
- Always attend the last day of class for each of your courses.
- Check your MC3 email every day of exams until the professor lets you know the grades have been submitted. If there is an issue, your professor will email you to try to resolve the issue, but if you don’t check your email, you may not have your issue addressed, resulting in a lower grade or even a failure for the course.
- Professors must submit grades no later than 11:59 PM on Thursday, May 11, 2023.
- Don’t email your professor to see if the grades are done: he will email the class when they are finalized.
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