English Composition 1
Course Schedule: Fall 2008
Important: the following schedule is just an overview of the approximate due dates for some of the major assignments in the course. The course includes other assignments. Please do not refer to this page for weekly assignments. Instead, see the "Assignments" section of the course Blackboard for specific assignments and due dates. This schedule is subject to change.
Week 1 (August 18-23)
Orientation and Introductions.
Week 2 (August 24-30)
Orientation and Introductions, cont. Reading assignment to be
announced. Diagnostic Essay due.
(Friday, August 29: Last day to drop the course for a refund).
Week 3 (August 31-September 6)
Reading assignment to be announced. Discussion of assigned readings and
Essay 1.
No class Monday, September 1 (Labor Day).
Week 4 (September 7-13)
Discussion of assigned readings, cont. Draft of Essay 1 due for peer
critique. Peer critiques of Essay 1.
Week 5 (September 14-20)
Revised Draft of Essay 1 due. Reading assignment to be announced.
Discussion of Essay 2 and assigned readings.
Week 6 (September 21-27)
Continued discussion of Essay 2 and assigned readings.
Week 7
(September 28-October 4)
Draft of Essay 2 due for peer critique. Peer critiques of Essay 2.
Week 8 (October 5-11)
Revised Draft of Essay 2 due. Reading assignment to be announced.
Discussion of Essay 3 and assigned readings. Discussion of MLA
documentation style.
No class Friday, October 10 (Faculty/Staff Enrichment Day).
Week 9 (October 12-18)
Continued discussion of Essay 3 and assigned readings.
No class Monday, October 13 (Fall Break).
Week 10 (October 19-25)
Draft of Essay 3 due for peer critique. Peer critiques of Essay 3.
Week 11
(October 26-November 1)
Revised draft of Essay 3 due. Reading assignment to be announced.
Discussion of Essay 4.
Week 12 (November 2-8)
Continued Discussion of Essay 4.
(Friday, November 7: Last day for student withdrawal from the course).
Week 13 (November 9-15)
Draft of Essay 4 due for peer critique. Peer critiques of Essay 4.
No class Tuesday, November 11 (Veterans Day).
Week 14 (November 16-22)
Revised draft of Essay 4 due. Discussion of Final Revisions.
Week 15 (November 23-29)
Discussion of Final Revisions, cont. Work on Final Revisions.
No class Wednesday, November 26, to Friday, November 28 (Thanksgiving Break).
Week 16 (November 30-December 6)
Discussion
of Final Revisions, cont. Work on Final Revisions.
Week 17 (December 7-10)
Two Final Revisions due. Discussion of the Final Exam. Final Exam.
(December 11-16: Final exam week for on-campus classes)