Course Schedule English 104, Spring Semester 2012
Week | Date | Assignments Due (additional readings may be assigned) |
1 | 1-10 | Introductions Go over syllabus |
1 | 1-12 | Review BallPoint, Chapters 1, 2 & 4. Sign and turn in Policy Acknowledgement Sheet FW Chapter 5: 219-243 Bring a cultural artifact to class (see Box 20 on page 222) |
2 | 1-17 | FW Chapter 5: 244-270 Research Portfolio: Complete Box 23 on p. 250 |
2 | 1-19 | FW Chapter 6: 271-292 Research Portfolio: Complete Box 27 on p. 279 |
3 | 1-24 | FW Chapter 6: 293-310 Research Portfolio: Complete Box 25 from Chapter 5 p. 266 |
3 | 1-26 | Major Writing Project 1: Interview Notes Due Research Portfolio: Complete Box 21 from Chapter 5 on page 229 FW Chapter 1: 1-22 |
4 | 1-31 | Major Writing Project 1: First Draft Due FW Chapter 1: 22-54 |
4 | 2-2 | Class Canceled for Conferences FW: Chapter 2: 55-63 Research Portfolio: Complete Box 4 on p. 61 |
5 | 2-7 | Class Canceled for Conferences FW Chapter 2: 73-100 Research Portfolio: Post a bibliographic entry (MLA format) of at least two books on your research topic that you are considering. THIS IS A CHANGE IN ASSIGNMENT, but in your favor, of course! |
5 | 2-9 | Major Writing Project 1 Due: Interview Essay (minimum 1,000 words or 4-6 pages) FW Chapter 3: 101-120 Research Portfolio: Complete Box 10 on p. 113 |
6 | 2-14 | FW Chapter: 3: 121-164 Research Portfolio: Complete Box 15 on p. 158 |
6 | 2-16 | Major Writing Project 2 First Draft Due: Peer Review |
7 | 2-21 | FW Chapter 4: 165-191 Research Portfolio: Complete Box 18 on p. 187 |
7 | 2-23 | FW Chapter 4: 192-217 Research Portfolio: Complete Box 19 on p. 193 Research Workshop: Meet in the Lobby of Bracken Library |
8 | 2-28 | FW Chapter 7: 311-349 Research Portfolio: Complete Box 31 on p. 330 |
8 | 3-1 | Project 2 Final Draft Due: Research Proposal (750-1,000 words or 3-4 pages) and Annotated Bibliography of 15-20 sources. Research Portfolio: 100-125 words that sum up the scope of your project, for presentation to your classmates. |
SB | 3-6 | SPRING BREAK |
SB | 3-8 | SPRING BREAK |
9 | 3-13 | FW Chapter 8: 351-369 |
9 | 3-15 | FW Chapter 8: 369-390 |
10 | 3-20 | Major Writing Project 3: First Draft Due Research Portfolio: Complete Box 33 in FW p. 368 |
10 | 3-22 | Class Canceled for Conferences |
11 | 3-27 | Class Canceled for Conferences |
11 | 3-29 | Project 3 Second Draft Due: Peer Review |
12 | 4-3 | Project 3 Final Draft Due |
12 | 4-5 | Research Portfolio: Write a brief proposal (250-words or one page) on what you plan to do for Major Writing Project 4 |
13 | 4-10 | TBD |
13 | 4-12 | Major Writing Project 4: First Draft Due Peer review and in-class conferences |
14 | 4-17 | Meet at Bracken Library (BL 225) for workshop on Fair Use and Copyright Infringement. |
14 | 4-19 | Peer review and in-class conferences |
15 | 4-24 | Second Draft Due: Multimodal Project Panel Presentations and Peer Review |
15 | 4-26 | Multimodal Project Panel Presentations and Peer Review |
Final | See below | Project 4 Final Draft Due: Multimodal/Multimedia Research and 750-word reflective essay. Project Presentations (3-5 minutes each) |
3:30 p.m. class (104-67): 2:15-4:15 p.m., Friday, May 4
5:00 p.m. class (104-75): 4:30-6:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 2
