English 1101.07A and 999.07A schedule, fall 2025
Updated 9/17/25
This schedule of readings and assignments is tentative. I will make additions and adjustments as need arises, giving ample notice in class and on the web when making changes.
English 1101.07A and 999.07A schedule, fall 2025
Updated 9/17/25
This schedule of readings and assignments is tentative. I will make additions and adjustments as need arises, giving ample notice in class and on the web when making changes.
| Day/Date | Assignments due | Readings due | In class |
Thursday, August 14 |
Course syllabus 1101 syllabus supplement 1101 grades and grading |
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| Tuesday, August 19 | Drop/add ends |
Simple Stuff Golden rules 1-5 |
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| Thursday, August 21 (1101) | Golden rules 6-10 | Writing exercise 2 | |
| Thursday, August 21 (999) | InQuizitive setup "How to Use InQuizitive" |
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| Tuesday, August 26 (1101) | Golden rules quiz (D2L quiz) | Handout: "The Hidden Life of SUVs" |
Writing exercise 3 |
| Tuesday, August 26 (999) | Reflection 1 | ||
| Thursday, August 28 | Nuggets 1-5 | Success Coach introduction: |
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| Thursday, August 28 (999) | Writing Center "Field Trip" |
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Tuesday, Sept. 2 |
Nuggets 6-10 Handout: "Letting Go" 164-66 |
Note-taking practice | |
| Tuesday, Sept. 2 (999) | 999 exercise 1 |
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| Thursday, Sept. 4 | Nuggets quiz (D2L quiz) |
Handout: "Big Mother Is Watching" 428-31 | |
| Thursday, Sept. 4 (999) | Paper 1 proposal (due by midnight in D2L) | ||
| Tuesday, Sept. 9 | Paper 1 draft | Quotations 1-3 |
Plagiarism pledge Discuss recent exercises |
| Tuesday, Sept. 9 (999) | InQuizitive: Subject-verb agreement InQuizitive: Fused Sentences |
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| Thursday, Sept. 11 | Writing Center visit (999 grade) | Quotations 4-5 | |
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Reflection 2 | |
| Sunday, Sept. 14 | Peer response 1 due by midnight: submit via email to your classmate and "cc" Chip, or upload your response to the Peer response submission assignment dropbox in D2L |
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| Tuesday, Sept. 16 |
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Word problems Handout: "My Husband's Nine Wives" |
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| Tuesday, Sept. 16 (999) |
999 exercise 3: notes on the reading assignment
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On engaging introductions | |
| Thursday, Sept. 18 | Writing exercise 4: introductions | Handout: "It Isn't Just a Game" |
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| Thursday, Sept. 18 (999) | InQuizitive: Comma splices Catch up missing InQuizitive assignments |
999 exercise 4: two outlines | |
| Tuesday, Sept. 23 | Quotations quiz (D2L quiz) |
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In-class essay |
| Tuesday, Sept. 23 (999) | InQuizitive tba | ||
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Thursday, Sept. 25 |
LBR: "Class Dismissed" 294-96 Online: "10 Qualities of Good Teachers" |
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| Thursday, Sept. 25 (999) | |||
| Tuesday, Sept. 30 | Paper 1 corrections | LBR: "Proposal to Abolish
Grading" 312-14 |
Paper 2 assigned |
| Tuesday, Sept. 30 (999) | |||
| Thursday, October 2 | Word problems exam (D2L quiz) |
Persuasive format | |
| Thursday, October 2. (999) | |||
| Tuesday, October 7 | Paper 2 proposal |
Persuasive format sample 2 | Persuasive format |
| Tuesday, Oct. 7 (999) | |||
| Thursday, October 9 | |||
| Thursday, October 9. (999) | |||
| Tuesday, October 14 | Paper 2 draft |
Peer response 2 | |
| Tuesday, Oct. 14 (999) | |||
| Thursday, Oct. 16 | Nuggets quiz |
LBR: "Work" 331-36 Handout: "What You Do Is What You Are" |
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| Thursday, October 16. (999) | |||
| Tuesday, October 21 | Nuggets exam (D2L quiz) Paper 2 final draft due in D2L by midnight |
LBR: "Brains as Well as Brawn" 337-38 "Case for Working with Your Hands" 338-47 |
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| Tuesday, October 21. (999) | |||
| Thursday, Oct. 23 | In-class essay corrections | Quotations 1-3 | |
| Thursday, October 23. (999) | |||
| Tuesday, October 28 | Handouts: "Work, Labor and Play" "The Importance of Work" |
Paper 3 assigned | |
| Tuesday, October 28. (999) | |||
| Wednesday, October 29 | Last
day to withdraw with "W" grade |
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| Thursday, Oct. 30 | Paper 3 proposal | Quotations 4-5 | |
| Thursday, October 30. (999) | |||
| Tuesday, November 4 | Quotations quiz Paper 3 draft in D2L by 10:00 a.m. |
Online: "Barbie
Doll" LBR: "I Want a Wife" 150-51 |
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| Thursday, November 6 | Paper 2 corrections | ||
Quotations exam (D2L quiz) |
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| Tuesday, November 11 | Paper 3 final draft | LBR: "Women's Brains" 223-28 "You Are What You Say" 368-73 "The Second Shift" 144-49 |
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| Thursday, November 13 | |||
| Tuesday, November 18 | Online: "Hard
Rock" LBR: "The Male Myth" 229-31 Handout: "The 'Act Like a Man' Box" |
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| Thursday, November 20 | |||
| Monday-Friday, November 24-28 |
Thanksgiving holiday | ||
| Tuesday, December 2 | Paper 4 proposal | Handouts: "Men as Success Objects" "The Men We Carry in Our Minds" |
Paper 4 assigned |
| Final exam TBA |
Final exam essay (D2L quiz) Paper 3 corrections in D2L Paper 4 final draft in D2L Papers 1-3 rewrites (optional) |
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