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DAILY HOMEWORK

Note: bulleted items are due on the date immediately above them. All work is due at the start of class unless otherwise noted.

Monday, May 11, 2026

• First day of classes.

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

• Read and sign the class contract (see Grade Tasks Descriptions section of class web page)
• Complete the contact information survey.
• Read and mark the following handouts (located in Readings in Canvas under the filename “First Night’s Readings.” You can download the PDF file to your own device by clicking on the three dots next to the file name and selecting “download.”):
• "How to Really Read this Book"—Frechie, Halbert, McCormick
• "First They Changed My Name"—Caffilene Allen
• "The Sanctuary of School"—Lynda Barry
• "The First Major Turning Point" –Malcolm X
• "'I Just Wanna Be Average'"—Mike Rose
• Chapters VI and VII of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself.
• "Theme for English B"—Langston Hughes
• "The Conversion of the Jews"—Philip Roth
• "Honor Bound"—Joseph Steffan
• REMEMBER: this first reading check will be your first major impression on Dr. Halbert

• Class will end at 11:30 AM today.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

• Prewriting activity for Paper #1. Post a copy on the Discussion Board in the "Paper 1: Prewriting" section.
• Bring your reading packet to class.
• Read and mark "The Comma” in Hacker (A Pocket Style Manual) 54-61.  If these page numbers do not line up with your edition, read your edition's statements on comma usage with coordinating conjunctions (and & but) and comma usage with introductory elements/phrase/clauses.
• Read and mark "MLA Format; sample research paper" (Hacker 176-186) and skim the sample essay to visually see how a paper should look in this course. Alternatively, you can print the sample MLA paper from the Purdue OWL MLA guide and mark it.

• Last day to add a course without faculty signature.

Thursday, May 14, 2026

• First draft of Paper #1 due.
•  Post a copy to the “Paper 1: First Draft” Discussion Board by 10 AM
• Sign up for a required conference. See How to Sign up for a Conference with Dr. Halbert in the how-to guides of the Handouts page.

Monday, May 18, 2026

• NO CLASS. Required conferences.  Print and bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" topic. Conferences are held in PH 441 (Dr. Halbert’s Office).
• Last day to drop a course.

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

• NO CLASS: Dr. Halbert will be engaged in election activities.
• If you are registered to vote, please vote in the primary.
• Republicans and Democrats are voting who will appear on the ballot in the fall for various local and state positions.
• A handful of localities have ballot questions for any registered voter, regardless of party.
• Check to see your local Montgomery County municipality sample ballot.
• Check to see if you are registered to vote and where your voting location is.
• If you need to register to vote, you can register here. Note that you will not be able to vote in the primary, but you will be able to vote in the fall.
• Withdrawal period without signature starts.

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

• NO CLASS. Required conferences.  Print and bring a REVISED second draft and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1: Draft 2" topic. Conferences are held in PH 441 (Dr. Halbert’s Office).

Thursday, May 21, 2026

• Final draft of Paper #1.  Post a copy to the “Paper #1 Final Draft (Discussion Board)” assignment AND “Paper #1 Final Draft (Graded Copy)” assignment. See checklist for details.

Monday, May 25, 2026

• NO CLASS: Memorial Day Observance

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

• Read and mark Paulo Freire's "The 'Banking' Concept of Education" (located in the Readings section of our Canvas site).
• WARNING: This piece is not that long, but it will be fairly challenging for most of you to read it because of the reading level expected by the author.

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

• Read and mark "How to Integrate a Quote into a Paper" from the Handouts Section.
• Read and mark " How to Deal with Titles" from the Handouts Section.
• Read and mark the entire “Research” section in A Pocket Style Manual (87-106): core concepts include “Finding Appropriate Sources,” Avoiding Plagiarism,” and “Evaluating Sources. “Please put a Post-it book tab next to the ellipsis mark, brackets, long quotations, and signal phrases.
• Read and mark “Integrating Sources” and “Integrating Literary Quotations” in A Pocket Style Manual (116-132).
• Read and mark "Quotation Marks") in A Pocket Style Manual (70-73). Place a Post-it book tab next to "quotation within a quotation" and "blended quotation."
• Skim and Mark “MLA Documentation Style” in A Pocket Style Manual (132-176).  Put a Post-It book tab on page 134 (“List of MA in-text citation models” and “list of MLA Works Cited Models”). Place a Post-it book tab next "One Selection from an Anthology," " Work from a Web Site," and "A Database."
• Bring your annotated copy of Paulo Freire's "The 'Banking' Concept of Education.”

Thursday, May 28, 2026

• First draft of Paper #2 due.  Bring 2 copies and post a copy in the "Paper #2: Draft 1" topic.
• Bring your copy of Freire and A Pocket Style Manual to class.
• Sign up for a required conference. See How to Sign up for a Conference with Dr. Halbert in the how-to guides of the Handouts page.
• Class will end at 11:15 AM today.

Monday, June 1, 2026

• NO CLASS: Required conferences  Bring a printed copy of a revised draft to class and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #2: Draft 2” topic. Conferences are held in PH 441 (Dr. Halbert’s Office).

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

• NO CLASS: Required conferences  Bring a printed copy of a revised draft to class and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #2: Draft 2” topic. Conferences are held in PH 441 (Dr. Halbert’s Office).

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

• Read and mark the selection from Lowen’s Lies My Teacher Told Me.
• Be prepared to write a paragraph on what Lowen means by the term “herofication” in class and have an example not covered in his reading to give of herofication in history books or courses.

Thursday, June 4, 2026

• Library Orientation Day. Absences count double. Location to be announced.
• Research Paper prewriting due.  Post a copy in the "Research Paper: Prewriting" topic and bring a copy to class.
• Last day to withdraw without signature

Friday, June 5, 2026

• NO CLASS: We do not meet on Fridays.
• Withdrawal requires professor’s signature now.

Monday, June 8, 2026

• Final draft of Paper #2 due.  Post a copy to the “Paper #2 Final Draft (Discussion Board)” assignment AND “Paper #2 Final Draft (Graded Copy)” assignment. See checklist for details.
• Meet in Library for research.  Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

• Meet in Library for research.  Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

• Meet in Library for research.  Sign in with Dr. H in the lobby.

Thursday, June 11, 2026

• Annotated Bibliography due by 5PM today.  Submit to “Research Bank” Discussion Board topic and post to “Annotated Bibliography (Graded Copy)” in Assignments. See the instructions and a sample annotated bibliography.
• Two-minute Presentations, If you are absent, there will be no make-ups.
• Last day to withdraw with faculty signature.

Friday, June 12, 2026

• NO CLASS: We don’t meet on Fridays.
• All withdrawals now require administration approval for a WEX (Excused Withdrawal) and will require documentation.

Monday, June 15, 2026

• First draft of Research Paper due. Bring 2 printed copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 1" topic. 4 pages are expected.

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

• NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Bring a printed copy of a REVISED and COMPLETE draft with a WORKS CITED PAGE and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Conference Draft” topic. Conferences are held in PH 441 (Dr. Halbert’s Office).

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

• NO CLASS. Student Conferences.  Bring a printed copy of a REVISED and COMPLETE draft with a WORKS CITED PAGE and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Conference Draft” topic. Conferences are held in PH 441 (Dr. Halbert’s Office).

Thursday, June 18, 2026

• Third draft of Research Paper Due.  Bring 2 printed copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 3” topic.
• Bring your copy of A Pocket Style Manual.

Monday, June 22, 2026

• Fourth draft of Research Paper Due.  Bring 2 printed copies and post a copy to the "Research Paper: Draft 4” topic.
• Bring your laptop to class with the MS Word file of your paper for an intensive self-review of the paper.
• Bring your copy of A Pocket Style Manual.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

• LAST DAY OF CLASS

• Final draft of Paper #3 due. See checklist for two posting locations. Post a copy to the “Paper #3 Final Draft (Discussion Board)” assignment AND “Paper #3 Final Draft (Graded Copy)” assignment. See checklist for details. No late papers accepted.
• Last day to resolve missing work.

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

• NO CLASS: The class no longer meets.
• Optional major paper rewrites of Paper #1 are due by 9AM, no exceptions. Post in the “Optional Major Paper Rewrite” assignment. Review detailed instructions on the Grade Tasks Page.
• Final grades due by 11:59 PM to administration

End of semester reminders:

• There is no final exam in this course.
• Final grades are due to the College by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, June 24th.
• Please check your school email multiple times on June 23th and 24th: if there is a problem with your grades, I will email you. Please answer the email.

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