DAILY ASSIGNMENTS

Daily Assignments

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

• First Day of Class

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

• Email Contact information to Dr. Halbert at hhalbert@gmail.com.  See handout for specific information. (1 point for doing, -5 for not doing)
• Read and mark "How to Really Read This Book" (photocopy). (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, pages 37-75 (actual start of novel up to "The Incident at the Window." (5 points)

Thursday, May 19, 2011

• No Class: Commencement

Monday, May 23, 2011

• Finish reading and marking The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (pages 76-124). 5 points.
• Read and mark the "Introduction (pages 1-13) and "They Say" in They Say/I Say. 5 points.
• Read and mark pages 400-421 in A Writer's Reference. Place a tab on the following items: "unacceptable borrowing," "ellipsis mark," "brackets," "long quotations," "signal phrases," and "indirect source." 5 points.
• See my office door to sign up early for a conference on Wednesday..
• Set up your Turnitin.com account and register for my course.  See handout for instructions.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

• 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)
• Bring calendar to sign up during class for a conference on Wednesday.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

• No Class.  Required conferences. Conferences are held in my office, PH 434. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
• Post the revised copy in the "Jekyll/Hyde Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Thursday, May 26, 2011

• No Class.  Required conferences. Conferences are held in my office, PH 434. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
• Post the revised copy in the "Jekyll/Hyde Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Monday, May 30, 2011

• No Class: Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

• Final Draft of Paper #1 Due.  See Checklist for Paper #1 in the handouts section for envelope contents.  200 points.
• Submit the final draft to Turnitin.com. (1 point for doing, zero on paper if not completed)
• Post a copy of the paper in the "Jekyll/Hyde Final Draft" forum. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
• Email a copy of the paper to me as an MS Word or Rich Text Format attachment. (1 point if completed, -5 if not)
• Please rename the file according to this convention: Lastname_Firstname_102_p1.doc or .rtf. (-2.5 if not renamed)
• Email the file to hhalbert@gmail.com. (-1 if sent to MC3 account)
• We will preview the next unit and begin watching 28 Days Later in class.
• You may want to start reading I Am Legend.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

• Read and mark Chapters 1-11 of I Am Legend. 5 points.
• We will continue to watch 28 Days Later in class.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

• Finish reading and marking I Am Legend (chapters 12-21). 5 points.
• Print and bring  to class the following documents in the Course Documents section of the class Blackboard site:
  • Selection from The Horror Film
  • "Monster Culture (Seven Theses)"
  • selection from The Monster Show

Monday, June 6, 2011

• Read and mark your photocopy of "Monster Theory (Seven Theses)." WARNING: this essay is very, very difficult.  I strongly urge you to break it up over the three days between classes. 5 points.
• Bring I Am Legend to class.
• Read "Her Point Is" and "As He Himself Puts It" in They Say/I Say (pages 28-47). Skip the exercises.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

• Read and mark your photocopy of The Horror Film (Chapter 9: "Slashers and Postslashers"). 5 points.
• Bring I Am Legend to class.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

• Read and mark your photocopy of "It's Alive, I'm Afraid" from The Monster Show.
• Bring The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, I Am Legend, A Writer's Reference, and the reading packet to class.
• We will do the pre-writing activity for Paper #2 in class.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

• 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)
• Note: This is the last day to withdraw without my signature.

Monday, June 13, 2011

• Second 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 2" forum.  See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
• Library Orientation.  CHANGE OF PLAN: MEET IN OUR REGULAR CLASSROOM .

Tuesday, June 15, 2011

Read and mark the following Poe selections from your packet:

• "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)

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

• In-Class Poe Exam.  See Assignment section for question options and instructions for making 5" x 8" exam card.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

• NO CLASS: I will be at a conference.
• Final Draft paper #2 Due. 200 points.
• Email a copy of the paper to me as an MS Word or Rich Text Format attachment. (1 point if completed, -5 if not)
• Please rename the file according to this convention: Lastname_Firstname_102_p2.doc or .rtf. (-2.5 if not renamed)
• Email the file to hhalbert@gmail.com. (-1 if sent to MC3 account)
• Submit the final draft to Turnitin.com. (1 point for doing, zero on paper if not completed)
• Post a copy of the paper in the "Paper #2 Final Draft" forum. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
• YOU WILL TURN IN THE PACKET ON MONDAY.

Monday, June 20, 2011

• Grammar Revision of Paper #1 Due.  See instructions in the Assignments section of the class web page.
• PACKET for Essay #2 due. See Checklist for Paper #2 in the handouts section for envelope contents. 
• Research Paper Prewriting Due.  Bring a copy and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Prewriting Activity" section.
• Meet in the Library (Main floor of College Hall: meet at big table past the reference desk).

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

• Meet in the Library (Main floor of College Hall: meet at big table past the reference desk).

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

• TWO-MINUTE PESENTATIONS ON RESEARCH PAPER TOPIC ARE TODAY.
• Annotated bibliography due (40 points).  Must have nine items, at least one source from each of the following:
  • Lexis-nexis or the New York Times.
  • EBESCOHost or JSTORE.
  • A book (print or e-book)
  • A professional or academic web site produced by experts in your subject.
• The annotated bibliography CANNOT include the following:
  • Any dictionaries (you can use them in your paper and must cite them if you use their definitions)
  • Wikipedia or About.com.
  • Academically questionable sources.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

• No Class.  Required conferences. Conferences are held in my office, PH 434. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
• Bring a clean copy of the draft of your paper (5 points)
• Post the draft in the "Research Paper Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Monday, June 27, 2011

• No Class.  Required conferences. Conferences are held in my office, PH 434. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
• Bring a clean copy of the draft of your paper (5 points)
• Post the draft in the "Research Paper Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

• Draft 2 of Research Paper Due. Bring a clean copy to class. (5 points if 6+ pages with Works Cited Page, -5 if no paper)
• Post a copy in the "Research Paper Draft 2" forum.  See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

• Last Class.
• Final Draft of the Research Paper is due.  See Checklist for Research Paper in the handouts section for envelope contents.  300 points.
• Submit the final draft to Turnitin.com. (1 point for doing, zero on paper if not completed)
• Post a copy of the paper in the "Research Paper Final Draft" forum. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
• Email a copy of the paper to me as an MS Word or Rich Text Format attachment. (1 point if completed, -5 if not)
• Please rename the file according to this convention: Lastname_Firstname_102_p3.doc or .rtf. (-2.5 if not renamed)
• Email the file to hhalbert@gmail.com. (-1 if sent to MC3 account)

Thursday, June 30,, 2011

• NO CLASS. Summer 1 classes are over.
• Optional Major Paper Rewrite due by 10:15 AM in my email account. Please rename the file Lastname_Firstname_102_p#REV.doc or .rtf.. See Major Paper Rewrite Guidelines in the assignment section of the class web page for instructions.