Class Calendar

Class Calendar for English 102 Fall 08
(Subject to Revisions as the Semester Proceeds)

Week One.

T August 26: Course introductions. Create a personal blog and begin posting. Register for Mycomplab and familiarize yourself with the site. Begin doing self-paced exercises on Mycomplab in the category of “Research” and continue until you have completed all the exercises in the category of research except any diagnostic 2 exams.

Th August 28: Create a photographic essay formatted in MLA style. Make a hard copy and post it on your blog.

Week Two:

T 2 September: Photographic essays due. Introduction to the principles of documentation. Read Wendell Berry’s essay on “Christianity and the Survival of Creation.” Read “White Sturgeon: a Research Proposal” by Zeb Fisher.

Th 4 September: In-class peer reviews of photographic essays. Discussion of plagiarism and common knowledge. Begin researching topics for your proposal. If you have not already done so, learn to format a paper in MLA and integrate photographs into your document and to post photos and to create links on your blog.

Week Three:

T 9 September: Discuss essays by Berry and Fisher. Introduction to proposal writing.

Th 11 September: Read selected student proposals as available and take a look at “Model Documents” on MyComplab. Continue doing MyComplab exercises and posting to your blog. Choose a topic and create an annotated bibliography for your research proposal and format it in MLA style.


Week Four

T 16 September: Annotated bibliographies due for peer and instructor reviews. In-class workshop and discussion. Write a complete draft of your research proposal including a Works Cited page.



Th 18 September: In-class workshop. Rough Drafts due for research proposals. Review and revise.


Week Five.

T 23 September: In-class workshop. Complete drafts due for research proposals. Review and revise.



Th 26 September: In-class exercise workshop using MyComplab. Revise your research proposal into a final draft and be prepared to present your proposal to the class in a four minute presentation. Rehearse your proposal.

Week Six

T 30 September: Student presentations. Create a four to five minute podcast/reading/recording of your own presentation and post it on the web.


4 October: Student presentations cont..


Week Seven

T 7 October: Library Research. Student Conferences. Class meets in the library. Complete any remaining MyComplab exercises in “Research” category.

Th 9 October: Research and conferences cont. Class meets in the library. Assuming your instructor and peers have accepted your proposal, write a complete draft of your documented essay and format it in the style appropriate for your subject.


Week Eight:

T 14 October: Midterm Exams.

Th 16 October: Midterm Exams.


Week Nine:

T 21 October: Complete drafts of first documented essays due. In-class peer reviews. Write a second research proposal.

Th 23 October: Peer and instructor reviews of proposals cont.


Week Ten:

T 28 October: Complete drafts of second research proposals due. In class reviews and short workshops.

Th 30 October: Reviews and workshops continued.


Week Eleven:

T 4 November: Final drafts of second research proposals due. In class peer reviews and instructor workshops.

Th 6 November: Peer reviews and instructor workshops continued. Prepare a four to five minute class presentation based on your second proposal. Post an audio or video of your proposal on the web.


Week Twelve:

T 11 November: Student presentations. Write a complete draft of your second documented essay.

Th 13 November: Student presentations. Continue drafting and revising your second documented essay.


Week Thirteen

T 18 November: In-class writing workshops.

Th 20 November: In-class writing workshops.


Week Fourteen: Thanksgiving Break. No Classes.

Week Fifteen:

T 2 December: Final Portfolios due online.
Th 4 December: In-class research and writing exercises.


Week Sixteen: No Final Exam Week

T 9 December: Review for Final Exam. Final Portfolios due.

Th 11 December: Review for Final Exam

Week Seventeen

Final Exam