DAILY ASSIGNMENTS (Revised March 1, 2011)

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

·       First Class

Friday, January 21, 2011

·       Email Contact information to Dr. Halbert at hhalbert@gmail.com.  See handout for specific information and spreadsheet download. (1 point for doing, -5 for not doing)

·       Read and mark "How to Really Read This Book" (Download from Course Documents and print copy). (1 point)

·       Read, initial, and sign your contract for the course. (1 point for doing, -5 for not doing)

·       Read and mark The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, pages 37-75 (actual start of novel up to "The Incident at the Window." (5 points)

Monday, January 24, 2011

·       Finish reading and marking The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (pages 76-124). 5 points.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

·       Read and mark the "Introduction (pages 1-13) and "They Say" in They Say/I Say. 5 points.

·       Bring The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to class.

Friday, January 28, 2011

·       Read and mark pages 400-421 in A Writer's Reference. Place a tab on the following items: "unacceptable borrowing," "ellipsis mark," "brackets," "long quotations," "signal phrases," and "indirect source." 5 points.

·       Set up your Turnitin.com account and register for my course.  See handout for registration log-in information.

·       Bring The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to class

Monday January 31, 2011

·       Draft 1 of Paper #1 is due.  Bring two copies to class. (5 points if 2+ pages, -5 if no paper)

·       Post a copy in the "Jekyll/Hyde Draft 1" forum.  See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

·       Bring calendar to sign up during class for a conference on Wednesday.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

·       No Class.  Required conferences. Conferences are held in my office, PH 434. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)

·       Bring a clean copy of a revised draft of your paper using the peer review and class activities from Wednesday as a guide. (5 points if revised, -5 if same copy as Monday's draft)

·       Post the revised copy in the "Jekyll/Hyde Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Friday, February 4, 2011

·       No Class.  Required conferences. Conferences are held in my office, PH 434. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)

·       Bring a clean copy of a revised draft of your paper using the peer review and class activities from Wednesday as a guide. (5 points if revised, -5 if same copy as Monday's draft)

·       Post the revised copy in the "Jekyll/Hyde Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Monday, February 7, 2011

·       No Class.  Required conferences. Conferences are held in my office, PH 434. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)

·       Bring a clean copy of a revised draft of your paper using the peer review and class activities from Wednesday as a guide. (5 points if revised, -5 if same copy as Monday's draft)

·       Post the revised copy in the "Jekyll/Hyde Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

No Class.  Required conferences. Conferences are held in my office, PH 434. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)

·       Bring a clean copy of a revised draft of your paper using the peer review and class activities from Wednesday as a guide. (5 points if revised, -5 if same copy as Monday's draft)

·       Post the revised copy in the "Jekyll/Hyde Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Friday, February 11, 2011

Final Draft of Paper #1 Due.  See Checklist for Paper #1 in the handouts section for envelope contents.  200 points.

·       Submit the final draft to Turnitin.com. (1 point for doing, zero on paper if not completed)

·       Post a copy of the paper in the "Jekyll/Hyde Final Draft" forum. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

·       Email a copy of the paper to me as an MS Word or Rich Text Format attachment. (1 point if completed, -5 if not)

o     Please rename the file according to this convention: Lastname_Firstname_102_p1.doc or .rtf. (-2.5 if not renamed)

o    Email the file to hhalbert@gmail.com. (-1 if sent to MC3 account)

·       We will preview the next unit and begin watching 28 Days Later in class.

·       You may want to start reading I Am Legend.

Monday, February 14, 2011

•       Read and mark Chapters 1-10 of I Am Legend (pages 13-84). 5 points.

•     We will continue watching 28 Days Later.

  Wednesday, February 16, 2011

·       Read and mark Chapters 11-17 of I Am Legend (pages 84-147). 5 points.

·       We will continue watching 28 Days Later.

  Friday, February 18, 2011

·       Read and mark Chapters 18-21 of I Am Legend (pages 147-170). You will complete the novel. Do not accidentally start reading the short stories that follow. 5 points.

·       We will continue watching 28 Days Later if we haven't finished it.

Monday, February 21, 2011

·       Download, print, and mark a copy of "Monster Culture (Seven Theses)." WARNING: This essay is very difficult. I strongly urge you to break it up over the three days between classes. 10 points.

·       Bring I Am Legend

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

·       Download, print, and mark a copy of "It's Alive, I'm Afraid" from The Monster Show in the reading packet. 5 points.

·       Bring I Am Legend to class.

Friday, February 25, 2011

·       Download, print, and mark a copy of The Horror Film (Chapter 9: "Slashers and Postslashers") from the course documents section of the class web page. 5 points.

·       Bring I Am Legend to class.

Monday, February 28, 2011

• Read "Her Point Is" and "As He Himself Puts It" in "They Say/I Say" (pages 28-47). Skip the exercises. 5 points
• Bring The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, I Am Legend, A Writer's Reference, and the three essays on monsters to class.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011  

·       First Draft of Paper #2 Due. Bring a clean copy to class. (5 points if 3+ pages, -5 if no paper)

·       Post a copy in the "Paper #2 Draft 1" forum.  See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Friday, March 4, 2011*

·       Second Draft of Paper #2 Due. Bring a clean copy to class. (5 points if 3+ pages, -5 if no paper)

·       Post a copy in the "Paper #2 Draft 2" forum.  See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

 Monday, March 7, 2011

·  Third Draft of Paper #2 Due. Bring a clean copy to class. (5 points if 3+ pages, -5 if no paper)

·       Post a copy in the "Paper #2 Draft 3" forum.  See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

·       Download, print, and mark the Poe packet from the course documents section of the class web page.  Read the following:

o    "The Raven" (754-756)

o    "Annabel Lee" (738)

o    "The City in the Sea" (744-745)

o    "The Sleeper" (745-746)

o    "Ulalume" (757-759)

o    "Alone" (812)

o    "The Conqueror Worm" (814-815).

o    "Edgar Allan Poe—A Biographical Note" (816-819)

Friday, March 11, 2011

·       Absences count double (-10)

·       Last practical day to withdraw without signature (since we are all on vacation on the official deadline of March 14, 2011)

·       Bring Poe poems and A Writer's Reference to class.

Monday, March 14—Friday March 18

·       No class: SPRING BREAK

Monday, March 21, 2011

·       In-Class Poe Exam.  See Assignment section for question options and instructions for making 5" x 8" exam card. (50 Points)

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

• Complete Research Paper Prewriting Activity.

• Grammar Revision of Paper #1 Due.  (50 Points): Students who had not received Paper #1 back by Monday, March 21 have until Monday, March 28 to complete the Grammar Revision.

• Library Orientation. Absences count double (-10).
• Meet in the classroom.

  Friday, March 25, 2011

· Final Draft paper #2 Due. See Checklist for Paper #2 in the handouts section for envelope contents.  200 points.

·       Submit the final draft to Turnitin.com. (1 point for doing, zero on paper if not completed)

·       Post a copy of the paper in the "Paper #2 Final Draft" forum. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

·       Email a copy of the paper to me as an MS Word or Rich Text Format attachment. (1 point if completed, -5 if not)

o     Please rename the file according to this convention: Lastname_Firstname_102_p2.doc or .rtf. (-2.5 if not renamed)

o    Email the file to hhalbert@gmail.com. (-1 if sent to MC3 account)

•   Library Research Day: meet in the main entrance of the library.  We will sign in and talk very briefly before working independently on our projects.  Those of you with laptops may want to bring them with you to class.

Monday, March 28, 2011

·       Library Research Day: meet in the main entrance of the library.  We will sign in and talk very briefly before working independently on our projects.  Those of you with laptops may want to bring them with you to class.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

·       First annotated bibliography must be posted by start of class.  Make sure you both attach the MS Word file AND copy and paste it.  Give a clear subject statement that identifies your topic.  The bibliography must have seven items on it.  See handout for details.

·       Library Research Day: meet in the main entrance of the library.  We will sign in and talk very briefly before working independently on our projects.  Those of you with laptops may want to bring them with you to class.

Friday, April 1, 2011

·       Library Research Day: meet in the main entrance of the library.  We will sign in and talk very briefly before working independently on our projects.  Those of you with laptops may want to bring them with you to class.

Monday, April 4, 2011

·       Second annotated bibliography must be posted by start of class.  Make sure you both attach the MS Word file AND copy and paste it.  Give a clear subject statement that identifies your topic.  The bibliography must have seven items on it.  See handout for details.

·       Library Research Day: meet in the main entrance of the library.  We will sign in and talk very briefly before working independently on our projects.  Those of you with laptops may want to bring them with you to class.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

·       Two-Minute Presentations. Everyone should be ready to go.

Friday, April 8, 2011

·       Two-Minute Presentations.

Monday, April 11, 2011

·       Draft 1 of Research Paper Due. A minimum of three pages is required Bring a clean copy to class. (5 points if 3+ pages with Works Cited Page, -5 if no paper)

·       Post a copy in the "Research Paper Draft 1" forum.  See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

·       Draft 2 of Research Paper Due. A minimum of five pages is required Bring a clean copy to class. (5 points if 5+ pages with Works Cited Page,  -5 if no paper or no changes from draft 1)

·       Post a copy in the "Research Paper Draft 2" forum.  See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Friday, April 15, 2011

·       No Class.  Required conferences. Conferences are held in my office, PH 434. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)

·       Bring a clean copy of the draft of your paper using the peer review and class activities from Thursday as a guide. (5 points)

·       Post the draft in the "Research Paper Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Monday, April 18, 2011

·       No Class.  Required conferences. Conferences are held in my office, PH 434. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)

·       Bring a clean copy of the draft of your paper using the peer review and class activities from Thursday as a guide. (5 points)

·       Post the draft in the "Research Paper Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

·       No Class.  Required conferences. Conferences are held in my office, PH 434. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)

·       Bring a clean copy of the draft of your paper using the peer review and class activities from Thursday as a guide. (5 points)

·       Post the draft in the "Research Paper Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Friday, April 22, 2011

·       No Class.  Required conferences. Conferences are held in my office, PH 434. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)

·       Bring a clean copy of the draft of your paper using the peer review and class activities from Thursday as a guide. (5 points)

·       Post the draft in the "Research Paper Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Monday, April 25, 2011

·       No Class.  Required conferences. Conferences are held in my office, PH 434. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)

·       Bring a clean copy of the draft of your paper using the peer review and class activities from Thursday as a guide. (5 points)

·       Post the draft in the "Research Paper Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not).

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

·       No Class.  Required conferences. Conferences are held in my office, PH 434. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)

·       Bring a clean copy of the draft of your paper using the peer review and class activities from Thursday as a guide. (5 points)

·       Post the draft in the "Research Paper Conference Draft" forum. See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Friday, April 29, 2011

·       Draft 4 of Research Paper Due. A minimum of five pages is required Bring a clean copy to class. (5 points if 5+ pages with Works Cited Page,  -5 if no paper or no changes from draft 1)

·       Post a copy in the "Research Paper Draft 4" forum.  See handout for instructions. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

Monday, May 2, 2011

·       Final Draft of the Research Paper is due.  See Checklist for Research Paper in the handouts section for envelope contents.  300 points.

·       Submit the final draft to Turnitin.com. (1 point for doing, zero on paper if not completed)

·       Post a copy of the paper in the "Research Paper Final Draft" forum. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)

·       Email a copy of the paper to me as an MS Word or Rich Text Format attachment. (1 point if completed, -5 if not)

o     Please rename the file according to this convention: Lastname_Firstname_102_p3.doc or .rtf. (-2.5 if not renamed)

o    Email the file to hhalbert@gmail.com. (-1 if sent to MC3 account)

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

·       No class.

·       Last day to submit major paper rewrite option.

There is no final exam in this course.