Schedule of Classes,
Dates and assignments are
subject to change. Items in italics will
be assessed for Class Participation. "AT" stands for "All Things
101"
DATE/DAY |
READ FOR CLASS |
TODAY’S TOPIC |
ASSIGNMENTS
DUE |
25 Aug (1) C |
AT: 3-4 |
Syllabus & Connect.web The
few & the fortunate |
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27 Aug (2) C |
AT: 34-52 |
Summaries: Pencils,
Gilgamesh & Wikipedia |
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29 Aug (3) C |
AT: 53 |
Summaries, Graphs &
Tables: Wind Power in |
Summary Exercise |
1 Sept |
LABOR DAY |
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3 Sept (4) C |
AT: 26 |
Research Topics |
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5 Sept (5) R |
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Day at the Library – meet
in the classroom first |
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8 Sept (6) C |
AT: 24 |
Assessing Sources I:
Scholarly Documentation |
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10 Sept (7) C |
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Research Strategies:
Research topic statement |
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12 Sept (8) C |
AT: 5 |
Sentence Variety: Style
exercise I |
Research
Statement |
15 Sept (9) C |
AT: 22-23 |
Quotes & Paraphrases |
*Rough Draft Paper 1 |
17 Sept (10) P |
AT: 27 |
Peer Review of Paper
1: Guided Peer Review |
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19 Sept (11) E |
online |
Review for Exam |
*Paper 1 |
22 Sept(12) E |
Review your notes |
Exam 1 (in class) |
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24 Sept (13) C |
AT: 8-9 |
Paragraph Topic Sentences:
Paragraph Topic Exercise |
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26 Sept (14) C |
AT: 10-11 |
Thesis Statement |
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29 Sept (15) C |
AT: 18 |
Explanatory Synthesis |
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1 Oct (16) C |
AT: 54-61 |
Explanatory Synthesis: “The Ketchup Conundrum” |
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3 Oct (17) R |
online |
Explanatory Synthesis: "The
Times, They are…” |
Explanatory synthesis Ex. |
6 Oct (18) C |
AT: 5 |
Sentence Variety : Style Exercise II |
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8 Oct (19) C |
AT: 25 |
Assessing Sources II:
Robust Research |
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10 Oct (20) R |
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Research Day |
Annotated
Bib. 1 |
13 Oct |
FALL BREAK |
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15 Oct (21) P |
AT: 28 |
Conferences: Meet once
with me & once with a peer |
* Rough Draft Paper 2 |
17 Oct (22) P |
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Conferences: Meet once with me & once with a peer |
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20 Oct (23) P |
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Conferences: Meet once with me & once with a peer |
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22 Oct (24) C |
AT: 19 |
The Critique |
* Paper 2 |
24 Oct (25) C |
AT: 62-70 |
The Critique: Ebert’s Titanic
& Harztell’s Stoplights |
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27 Oct (26) C |
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The Critique: Logical
Fallacies |
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29 Oct (27) P |
AT: 29 |
Peer Review of Paper 3: Guided Peer Review |
Critique
Exercise |
31 Oct (28) C |
AT: 6 |
Sentence Variety: Style Exercise III |
* Essay 3 |
3 Nov (29) C |
AT: 12-14, 20 |
Argument Synthesis |
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5 Nov (30) C |
online |
Argument Synthesis: The World Water Supply |
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7 Nov (31) C |
AT: 71-75 |
Argument Synthesis: RFID
Chips are Everywhere! |
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10 Nov (32) R |
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Research Day |
Argument
synthesis Ex. |
12 Nov (33) C |
AT: 7 |
Comma Splices |
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14 Nov (34) C |
AT: 6 |
Sentence Variety: Style Exercise IV |
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17 Nov (35) C |
AT: 21 |
Analysis |
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19 Nov (36) C |
AT: 76-84 |
Analysis: Microcredit &
Thrillionaires |
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21 Nov (37) C |
AT: 85 |
Analysis: The Consumption Conundrum |
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24 Nov (38) E |
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Review for Second Exam |
Analysis
Exercise |
26 Nov (39) E |
Review your notes |
Exam 2 |
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28 Nov |
THANKSGIVING |
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1 Dec (40) R |
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Research Day |
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3 Dec(41) C |
AT: 6 |
Sentence Variety: Style Exercise V |
Annotated
Bib. 2 |
5 Dec(42) P |
AT: 30 |
Peer Review of Rough Draft |
2 copies of * Essay 4 |
8 Dec(43) P |
AT: 31 |
Conferences: Meet once with me & once with a peer |
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10 Dec(44) P |
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Conferences: Meet once with me & once with a peer |
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12 Dec(45) P |
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Conferences: Meet once with me & once with a peer |
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8 AM – 12 Noon |
Final Research Paper Due |
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