English 102 Calendar

NOTE: Every assignment has a deadline. If you miss the deadline for the assignment, you must have an excuse. A computer "crash" or an illness is not an excuse. Plan ahead and anticipate that there will be some crisis during the semester. Plan ahead and work ahead, and then if you have a crisis, you will be prepared for it. You can work ahead in the calendar, but you can't work behind. Try to finish the course three weeks before the end of the semester.

Week one : Introduction with lots of websites to read through and a reminder: send your instructor your email address!

Week two : A review of Introductory Techniques; read at least the first ten chapters of the novel.

Week three : The Preliminary Research Paper rough draft is due in two weeks; Read all of the novel, The Girl by Meridel Le Sueur.

Week four : The analysis of another writer's introduction is due.

Week five : The Literary Log (and frequently asked questions about the research paper); Preliminary Research Paper rough draft is due.

Week six :  Read about the Library Log in the Week eight calendar.

Week seven Personal research topic and Review; Read the explanation of the research paper topics in Week twelve. [See note above, week four.]

                      The final draft of the Preliminary Research Paper is due.

Week eight : The subjective part of the Library Log; Literary Log final draft due.

Week nine : The Literary Paper (be sure to read all of the student examples)

Week ten : The literary paper is due.

Week eleven : Work on the Library Log, the objective part.

Week twelve : Review. Send in the complete Library Log.

Week thirteen : The objective part of the library log is due.  The rough draft of the research paper is due; failure to meet this deadline will result in a failing grade for the assignment.

Week fourteen : Work on the final draft of the research paper.

Week fifteen : Citations. Study those examples so that you use all of the citation methods.

Week sixteen :  The final draft of the research paper is due. Failure to meet this deadline will result in a failing grade for the assignments. There is no final exam for this class.

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