Online 8w schedule

1. Activities
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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

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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