J. Roth  English 99              Winter Quarter 2009 Tentative Calendar                 February 17, 2009

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

26 More about  Essays Made Easy, pp. 23-31

 

 

Words Commonly Confused Help—Notes and Issues

 

27 Please have read Essays Made Easy, pp. 23-31

 

Assign Essay #1--Definition

28 Computer Lab Day

 

Help with Essay #1

 

Go over results of Three-Paragraph Assignment

29  How Knowledge Grows

 

 

The Truth About Prepositions, pp. 50-51

 

 

 

30 Meet-Me-In-The-Library Day

 

Come find me if you need help on Essay #1

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

2  February

 

Begin with final Circle of Knowledge

 

ProQuest, CQ Researcher, and Opposing Viewpoints introduction

 

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

3 Please have read Maintaining Subject-Verb Agreement, pp. 52-55 in the Grey Packet

 

 

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

4 Computer Lab 1220-G

 

Help with Essay #1

 

Help with ProQuest, CQ Researcher, and Opposing Viewpoints assignment

5 Peer Editing Day for Essay #1--Definition.  Must have a completed rough draft to attend

6 Subject-Verb Agreement Exercises, pp. 56-59

 

 

9 Essay #1—due at the beginning of class.

Finish Maintaining Subject-Verb Agreement, pp. 52-55 in the Grey Packet

Please have read pp. 74-76, Cause-Effect Advice in the Grey Packet

 

Assign Essay #2 Cause-Effect

 

Suggested Cause-Effect Topics

 

10 Spring Course Fair—Please meet me in the Hagen Center—2nd floor of our SCC Library

11 Computer Lab 1220-G

 

Help with Essay #2—Cause-Effect

12 Please have read Pronoun Agreement, pp. 60-61, in The Grey Packet

 

ProQuest, CQ Researcher, and Opposing Viewpoints projects due—30 points

13 Meet-Me-In-The-Library Day

 

Come find me if you need help on Essay #2

16  HOLIDAY

17 More on Pronoun Agreement, pp. 60-61, in The Grey Packet

 

 

18 Computer Lab 1220-G

 

Help with Essay #2—Cause-Effect

19 Peer Editing Day for  Essay #2 Cause-Effect.  Must have a readable rough draft to attend.

20 Please have read Commas Made Easy, pp. 67-71 in our Grey Packet

 

Advice on how to Write Under Pressure of Time

23 Mandatory Attendance Day

In-class Essay—Rough Draft Day

 

Essay #2 Cause-Effect due at the beginning of class

 

24 Mandatory Attendance Day

In-class Essay—Final Copy Day—100 points possible

 

Journal Check #2—minimum 15 NEW entries—75 points possible

25 Computer Lab 1220-G

Journal Check #2—minimum 15 NEW entries—75 points possible

26

 

Journal Check #2—minimum 15 NEW entries—75 points possible

27

2  March

3

4 Computer Lab 1220-G

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9

10

11 Computer Lab 1220-G

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13 Review Day for the Comprehensive Final

16 Comprehensive Final—Objective Part

17 Comprehensive Final—Essay Rough Draft

18 Comprehensive Final—Essay Final Draft

19 No class

20  DL Testing day; Study day for students  (No regularly scheduled classes)    Faculty work day  (Dead Day)

23  Final Exams

24   Final Exams

25    Final Exams

26  Faculty work day

27   Faculty work day – grades due by 5 p.m.