English 1102.08 schedule, spring 2024
Updated 4/26/2024
English 1102.08 schedule, spring 2024
Updated 4/26/2024
| Day/Date | Assignments due | Readings due | In class |
| Wednesday, January 10 |
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Course syllabus |
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| Monday, January 15 | Martin Luther King Day: no class meeting | ||
Wednesday, January 17 |
Student
info form (online) Syllabus quiz (in D2L) |
Simple Stuff |
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| Monday, January 22 | Writing exercise 2 | Golden
rules 6-10 |
Writing exercise 1 |
| Wednesday, January 24 | Norton: "The Lesson" 160-66 "Hills Like White Elephants" 700-704 |
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| Friday, January 26 | Golden rules quiz (in D2L by midnight) |
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| Monday, January 29 | Nuggets
1-5 |
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| Wednesday, January 31 | Nuggets
6-10 Elements of fiction Norton: "Cathedral" 682-92 |
Paper
1 assigned Writing exercise 3 |
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| Friday, February 2 | Nuggets quiz (in D2L by midnight) |
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| Monday, February 5 | Quotations 1-3 | Discuss paper topics and proposals | |
| Wednesday, February 7 | Quotations 4-5 | ||
| Sunday, February 11 | Quotations quiz (in D2L by midnight) |
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| Monday, February 12 | Paper 1 complete draft | On plagiarism | Peer response 1 |
| Wednesday, February 14 | Paper
1 final draft (in D2L by midnight) |
Word problems Norton: "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" 429-34 |
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| Monday, February 19 | Norton: "Where Are You Going . . . ?" 95-107 | ||
| Wednesday, February 21 | Norton: "The Things They Carried" 624-37 | ||
| Monday, February 26 | Writing Matters test (D2L quiz due by midnight) |
In-class essay | |
| Wednesday, February 28 | Elements
of poetry |
"[Shall I compare thee . . . ?]" 907 "Shall I Compare Thee . . . ?" |
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Friday, March 1 |
Literary terminology test (D2L quiz) by midnight, covering the Elements of fiction and the Elements of poetry | ||
| Monday, March 4 | "Exploring Gender: An Album" 804-18 "Hard Rock Returns . . ." 793 "Daystar" 821 |
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| Wednesday, March 6 | "Homelands: An Album" 844-54 | ||
| Monday, March 11 | "Family: An Album" 870-79 "To a Daughter Leaving Home" 1205 "The Victims" 961 |
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| Wednesday, March 13 | Last
day to withdraw with "W" grade |
"Still I Rise" 867 "The Vacuum" 921 "We Wear the Mask" 1193 |
Paper 2 assigned |
| Friday, March 15 | Paper 2 proposal | ||
| Monday-Friday, March 18-22 |
Spring Break | ||
| Monday, March 25 | Paper 1 corrections | A Raisin in the Sun Act I | |
| Wednesday, March 27 | Paper 2 complete draft | Paper conferences | Paper conferences |
| Monday, April 1 | Paper 2 final draft in D2L (by midnight) |
A Raisin in the Sun Act II, Scenes 1-2 | Introductions Conclusions |
| Wednesday, April 3 | Writing exercise 4 (D2L quiz) | ||
| Monday, April 8 | Class canceled | ||
| Wednesday, April 10 | Library Orientation: Meet in regular classroom |
Library Orientation: Meet in regular classroom |
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| Monday, April 15 | A Raisin in the Sun Act II, Scene 3 | Persuasive format | |
| Wednesday, April 17 | Persuasive format sample essay A Raisin in the Sun Act III |
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| Monday, April 22 | A Streetcar Named Desire 1925-51 |
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| Wednesday, April 24 | A Streetcar Named Desire 1951-68 | Paper 3 assigned | |
| Friday, April 26 | Paper 3 proposal | ||
| Monday, April 29 | A Streetcar Named Desire 1968-91 | ||
| Wednesday, May 1 | Paper 3 complete draft | Writing exercise 5 Peer response 3 |
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| Friday, May 3 by midnight | Paper 2 corrections |
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Note that this schedule is tentative.