English 101 Spring 2018

Schedule

Week 1-

Wed Jan 17 Discuss: Introductions, syllabus

Fri Jan 19 Discuss: writing time, Engl 144: Book club groups and writing fellow

Week 2-

Mon Jan 22 Read: Shitty First Drafts (in readings on website) Discuss: Reading

Wed Jan 24 Book Club Reading and Note Taking Prep. Guest Workshop from Academic
Coaching.

Fri Jan 26 Read: Rhetorical Analysis Handout from Howe Center (In readings on website)
Discuss: Audience, Purpose, Rhetorical Appeals, reading journals, and Essay #1

Week 3-

Mon Jan 29 Due: Reading Journal Read: Malcolm X excerpt (in readings on website)
Discuss: reading, narrative

Wed Jan 31 Read: Steve Jobs Commencement Address (in readings on website) Discuss:
reflection, Thesis statements

Fri Feb 2 Writing Day: Class will not meet

Week 4-

Mon Feb 5 Due: Reading Journal Read: Richard Rodriguez “None of this is Fair” (in readings
on website) Discuss: reading and thesis statements

Wed Feb 7 Due: Essay 1 for workshop (bring 2 copies printed out) Discuss: reading, Essay #2
(preview)

Fri Feb 9 Visit from Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Dr. Rita Miller to discuss the Core
Curriculum and liberal art

Week 5-

Mon Feb 12 Due: Essay 1. Guest Workshop from Academic Coaching.

Wed Feb 14 Due: Reading Journal Read: “Distribution of Toxic Trace Elements” (in readings
on website) Discuss: Sciences

Fri Feb 16 Due: Reading Journal Read: “My Fema People” (in reading section on website)
Discuss: Humanities, comparing and contrasting
Week 6-

Mon Feb 19 President's Day- No Class

Wed Feb 21 Monday Schedule of Classes. Wednesday Classes will not meet. Due: Reading
Journal Read: “Planning for New Orleans” (in reading section on website) Discuss: Social
Sciences

Fri Feb 23 Discuss: thesis statement and Integrating quotes in writing, midterm portfolio,
conference sign up

Week 7-

Mon Feb 26 Class cancelled for conferences and Essay #2 due (Writing Day for those who do
not have conferences)

Wed Feb 28 Class cancelled for conferences and Essay #2 due (Writing Day for those who do
not have conferences)

Fri Mar 2 Due: Midterm Portfolio and in class midterm essay.

Week 8- 3/5-3/9 Spring Break

Week 9-

Mon Mar 12 Read: “9 Tips on Conducting Great Interview” (in readings on website)
Discuss: Interviewing, special guest, essay 3

Wed Mar 14 Library Research Day. Meet at Maxwell Library Reference Desk.

Fri Mar 16 Career Services Visit

Week 10-

Mon Mar 19 Due: Special Reading Journal (what did you learn from the Career Services
workshop? How might it help you?) Read: Design Principles (in readings on website) Discuss:
document design and university catalogue

Wed Mar 21 Friday Class Schedule (Wed Classes will not meet) Guest workshop from Wellness
Center and Academic Coaching

Fri Mar 23 Essay 3 Writing and Research Day. Class will not meet.

Week 11-

Mon Mar 26 Discuss: Citation and integrating quotes

Wed Mar 28 Due: Essay #3 for workshop

Fri Mar 30 Due: Essay #3 Discuss: Essay #4

Week 12- * Book Club books should be finished by this week

Mon Apr 2 Due: Audience Proposal and Reading Journal, Read: Excerpt from Audacity of
Hope (in readings on website) Discuss: Reading and small group research meetings

Wed Apr 4 small group research meetings

Fri Apr 6 small group research meetings

Week 13-

Mon Apr 9 Research and Writing Day. Class will not meet. Outlines due via email
by 5pm

Wed Apr 11 Due: Reading Journal Read: “When I grow up I want to Be...Childhood Dream”
(in readings on website) Discuss: reading and drafting

Fri Apr 13 Due: Essay #4 for workshop

Week 14-

Mon Apr 16 Patriot's Day- No Class

Wed Apr 18 Due: Essay #4. Book Club presentation work day

Fri Apr 20 Book Club presentation work day

Week 15

Mon Apr 23 Book Club presentation work day

Wed Apr 25 Book club presentation rehearsal

Fri Apr 27 Book Club Presentations

Week 16

Mon Apr 30 Writing Day and In Class Conferences

Final Exam: Due: Final Portfolio and In Class Final Exam

Fri May 4 11:00-1:00