English 102                  Spring   2009 Tentative Calendar           4/27/09

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

6 April

Course Introduction and Diagnostic Essay handout

7 Writing Diagnostic--mandatory

8 Syllabus, Journal, Introduction to the Web

 

Be ready to share something that would surprise us if we knew it about you.

9 Grammar and Usage Pretests

 

 

Be ready to share something that would surprise us if we knew it about you.

 

Looking Ahead

10 Why Do Research? And How Knowledge Grows

Be ready to share something that would surprise us if we knew it about you.

 

Weekend Web Assignments—Research PreparationPlease have this completed before Monday’s class

 

 Looking Ahead

13 Please meet in the SCC Library Classroom

 

Please have completed the following Web Assignment—Research Preparation

 

14 Please meet in the SCC Library Classroom

15 Please meet in Computer Lab 1220-G

 

Subject Searches and Practice

16 Finish Introductions

 

The Research Assignment

 

The Asteroid Problem Handout

17 More help with The Research Assignment

 

Come see another example and ask questions

 

The Hubble example

 

An APA Student Example

 

An MLA Student Example

 

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No class

21 The Asteroid Problem small group activity

 

A new MLA example from Bedford Publishing

 

A new APA example from Bedford Publishing

 

22 Computer Lab 1220-G

 

Research and Asteroid Problem Help

23 Assign Living History Interview

 

Research Topic and Rough Outline Submission Form

 

Second Example—pp. 85-87

 

The Asteroid Problem short writing assignment—in-class portion due

24 Meet in class, please

 

Assign CQ Researcher Assignment

 

Assign “Harrison Bergeron,” pp. 40-45

 

Bring any questions you have about anything—grammar, usage, assignments, etc.

27 Research Topic and Rough Outline Submission Form

Due

 

Please have read “Harrison Bergeron,” 40-45 in our Grey Packet

 

What personal attribute are you most proud of? In other words, what’s the one thing you believe you do better than most others?

 

Harrison Bergeron Group Activity

28 CQ Researcher Assignment summaries are due at the beginning of class

 

Please have read pp. 12-17 in our Grey Packet

 

The Holes in the Hedge Analogy

 

Idea Generators

 

Fallacies and Sophistries, pp. 15-17

 

 

29 Computer Lab 1220-G

 

Research Paper and Living History Interview Help

30 Fallacies and Sophistries Discussion

1 May Computer Lab 1220-G

4 Journal Check #1—minimum 15 entries—75 points possible,

5 Plan to attend the Spring Communication Conference—stay tuned for a list of workshops and times.

 

 Journal Check #1—minimum 15 entries—75 points possible,

6 Computer Lab 1220-G

Journal Check #1—minimum 15 entries—75 points possible,

7 Peer Editing Day for the Living History Interview –must have a complete rough draft to attend

8 Computer Lab 1220-G

11 Living History Interview due at the beginning of class

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25 HOLIDAY

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8 Oral Reports

9 Oral Reports

10 Oral Reports

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15 DL TESTING DAY

16 10:30 Final Conferences

11 Finals

12 9:30 Final Conferences

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