English 101 Fall 2013 Schedule

Week 1 Wed Sept 4 Discuss: Introductions, syllabus, course, book club groups, writing fellow meetings Fri Sept 6 Read: Shitty First Drafts Discuss: syllabus, reading, book club groups

Week 2 Mon Sept 9 Read: 101-117 Discuss: Narrative, Essay 1, reading journals Wed Sept 11 Read: 128-131 Lydias Story Discuss: reading Fri Sept 13 Due: Reading Journal Read: Student Examples (in readings on website) Discuss: readings

Week 3 Mon Sept 16 Read: 570-590 Discuss: Design and working with images Wed Sept 18 Due: draft of project 1 for workshop Fri Sept 20 Due: Project 1 Gallery Day, writing exercise (in class reading journal).

Week 4 Mon Sept 23 Read: 61-78 and 81-87 Discuss: argument, essay #2, This I believe Brochure Wed Sept 25 Read: 79-80 Work is a Blessing and 745 2B or not 2B Discuss: reading Fri Sept 27 Due: Reading Journal Read: This I Believe examples (links in readings on website) Discuss: Readings

Week 5 Mon Sept 30 Discuss: continue work on essay #2 Wed Oct 2 Due: Essay #2 paper for workshop

Fri Oct 4 Due: essay #2 paper Discuss: revising for audio, making a podcast

Week 6 Mon Oct 7 Due: This I Believe Podcast and reading journal Wed Oct 9 Discuss: Midterm Portfolios Fri Oct 11 Class Cancelled for Conferences

Week 7 Mon Oct 14 No classes Columbus Day Wed Oct 16 Class Cancelled for Conferences Fri Oct 18 Mid-term Portfolio Workday

Week 8 Mon Oct 21 Due: Midterm Portfolios and National Day on Writing Wed Oct 23 Read: 311-313, Tortillas (link in readings on website) Discuss: readings and essay #3 Fri Oct 25 Due: reading journal Read: 269-274, 284-300 and I Want a Wife (link in readings on website) Discuss: Reading

Week 9 Mon Oct 28 Read: Student examples (link in readings on website) Discuss: Reading Wed Oct 30 Continue work on essay #3 Fri Nov 1 Due: essay #3 for workshop

Week 10 Mon Nov 4 Due: Essay #3, Discuss Essay #4 Wed Nov 6 Read: 137-154 and 160-169 Discuss: rhetorical analysis

Fri Nov 8 Due: Reading Journal Read: 170-175 Still Birth of the American Dream Discuss: reading

Week 11 Mon Nov 11 No classes Veterans Day Wed Nov 13 Monday class schedule Read: 176-181 Advertisement R US Discuss: Reading Fri Nov 15 Read: Skim chapters 24 and 25 on MLA and APA Discuss: Citation

Week 12 Mon Nov 18 Due: Essay #4 for workshop Wed Nov 20 Due: Essay #4 Fri Nov 22 Discuss: Giving Presentations

Week 13 Mon Nov 25 Book Club Presentation Work Day Wed Nov 27 Book Club Presentation Work Day Fri Nov 29 No class Thanksgiving Break

Week 14 Mon Dec 2 Discuss: Final Portfolio Wed Dec 4 Book Club Presentation Work Day Fri Dec 6 Book Club Presentation rehearsal in class for grade

Week 15 Mon Dec 9 MYS Symposium Wed Dec 11 Due: Final Portfolio