ENGL 105 and 106 Course Calendar Fall 2008 (Jensen)--Modified 24 Sep., 1 Oct.; Nov. 16

Notes: This calendar is subject to change; please check it every week. Anyone using earphones, texting, viewing web sites that are not part of the class, etc. may be dismissed for the day and given a zero for that day.

Week One (Aug. 20-22)

Wed. Favorite song; diagnostic paragraph

Fri. What the course is about; the writing process--prewriting

Week Two (Aug. 25-29)

Mon. The writing process--continued

Wed. Peretti ch. 1; description

Fri. Peretti ch. 2; narration

Week Three (Sep. 1-5)

Mon. Using pictures to tell a story (film)

Wed. Selecting a topic for essay one

Fri. Prewriting

Week Four (Sep. 8-12)

Mon. Drafting

Wed. Peer editing

Fri. Library Instruction (meet in Library)

Week Five (Sep. 15-19)

Mon. Essay one due by 3:00—turn in at my office (VB 101B)

Wed. Peretti ch. 3—comparison/contrast

Fri. Peretti ch. 9—process

Week Six (Sep. 22-26)

Mon. Peretti ch. 4; exemplification

Wed. Select essay two topics; prewrite

Fri. Work on essay two

Week Seven (Sep. 29-Oct. 3)

Mon. Peer review essay two

Wed. Peretti ch. 5; work on essay two--due date to be announced; select research paper topics

Fri. Peretti ch. 6; division/classification

Week Eight (Oct. 6-10 Convocation—5-9)

Mon. Film

Wed. Film

Fri. Film; cause and effect

Week Nine (Oct. 13-15; 16-17 Fall Break)

Mon. Using outside sources properly; Essay Two Due

Wed. MLA documentation

Week Ten (Oct. 20-24)

Mon. Research

Wed. Research

Fri. Begin prewriting and drafting research paper

Week Eleven (Oct. 27-30)

Mon. Draft research paper

Wed. Write works cited page

Fri. Research paper conferences—in my office

Week Twelve (Nov. 3-7)

Mon. Research paper conferences—in my office

Wed. Research paper conferences—in my office

Fri. Peer review research paper

Week Thirteen (Nov. 10-14)

Mon. Critique works cited list

Wed. Research paper due by the end of class—no late papers accepted

Fri. Peretti ch. 7; assign essay three (definition)

Week Fourteen (Nov. 17-21)

Mon. Work on essay three

Wed. Peer edit essay three; discuss timed writing

             Fri. Essay four—timed writing

Week Fifteen (Nov. 24-25; 26-28 Thanksgiving Holiday)

Mon. Essay three due by the end of class

Week Sixteen (Dec. 1-4)

Mon. Work on portfolios

Wed. (Last day of classes)—complete and turn in portfolios