This document outlines the schedule and assignments for an English composition course divided into four units. The first unit focuses on personal narratives and place-identity. It includes two blog posts, responses, and a final narrative draft. The second unit covers the research process, including an annotated bibliography and topic proposal. The third unit is a place studies research essay with an outline and final draft. The fourth and final unit is a multi-genre analysis of a local place or space, with an outline and completed project. The course concludes with final reflections. Key due dates are provided for all reading responses, writing assignments, and project drafts.

1. UNIT 1: Personal Narrative: Place-Identity
DATE TOPICS READING DUE WRITING DUE
WEEK 1
6/12-6/16
Last day to
add a
course: 6/14
• Introduction to course
• Introduction to Unit 1
• Narrative Components
• Writing Open-Form Prose
• Syllabus & Schedule
• Unit 1 Assignment
Sheet
• A&B pgs 125-130, 475-
486
• Didion, White, and
Bauman example
narrative essays
• Blog Post 1 by
Wednesday 6/14
• 1 Blog Response by
Friday 6/16
• Optional Narrative
Essay Rough Draft
Email by Noon Saturday
6/18
WEEK 2
6/19-6/23
• Editing for Style
• Narrative Writing as a
Stepping-Stone
• A&B pgs 649-656
• Blog Post 2 by
Wednesday 6/21
• 1 Blog Response by
Friday 6/23
• Final Draft of Narrative
Submit on BbLearn by
11:59 pm Friday 6/23
UNIT 2: The Research Process
DATE TOPICS READING DUE WRITING DUE
WEEK 3
6/26-6/30
LIBRARY WEEK
• The research
process
• Library navigation
• Annotated
bibliography
• Looking Ahead to
The Unit 3
Research
Assignment
• A&B pgs 155-158, 508-
535, 649-656,
• Unit 2 Assignment Sheet
• Look through Unit 3
Assignment Sheet
• Annotated Bibliography
Example (MLA 8
Document)
• Blog Post 3 by
Wednesday 6/28
• 1 Blog Response by
Friday 6/30
• All Library Week
associated quizzes and
activities due by Friday
6/30
• Annotated Bibliography
Submit on BbLearn by
11:59 Friday 6/30
• Writing an Essay
Proposal
• Making sense of
research
• Topic Proposal
Assignment Sheet &
Example
• Topic Brainstorming
Questions
• Blog Post 4 by
Wednesday 7/5
• 1 Blog Response by
Friday 7/7
• Research Essay Topic
Proposal
Submit on BbLearn by
11:59 pm Friday 7/7
ENGL 102 Course Schedule SU 2017
WEEK 4
7/3-7/7

2. UNIT 3: Place Studies Research Essay
DATE TOPICS READING DUE WRITING DUE
WEEK 5
7/10-7/14
Last day to
withdraw:
7/14
• Introduction to Unit 3
• Incorporating Sources
into Your Own Writing
• Thesis Statements and
Calls to Action
• Outlining
• Unit 3 Assignment Sheet
• A&B pgs 543-558, 657-677
• Example Outline
Worksheet
• Blog Post 5 by Wednesday
7/12
• 1 Blog Response by
Friday 7/14
• Research Essay Outline
Submit on BbLearn by
11:59 pm Friday 7/14
• Optional Rough Draft of
Research Essay
Email by Noon Saturday
7/16
WEEK 6
7/17-7/21
• Editing for Punctuation
and Mechanics
• Understanding Sentence
Structure
• MLA 8 Citations
• A&B pgs 561-576, 615-631
• Review MLA 8 Document
• Blog Post 6 by Wednesday
7/19
• 1 Blog Response by
Friday 7/21
• Final Draft of Research
Essay Submit on
BbLearn by 11:59 pm
7/21
UNIT 4: Multi-Genre: Analysis of a UI Place or Space
DATE TOPICS READING DUE WRITING DUE
WEEK 7
7/24-7/28
• Introduction to Unit 4
• Place/Space Analysis
• Spatial Rhetoric
• Multi-Genre Assignments
• Unit 4 Assignment Sheet
• Outline of Project Sheet
• A&B pgs 488-502
• Blog Post 7 by Wednesday
7/26
• 1 Blog Response by
Friday 7/28
WEEK 8
7/31-8/4
• Final Reflections
• ENGL 102 Wrap Up
• Final Reflection
Assignment Sheet
• A&B pgs 599-602
• Blog Post 8 by Thursday
8/3 11:59 pm
• 1 Blog Response by
Friday 8/4 11:59 pm
• Unit 4 Project by
Thursday 8/3 11:59 pm
(must post something to
BbLearn Dropbox)
• Final Reflection Submit
on BbLearn by Friday
8/4 11:59 pm