ENG102-018

T 10-10:50

Th 9-10:50

C132

"Somebody was using the pencil."

- Dorothy Parker, on missing a deadline

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In-Class Writings

Grammar Tips

 

Schedule

 

The following is a tentative schedule.  Dates are subject to change, and readings may be announced daily.  It is your responsibility to know what is assigned for each class period.  Get into the habit of checking this page at least once a week.

 

Table Key:

Black Text = Daily Activity

Green Underlined Text = Link

Blue Text = Reading or homework to be completed by the beginning of class

Purple Text = Major Assignment Due that Day


Week Of

Tuesday

Thursday 1:50

January 14

  Introduction to class/syllabus

January 21

"You Also have the Right to Tell a Bigot What you Think" by Leonard Pitts p7-8 Introduction to Project #1

Introductory Lecture: 

2000 Years of Rhetoric in 20 Minutes

"Toulmin Method" pg 56-63

January 28

Modeling Project #1

Readings TBA

Search Engines/Internet Sources

Collaborative Planning

February 4

Drafting Project #1

Introduction to Peer Workshops/

Commenting on Drafts

Rough Draft of Project #1 Due

Bring FOUR Copies to Class

February 11

Work on Revisions Project #1 Due

Introduction to Project #2

February 18

Library Orientation

pp 163-180

Professional Development Day – No Classes

February 25

Finding Common Threads

pp 190-200

MLA - Citing Sources in Text  

MLA – Works Cited  

Revision Policy

March 4

 

Rough Draft of Project #2 Due

Bring FOUR Copies to Class

March 11

Work on Revisions  

Comma Splices

Project #2 Due

Introduction to Research Paper

March 18

Formulating a Research Question

Research Day

March 25

Spring Break - No Classes Spring Break - No Classes

April 1

Introduction to Prospectus

 Readings TBA

Work on Papers

April 8

  Formulating a Claim

 "The Beige and the Black" p850

"The Recoloring of Campus Life" p871

"The Distribution of Success" p884

Work on Papers

April 15

Prospectus/Bibliography Due  

Check Point Alpha: 

Arguments (Informal outline)

Counterarguments Exercise

April 22

Readings TBA

  Check Point Beta:

Counterarguments

April 29

Work on Papers

  Check Point Gamma:

Rough Draft of Research Paper Due

Bring FOUR Copies to Class

May 6

  Formatting: Bring Paper on Disk

Research Paper Due