Please Note: the following is only an outline and is subject to change
| Date | In Class | Due For Next Class |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 - M 1/28 | * Syllabus * English 109 learning objectives * Introduce: Observation paper * Introduce Research paper * Research paper topics | * Test center: Observation paper (bring your notes and turn them in with your essay) * Watch this video on "Time Management," by Randy Pausch * Discussion Question: Pick at least three time management ideas from the video that you want to try (no repeats) |
| Week 2 - M 2/4 | * Dos/Don'ts list * Commonly misused words | * Comma guide * Formatting guide * Searching the online databases * Argumentative research paper thesis statements (at least 2), with 3 supporting studies from EBSCO for each thesis (you should only print the citation page and the first page of the article) |
| Week 3 - M 2/11 | * Comma & Dos/Don'ts quiz * Introduce: Annotated Bibliography * Pick research paper topics | * MLA Page Format Guide * Annotated Bibliography * TurnItIn.com instructions (the info is on the cover of the syllabus) |
| Week 4 - M 2/18 | * Evaluating websites * Introduce: Self-experiment paper | * Bring the self-experiment log |
| Week 5 - M 2/25 | * Conferences | * Quit something |
| Week 6 - M 3/4 | * Ethos/Pathos/Logos | * In-text citation FAQ * Read sample research papers |
| Week 7 - M 3/11 | * In-text citation & sample research paper quiz * Outlining the research paper * Writing the research paper * Introduce: Group debate | * Research paper outline |
| Week 8 - M 3/18 | * Introduce: Song paper * Share self-experiment logs | * Research paper first draft |
| Week 9 - M 4/1 | * Group song analysis * Introduce: Group Debate | * Song paper notes (fewer than 250 words, with no full sentences) |
| Week 10 - M 4/8 | * Conferences * Group debate meetings | * Test center: Song paper (bring your notes, the lyrics, and your works cited page) * Group debate notes |
| Week 11 - M 4/15 | * Group debate | * Research paper final draft * Bring a resume to class |
| Week 12 - M 4/22 | * A Current Affair * Resume and cover letter tips | * Discussion Question (related to the Time-Management video) |
| Week 13 - M 4/29 | * APA Format * Introduce: The final * Google 101 | * Self-experiment paper |
| Week 14 - M 5/6 | * TBA | * Notes for the final (fewer than 100 words, with no full sentences) |
| FINAL | * The final |