schedule of readings and written assignments

[[[current as of 11/16]]]
[[CP page numbers refer to the packet, not to the individual article]]
[items listed in bold signal major assign/req due that day]

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M8/31: intro to course; distribution of syllabus; discussion of goals, expectations, and requirements

Seg 1 – Obama and Double-Consciousness
W9/2: blog library trip (room 242, second floor); begin rereading the first section, "Origins"; journal #1
M9/7: (no class – cc – labor day)
W9/9: read "selection from Souls of Black Folk"; journal #2
M9/14: reread second section of Dreams, "Chicago"; read "selection from Booker T. Washington"; journal #3
W9/16: reread third section of Dreams, "Kenya"; essay 1 rubric distributed

Seg Break
M9/21: class canceled; purchase EngI Coursepack from Far Better Copy; purchase Hacker's Writer's Reference, if you haven't already, from Shakespeare and Co. Booksellers
W9/23: essay 1 seg 1; research methods library trip (meet in room 242, second floor); article paper rubric distributed; no reading today, bring your Writer's Reference and Coursepack

Seg 2 – The Patriot Act and Post-9/11 Legislation
M9/28: (no class – cc)
T9/29: (conversion day - Monday's classes meet today) WR, p.3-18, 57-63; CP, Nelson p.2-6
W9/30: WR, p.24-31; CP, Moore p.7-10; journal #4
M10/5: article paper 1 seg 2; CP, Taylor p.11-17; journal #5
W10/7: please bring two unmarked copies of essay #1 to class for a peer-editing session; essay #2 rubric distributed; revision rubric distributed; WR, p. 18-23, 355-369

Seg 3 – The Argument for Just War
M10/12: (no class – cc)
W10/14: (conversion day - Monday's classes meet today) essay 2 seg 2; revision 1 essay 1
M10/19: CP, Fiala p.18-35
W10/21: CP, Bar On p.36-44; VIP please purchase Truss's Eats, Shoots & Leaves from Shakespeare & Co. by this date!
M10/26: CP, Eide p.45-60; journal #6
W10/28: article paper 2 seg 3

Seg 4 – Language Preservation vs. the Facebook Era
M11/2: Truss, p.1-34, "Introduction"
W11/4: essay 3 seg 3; revision 2 essay 2; journal #7; Truss, p.68-102, "That'll Do, Comma"
M11/9: Truss, p.103-176, "Airs and Graces", "Cutting a Dash", "A Little Used Punctuation Mark"; journal #7 performed in class!!!
W11/11: article paper 3 seg 4; CP, Braden, p.58-64
M11/16: CP, Westlake, p.65-84

Seg 5 – The Environmental/Global Warming Debate
W11/18: essay 4 seg 4; revision 3 essay 3; in-class reading of CP, Dourmana, p. 106f
M11/23: CP, Moser, p.85-105
W11/25: article paper 4 seg 5; CP, Thompson, p.108-128
M11/30: film screening at library (meet in room 242, second floor); journal #8

Seg 6 – Final Exam Preparation
W12/2: essay 5 seg 5; revision 4 essay 4
M12/7: journal #9
W12/9: revision 5 essay 5
M12/14: (no class – reading day)

Seg 7 – Final Exam Week
F12/18: last day to turn in your library orientation completion certificate to my mailbox in the English Department (room 2308, Boylan Hall)
T12/15-12/21: exact test date, time, and location is TBA