English 098 Reading List and Tentative Schedule

This schedule is tentative. Individual readings and due dates may change, so check back here often.

Last revised Mar 09

• WEEK 1 (Course paperwork)
  Jan 20 - 22
  
  • T: Review Syllabus
  • T: Interviews

  • TH: class paper work
  • TH: In - class Timed Writing

• WEEK 2 (Intros)
  Jan 27 - 29
  • T: Introductions
  • TH: NV: read cover letters

• WEEK 3 (Narrative / Urchin)
  Feb 3 - 5
  • T: Least Heat Moon's "West Texas"
  • T: Observation assignment
  • TH: ES: Chaps 1-2

• WEEK 4 (Narrative / Urchin)
  Feb 10 - 12
  • T: ES: chap 3
  • T Godwin. "Watcher at the Gates."

  • TH: ES: chap 4
  • TH: NV: narratives
  • TH: Assign paper #1

• WEEK 5 (Narrative / Launchy)
  Feb 17 - 19
  • T: ES: Chap 5
  • T: workshop two rough drafts - paper #1,

  • TH: ES: Chap 6
  • TH: NV: narratives
  • TH: development draft - paper #1

• WEEK 6 (Revision / Launchy)
  Feb 24 - 26
  
  • T: ES: chap 7
  • T: workshop organization - paper #1
  • TH: ES chap 8
  • T: edit draft paper #1 -- bring RoT

• WEEK 7 (Concepts /Scholar)
  Mar 3 - 5
  
  • T: ES: Chap 9
  • T: Paper #1 DUE - all drafts, worksheets. self evaluation in a pocket folder. No exceptions.
  • TH: Saukko: Check reading list
  • TH: ES chap 10

• WEEK 8 (Concepts / Scholar / mini conferences)
  Mar 10 - 12
  
  • T: "Urban Legends": Check reading list or you can read and print a copy from the web at: Howstuffworks.
  • T: ES 11
  • TH: Shaheen: Check reading list
  • TH: ES 12 - 13
• WEEK 9 (Concepts / Soldier / mini conferences)
  Mar 17 - 19
  
  • T: Summaries and responses of the last three articles are due.
  • T: ES chap 14
  • T: in-class essay
  • TH: ES chap 15 - 16
  • TH: Assign paper #2

• WEEK 10 (Research / Soldier / mini conferences)
  Mar 24 - 26
  
  • T: Anno bibs / short write -- section #1 I-search paper
  • T: ES 17 - 18
  • TH: Workshop
  • TH: ES 19

• WEEK 11 (Research / Leader)
  Mar 31 - Apr 2
  
  • T: holiday
  • TH: Workshop COMPLETE annotated bibliography / assign section II of paper
  • TH: ES 20 - 21

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• Spring Break: Apr 7 - 9

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• WEEK 12 (Editing / Victor)
  Apr 114 - 16
  
  • T: workshop section II / assign section III of paper
  • T: ES chap 22 - 23
  • TH: workshop section III
  • TH: es chap 24

• WEEK 13 (Novel analysis)
  April 21 - 23
  
  • T: Final paper #2 DUE
    
  • T: In-class essay / paper #3 assignment
  • TH: workshop Rough draft paper #3: typed, dbl sp (copy to me)
  • TH: Review portfolio requirements

• WEEK 14 (Revision)
  April 28 - 30
  
  • T: Editing workshop all papers
  • TH: Workshop (editing, MLA Format)
  • TH: How to assemble portfolios / final editing / NV Submissions

• Week 15
  May 5 - 7
  
  • T: In-Class, Timed Writing / Portfolios Due no late portfolios accepted. No exceptions.
  • TH: No Class
  • Final Exam Period (). Meet to Pick up Portfolios.