Introduction to College Writing

Monday, March 16, 2009

Course Calendar Update

ENGLISH 110 CALENDAR UPDATE

Please keep in mind that this calendar is tentative. I will distribute post calendar revisions as I adapt instructions and materials to meet your needs. I will also assign supplemental reading, activities, and exercises throughout the semester.

WEEK 5

JUSTICE
2/23 Paper #1 Due
Group Reading Exercise "The Black Sheep" by Italo Calvino
HW: Read “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (King) WI 171-189
Read Intro to “Justice” p 114-117

2/25 Discuss King
HW: Read “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” (Stanton) WI 161-168
Read “A Theory of Justice” (Rawls) WI 195-204
Answer "Questions for Critical Reading"

WEEK 6
3/2 Bring English 120 Workbook to class
HW: Read “Composing Paragraphs” PH p43-60

3/4 Assign Paper # 2
HW: Review “MLA Documentation” (Ch. 21) in PH p245-299

WEEK 7
3/9 Thesis & Plan for Paper # 2 due

MIND
3/11 HW: Read Intro. to “Mind” WI p 437-443
Read “ The Allegory of the Cave” (Plato) WI 443-453
Answer "Questions for Critical Reading"

WEEK 8
3/16 Paper #2 due
HW: Read “The Oedipus Complex” (Freud) WI 469-478
Answer "Questions for Critical Reading"

3/18 Research Proposal Due
HW: Read “Woman’s Place in Man’s Life Cycle” (Gilligan) WI 797-817
Answer "Questions for Critical Reading"


WEEK 9
3/23 Assign Paper # 3

3/25 Citation Exercise Due

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3/30 Spring Break

4/1 Spring Break

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WEEK 10*
*You must take the English120 exam during this week

WEEK 10*
*You must take the English120 exam during this week
NATURE
4/6 Draft of Paper # 3 due for peer review
HW: Read intro to “Nature” WI Ch. 6
Read “The Sunless Sea” (Carson) WI 577-595\

4/8 Paper # 3 due
HW. Read “Nonmoral Nature” (Gould) WI 597-611
Answer Questions for Critical Reading

WEEK 11
4/13 Research Paper Progress Report Due
Prepare for paper # 4 (group work and discussion)

4/15 Paper # 4 in class (timed essay)

WEEK 12
4/20 Draft of Paper # 5 (short research paper) due for peer review
4/22 Paper # 5 (short research paper) due

WEEK 13
4/27 TBA
4/29 TBA
The Things They Carried (O’brien)

WEEK 14
5/4 Paper #6 (long research Paper) due
The Things They Carried (O’brien)
5/6 7 The Things They Carried (O’brien)

WEEK 15
5/11 The Things They Carried (O’brien)
5/13 The Things They Carried (O’brien)

5/18 FINAL EXAM (paper #7) 2-4 p.m.

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