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DAILY HOMEWORK

Note: the bulleted homework tasks are listed below the date they are due.

Thursday, January 15, 2026

• First Class.

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

• Complete the Contact Information survey (1 point).
• Read the instructions and complete the Student Contract handout (See Handouts page). (1 point)
• Read and mark "How to Really Read This Book" (in the Readings section of our Canvas page. Part of the 5 points for the novel reading below)
• Read and mark The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from actual start of novel up to "The Incident at the Window."  If your hardcopy has not come yet, a PDF is available in the Reading section of our Canvas site. You do not need to read the introductory materials if there are any in your copy. (5 points)

• Last day to add a course without faculty signature.

Thursday, January 22, 2026

• 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 27, 2026

• 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 “Readings” section of the class Canvas site. (20 points for written project; 5 points for marked reading)
• 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. (5 points)

Thursday, January 29, 2026

• Read and mark the "Dealing with Titles (MLA Style)" document in the Handouts section.
• 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 3, 2026:

• 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” topic: others will need to read your paper in class today.

• Last day to drop a course before withdrawal required.

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

• NO CLASS: We only meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• Withdrawal period without professor’s signature starts.

Thursday, February 5, 2026

• NO CLASS.  Required conferences. Bring a printed copy of the draft to conference. (10 points)
• Post a copy of the revised draft in the “Paper 1: Conference Draft (draft 2)” discussion board topic prior to your conference. Copy and paste AND attach the MS Word file. (5 points)
• The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

• NO CLASS.  Required conferences. Bring a printed copy of the draft to conference. (10 points)
• Post a copy of the revised draft in the “Paper 1: Conference Draft (draft 2)” discussion board topic prior to your conference. Copy and paste AND attach the MS Word file. (5 points)
• The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.

Thursday, February 12, 2026

• Draft 3 of Paper #1 is due. Bring a printed copy to class (5 points).
• Make sure it is posted to the discussion board in the “Jekyll and Hyde Paper: Draft 3” topic (5 points if complete; -5 if not done).

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

• Final Draft of Paper #1 Due.  Post to the “Paper #1 Final Draft (Discussion Board)” discussion board topic AND to the “Paper #1 Final Draft (Graded) Assignment.  See checklist in Graded Tasks for more details. No printed copy is needed. (200 points for grade copy; 5 for discussion board post).

Thursday, February 19, 2026

• Read and mark Chapters 1-17 of I Am Legend (pages 1-146). 5 points.

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

• 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.
• Watch and take notes on 28 Days Later (Click here for streaming options).

Thursday, February 26, 2026

• Read and mark a copy of The Horror Film (Chapter 9: "Slashers and Postslashers") from the Readings section of the class web page.

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

• Read and mark a copy of "Monster Theory (Seven Theses)"  (in the “Readings” section of the class Canvas site). 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 5, 2026

• Read and mark a copy of "It's Alive, I'm Afraid" from The Monster Show in the Readings section of the class web page. 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 10, 2026

• NO CLASS: Spring Break.

Thursday, March 12, 2026

• NO CLASS: Spring Break.

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

• First Draft of Paper #2 Due. Bring a printed copy to class (5 points if 3+ pages)
• Post a copy in the "Paper #2 Draft 1" discussion board topic before class starts (5 points if done, -5 if not).
• Sign up for a conference with me via Starfish if you haven’t already done so.

Thursday, March 19, 2026

• No Class.  Required conferences. Bring a printed copy to the conference. (10 points)
• Post a copy of the revised draft in the “Paper 2: Conference Draft (Draft 2)” discussion board topic prior to your conference so I can read it. (5 points if done, -5 if not).
• The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

• No Class.  Required conferences. Bring a printed copy to the conference. (10 points)
• Post a copy of the revised draft in the “Paper 2: Conference Draft (Draft 2)” discussion board topic prior to your conference so I can read it. (5 points if done, -5 if not).
• The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

• NO CLASS: We only meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• Withdrawal period without professor’s signature ends.

Thursday, March 26, 2026

• Paper #2 Due.  Post to the “Paper #2 Final Draft (Discussion Board)” discussion board topic AND to the “Paper #2 Final Draft (Graded) Assignment. See checklist in Assignments for more details.
• Withdrawal with faculty signature begins.

• Withdrawal period with professor’s signature starts.

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

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

Thursday, April 2, 2026

• Library Research Day. Sign in with Dr. Halbert at the Library on the main floor of South Hall.

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

• Annotated bibliography assignment due. See description in Assignments section and the sample annotated bibliography. Post a copy to the Research Bank discussion board topic 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 9, 2026

• First Draft of Research paper due. At least three pages is required for full credit. Bring a printed copy to class (5 points).
• Post a copy to in the “Research Paper: Draft #1” Discussion Board topic prior to class (5 points if done, -5 if not posted by class time).
• Two-minute presentations overflow.
• 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.
• Withdrawal with faculty signature ends.
• Withdrawal period with professor’s signature ends.

Friday, April 9, 2026

• NO CLASS: We only meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• Excused withdrawal period starts and requires documentation to be shared with administration.

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

• No Class.  Required conferences. Bring a printed copy to the conference. (10 points)
• Post a copy of the revised research paper in the “Paper 3: Conference Draft (Draft 2)” discussion board topic prior to your conference so I can read it. (5 points if done, -5 if not).
• The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.

Thursday, April 16, 2026

• No Class.  Required conferences. Bring a printed copy to the conference. (10 points)
• Post a copy of the revised research paper in the “Paper 3: Conference Draft (Draft 2)” discussion board topic prior to your conference so I can read it. (5 points if done, -5 if not).
• The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

• No Class.  Required conferences. Bring a printed copy to the conference. (10 points)
• Post a copy of the revised research paper in the “Paper 3: Conference Draft (Draft 2)” discussion board topic prior to your conference so I can read it. (5 points if done, -5 if not).
• The paper should be complete and revised based on your peer review and your own editing efforts.

Thursday, April 23, 2026

• Third Draft of Research paper due. At least three pages is required for full credit. Bring a printed copy to class (5 points).
• Post a copy to in the “Research Paper: Draft #3” Discussion Board topic prior to class (5 points if done, -5 if not posted by class time).

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

• Last class meeting for semester.
• Research paper Due (300 points).
  • Post a copy of the paper in the "Paper #3 Final Draft" topic. (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 any missing work.
• It is always a good idea to attend the last meeting of any course.

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

• NO CLASS: We don’t have any more class meetings.
• Optional Major Paper Rewrite Due. You may rewrite your first paper for a completely new grade, but it must clearly be an evolution of your first paper, not a completely new paper.
• Post a copy to the “Major Paper Rewrite Option” assignment AND email a copy to Dr. Halbert. Make sure you review the expectations of a major paper rewrite: simply fixing a few commas will not change your grade.

End of Semester Notes and Reminders:

• Attend the final meeting of all your classes.
• There is no final exam in this course.
• Check your Montco email and Canvas announcements every day until Dr. Halbert says the grades are posted.
• Don’t email Dr. Halbert to see if the grades are done: he will announce when he is done.
• Do check your gradebook on Canvas during the exams to see individual assignment grades as they are entered.
• If there is a problem with a graded assignment, please email Dr. Halbert immediately.
• Faculty have until 11:59 PM on May 8th to get their grades in, but if they submit them sooner, they do not have to look at any work you try to submit late. Bear that in mind with your other professors.

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