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Lynn McClelland
English/Humanities Instructor


Online English 101 Course Outline

Warning: Due Dates are closer than they appear!

Week One
    8/24 - 8/26
 Narrative/Descriptive Essay
    Read Chapter 10
  • Write a narrative essay on an important event in your life
  • You must have learned a "life lesson" from the event
  • The paper will be in first person
  • 2-3 pages in length
  • "On Being a Real Westerner"
    For Quizzes and Discussions
  • "Flavio's Home" (181-186)
  • "The Storm This Time" (174 - 179)
Week Two
    8/31 - 9/2
 Narrative/Descriptive Essay
    Read Chapter 11
    For Quizzes and Discussions
  • "Fourth of July" (208 - 210)
  • "Shooting an Elephant" (213 - 218)
  • "Charity Display?" (220 - 222)
Week Three
    9/9
 Narrative/Descriptive Essay
  • Peer edit Wednesday
  • No Class Monday   -   Labor Day
  • Rough Draft Due Wednesday
  • Peer Editing
Week Four
    9/14 - 9/16
 Compare/Contrast Essay
    Read Chapter 15
  • Formatting Compare/Contrast Essay
  • Thesis Statements
  • "A Slow Walk of Trees" (364 - 368) for Wednesday
    Narrative/Descriptive Final Due Wednesday
  • Turn in Peer Edit Sheet and Rough Drafts with final version
Week Five
    9/21 - 9/23
 Compare/Contrast Essay
    Chapter 15
  • "Reality TV:  Suprising Throwback to the Past?" (370 - 373)
  • "Euromail amd Amerimail" (374 - 377)
  • Start MLA
    Readings for Monday
  • "Reality TV:  Suprising Throwback to the Past?" (370 - 373)
  • "Euromail amd Amerimail" (374 - 377)
Week Six
    9/28 - 9/30
 Compare/Contrast Essay
    Chapter 15
  • MLA
  • Research
    Rough Draft Due Monday, 9/28
  • Peer Editing
Week Seven
    10/5 - 10/7
 Argumentative Essay
    Chapter 18
  • Proposal Arguments
  • Position Arguments
  • "Petition to Waiver Math"
    Final Compare/Contrast Essay Due Monday, 10/12
  • Turn in Peer Edit Sheet and Rough Drafts with final version
Week Eight
    10/12 - 10/14
 Argumentative Essay
    Chapter 18
  • Formatting the Argument
  • "Death and Justice"

    For Quizzes and Discussions
  • Turn in Peer Edit Sheet and Rough Drafts with final version
  • "The Border on Our Backs" (516 - 519)
  • "Se Habla Entitlement" (521 - 523)
Week Nine
    10/19 - 10/21
 Argumentative Essay
    Chapter 18
  • Four pages in length
    For Quizzes and Discussions
  • "The Border on Our Backs" (516 - 519)
  • "Se Habla Entitlement" (521 - 523)
Week Ten
    10/26 - 10/28
 Argumentative Essay
    Chapter 18
  • Students meet with me one-on-one to go over papers
  • Meet during regular classes
  • Rough Draft Due Wednesday, 10/28
  • Peer Editing
Week Eleven
    11/2 - 11/4
 Argumentative Essay
    Chapter 18
  • Conferences One-on-one with Students
  • Meet during regular classes in M-281
  • Student Conferences all week
Week Twelve
    11/9
Argumentative Essay
  • No Class Wednesday, Veteran's Day
  • Final Draft Argumentative Essay due Monday, 11/9
Week Thirteen
    11/16 - 11/18
 Begin Water Project
    Chapters
  • Introduce Project
  • Place in Groups
  • Have students begin research
  • Introduce students to iWeb
Week Fourteen
    11/23 - 11/25
 Water Project Water Project
    Chapters
  • Work on Introductory Paragraphs
  • Work on Works Cited page
    Water Project Rough Draft of Introductory paragraph and body paragraphs due Wednesday
Week Fifteen
    11/30 - 12/2
 Water Project
    Chapters
  • Add Works Cited to iWeb
  • gather images
  • develop slogan/motto
    Water Project Rough Draft Essay Due Monday
  • Peer Editing
Week Sixteen
    12/7 - 12/9
 Compare/Contrast Essay
    Chapters
  • Finish web site and publish it
    Compare/Contrast Final Essay Due Monday
Week Seventeen
    12/16
 Final Exam
    Wednesday
  • 12:30 - 2:20




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