COURSE SEQUENCE SCHEDULE

*Note. Posting of assignments around holidays are noted and will be updated through the semester.
Fall 2010

Semester Calendar Course Assignment and Due Dates

1. Web Course Orientation -(check the content tab under web
course orientation for the link)*Please complete this by Sunday,
Week 1 September 5
2. Online Participation Contract- (check the content tab under
[August 30-September 3] course information) due Sunday, September 5 by 11:55pm
3. Discussion Introduction- Hello and Welcome due Sunday,
September 5 by 11:55p.m.

Notice After September 12 passes, you will begin work from the textbook. I will
not extend an assignment's due date because you failed to purchase your
textbook beforehand, so do not wait until the last minute to order it. You
can buy the textbook substitution that is available in the bookstore as
well.

Suggestion: If you are going to order online, please use the NSCC campus
bookstore because you will receive book much quicker than another
online source. (click here for online bookstore)
Lesson 1/Overview

Week 2 1. Read Chapters 1-5

2. Post a Response: Discussion Question 1- due Friday, September
[September 6-10] 10 by 11:55pm

Lesson 2/ Writing Effectively

Week 3 1. Read Chapter 6

[September 13-17]
2. Post a Response: Discussion Question 2-due Friday, September
17 by 11:55pm
3. Take and Submit: Overview/Writing Effectively Quiz (Opens on
September 13 at 12:00am and closes on September 22 at
11:55pm)

Reminder Registration for Turnitin.com must be done before the first essay is
due. This is mandatory! The signup information can be found by clicking
the Content tab in the top left of the page. The tutor website information
is listed as the Online Plagiarism Website page. Please follow directions,
 and ask questions if you run into problems. (click here for the
Turnitin.com website)
Week 4 Lesson 3/Description

[September 20-24] 1. Read Chapter 8

2. Post a Response: Discussion Question 3 -due Friday, September
24 by 11:55pm
3. Description Questions: due Monday, September 27 at 11:55pm
4.Take and Submit: Description Quiz (Opens on September 20 at
12:00am and closes on September 26 at 11:55pm)

Lesson 4/Narration

Week 5 1. Read Chapter 9

2. Post a Response: Discussion Question 4-due Friday, October 1
[September 27- October 1] by 11:55pm
3. Narration Essay:due Friday, October 8 at 11:55pm

Lesson 5/ Process

Week 6 1. Read Chapter 11

2. Post a Response: Discussion Question 5-due Friday, October 8
[October 4-8] by 11:55pm
3.Take and Submit: Process Quiz (Opens October 4 at 12:00am and
closes on October 10 at 11:55pm)

Lesson 6/ Compare-Contrast

Week 7 1. Read Chapter 12

2. Post a Response: Discussion Question 6-due Friday, October 15
[October 11-15] by 11:55pm
3. Take and Submit: Compare-Contrast Quiz (Opens on October 11
at 12:00am and closes on October 17 at 11:55pm)

Lesson 7 / Cause-Effect

Week 8 1. Read Chapter 15

2. Post a Response: Discussion Question 7-due Friday, October 22
[October 18-22] by 11:55pm
3. Cause-Effect Essay: due Wednesday, October 27 at 11:55pm

Lesson 8/ Arguing

Week 9 1. Read Chapter 16

2. Post a Response: Discussion Question 8- due Friday, October 29
[October 25-29] at 11:55pm
 3. Argument Questions: due Monday, November 15 at 11:55pm
4. Take and Submit: Argument Quiz (Opens on October 25 at
12:00am and closes on October 31 at 11:55pm)

Lesson 9/ Review Writing Chapters

Week 10

[November 1-5] 1. Review Chapters 1-9, 11-12 and 15-16

2. Post a Response: Discussion Question 9- due Friday, November
5 at 11:55pm
3. Take and Submit: Chapters Review Test- (Opens on November 1
at 12:00am and closes on Friday, November 12 at 11:55pm)

Lesson 10/ Researching on the Internet

Week 11 1. Read Chapters 18 and 19

2. Post a Response: Discussion Question 10- due Friday, November
[ November 8-12] 12 at 11:55pm
3. Source Assignment 1- due Mon November 22 at 11:55pm

Lesson 11/Finding Sources

Week 12
1. Post a Response: Discussion Question 11- due Friday, November
19 at 11:55pm
[November 15-19]
2. Source Assignment 2- due Wednesday, December 1 at 11:55pm

Lesson 12/Researching Information

Week 13
1. Continue researching for Source Assignment 2
[November22-26]

Lesson 13/Final Exam Review

1. Final Essay Exam: Open December 5 at 12:00am and closes on

December 12 at 11:55pm

Week 14
Final Exam Information and Instructions
[November 29-December 3]
Exam Information: Your essay exam will cover one of the methods of
development [Narration, Description, Process, Comparison/Contrast,
Cause/Effect, or Argumentation]. You will be writing a five to seven
paragraph essay. You will need to make sure you are familiar with all the
different methods covered throughout the semester, so you can be
 prepared to write on any one of them.

If you fail to take the essay final exam, you will fail the course regardless
of your performance in the course. It is mandatory.

Exam Instructions and Rules:

1. You will need at least two hours to complete the exam.

2. If you go past the two hour allotment, the exam will
automatically close and be graded as zero .
3.You will be typing it into a text box. Be careful of formatting.
4. Make sure your head your essay in MLA format and
5. After this time has passed, it will be closed for good! No
Exceptions!!!
6. You need to have it submitted by 11:55pm. Anytime after this,
you will be locked out of the exam.
7. There will be no makeup given for this exam
8. The final essay exam can be taken from your home computer;
you will not be using the Testing Center.

Lesson 14/Finishing Touches

Week 15
Post a Response: Discussion Question 12- due Monday, December
13 at 12:00pm [Points for the last discussion question are given
[December 6-10]
only to those students that complete the exam. No exceptions!!]

Color Code

Red-Reminders/Notices

Blue-Discussions

Green-Essay and Reading Question Assignments

Purple- Quizzes and Final Exam