English 131 Winter 2008 Calendar
WEEK 1:
/ January / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4New Year’s Day
Happy 2008! / Orientation:
- Syllabus
- Calendar
- Book Club Selections
Buy books and supplies if you have not already done so /
- Poetry rating with introductions
- Book Club Group Assignments
Read “Sonny’s Blues”
buy/order book club book
WEEK 2: / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11
Getting Started:
- Assign essay 1
- Small group work on “Sonny’s Blues” timeline
- Brainstorm for essay 1
- Reading
- “Sonny’s Blues” characterization & setting
- Outline discussion
Reading /
- BWS “Chocolate Day”—a refresher on writing basics with a little practice and chocolate along the way
Outline essay 1
Reading /
- Outlines due for essay 1
- Book Club
Read seminar information on Online syllabus /
- Group work and poetry discussions re: readings
- Outlines returned
- Draft seminar essay 1
- Reading
- Read seminar materials on Online syllabus
WEEK 3:
/ 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18- Bring 2 copies of draft to trade for commenting
- Plagiarism awareness
- Poetry discussion
- Carefully read & comment on peer essays—due Tues
- Return commented essays
- What is a seminar?
- Practice seminar
- Revise Essay 1. Bring as ticket to your seminar
- Brainstorm essay 2
- Seminar 1 group 1
- Reading
- Seminar 1 group 2
Reading
Revise essay once more based on new ideas/info during seminar—due tomorrow /
- Essay 1 due
- Book Club—questions begin
- Assign essay 2
Draft proposal for essay 2
Begin reading short stories
WEEK 4: / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25
- No school
- Martin Luther King Day
- Essay 2 proposals due
- Poetry discussion/group work
- Assign short stories
Begin reading short stories /
- Proposals returned
- Poetry discussion/group work
Reading
Outline essay 2 due tomorrow /
- Book Club
- Assign drama selection
Reading
Begin drafting essay 2 /
- Reading Day
- Class will not meet formally
- Reading
This calendar represents a best effort at planning; however, things can and do happen, so changes may occur.
WEEK 5:
/ 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / February / 1- Poetry discussion/group work
- Essay 2 due for peer comments (2 copies)
- Read
- Comment on 2 peer essays
- Poetry discussion/group work
- Read Poetry discussion
- Revise essay 2 –due as ticket for seminar
- Journals due
- Short story discussion
- Draft essay 2; bring 3 copies to class tomorrow for workshop, OR in the event of a snow day: e-mail your assigned partners tomorrow to trade essays for workshop from home.
- Essay 2 first draft trade for workshop
- Short story group work
Comment on peer essays—due Fri before Book Club
Prepare for Book Club /
- Return commented peer essays
- Book Club
Revise essay for Seminar—it’s your ticket
Read The Glass Menagerie
WEEK 6: / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8
- Seminar 2 group 2
- Assign essay 3
- Revise essay once more based on new ideas/info during seminar—due Wed
- Seminar 2 group 1
- Assign essay 3
Revise essay once more based on new ideas/info during seminar—due Wed /
- Short story group work
- Essay 2 due
- Assign individual presentations
Draft proposal for essay 3—due tomorrow /
- Proposal for essay 3 due at the beginning of class
- Book Club
Outline essay 3
Consider individual presentation possibilities /
- Short story group work
- Essay 3 outline due
- Draft presentation proposal after carefully considering your topics
WEEK 7:
/ 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15- Outlines returned
- Presentation proposal due
- Draft essay 3—bring 3 copies to class tomorrow
- Essay 3 draft 1 due
- More short story group work
- Comment on peer essays for tomorrow
- Commented peer drafts due
- Book Club—NOTE different day for BC!
- Revise essay 3 –due as ticket for seminar
- Seminar 3 group 1
Revise essay once more based on new ideas/info during seminar—due Tues. /
- Seminar 3 group 2
Revise essay once more based on new ideas/info during seminar—due Tues.
Final poetry reading list and journal prompt posted online
WEEK 8: / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22
- No school
- President’s Day
- Work on individual presentation
- Essay 3 due
- Assign Essay 4
- Watch The Glass Menagerie
Work on individual presentation /
- Watch The Glass Menagerie
Work on individual presentation /
- Watch The Glass Menagerie
- Small group work re: play
Draft essay 4 proposal—due tomorrow /
- Book Club—last reading discussion day
- Essay 4 proposal due
- Outline essay 4—due Mon
- Complete individual presentations
This calendar represents a best effort at planning; however, things can and do happen, so changes may occur.
WEEK 9:
/ 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29- Individual presentations
- Essay 4 outline due
- Prioritize your work as needed
- Individual presentations
- Return essay 4 outline
- Draft essay 4 due Thurs. for commenting—bring 3 copies
- Individual presentations
- Draft essay 4 due Thurs. for commenting—bring 3 copies
- Individual presentations
- Discussion of play continues if time allows
Comment on peer drafts of essay 4 /
- Essay 4 draft due for commenting
- Discussion of play continues
- Return commented peer essays
Revise essay 4
Read as needed
WEEK 10: March / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
- Book Club—working on presentation now
- Work on BC presentation
- Poetry discussion/activity
Revise essay 4 for seminar as your ticket /
- Seminar 4 group 2
Revise essay once more based on new ideas/info during seminar—due Fri /
- Seminar 4 group 1
Revise essay once more based on new ideas/info during seminar—due Fri /
- Book Club—working on presentation
- Essay 4 due
WEEK 11:
/ 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14- Poetry discussion/activity
- Assign (reminder, really) Final Collection & reflection essay
- Work on Book Club presentation
- Prepare final collection
- Poetry discussion/activity (to be graded)
- Work on Book Club presentation
- Prepare final collection
- Poetry discussion/activity (to be graded)
- Work on Book Club presentation
- Prepare final collection
- Catch up & Q&A as needed
- Group work on Book Club Presentations—Dress Rehearsal?
Work on Book Club presentation
Prepare final collection /
- Group work on Book Club Presentations—Dress Rehearsal?
- Final collection due
Work on Book Club presentation
WEEK 12: / 17 / Final exam week / 18 / Final exam week / 19 / Final exam week / 20 / 21
- No school
- Study Day—prepare for final exams or presentations
- This is our final exam day. All presentations will be done on this day.
- Final Collections will be returned.