Sequence of Assignments

Week 2

May 30 - June 2

Course Material:

Analysis

Comparison/Contrast

Prospectus Assignment

Prospectus Discussion

Reading Assignments:

St. Martin's Guide to Writing,  

• Chapter 6:  "Children Need to Play, Not Compete," 287-91

• Chapter 7:  "More Testing, More Learning"  352-56

• Novel

Weekly Writing:

Due Friday, 6/2

• Analyzing Writing Strategies, 291-2

• Analyzing Writing Strategies, 356-7

• Novel Journal - Note that the journal is not due until 6/28, but you'll see at this line how you might divide the reading.

Essay Assignment:

Due Saturday, 6/3

Begin Research Paper

• First check out:  The Research Project

• Then check out the assignment at:  The Prospectus

• Prospectus Discussion

Week 3

June 5 - June 9

Course Material:

Position Paper Assignment

Position Paper Discussion

Reading Assignments:

St. Martin's Guide to Writing,  

chapters 12, 18, 21, & 22

Apply the reading strategies in Chapter 12 to your summaries and evaluations of sources for your Position Paper.  And see the how the MLA format is used in Chapter 21 & 22.  Be sure to check pages 782-99 to see a sample research paper.  You can check also my abbreviated notes on the MLA at Using and Acknowledging Sources.

Novel

Weekly Writing:

Due Friday, 6/9

Click here for the Weekly Writing assignment.

Novel Journal - Note that the journal is not due until 6/27, but you'll see at this link how you might divide the reading.

Essay Assignment:

Due Saturday, 6/10

Position Paper - due 6/10 - See also Research Project

Week 4

June 12 - June 16

Course Material:

Causal Analysis Assignment

Causal Analysis Discussion

Reading Assignments:

St. Martin's Guide to Writing,  

• Chapter 9 - "Why We Crave Horror Movies," 453-4

• "The Rise of Reported Incidents of Workplace Sexual Harassment,"  466-70 & 498-501

• Novel

Weekly Writing:

Due Friday, 6/16

• Analyzing Writing Strategies, 454

• Analyzing Writing Strategies, 470-1

• Novel Journal - Note that the journal is not due until 6/29, but you'll see at this line how you might divide the reading.

Essay Assignment:

Due Saturday, 6/17

Causal Analysis - due 6/17 - See Research Project

Week 5

June 19 - June 23

Course Material:

Refutation Assignment

Refutation Discussion

Reading Assignments:

St. Martin's Guide to Writing,  

Chapter 19

Novel

Weekly Writing:

Due Friday, 6/23

exercise 19.10,  page 690

Novel Journal - due 6/27 - Now you need to attend to it.

Essay Assignment:

Due Saturday, 6/24

Refutation - due 6/24 - See Research Project

Week 6

June 26 - June 30

Course Material:

Final Notes

Reading Assignments:

Review 

Weekly Writing:

Rewriting Final Proposal

Novel Essay - due 6/27

Essay Assignment:

Due Tuesday, 6/27

Final Project - due 6/27

Novel Journal - due 6/27

Novel Essay - due 6/27