1. Course schedules are subject to change as we progress
UNIT 1: Personal Narrative: Place-Identity
DATE
TUESDAY THURSDAY
COMPOSITION DUE
(all work due by 11:59 pm on
Fridays unless otherwise noted)
WEEK 1
8/21-8/25
-Introduction to Course and
Classroom Decorum
-Introduction to Unit 1 and
Place-Identity
Readings Due
Syllabus & Schedule posted
on BbLearn:
http://bblearn.uidaho.edu
-Narrative Components
-Picking Your Place
Readings Due
-Unit 1 Assignment Sheet &
Supplementary Materials
-Didion and White essays
Journal Post #1
Post your favorite free-write
in the BbLearn discussion
forum by every Friday night.
Reply to at least 1 of your
peers by the end of the
following Monday
WEEK 2
8/28-9/1
Last day to
add a
course-8/28
To drop-9/1
-The Thing & The Other
Thing, Extending Your
Writing Beyond the
Personal
Readings Due
-The Situation and the Story
-A&B Guide Narrative
Techniques
NO CLASS: ONE-ON-ONE
CONFERENCES
Not attending your scheduled
conference will take up one of
your 4 unexcused absences
Journal Post #2
Narrative Essay Rough
Draft
WEEK 3
9/4-9/8
NO CLASS: ONE-ON-ONE
CONFERENCES
PEER DRAFTING
WORKSHOP
Bring to class a hard-copy of
anything and everything you
have at this point (rough
draft or otherwise)
Journal Post #3
-Editing for Style
-The Art of Revision
Readings Due
-The Craft of Revision
-Narrative Writing as a
Stepping-Stone
- PROFESSIONAL LIFE
WRITING SKILLS
WORKSHOP DAY #1
Writing a Professional Email
Journal Post #4
Narrative Essay Final
Draft
ENGL 102 Course Schedule FA 2017
WEEK 4
9/11-9/15
2. UNIT 2: The Research Process
DATE
TUESDAY THURSDAY
COMPOSITION DUE
(all work due by 11:59 pm on
Fridays unless otherwise noted)
WEEK 5
9/18-9/22
Administrative
Deadlines
Tuesday,
September 19:
Early Warning
Grades due.
-Introduction to Unit 2 and
Research
-Looking Ahead to The Unit
3 Research Assignment,
Picking a Topic
Readings Due
Unit 2 Assignment Sheet &
Supp. Materials
-Writing an Essay Proposal
Readings Due
Essay Proposal Assignment
Sheet & Example
Becoming Rhetorical Ch. 1
Journal Post #5
WEEK 6
9/25-9/29
-Creating a Research Plan
-The Rhetorical Problem:
Crisis
Readings Due
-Becoming Rhetorical First
Half Ch. 6
(Caitlin is in The Wild)
-Defining Your Audience
Readings Due
-Becoming Rhetorical Second
Half Ch. 6
Research Essay Topic
Proposal is Due by
Monday, September 25th
11:59 pm
Journal Post #6
WEEK 7
10/2-10/6
(Caitlin is in The Wild)
Professional Life Writing
Skills Workshop Day #2 (?)
Resumes, CVs, and Cover
Letters
-Introduction to Library
Week
-Annotated Bibliography
Formatting and Expectations
Journal Post #7
WEEK 8
10/9-10/13
Administrative
Deadlines
Midterm week
LIBRARY WEEK
Report to the Library
Each Day
Journal Post #8
All Library Week Work
Annotated Bibliography
3. UNIT 3: Place Studies Research Essay
DATE
TUESDAY THURSDAY
COMPOSITION DUE
(all work due by 11:59 pm on
Fridays unless otherwise noted)
WEEK 9
10/16-10/20
Administrative
Deadlines
Midterm
grades due:
10/16
-Introduction to Unit 3
-Incorporating Sources into
Your Own Writing
Readings Due
-Unit 3 Assignment Sheet
& Supp. Materials
-Essay Outlining
-Thesis Statements and Calls
to Action
Readings Due
-Essay Outline Assignment
Sheet & Example
-Becoming Rhetorical Ch. 12
Journal Post #9
WEEK 10
10/23-10/27
Administrative
Deadlines
Friday, 10/30:
Last day to
withdraw
from a class,
change to
audit, or
withdraw
from semester.
NO CLASS: ONE-ON-ONE
CONFERENCES
NO CLASS: ONE-ON-ONE
CONFERENCES
Research Essay Outline is
Due by Monday, October
23rd 11:59 pm
Journal Post #10
Research Essay Rough Draft
WEEK 11
10/30-11/3
Incorporating Sources into
Your Own Writing
Readings Due
-Incorporating Sources
Example
-The 4 Steps For Making an
Argument
PEER DRAFTING
WORKSHOP
Bring to class a hard-copy of
anything and everything you
have at this point (rough draft
or otherwise)
Journal Post #11
WEEK 12
11/6-11/10
-MLA 8 Citations &
Formatting for Research
Essays
Readings Due
MLA 8 Doc
In-Class Work Day Journal Post #12
Research Essay Final Draft
4. UNIT 4: Multi-Genre: Analysis of a UI Place or Space
DATE TUESDAY THURSDAY COMPOSITION DUE
(all work due by 11:59 pm on
Fridays unless otherwise noted)
WEEK 13
11/13-11/17
-Introduction to Unit 4 and
Spatial Rhetoric
-Presentation Day Drawing
-Multi-Genre Assignment
Expectations and
Clarification
Readings Due
Unit 4 Assignment Sheet &
Supp. Materials
FIELD TRIP DAY
Dress for the weather that
day
Journal Post #13
WEEK 14
11/20-12/24 FALL RECESS
WEEK 15
11/27-12/1
NO CLASS
ONE-ON-ONE
CONFERENCES
NO CLASS
ONE-ON-ONE
CONFERENCES
Journal Post #14
WEEK 16
12/4-12/8
Presentation Day 1 Presentation Day 2 Journal Post #15
Multi-Genre Projects Due on
Day of Presentation
WEEK 17
12/11-12/15
FINALS WEEK
No Classes
Final Reflection Due by
Tuesday December 12
11:59 pm
