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Tuesday
5/22
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
Tuesday
5/29
11:59 pm
Complete the Contact Your Instructor assignment
1. 9 am
Tuesday
5/29
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
5/31
11:59 pm
Post to the Introductions discussion board and
respond to classmates
Summary response submission
2. 9 am
Thurs.
5/31
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
Develop your working knowledge
Sun.
6/3
11:59 pm
Participate in the Exercise 1: This I Believe discussion
board
Submit the Exercise 2 assignment
Submit Exercise 1.2 assignment.
OPTIONAL: send me an email with the topic that is
most appealing to you at this point.
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3. 9 am
Sunday
6/3
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
Tues.
6/5
11:59 pm
OPTIONAL (again): send me an email with the topic
that is most appealing to you at this point
Participate in the Exercise 1.4 discussion board
Submit the proposal
4. 9 am
Tues.
6/5
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
Thurs.
6/7
11:59 pm
Participate in the Interview Brainstorming discussion
board
5. 9 am
Thursday
6/7
View the Field Research basics video
View the Interview Basics video
View materials in the section labeled Best Practices for
Interviews
View the materials in the section labeled Looking ahead:
How might I use my interviews?
Finalize your list of questions
Complete your interviews
Sunday
6/10
11:59 pm
6. 9 am
Sunday.
6/10
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
Tues.
6/12
11:59 pm
Submit your Field Research short report
7. 9 am
Tuesday
6/12
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.
6/14
11:59 pm
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8. 9 am
Thurs.
6/14
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.
Sun.
6/17
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
Sunday
6/17
Tues.
6/19
11:59 pm
Submit your annotated bibliography
10. 9 am
Tues.
6/19
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
Thurs.
6/21
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
OPTIONAL: Schedule a phone conference
11. 9 am
Thursday
6/21
Revisit your thesis
Revisit your organizational plan.
Complete Exercise 4.3 “Three Ways In.”
OPTIONAL: Read sample student essays.
Work on your paper!
Sun.
6/24
11:59 pm
OPTIONAL: Schedule a phone conference.
Participate the Exercise 4.3 “Three Ways In”
discussion board.
12. 9 am Sun.
6/24
Review effective source use
Review writing for your audience
Work on your paper!
Tues.
6/26
11:59 pm
Post your draft in two places for feedback
OPTIONAL: Schedule a phone conference.
13. 9 am
Tues.
6/26
Reflect on past peer feedback experiences
Watch the 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
Thurs.
6/28 11:59
pm
Read and respond to at least two other drafts on the
discussion board
OPTIONAL: Schedule a phone conference.
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14. 9 am
Thursday
6/28
Read the feedback you received on your draft from your
readers and make revisions.
Sun.
7/1
11:59 pm
OPTIONAL: Schedule a phone conference.
15. 9 am Sun.
7/1
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
Tues. 7/3
11:59 pm
Submit your essay
OPTIONAL: Post your essay to the Gallery
16. 9 am
Tues. 7/3
Complete one reflection activity.
Prepare a presentation
Thurs.
7/5
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)
17. 9 am
Thursday
7/5
Fri. 7/6
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