ESL 120 Fall 2014 Calendar of Assignments
Weeks/Days
Monday
Aug 18
Weeks 1 and 2
Intro Class: Syllabus/ Blackboard
/Instructor’s Web Page
Pre-discussion of first Issue set
Lab 1: Grammar and
practice-- Fragments
Monday
Sep 1
Wednesday
Aug 20
Finish pre-discussion
Summary analysis explained
First Readings Assigned
1st Reading Check assigned
Reading Log 1 assigned
Wednesday
Sep 3
Weeks 3 and 4
HOLIDAY
Monday
Sep 15
Weeks 5 and 6
Check Homework
Workshop: Conclusion finish
Final Draft Assigned
No Lab
(First Session with Tutor
should be completed by
now)
Monday
Sep 29
Weeks 7 and 8
Quiz 2 Assigned
3-part Intro of Argument
rd
3 Homework: (Intro Arg)
Sentence Skills: The Concession
or If Clause
Lab 5: Clauses
Workshop: Body of SA begins
nd
2 Homework: (Body SA)
Wednesday
Sep 17
Summary/Analysis Essay due
ESSAY EXAM #1
Wednesday
Oct 1
Check Homework
Workshop: First draft -Intro
Argument Body explained
5th Reading Check Assigned
Reading Log 5 assigned
Monday
Aug 25
Discuss Readings
Identifying a Topic
Choose Topic for 1st Essay
1st Homework (Intro SA)
Review Reading logs
Lab 2: TBA
Monday
Sep 8
Check Homework
Quiz 1 Assigned
Workshop: Body of SA finish
Lab 3: Run-ons
3rd Reading Check assigned
Reading Log 3 assigned
Monday
Sep 22
Pre-discussion of Readings
Second Readings Assigned
4th Reading Check assigned
Reading Log 4 assigned
Argument Essay explained
Lab 4: TBA
Monday
Oct 6
Citations again!
4th Homework (Body paragraphs)
(Re-writes of 1st Essay due)
Lab 6: TBA
Wednesday
Aug 27
Check Homework
Workshop: Intro to SA
SAFE ASSIGN intro
Body SA explained
Reading Log 2 assigned
2nd Reading Check Assigned
Wednesday
Sep 10
Workshop: Conclusion
begins
Citations explained
3rd Homework: (Conclusion
SA)
Wednesday
Sep 24
Discussion of Readings
What is a WORTHY
Argument? Arg Intro
Select topic for Essay #2
List of Arguments
Wednesday
Oct 8
Check Homework
Workshop: First draft –
Body
6th Reading Check assigned
Reading Log 6 assigned
Monday
Oct 13
Aug9and
28 10
Weeks
Counter-argument explained
5th Homework (Counterargument paragraphs)
Lab 7: TBA
Monday
Oct 27
Weeks11 and 12
No Lab
Final Draft of Argument due
ESSAY EXAM #2
Monday
Nov 10
Weeks13 and 14
Check Homework
Workshop: First draft -Intro
Argument Body re-explained
9th Reading Check assigned
Reading Log 9 assigned
Lab 10: TBA
Monday
Nov 24
Weeks15 and 16
Weeks17 and 18
Wednesday
Oct 15
Check Homework
Workshop: Counter-Argument
Conclusion explained
6th Homework (Conclusion)
Wednesday
Oct 29
Pre-discussion of Readings
Third Readings Assigned
7th Reading Check assigned
Reading Log 7 assigned
Thesis Statement Assigned
Workshop: Conclusion
Works Cited explained
Overview of class Arguments
Lab 8:TBA
7th Homework (Works Cited)
Monday
Nov 3
Argument Essay re-explained
Discussion of Readings
What is a GOOD Citation?
Select topic for Essay #3
List of arguments
Lab 9: TBA
Wednesday
Nov 12
Monday
Nov 17
Sentence Skills: Comparison
forms and Parallel Construction
Counter-Argument reexplained 9th Homework (Body
paragraphs and Counter-argument)
Check Homework
Workshop: Body of Argument
Works cited re-explained
(Re-writes of 2nd Essay due)
Make up Lab
Wednesday
Nov 26
Monday
Dec 1
Check Homework
Workshop: Last Look at
Workshop: Works Cited
Argument #2
Final arguments/Thoughts on all (Final Draft and submit to
readings
SafeAssign next time)
No Lab
Monday
Dec 8
No Class
(Appointments)
Monday
Oct 20
Wednesday
Dec 10
No Class
(Appointments)
Argument Essay 2 due
ESSAY EXAM #3
No Lab
Monday
Dec 15
FINAL
Wednesday
Oct 22
Workshop: Works Cited
Final Draft Assigned
(Second Session with Tutor
should be completed by now)
Wednesday
Nov 5
Quiz 3 assigned
Nov
Thesis, clauses, construction
th
6 Assigned
8 Reading check
Reading Log 8 Assigned
8th Homework (Intro)
Wednesday
Nov 19
Quiz 4 assigned
Nov 20
Workshop: Counter-argument
10th Homework: Works Cited
10th Reading Check (Your
choice)
Reading Log 10 assigned
Wednesday
Dec 3
Special Appointments
Dec 4