WRIT 121 Calendar

Course Calendar, Fall 2009

A reminder that this calendar will change frequently, especially with links to assignments. Any printed copy is only a snapshot of an evolving document. Therefore, always check for the most recent version here, on the web. The last change was made on 17 November 2009 02:04 PM -0500. When you open this page, check out What's New first thing.

Writing Support: If you would like assistance with any writing assignments, I encourage you to visit The Writing Center in room 251 of the Arts & Sciences Building. Peer Writing Assistants are available to help you work on your writing at any stage of the writing process. You may schedule appointments by calling The Writing Center at 483-1907, or you may drop in during the open hours, posted on the door. Click on the link above for more information.

Notes on due dates

Text Reading: have assigned reading done by Mondays before 5:00 p.m.

Online Activities: We will be doing activities in the Angel discussion forum that help you prepare for essays, discuss your writing, explore the reading and so on.

I will post instructions for these activities Monday afternoons. All of these activities must be completed before the week is over, usually Saturday midnight (see below).

Assignments due: As with online activities, I will post instructions for essays, online activities and writing exercises by Mondays 5 p.m.

Consequently, completed work that you send to me will be due by Saturday midnight (unless otherwise noted--which it is for the week 1 writing sample).

And you can find all instructions by clicking on the assignment's label for the week, including essay assignment pages. For example, under week 1, you will find instructions linked to Writing Sample and online activities/writing exercises.

Abbreviations: CEL refers to the Composition of Everyday Life and PSM refers to a Pocket Style Manual.

Week 1 -- 8/22-8/29 Introductions; Angel and e-mail

Text reading:

Managing Your Time Successfully in an Online Course
Review Student Quick Start Guide and Angel Online Help

And--consider getting started on next week's reading

Assignments due:

Writing sample (Again, click on the link here to read the assignment page)

Online activities/writing exercises

Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8
Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16

Course Calendar, Fall 2009

Table of Contents

Notes on due dates

Week 1 -- 8/22-8/29 Introductions; Angel and e-mail

Week 2 -- 8/31-9/5 Becoming a better writer; analyzing personal experience

Week 3 -- 9/8-9/12 Analyzing relationships; prewriting and drafting essay 1: Toys: Are They Only Fun and Games?

Week 4 -- 9/14-9/19 Analyzing observation; revising and editing essay 1

Week 5 -- 9/21-9/26 Analyzing ideas; prewriting and drafting Essay 2--Sex and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll--or More?

Week 6 -- 9/28-10/3 Paragraphing; revising and editing essay 2

Week 7 -- 10/5-10/10 Analyzing Images; research and MLA; prewriting essay 3: "Television and Movies: Friends or Foes?"

Week 8 -- 10/12-10/17 Analyzing value; Using sources; drafting essay 3

Week 9 -- 10/19-10/24 Logical fallacies; revising and editing Essay 3

Week 10 -- 10/26-10/31 Analyzing causes; prewriting essay 4: Your Choice: Exploring an Issue in Pop Culture

Week 11 -- 11/2-11/7 Drafting essay 4

Week 12 -- 11/9-11/14 Revising and editing essay 4

Week 13 -- 11/16-11/21 Portfolio preparation

Week 14 -- 11/23-11/28 Portfolio preparation and submission

Week 15 -- 11/30-12/5 No Class, portfolios being read by other WRIT 121 instructors

Week 16 -- 12/7-12/12 Portfolios graded and results posted