English 101 Online Spring 2017 Course Schedule

1. Course Schedule
Please note that this schedule may change as we progress through the semester; changes to the schedule will be posted on weekly
BbLearn posts.
Week Reading Task, Complete on
Monday
Discussion Boards, Complete
Original Posts on Tuesday by
11:59pm, Response Posts on
Wednesday by 11:59pm, and
Reply to Response Posts on
Thursday by 11:59pm
Invention Work, Complete by
Sunday at 11:59pm
1 (1/11-1/15) Syllabus and Schedule Discussion Board #1: Introductions Completing alternate writing
placement process:
www.writeclassuidaho.com
2 (1/16-1/22) • Essay 1 Assignment Instructions
• Allyn and Bacon Guide, pages
17-20
• Allyn and Bacon Guide, pages
125-131
• Sherry Turkle, Introduction to
Evocative Objects: Things We
Think With (PDF on BbLearn)
Discussion Board #2: Finding an
artifact for Essay #1
• Description of Learning
Artifact
• Idea Draft Essay #1
3 (1/23-1/29) • Allyn and Bacon Guide, pages
26-32
Discussion Board #3: Organizing
Essay #1 for a reader—purpose,
thesis, and body paragraphs
• Rough Draft Essay #1 Due
4 (1/30-2/5) • Allyn and Bacon Guide, pages
418-423
• Allyn and Bacon Guide, pages
426-431
Discussion Board #4: Peer Review
Essay #1
• Final Draft Essay #1 Due
5 (2/6-2/12) • Essay 2 Assignment Instructions
• Allyn and Bacon Guide pages
42-57
• Link to readings on the
connections between rhetoric
and social media use on
BbLearn
• Allyn and Bacon pages 57-65
Discussion Board #5: Critical
reading and researching context
• Analyzing the rhetorical
situation
6 (2/13-2/19) • Allyn and Bacon Guide pages
451-458
• Amanda Lenhart piece linked
on BbLearn
Discussion Board #6: Analysis of a
SNS User Profile and making a
claim for Essay #2
• Rough Draft Essay #2 Due
7 (2/20-2/26) • Allyn and Bacon Guide 82-88
• Allyn and Bacon Guide 66-74
• Allyn and Bacon Guide 543-556
• Allyn and Bacon Guide 451-458
Discussion Board #7: Peer Review
Essay #2
• Final Draft Essay #2 Due
8 (2/27-3/5) • Essay 3 Assignment Instructions
• Articles in the “Articles for
Essay 3” folder on BbLearn
• Allyn and Bacon pages 88-92
• Allyn and Bacon pages 102-105
• Allyn and Bacon pages 29-31
• Allyn and Bacon pages 92-102
Discussion Board #8: Summarizing
the author’s argument
• Believing and Doubting
Game
• Generating a Strong
Response

2. 9 (3/6-3/12) • Allyn and Bacon pages 113-116
• Review your article for Essay 3
Discussion Board #9: Creating a
thesis that projects your desired
claim, provides insight to your
support, and creates organization
for your reader
• Rough Draft Essay #2 Due
No Class 3/13-
3/19: Spring
Break
10 (3/20-3/26)
• Allyn and Bacon Guide pages
439-451
• As He Himself Puts It (PDF on
BbLearn)
Discussion Board #10: Peer
Review Essay #3
• Final Draft Essay #3 Due
11 (3/27-4/2) • Essay 4 Assignment Instructions
• Allyn and Bacon pages 284-294
• Read Room for Debate articles
posted on BbLearn
Discussion Board #11: Summary
and connection to synthesis
question
• Comparing Texts
• Exploring your own ideas
12 (4/3-4/9) • Allyn and Bacon pages 294-303
• Allyn and Bacon pages 305-308
Discussion Board #12: Integrating
your idea into the synthesis essay
• Rough Draft Essay #4 Due
13 (4/10-4/16) • Allyn and Bacon pages 308-310 Discussion Board #13: Peer
Review Essay #4
• Final Draft Essay #4 Due
14 (4/17-4/23) • Portfolio Instructions
• Allyn and Bacon pages 623-632
Discussion Board #14: Picking
essays for your portfolio + revision
plans
• Revision of Essay #3,
annotated
15 (4/24-4/30) • Example portfolio on BbLearn Discussion Board #15: Peer
Review Reflective Letter
• Revision of Essay #?,
annotated
16 (4/31-5/3 at
noon)
Final Portfolio Due at noon on
Wednesday, 5/3