DAILY ASSIGNMENTS

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

• First Class

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

• 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 17, 2012

• NO CLASS: Commencement

Monday, May 21, 2012

• 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 22, 2012

• 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 23, 2012

• 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 24, 2012

• 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 28, 2012

• NO CLASS: MEMORIAL DAY

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

• 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, May 30, 2012

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

Thursday, May 31, 2012

• 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 4, 2012

• 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 5, 2012

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

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

• 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 7, 2012

• 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 11, 2012

• Second Draft of Paper #2 Due. Bring a clean copy to class. (5 points if complete, -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. 

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

• 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 13, 2012

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

Thursday, June 14, 2012

• Final Draft of Paper #2 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 "Monster Theory 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_p2.doc or .rtf. (-2.5 if not renamed)
• Email the file to hhalbert@gmail.com. (-1 if sent to MC3 account)

Monday, June 18, 2012

• Meet in the Library (Main floor of College Hall: meet at big table past the reference desk).
• Grammar Revision of Paper #1 Due. (50 points)  See instructions in the Assignments section of the class web page.  Email a copy to Dr. Halbert. WARNING.  Failure to follow  instructions will result in a zero/50.
• Name the file Lastname_Firstname_102_grammar.doc or .rtf. (-2.5 if not renamed).
• Research Paper Prewriting Due.  Bring a copy and post a copy to the discussion board in the "Prewriting Activity" section.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

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

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

• TWO-MINUTE PRESENTATIONS ON RESEARCH PAPER TOPIC ARE TODAY.

• Annotated bibliography due. (50 points)
• Email a copy to Dr. Halbert and name the file Lastname_Firstname_102_bib.doc or .rtf. (-2.5 if not renamed).
• Post a copy to the "Research Bank" forum using both copy and paste and a file attachment.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

• Draft 1 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 1" forum.  See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Monday, June 25, 2012

• 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 26, 2012

• 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)

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

• 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 28, 2012

• 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.