English 1010 Course Schedule: Tuesday/Thursday

Week / Day / Date / Notes for Instructor[1] / Assignment
M / 08-29 / Semester begins
Required class work: first-day writing prompt
1 / T / 08-30 / Suggested class work: define terms; trace and map an identity category in one text. / Read Identity-Category Articles
R / 09-01 / Assignment 1a: Critical Reaction
2 / T / 09-06 / Labor Day
R / 09-08 / Spend some time here parsing Rodriguez' writing itself - look at not only the emotional appeal of his text but also how he accomplishes this through the task of writing. / Read Rodriguez, “The Achievement of Desire”
M / 09-12 / Courses dropped after this date will have a “W” for withdrawal recorded on the academic record. Last day to add or drop courses without additional signatures
3 / T / 09-13 / Suggested classwork; discuss writing moves (i.e. Joseph Harris); create a class vocabulary for these texts. / Thinking and Writing Though Assignment 1 (ex:putting into conversation Rodriguez and the text from 1a)
R / 09-15 / Rough Draft: Assignment 1 Due
4 / T / 09-20 / The first "Peer Review" day may take the form of small group conferences, individual meetings, or partner work, among other forms. / Peer Review Work
R / 09-22 / Final Draft: Assignment 1 Due
5 / T / 09-27 / Read Bechdel
R / 09-29 / Read Morris
6 / T / 10-04 / This unit includes a lot of reading - be sure to contextualize the reading within the larger course inquiry and continue to put them in conversation with one another in class discussions! / Read Anzaldua
R / 10-06 / Assignment 2a
7 / T / 10-11 / By asking for three texts, we encourage students to dig a little deeper than a quick Google search might allow. Having multiple options for potential texts also encourages a student to weigh feedback from you and his/her peers before deciding on a text on which to focus in the essay. / Bring in 3 texts as potential outside sources for Assignment 2; included short list or explanation of how these texts might work in the assignment
R / 10-13 / Suggested classwork: model potential paper structures / Thinking and Writing Through Assignment 2: put your chosen text "in conversation" with Bechdel or Anzaldua
8 / T / 10-18 / Rough Draft: Assignment 2 Due
R / 10-20 / Peer Review Work
9 / T / 10-25 / Because this assignment is more complex than the first, we have two days of in-class work. This can take the form of small group conferencing, peer review, or self editing processes such as reverse outlines. / Peer Review Work (or likewise)
R / 10-27 / Final Draft: Assignment 2 Due
M / 10-31 / Last day to drop a course / Read Appiah: Part 1
10 / T / 11-01 / This would be a good day for the first part of an Info Lit lesson, in which students meet in the library and use the library resources to look up many of the scholarly references Appiah uses in his own text. This can help contribute to a lexicon of terminology that will be relevant to Assignment 3. Be aware, however, that only one instructor can book the library classroom at a time. / Read Appiah: Part 2
R / 11-03 / Suggested class work; Small group work/peer review to help select interesting issues/topics/questions, showing a variety of potential avenues of inquirs / Assignment 3a
11 / T / 11-08 / Info Lit/Research Day related to 3b / Assignment 3b
R / 11-10 / Assignment 3c
12 / T / 11-15 / Work on Assignment 3
R / 11-17 / Rough Draft: Assignment 3
T / 11-22 / Thanksgiving break
R / 11-24 / Thanksgiving break
13 / T / 11-29 / Peer Review Work
R / 12-01 / You may wish to spend the first part of this class allowing students to review their own work with particular goals in mind. This self-editing is an effective way to encourage careful final drafts. If you do this, you may suggest that students submit complete drafts electronically by the end of the day or in 24 hours. / Final Draft: Assignment 3
14 / T / 12-06
R / 12-08 / Rough Draft: Assignment 4
F / 12-09 / Last day of fall semester classes
TBD / Final Exam Date / Final Draft: Assignment 4
W / 12-21 / Deadline for submitting grades

English 1010 Course Schedule: Monday/Wednesday

Week / Day / Date / Notes for Instructor[2] / Assignment
1 / M / 08-29 / Semester begins
Required class work: first-day writing prompt
W / 08-31 / Suggested class work: define terms; trace and map an identity category in one text. / Read Four Identity-Category Articles
2 / M / 09-05 / Assignment 1a: Critical Reaction
W / 09-07 / Labor Day - No Class
3 / M / 09-12 / Spend some time here parsing Rodriguez' writing itself - look at not only the emotional appeal of his text but also how he accomplishes this through the task of writing. / Read Rodriguez
W / 09-14 / Courses dropped after this date will have a “W” for withdrawal recorded on the academic record. Last day to add or drop courses without additional signatures. Suggested class work; discuss writing moves (i.e. Joseph Harris); create a class vocabulary for these texts. / Thinking and Writing Though Assignment 1 (ex:putting into conversation Rodriguez and the text from 1a)
4 / M / 09-19 / Rough Draft: Assignment 1 Due
W / 09-21 / The first "Peer Review" day may take the form of small group conferences, individual meetings, or partner work, among other forms. / Peer Review Work
5 / M / 09-26 / Final Draft: Assignment 1 Due
W / 09-28 / Read Bechdel
6 / M / 10-03 / Read Morris
W / 10-05 / This unit includes a lot of reading - be sure to contextualize the reading within the larger course inquiry and continue to put them in conversation with one another in class discussions! / Read Anzaldua
7 / M / 10-10 / Assignment 2a
W / 10-12 / By asking for three texts, we encourage students to dig a little deeper than a quick Google search might allow. Having multiple options for potential texts also encourages a student to weigh feedback from you and his/her peers before deciding on a text on which to focus in the essay. / Bring in 3 texts as potential outside sources for Assignment 2; included short list or explanation of how these texts might work in the assignment
8 / M / 10-17 / Suggested class work: model paper structure. / Thinking and Writing Through Assignment 2: put your chosen text "in conversation" with Bechdel or Anzaldua
W / 10-19 / Suggested class work: writing workshop in-class to help students work on their draft of Assignment 2. You may wish to consider making the rough draft due on Friday of this week so students can have time to apply their in-class work from today. / Rough Draft: Assignment 2 Due
9 / M / 10-24 / Peer Review Work
W / 10-26 / Final Draft: Assignment 2 Due
10 / M / 10-31 / Last day to drop a course. This would be a good day for the first part of an Info Lit lesson, in which students meet in the library and use the library resources to look up many of the scholarly references Appiah uses in his own text. This can help contribute to a lexicon of terminology that will be relevant to Assignment 3. Be aware, however, that only one instructor can book the library classroom at a time. / Read Appiah: Part 1
W / 11-02 / Read Appiah: Part 2
11 / M / 11-07 / Suggested class work; Small group work/peer review to help select interesting issues/topics/questions, showing a variety of potential avenues of inquirs / Assignment 3a
W / 11-09 / Info Lit/Research Day related to 3b / Assignment 3b
12 / M / 11-14 / Assignment 3c
W / 11-16 / Rough Draft: Assignment 3
M / 11-21 / Thanksgiving break
W / 11-23 / Thanksgiving break
13 / M / 11-28 / Peer Review Work
W / 11-30 / You may wish to spend the first part of this class allowing students to review their own work with particular goals in mind. This self-editing is an effective way to encourage careful final drafts. If you do this, you may suggest that students submit complete drafts electronically by the end of the day or in 24 hours. / Final Draft: Assignment 3
14 / M / 12-05
W / 12-07 / Rough Draft: Assignment 4
F / 12-09 / Last Day of Fall Semester Classes
TBD / Final Exam Date / Final Draft: Assignment 4
W / 12-21 / Deadline for submitting grades

[1]These notes are intended for instructors, and should not be published in the course syllabus.

[2]These notes are intended for instructors, and should not be published in the course syllabus.