SCHEDULE OF ASSIGNMENTS
ENGLISH 102
(subject to revision)
WEEK ONE:
8/29
Introduction to English 102
Review of Syllabus and Schedule of Assignments
8/31
HW:
Read Diagnostic Essay Writing Sample handout, and …
Prepare key-word outline for above sample
Read “Responding to Literature,” pp. 3-30
In-Class: Write a four-paragraph essay responding to Diagnostic Sample.
Introduction to Essay #1 topic
WEEK TWO:
9/05
No Class – Labor Day
9/07
In-Class: Introduction to Essay #1, Innocence and Experience
Grading Rubric review
WEEK THREE:
9/12
HW: Read “Araby,” pp. 90-94;
Answer “For Analysis,” p. 94, #1 & 2
In-Class: HW review; direct quotation activity
9/14
HW: Read “The Storm,” pp. 559-563
Answer “Writing Topics,” p. 563, #2
Read “Writing about Literature,” pp. 31-75
In-Class: HW review
WEEK FOUR:
9/19
HW: Read “A & P”, pp. 108-113;
Answer “For Analysis,” p.113, #1-3
In-Class: Model Essay review on Essay #1 topic
9/21
HW: Due: Formal Outline for Essay #1 (use hand-out as a guide)
Due: Discovery Draft of Essay #1, using above outline
In-Class: Peer Critique on Essay #1 Discovery Draft (see Rubric for point value)
WEEK FIVE:
9/26
HW: Due: Final Draft of Essay #1 (with Outline, Discovery Draft, &
Peer Critique attached).
Read “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night”, p. 867, 868;
Answer “For Analysis,” p. 868, #3
In-Class: Introduction to Theme #2 – Life and Death
9/28
HW: Read “Reading Poetry,” pp. 11-22
In-Class: Poetry Analysis (small group collaboration)
WEEK SIX:
10/03
In-Class: Information Literacy Session #1 with librarian (Mandatory)
10/05
HW: Read “Annotating While You Read,” pp. 19-22
Choose any two works under this theme and annotate (as above)
WEEK SEVEN:
10/10
In-Class: Poetry review
10/12
HW: Due: Formal Outline for Essay #2 (use hand-out as a guide)
Due: Journal Check #1
In-Class: Write a Discovery Draft of Essay #2, using above outline
(must include scholarly article)
WEEK EIGHT:
10/17
HW: Read “The World Is Too Much With Us,” p. 317
Answer “For Analysis,” p. 317, #1
Read “The Market Economy,” p. 333
Answer “For Analysis,” p.3330, #3
In-Class: Introduction to Theme #3, Conformity and Rebellion
10/19
HW: Due: Final Draft of Essay #2 (with all attachments)
WEEK NINE:
10/24
HW: Read Semester Novel, “Night,” by Elie Weisel
In-Class: Writing Exam on the above novel
10/26
HW: Read “She Rose to His Requirement,” p. 320
Answer “For Analysis, p. 320, #2
In-Class: Poetry review
WEEK TEN:
10/31
HW:
Read “The Cask of Amontillado, pp. 764-769
Answer “For Analysis,” #1, p. 769
In-Class: Introduction to Essay #4, Love and Hate (Research Paper)
11/02
In-Class: Essay #3 Timed writing (75 minutes), Conformity & Rebellion
(Must include scholarly article)
You may use your sources and a key-word outline for the above.
WEEK ELEVEN:
11/07
HW:
Read “Eveline” by James Joyce and “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin
(Google full text of the above two stories)
Write a descriptive paragraph or each of the above stories
about the conflict within the minds of the protagonists.
11/09
In-Class: Continue review of “The Cask of Amontillado”
Database research on Essay #3
WEEK TWELVE:
11/14
HW:
Read “Sonnet 29,” p. 606
Write a paragraph describing the emotional state of the speaker.
Read “Sonnet 116,” p. 607
Write an interpretation of the first four lines of #116
11/16
In-Class: Information Literacy Session #2 with librarian (Mandatory)
WEEK THIRTEEN:
11/21
HW:
Due: Stage I, Research Paper (Annotated Bibliography, 15 pts.)
(at least 2 primary and 6 secondary sources)
11/23
No class – follow Friday schedule
WEEK FOURTEEN:
11/28
11/30
In-Class: Teacher/Student Conferences on Research Paper
Reading and Annotating from textbook
HW: Due: Stage II, Research Paper (Sentence Outline; 15 pts.)
In-Class: Database research for research paper
WEEK FIFTEEN:
12/05
In-Class: Teacher/Student Conferences on Research Paper
12/07
In-Class: Discovery Draft of Research paper written in lab
Teacher/Student Conferences on Research Paper
WEEK SIXTEEN:
4/27
In-Class: MLA Review (Bring “The Curious Researcher”)
4/29
HW: Due: Stage III, Research Paper (Discovery Draft; complete) 15 pts.
In-Class: Stage IV, Research Paper (Peer Critique of Discovery Draft; 15 pts.
WEEK SEVENTEEN:
12/12
To be announced
12/14
Last Day of Class
Due: Final Draft of Research Paper; 40 pts.
(with Discovery Draft and Peer Critique attached)
Bring in a stamped, self-addressed envelope if you want your paper
returned.