ENGL 101S Enhanced Reading Course Calendar and Assignments

Calendar
About Journals
Journal Assignments

HOW TO USE THIS CALENDAR
As this is a class that requires diligence and continual attention to deadlines, following the calendar is especially important. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT ONE FOLLOWS THE CALENDAR as to when assignments and other work are due. Week one is the first full week of regular classes….generally, weeks for spring break and such do not count as a week on the school calendar.

Below is the course calendar. Be aware that reading listed for a week is due THAT WEEK. Likewise, written assignments are due as indicated on CANVAS. THERE IS NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED. Thus, getting behind more than three weeks in a course like this is often fatal, so keep up with the work. ASK QUESTIONS.

Reading assignments are linked in the calendar. Writing tasks are explained at the end of each chapter.

Using all of this information requires a bit of organization, so follow these general instructions. For each week, begin by reading assigned work from the calendar. Following that, read the online presentation of the format strategy for the week, (Fragments, Org & Outline, Quoting Your Sources, How To Take A Test, etc.). You are also required to read the discussion of the MODE for that week in Online Presentations (Process, Using Examples, Description, etc.). This will allow you to follow the schedule and be topical in the class room. Read the directions. Most of this syllabus is self-explanatory.

This is the map of our activities for the next 16 weeks.

Tentative Schedule

WEEK 1

Internet:

Primary Text:

Wong. "How The Karate Kid Ruined the Modern World"

WEEK 2

Internet:

Primary Text:

King. "Why We Crave Horror Movies"

ASSIGNMENT: Explanation Essay

WEEK 3

Internet:

ASSIGNMENT: Example Essay

WEEK 4

Internet:

Primary Text:

Kurtis, A&E. "She Never Came Home," A&E Cold Case Files, S1E3

ASSIGNMENT: Deduction Essay; (Using evidence to draw a conclusion)

WEEK 5

Internet:

Anecdote (A Brief Incident About You)

Primary Text:

Jay Thomas - Lone Ranger Story Scroll down 1/2 page to video of Thomas and Letterman
- To understand this story, you should have at least passing knowledge of the following (depending on which version of the story you hear):

ASSIGNMENT: Anecdote Essay

WEEK 6

Internet:

Observation, Description

Primary Text:

ASSIGNMENT: Begin Classification Essay

WEEK 7

Internet

Primary Text:

ASSIGNMENT: Classification Essay Due

WEEK 8

Internet:

Primary Text:

ASSIGNMENT: Compare and Contrast Essay

WEEK 9

Internet:

Primary Text:

ASSIGNMENT: Cause and Effect Essay

WEEK 10

Internet:

Primary Text:

ASSIGNMENT: Definition Essay

WEEK 11

Internet:

Primary Text:

ASSIGNMENT: Process Paper

WEEK 12

Internet:

Primary Text:

ASSIGNMENT: Literary Analysis

WEEK 13

Internet:

WEEK 14

Finishing up...Final Test prep

WEEK 15

Papers and Journals due
Final Exam

WEEK 16

Finals week

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