Week
Week 1
English 1302 – Noland
Tentative Schedule for Weeks 1-16
Day
Assignments Due, In-class Activities, Homework
M: 01/14
Introductions
Review Syllabus
Critical reading - discussion
Study groups
H/W: Actively read GILA Chapter 1
W: 01/16
Rhetoric discussion; Discuss Chapter 1;
H/W: Study GILA Chapter 2
F: 01/18
Week 2
Week 3
M: 01/21
W: 01/23
F: 01/25
In-class reading Costanza (GILA 106-108)
M: 01/28
Write reading response over Costanza
HW: Actively read Sachs (GILA 108-113)
Intro to HCC Library database
Handout Essay #1 Prompt
HW:Actively read Jeffcott (GILA 114-118)
W: 01/30
F: 02/01
Week 4
M: 02/04
W: 02/06
F: 02/08
Week 5
Discuss Chapter 2
HW: read Hartmann (GILA 100-104) and actively
read GILA Chapter 3 (68-78)
MLK holiday – no classes
Discuss Hartmann
Initial PLP Diagnostic Due
M: 02/11
W: 02/13
Handout Proposal for Research Guidelines
HW: Get ready to discuss Sachs and Jeffcott
Discuss Sachs and Jeffcott
Questions over Essay #1
HW: Read again GILA Chapter 2 (38-41); actively
read Drohan (126-129); Start writing proposals
Discuss Drohan
MLA
Questions over Essay #1
HW: Write and bring with you rough draft of Essay
#1
Peer evaluation Workshop
HW: Prepare your final Essay #1 draft. HW: Study
Chapter 4 ; actively read Gates (188-191)
Essay #1 Due
Discuss Gates
HW: Study Chapter 4; actively read Roberts (194197)
Write an annotation over Gates and Roberts
HW: Finalize your proposals; Actively read GILA
Chapter 8 (411-419) and Packer (421-423)
F: 02/15
Week 6
Week 7
F: 02/22
Discuss Packer
HW:Actively read Pomroy (436-440)
Presidents’ Day – no classes
Discuss Pomroy
HW: Bring your Proposals
Discuss Proposals
M: 02/25
W: 02/27
Discuss Proposals
In –class writing (annotation)
F: 03/01
In-class writing (annotation)
M: 02/18
W: 02/20
HW: Prepare for your Mid-term Exam: download
and read the text for Mid-term exam (to be provided
by your instructor)
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
M: 03/04
Mid-term in-class essay
Midterm PLP Review Week
W: 03/06
Mid-term in-class essay
F: 03/08
Proposal for Research Project Due;
Sample Annotation Workshop and MLA;
M: 03/11
W: 03/13
F: 03/15
M: 03/18
W: 03/20
F: 03/22
Week 11
M: 03/25
HW: Continue gathering sources for research
Spring Break
Spring Break
Spring Break
Library day; Do more research and write
annotations.
HW: Write at least 2 annotations
Peer Review for Annotations Workshop
HW: Prepare 8 annotations for Peer Review
Peer Review for Annotations Workshop
HW: find two more sources and annotate them
Discuss annotations and Annotated Bibliography
(video)
MLA
Questions
HW: find two more sources and finish writing
annotations;
Read sample outline of an Annotated Bibliography
Essay;
Repeat MLA in-text citations rules
W: 03/27
Week 12
F: 03/29
M: 04/01
W: 04/03
F: 04/05
Week 13
M: 04/08
W: 04/10
F: 04/ 12
Annotated Bibliography due
Discuss ways to write an outline (topic vs sentence);
MLA in-text citations
HW: write an outline for bibliographic analysis
essay (BAE);
Complete your PLP (due date Apr 5)
Good Friday – no class
Peer Review for Outline workshop
MLA
HW: Complete your PLP (due date Apr 5)
Finalize your outlines
BAE Outlines due
Discuss ways to organize bibliographic analysis
essay
MLA
Questions
HW: Read sample bibliographical essays
(available on Eagle Online and on Connect, ch.23f);
Complete your PLP
PLP Completion Date
In-class writing
HW: Start working on your BAE rough draft
In-class writing
Complete PLP Post Diagnostic
H/W: Complete PLP Post Diagnostic
Continue working on your rough draft
In class writing (finalising rough draft)
HW: Bring your rough draft for BAE
Week 14
M: 04/15
Peer Review for Bibliographic Analysis Essay
Workshop
MLA
HW: Bring your rough draft for BAE
W: 04/17
Peer Review for Bibliographic Analysis Essay
Workshop
MLA
HW: Review your rough draft and bring it to class
Discuss Bibliographic Analysis Essay
MLA
HW: Bring final draft of BAE
Bibliographic Analysis Essay Due
Argument and Persuasion
HW:TBA
Argument and Persuasion
In-class writing
HW: TBA
Argument and Persuasion
F: 04/19
Week 15
M: 04/22
W: 04/24
F: 04/26
Week 16
Week 17
M:04/29
W: 05/01
F: 05/03
M: 05/06
W: 05/08
F: 05/10
In-class writing
Prompt for Final Exam and discuss
In-class writing
Final exam
Research Project results overview
Final exam results overview