Wednesday, Jan. 9

Introduction to class. Blackboard enrollment.
Assignment: Read IVCC Stylebook 1-14. Read “Eveline” 4-7. Diagnostic assignment.

Friday, Jan. 11

Grading standards. Introduction to Blackboard. CAT.

Assignment: Read McMahan 495-513, 517-526, 535-539. Read “ Thunder Road ” lyrics.

Monday, Jan. 14

Quiz 1. Diagnostic due. Introduction to Essay 1 — Poetry. Discuss " Thunder Road ."
Assignment: Read “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” 683, “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” 684, “My Last Duchess” 685, “Richard Cory” 693, “Living in Sin” 724 and “Sex Without Love” 666.

Wednesday, Jan. 16

Quiz 2. Discuss poetry selections (first three)

Friday, Jan. 18

Discuss poetry selections (last three).
Assignment: Reach McMahan Ch 1-2, pages 1-32.

Monday, Jan. 21

College closed; Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Wednesday, Jan. 23

Essay 1 strategy (509), Prewriting,
Assignment:  Hacker 148-150

Friday, Jan. 25

Essay 1 Organization. Format (71-72). Outline
Assignment: Work on outline.

Monday, Jan. 28

Outline due by end of class.
Assignment: Initial draft due for peer revision. Read Hacker 123-127; 134. Read McMahan 511-512.

Wednesday, Jan. 30

Documentation of primary source (poetry). Documenting poetry exercise. In-class work on essay.
Assignment: Read Ch. 3. Finish initial draft.

Friday, Feb. 1

Draft due for peer revision. Discuss Ch. 3.
Assignment: Final draft of Essay 1. Read McMahan 91-96, 115-117, 138-140, 151-152, 168-169, Chopin 227.

Monday, Feb. 4

Introduction to Essay 2 — Analysis of Fiction and Writing with Sources. Discuss "Story of An Hour."

Assignment. “Read "Hills Like White Elephants" 321 and handout 

Wednesday, Feb. 6

Discuss "Hills"
Assignment: Read “A Rose for Emily” 314.

Friday, Feb. 8

Final draft due of Essay 1. 

Monday, Feb. 11

Discuss "Hills"
Assignment: Read “A Rose for Emily” 314.

Wednesday, Feb. 13

Quiz 3. Discuss "A Rose for Emily." 
Assignment: Understanding fiction prewriting exercise. Read McMahan 182-183. Read Hacker 113-115.

Friday, Feb. 15

Forming a thesis. Discuss preliminary outline. Prewriting exercise due. Assignment: Read McMahan Ch. 4 on research (64-88).  Read secondary sources for your story.

Monday, Feb. 18

College closed for President's Day. No classes.

Wednesday, Feb. 20

Preliminary outline due. Documentation of fiction (primary source). Begin discussion of using secondary sources.
Assignment: Documenting fiction exercise. Use Hacker 133-134. Read Hacker 101-103, 115-123. .

Friday, Feb. 22

Monday, Feb.  25

Quiz 4. Integrating secondary sources with summaries and paraphrases. Hacker exercises on avoiding plagiarism and integrating sources. 
Assignment: Outline

Wednesday, Feb. 27

Final outlines due at end of class. Integrating sources exercises 
Assignment: Initial draft for peer revision

Friday, Feb. 29

Draft due for peer revision 

Monday, March 3

Draft workshop. .  
Assignment: Read McMahan 55-63.

Wednesday, March 5

Introduction to Essay 3. Research Paper. 
Assignment: Final draft of Essay 2. Assign: Hacker 103-111.

Friday, March 7

Jacobs Library Resources. Essay 2 due.
Assignment: Read play

Monday, March 10

Finding and evaluating sources. Quiz 5. Discuss play. Prewriting due. Discuss Research Proposal, Working Bibliography and note cards. Developing a thesis.
Assignment: Find quality sources for your topic.  

Developing note cards and documenting drama. Bring a source to class
Assignment: McMahan 747-748.

Wednesday, March 12

Research proposals and working bibliography due at end of class. Discuss outline assignment.
Assignment: Work on note cards and outline.

Friday, March 14

Faculty Development Day. No Classes.

Monday, March 17-Friday, March 21

Spring Break. No classes.

Monday, March 24

Documentation of drama exercise. Work on notecards.

Wednesday, March 26

Note card check. 

Friday, March 28

Outlines due at end of class.

Monday, March 31

Organizing note cards with outline.

Wednesday, April 2

NoodleBib workshop in library. Bring sources to library
Assignment: Read Hacker 135-148

Friday, April 4

Work on Works Cited, research paper.

Monday, April 7

Three pages of Essay 3 draft due at beginning of class. Students must bring sources and essay to class. Choose conference times.

Tuesday, April 8

Last day to withdraw from class. Conferences begin.

Wednesday, April 9

Works Cited page due at end of class. Conferences.

Friday, April 11

Continue working on Draft of Essay 3. 

Monday, April 14

Initial draft due for peer revision. In-class work on essay. Conferences

Wednesday, April 16

Workshop time.

Friday, April 18

RESEARCH PAPER DUE with OUTLINE, NOTE CARDS and SOURCES. Introduction to Essay 4. Final revision project
Assignment: Read McMahan Ch. 3, p. 113, 126, 149, 165-166, 185-87.

Monday, April 21

Find sources for revision

Wednesday, April 23

Work on revision in class.

Friday, April 25

Work on revision in class.

Monday, April 28

Peer revision of Essay 4. 

Wednesday, April 30

Review for final. Essay 4 due.

Friday, May 2

Review for final.

Monday, May 5

Final exam for 9 and 11 a.m. classes.