This document outlines the activities and assignments for an English course over the semester. It includes 16 modules that must be completed by assigned due dates. The modules involve activities like reading course materials, participating in discussion boards, conducting interviews, writing drafts and revisions of a research paper, and giving peer feedback on drafts. The goal is for students to develop a research paper on a topic of their choice through a process of exploration, research, writing and revision across the semester.

1. Activities
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Activities Due Date Submissions
9 am
Monday
10/22
 Read/view items in the Start Here folder:
o Welcome letter
o About Your Instructor video
o About this course video
o Tour of the course video
o Course overview video
o How does English 2 fit in with my degree? Video
o Syllabus
 Complete the Contact Your Instructor assignment
Mon.
10/29
11:59 pm
 Complete the Contact Your Instructor assignment
1. 9 am
Monday
10/22
 View General Discussion Board instructions video
 Read summary response assignment guidelines
 Read an article/view video and annotate.
 Read about how to outline (with grid?)
 Outline the text.
 Read about how to summarize
 Read about how to respond
 Write summary/response paragraph
 Read Appendix B
 View Submitting Assignments video
Thurs.
11/1
11:59 pm
 Post to the discussion board and respond to classmates
 Summary response submission
2. 9 am
Thurs.
11/1
 Read the introduction to The Curious Researcher
 Complete Exercises 1 and 2
 OPTIONAL: Read other examples of creative research
papers.
 Read Chapter 1 of The Curious Researcher
 Complete Exercises 1.1 and 1.2
 OPTIONAL: send me an email with the topic that is most
appealing to you at this point.
 Develop your working knowledge
Mon.
11/5
11:59 pm
 Participate in the Exercise 1: This I Believe discussion
board
 Submit the Exercise 2 assignment
 Submit Exercise 1.2 assignment.

2. Activities
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3. 9 am
Monday
11/5
 OPTIONAL (again): send me an email with the topic that
is most appealing to you at this point
 Continue to develop working knowledge about your topic
 Use the ideas in the Narrowing the Subject section to focus
your idea
 Complete Exercise 1.4
 Refine your inquiry questions based on the feedback you
get from your classmates.
 Write your proposal
Thurs.
11/8
11:59 pm
 Participate in the Exercise 1.4 discussion board
 Submit the proposal
4. 9 am
Thurs.
11/8
 Read the Chapter 2 section about fieldwork
 Brainstorm a list of ideas for interview subjects
 Review the other materials in the Module
 Set up your interviews
 Prepare for the interviews and begin conducting them
Mon.
11/12
11:59 pm
 Participate in the Interview Brainstorming discussion
board
5. 9 am
Monday
11/12
 View the Field Research basics video
 View the Interview Basics video
 View the videos and review the articles in the section
labeled Best Practices for Interviews
 View the videos and review the articles in the section
labeled Looking ahead: How might I use my interviews?
 Finalize your list of questions
 Complete your interviews
Thurs.
11/15
11:59 pm
6. 9 am
Thurs.
11/15
 Read the introduction to APA style, the section on
formatting, and the section on citing an interview in the
Appendix section of your text
 Write your Field Research short report
Mon.
11/19
11:59 pm
 Submit your Field Research short report

3. Activities
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7. 9 am
Monday
11/19
 Read Chapter 2
 Watch Madison College Library’s HOWLER tutorials
 Decide on a strategy for organizing your sources.
 Conduct library research
 Conduct internet research
 Read and annotate your sources
Thurs.
11/22
11:59 pm
 None—Happy Thanksgiving!
8. 9 am
Thurs.
11/22
 Read Appendix C.
 Read Chapter 3
 Create 5 APA Reference list entries with cited, integrated
quotes
 Complete 2 Chapter 3 exercises with your own sources.
Mon.
11/26
11:59 pm
 Submit 5 APA Reference list entries and cited,
integrated quotes to the discussion board.
 Comment on at least two other posts.
 Submit 2 Chapter 3 exercises
9. 9 am
Monday
11/26
Thurs.
11/29
11:59 pm
 Submit your annotated bibliography
10. 9 am
Thurs.
11/29
 Read the final paper assignment.
 Read the section of your text about Understanding
Research Assignments.
 Complete the “Transition to Writing” freewrite
 Read Chapter 4
 Complete Exercise 4.1: “Dialogue with Dave”
 Complete Exercise 4.2 "Sharpening Your Point"
 Start planning and writing
 OPTIONAL: Plan for a phone conference
Mon.
12/3
11:59 pm
 Participate in the “Transition to Writing” discussion
board
 Participate in the Exercise 4.1: “Dialogue with Dave”
discussion board
 Participate in the Exercise 4.2 "Sharpening Your
Point" Discussion Board
11. 9 am
Monday
12/3
 Revisit your thesis
 Revisit your organizational plan.
 OPTIONAL: Schedule a phone conference.
 Complete Exercise 4.3 “Three Ways In.”
 OPTIONAL: Read sample student essays.
 Work on your paper!
Thurs.
12/6
11:59 pm
 Participate the Exercise 4.3 “Three Ways In”
discussion board.

4. Activities
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12. 9 am
Thurs.
12/6
 Review effective source use
 Review writing for your audience
Mon.
12/10
11:59 pm
 Post your draft in two places for feedback
13. 9 am
Monday
12/10
 Reflect on past peer feedback experiences
 Watch the English Department’s video “Peer Review Made
Easy.”
 Read Chapter 5 sections about reader feedback
 Read my guiding principles for reading and responding
 Read the sample response template
 Read the feedback you received on your draft
 Consider an instructor conference
Thurs.
12/13
11:59 pm
 Read and respond to at least two other drafts on the
discussion board
14. 9 am
Thurs.
12/13
 Read the feedback you received on your draft from your
readers and make revisions.
 Reread your revised paper
 Create a purpose card
 Read Chapter 5 and complete exercises 5.1 and 5.3
 Read Chapter 4 section “Writing a Strong Ending.”
 Choose additional revision activities to complete
 Write an abstract.
 Use the final submission checklist
Mon.
12/17
11:59 pm
 Submit your essay
 OPTIONAL: Post your essay to the Gallery
15. 9 am
Monday
12/17
 Complete one reflection activity.
 Prepare a presentation.
Thurs.
12/20
11:59 pm
 Post reflection activity to the discussion board.
 Post presentation to the discussion board
 Respond to classmates (note: you have until 11:59 pm
Friday for this step)
16. 9 am
Thursday
12/20
Fri.
12/21
11:59 pm
 Continue watching classmates' presentations and
adding responses to the discussion board
 OPTIONAL: Continue responding to the Gallery
 OPTIONAL: Give feedback about the course