ENGL 106 Course Calendar Fall 2016

Note: This calendar is subject to change; please check it every week. Electronic Device Policy: Anyone using a cell-phone, electronic game, earphones, laptop, etc. may be dismissed from class and counted absent. A zero will be recorded for the day, including for any assignments that are due on that day. There will be no make-up for any assignments missed because of the Electronic Device Policy. Note: This calendar is subject to change; please check it every week.  

WEEK ONE

24 Aug. Orientation to the class

26 Aug. Diagnostic Paragraph (in class)

WEEK TWO

29 Aug. Writing Process (prewriting); watch The Quiet Man for Friday: http://ffilms.org/the-quiet-man-1952/

31 Aug. Writing Process (drafting and revising); Patterns Ch. 4 for Friday

2 Sept. Movie Reflection (in class); Patterns Ch. 6 p. 97-113, “My Mother Never Worked,” and “Shooting an Elephant” for Monday

WEEK THREE

5 Sept. Discuss narration

7 Sept. Select topic and prewrite Essay One (narration)

9 Sept. Draft Essay One in class; Patterns Ch. 5 for Monday

WEEK FOUR

12 Sept. peer review and revise Essay One in class

13 Sept. Complete and turn in Essay One; Patterns Ch. 8 p. 173-187, and “Just Walk on By” for Friday

15 Sept. Discuss exemplification; in-class analysis of “Saturday Morning Violence”

WEEK FIVE

19 Sept. Select topic and prewrite Essay Two (exemplification essay)

21 Sept. Draft Essay Two

23 Sept. Complete draft of Essay Two

WEEK SIX

26 Sept. Peer review, revise, and turn in Essay Two; read Chapter 9 p. 211-233 and “The Embalming of Mr. Jones” for Wednesday

28 Sept. Discuss Process

30 Sept. Celebration 2016

WEEK SEVEN (CONVOCATION)

3 Oct. Film (in class)

5 Oct. continued

7 Oct. continued; research paper assignment

WEEK EIGHT

10 Oct. Introduction to research (in Lee Library)

12 Oct. Research and prewrite research paper

14 Oct. Draft research paper

WEEK TEN

17 Oct. Fall Break—no classes

19 Oct. Draft research paper

21 Oct. Complete draft and works cited page

WEEK ELEVEN

24 Oct. Research paper conferences in my office (no class)

26 Oct. Research paper conferences in my office (no class)

28 Oct. Research paper conferences in my office (no class)

WEEK TWELVE

31 Oct. Research paper conferences in my office (no class)

2 Nov. Revise, peer edit, and re-revise the research paper

4 Nov. Complete and turn in the research paper; read p. 249-276 for Monday

WEEK THIRTEEN

7 Nov. Discuss cause and effect; read p. 285-312 for Wednesday

9 Nov. Discuss comparison/contrast for Wednesday; watch Sergeant York for Friday: http://ffilms.org/sergeant-york-1941/

11 Nov. In-class written reflection; read p. 329-343 and “The Ways We Lie” and p. 371-383 and “Tortillas” for Monday

WEEK FOURTEEN

14 Nov. Discuss definition, select topic and prewrite definition essay

16 Nov. Draft definition essay

18 Nov. Draft definition essay

WEEK FIFTEEN

21 Nov. Complete and turn in the definition essay; read p. 401-427 for next week

23 Nov. Thanksgiving Holiday—No Classes

25 Nov. Thanksgiving Holiday—No Classes

WEEK SIXTEEN

28 Nov. Work on corrections and revisions

30 Nov. Complete and turn in portfolios

2 Dec. Individual conferences (by appointment, in my office)

WEEK SEVENTEEN

5 Dec. Return Portfolios