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 Jan '11

• WEEK 1 (Course paperwork)
  Jan 25 - 27
  
  • T: Review Syllabus
  • T: meet the tutor

  • TH: Interviews
  • TH: In - class, Timed Writing

• WEEK 2 (Intros)
  Feb 1 - 3
  • T: Introductions
  • TH: NV: read cover letters

• WEEK 3 (Narrative / Urchin)
  Feb 8 - 10
  • T: Least Heat Moon's "West Texas"
  • T: Observation assignment
  • TH: ES: Chap 1-2

• WEEK 4 (Narrative / Urchin)
  Feb 15 - 17
  • 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 22 - 24
  • 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)
  Mar 1 - 3
  
  • 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 8 - 10
  
  • 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 15 - 17
  
  • 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 22 - 24
  
  • T: ES chap 14
  • T: For class discussion:
    • choose one article from course reserves
    • choose an article from popular press: school paper, local paper, Time, Newsweek or other magazine - NOT People or tabloid, not internet publication
  • TH: in-class essay

• WEEK 10 (Research / Soldier / mini conferences)
  Mar 29 - 31
  
  • T: ES chap 15 - 16
  • T: Assign paper #2
  • T: Anno bib assignment

  • TH: ES 17 - 18

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• Spring Break: Apr 5 - 7

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• WEEK 11 (Research / Leader)
  Apr 12 - 14
  
  • T: Workshop section #1 I-search paper
  • T: ES 17-18
  • T: Workshop annotated bibliography (at least 3 sources with summary)

  • TH: ES 19-20
  • TH: Workshop rough draft annotated bibliography / assign section II of paper

• WEEK 12 (Editing / Victor)
  Apr 19 -21
  
  • T: workshop section II / assign section III of paper
  • T: ES chap 21-22
  • TH: workshop section III
  • TH: es chap 23-24

• WEEK 13 (Novel analysis)
  April 26 - 28
  
  • 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)
  May 3 - 5
  
  • T: Editing workshop all papers
  • TH: Workshop (editing, MLA Format)
  • TH: How to assemble portfolios / final editing / NV Submissions

• Week 15
  May 10 - 12
  
  • T: In-Class, Timed Writing / Portfolios Due no late portfolios accepted. No exceptions.
  • TH: No Class
  • Final Exam Period (May 19, 9-10). Meet to Pick up Portfolios.