English 102: Halbert Spring 2016

LAST REVISION: March 19, 2018

Thursday, January 18, 2018

First Day of Class

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

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 from actual start of novel up to "The Incident at the Window." You do not need to read the introductory materials. (5 points)
We will take individual pictures today so that your instructor can learn your names.

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Finish reading and marking The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Please note that the final chapter is the "Full Statement of the Case" and is essential to the novella's meaning. 5 points.

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Scholarly Article Analysis Project Due. See Assignments for details. A copy of the required article can be found in the "Course Documents" section of the class Blackboard Site.
Print, read, and mark the online handout "Integrating Quotes into a Paper (MLA Style)" on the class web page. This may help with the Scholarly Article Analysis Project.

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Read and mark pages 109-124 in A Pocket Style Manual ("Using Sources to inform…," all of "Avoiding Plagiarism," all of "Integrating sources," and all of "Integrating literary quotations." Place a tab on the following items: "unacceptable borrowing," "ellipsis mark," "brackets," "long quotations," and "signal phrases." Also read MCCC-10 through MCCC-15 at the beginning of A Writer's Reference. Place tabs besides "Capitalizing a title," the "italics/Quote/None" chart, and the three main ways to set up a quotation. Be advised that the page numbering may be off because multiple editions are the book are in circulation, so use the index and table of contents to find the topics listed. 5 points.
Skim the entire MLA documentation style section (124-173). Put a bracket by the basic entry for a book, an online source, a source from an anthology, a source from a database, and MLA paper format.
Bring The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to class.

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

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)
Sign up for a conference with me via Starfish. See Handouts section for instructions on how to set
Today is the last day to drop the course before the withdrawal period starts.

Thursday, February 8, 2018

No Class. Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the "Paper 1: Conference Draft" discussion board forum. Conferences are held in my office, PH 441. (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)

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

No Class. Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the "Paper 1: Conference Draft" discussion board forum. Conferences are held in my office, PH 441. (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)

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Read and mark Chapters 1-17 of I Am Legend (pages 1-147). 10 points.
We will begin watching 28 Days Later.

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Final Draft of Paper #1 Due. See Checklist for Paper #1. 200 points.
Post a copy of the paper in the "Jekyll/Hyde Final Draft" forum. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
Post a copy of the paper to the Dropbox for Paper #1 (this copy will be graded).
We will finish 28 Days Later.

Thursday, February 22, 2018

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. The last words of the novel are "I am legend." 5 points.

Tuesday, February 25, 2018

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. The last words of the novel are "I am legend." 5 points.

Thursday, February 27, 2018

No homework.

Thursday, March 1, 2018 (REVISED 3/1/2018 per class discussion 2/27/2018)

Download, print, and mark a copy of "Monster Theory (Seven Theses)." WARNING: This essay is very difficult. I strongly urge you to break it up over Monday and Tuesday night. 10 points.
Bring I Am Legend to class.

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 (REVISED 3/1/2018 per class discussion 2/27/2018)

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.Download, print, and mark a copy of "It's Alive, I'm Afraid" from The Monster Show in the reading packet. 5 points.
Bring A Pocket Style Manual and all the photocopied essays with you to class.

Thursday, March 8, 2018

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)

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

No Class: Spring Break

Thursday, March 15, 2018

No Class: Spring Break

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

First Draft of Paper #2. Post a copy to the discussion board and bring a printout to class.

Thursday, March 22, 2018

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

"The Raven" (754-756)
"Annabel Lee" (738)
"The City in the Sea" (744-745)
"The Sleeper" (745-746)
"Ulalume" (757-759)
"Alone" (812)
"The Conqueror Worm" (814-815).
"Edgar Allan Poe—A Biographical Note" (816-819)

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Final Draft paper #2 Due. See Checklist for Paper #2. 200 points.
Post a copy of the paper in the "Paper #2 Final Draft" forum. (1 point if posted, -5 if not)
Post a copy of the paper to the Dropbox for Paper #2 (this copy will be graded).
Today is the last day to withdraw without the professor's signature.

Thursday, March 29, 2018

In-class essay on "The Raven." Bring exam card with you.

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Library Orientation Day. Meet in the library in South Hall.
Complete Research Paper Prewriting. Post a copy to the discussion board and bring a copy to class.

Thursday, April 5, 2018

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.

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

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.
If you have completed your annotated bibliography and successfully submitted it to both the Research Bank discussion board forum and the dropbox, you do not have to come today. Email Dr. Halbert to tell him that you have successfully posted a complete annotated bibliography to both places.

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Annotated Bibliography assignment due. See description in Handouts and the sample bibliography. Post a copy to the Research Bank discussion board forum and to the dropbox. WARNING: every semester two or three students flunk the course because they forget to submit this assignment. Don't be that student. (50 points)
Two-minute presentations (10 points). If you miss class, you will get a zero.

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Draft 1 of research paper due. A minimum of 4 pages is due. Post a copy in the "Research Paper Draft 1" forum and bring a printout to class. (5 points if at least 3 pages, -5 if not)
Today is the last day to withdraw with the professor's signature. After today, any withdrawal requests requires approval form academic affairs.

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Draft 2 of Research Paper Due. A complete draft with works cited is expected. 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)

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

No Class. Required conferences. Post a revised copy in the "Research Paper: Conference Draft" Discussion Board forum. Conferences are held in my office, PH 441. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
Bring a clean copy of a complete draft of your paper, including MLA works cited page) using the peer review and class activities from the previous class as a guide to revision. (5 points)

Thursday, April 26, 2018

No Class. Required conferences. Post a revised copy in the "Research Paper: Conference Draft" Discussion Board forum. Conferences are held in my office, PH 441. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference)
Bring a clean copy of a complete draft of your paper, including MLA works cited page) using the peer review and class activities from the previous class as a guide to revision. (5 points)

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Last Class.
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)

Friday, May 4, 2018

No Class.
Final Draft Paper #3 Due. Post a copy on the discussion board, in the dropbox, and in the assessment dropbox. See checklist for details.

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	DAILY ASSIGNMENTS LAST REVISION: March 19, 2018 Thursday, January 18, 2018 First Day of Class Tuesday, January 23, 2018 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 from actual start of novel up to "The Incident at the Window." You do not need to read the introductory materials. (5 points) We will take individual pictures today so that your instructor can learn your names. Thursday, January 25, 2018 Finish reading and marking The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Please note that the final chapter is the "Full Statement of the Case" and is essential to the novella's meaning. 5 points. Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Scholarly Article Analysis Project Due. See Assignments for details. A copy of the required article can be found in the "Course Documents" section of the class Blackboard Site. Print, read, and mark the online handout "Integrating Quotes into a Paper (MLA Style)" on the class web page. This may help with the Scholarly Article Analysis Project. Thursday, February 1, 2018 Read and mark pages 109-124 in A Pocket Style Manual ("Using Sources to inform…," all of "Avoiding Plagiarism," all of "Integrating sources," and all of "Integrating literary quotations." Place a tab on the following items: "unacceptable borrowing," "ellipsis mark," "brackets," "long quotations," and "signal phrases." Also read MCCC-10 through MCCC-15 at the beginning of A Writer's Reference. Place tabs besides "Capitalizing a title," the "italics/Quote/None" chart, and the three main ways to set up a quotation. Be advised that the page numbering may be off because multiple editions are the book are in circulation, so use the index and table of contents to find the topics listed. 5 points. Skim the entire MLA documentation style section (124-173). Put a bracket by the basic entry for a book, an online source, a source from an anthology, a source from a database, and MLA paper format. Bring The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to class. Tuesday, February 6, 2018 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) Sign up for a conference with me via Starfish. See Handouts section for instructions on how to set Today is the last day to drop the course before the withdrawal period starts. Thursday, February 8, 2018 No Class. Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the "Paper 1: Conference Draft" discussion board forum. Conferences are held in my office, PH 441. (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) Tuesday, February 13, 2018 No Class. Required conferences. Post a copy of the revised draft in the "Paper 1: Conference Draft" discussion board forum. Conferences are held in my office, PH 441. (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) Thursday, February 15, 2018 Read and mark Chapters 1-17 of I Am Legend (pages 1-147). 10 points. We will begin watching 28 Days Later. Tuesday, February 20, 2018 Final Draft of Paper #1 Due. See Checklist for Paper #1. 200 points. Post a copy of the paper in the "Jekyll/Hyde Final Draft" forum. (1 point if posted, -5 if not) Post a copy of the paper to the Dropbox for Paper #1 (this copy will be graded). We will finish 28 Days Later. Thursday, February 22, 2018 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. The last words of the novel are "I am legend." 5 points. Tuesday, February 25, 2018 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. The last words of the novel are "I am legend." 5 points. Thursday, February 27, 2018 No homework. Thursday, March 1, 2018 (REVISED 3/1/2018 per class discussion 2/27/2018) Download, print, and mark a copy of "Monster Theory (Seven Theses)." WARNING: This essay is very difficult. I strongly urge you to break it up over Monday and Tuesday night. 10 points. Bring I Am Legend to class. Tuesday, March 6, 2018 (REVISED 3/1/2018 per class discussion 2/27/2018) 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.Download, print, and mark a copy of "It's Alive, I'm Afraid" from The Monster Show in the reading packet. 5 points. Bring A Pocket Style Manual and all the photocopied essays with you to class. Thursday, March 8, 2018 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) Tuesday, March 13, 2018 No Class: Spring Break Thursday, March 15, 2018 No Class: Spring Break Tuesday, March 20, 2018 First Draft of Paper #2. Post a copy to the discussion board and bring a printout to class. Thursday, March 22, 2018 Download, print, and mark the Poe packet from the course documents section of the class web page. Read the following: "The Raven" (754-756) "Annabel Lee" (738) "The City in the Sea" (744-745) "The Sleeper" (745-746) "Ulalume" (757-759) "Alone" (812) "The Conqueror Worm" (814-815). "Edgar Allan Poe—A Biographical Note" (816-819) Tuesday, March 27, 2018 Final Draft paper #2 Due. See Checklist for Paper #2. 200 points. Post a copy of the paper in the "Paper #2 Final Draft" forum. (1 point if posted, -5 if not) Post a copy of the paper to the Dropbox for Paper #2 (this copy will be graded). Today is the last day to withdraw without the professor's signature. Thursday, March 29, 2018 In-class essay on "The Raven." Bring exam card with you. Tuesday, April 3, 2018 Library Orientation Day. Meet in the library in South Hall. Complete Research Paper Prewriting. Post a copy to the discussion board and bring a copy to class. Thursday, April 5, 2018 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. Tuesday, April 10, 2018 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. If you have completed your annotated bibliography and successfully submitted it to both the Research Bank discussion board forum and the dropbox, you do not have to come today. Email Dr. Halbert to tell him that you have successfully posted a complete annotated bibliography to both places. Thursday, April 12, 2018 Annotated Bibliography assignment due. See description in Handouts and the sample bibliography. Post a copy to the Research Bank discussion board forum and to the dropbox. WARNING: every semester two or three students flunk the course because they forget to submit this assignment. Don't be that student. (50 points) Two-minute presentations (10 points). If you miss class, you will get a zero. Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Draft 1 of research paper due. A minimum of 4 pages is due. Post a copy in the "Research Paper Draft 1" forum and bring a printout to class. (5 points if at least 3 pages, -5 if not) Today is the last day to withdraw with the professor's signature. After today, any withdrawal requests requires approval form academic affairs. Thursday, April 19, 2018 Draft 2 of Research Paper Due. A complete draft with works cited is expected. 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) Tuesday, April 24, 2018 No Class. Required conferences. Post a revised copy in the "Research Paper: Conference Draft" Discussion Board forum. Conferences are held in my office, PH 441. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference) Bring a clean copy of a complete draft of your paper, including MLA works cited page) using the peer review and class activities from the previous class as a guide to revision. (5 points) Thursday, April 26, 2018 No Class. Required conferences. Post a revised copy in the "Research Paper: Conference Draft" Discussion Board forum. Conferences are held in my office, PH 441. (1 point if you come, -10 if you miss conference) Bring a clean copy of a complete draft of your paper, including MLA works cited page) using the peer review and class activities from the previous class as a guide to revision. (5 points) Tuesday, May 1, 2018 Last Class. 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) Friday, May 4, 2018 No Class. Final Draft Paper #3 Due. Post a copy on the discussion board, in the dropbox, and in the assessment dropbox. See checklist for details.

	Site URL: http://www.halhalbert.com/classes/spring2018/eng102 Site designed and owned by Dr. Harold William Halbert Site published on January 16, 2018

DAILY ASSIGNMENTS

Site URL: http://www.halhalbert.com/classes/spring2018/eng102 Site designed and owned by Dr. Harold William Halbert Site published on January 16, 2018

Site URL: http://www.halhalbert.com/classes/spring2018/eng102
Site designed and owned by Dr. Harold William Halbert
Site published on January 16, 2018