English 201 Spring 2007 J. Roth May 14, 2007

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
2 April Syllabus and overview	3 Web Introduction and Writing Sample	4 Critical Thinking	5 Critical Thinking	6 Class does not meet
9 Computer Lab 1220-G Orientation and topic search Please begin your Journal_	10 Library Orientation Please have read pp. 270-296: The Research Process and Documenting Sources	11 How Knowledge Grows—Research Paper Assignment	12 Library Orientation Please read pp. 1-7, The World in 2015 Prep for In-Class Essay #1	13 Class does not meet
16 Computer Lab 1220-G Help with Research Paper Continue your journal, please_	17 Continue Critical Thinking—Sophistries Day! Research Process discussion Please have read pp. 1-7, The World in 2015	18 In-Class Essay on The World in 2015, pp. 1-7 (15 points possible)	19 Rhetoric day: Cause-Effect Discussion Research Topic due (10 points possible)	20 Class does not meet
23 Computer Lab 1220-G Don’t forget to write in your journal _	24 Please have read and come ready to discuss two cause-effect examples: “Why We Crave Horror Movies,” pp. 9-11 and “A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun,” p. 13-17.	25 Continue Discussion Research Topic Survey Assign Out-of-Class Essay #1—Cause-Effect (50 points possible) Outline for Sample Student Essay	26 Rhetoric Day—Comparison-Contrast Please have the following essay examples read: p. 19+, p. 23+, p. 39+	27 Class does not meet
30 Computer Lab 1220-G More journal writing, please_	1 May Journal Check #1 In-class Writing Day (15 points possible)	2 Peer Editing Day-- Out-of-Class Essay #1—Cause-Effect	3 Class discussion Please have read essays on pages 31+, 39+, and 45+ of our text.	4 Class does not meet
7 Computer Lab 1220-G	8 Out-of-Class Essay #1—Cause-Effect due (50 points possible) Napoleon Dynamite—first half	9 Napoleon Dynamite—second half	10 In-Class Writing Day on Napoleon Dynamite	11 Class does not meet
14 Computer Lab 1220-G	15Assign Essay #2—The interview Othello Week—first third Forsooth!	16 Othello Week—second third	17 Othello Week—discussion—final third	18 Class does not meet
21 Computer Lab 1220-G Journal Check #	22 Journal Check #2 In-class writing on Othello	23 Essay #2—The Interview due Linda in our classroom—Intro to citations	24 Journal Check #2	25 Class does not meet
28 HOLIDAY	29 Essay #2—The interview DUE Please have read The Death of Ivan Ilych, pp. 95-143 Ilych Discussion	30 Linda in Library Classroom—final citations help	31 Please have read The Metamorphosis, pp. 145-185 Metamorphosis Discussion	1 June Class does not meet
4 Computer Lab 1220-G	5 In-class writing	6	7	8 Final Journal Check
11 Final Journal Check	12	13	14	15