Tentative Schedule of Assignments
See your syllabus and specific assignment handouts for detailed requirements. Assigned reading comes from the Engaging Inquiry text.
| Week 1 | |
| Jan 19 | Introduction
to the course; syllabus overview and D2L
orientation Print out syllabus and schedule for next class |
| Jan 21 | General
introduction to the differences among the disciplines, read pp. 1-7, and
the various style sheets, read pp. 534-546 Visit websites for each style sheet Discuss Style Sheet Project, set up project groups |
| Week 2 | |
| Jan 24 | Commit to assignment schedule for
essays and to Style Sheet Project Set up peer groups of 3 students for feedback on essays Individual homepages due by midnight Tuesday, 1/25 |
| Jan 26 | Introduce Library Tutorials;
complete quizzes by 2/9 for HW credit Begin work on the Style Sheet Project in class |
| Jan 28 | Continue work on Style Sheet Project in class |
| Week 3 | |
| Jan 31 | Catch up day 75% Refund Deadline |
| Feb 2 | Introduce the Summary
& Response essay Read pp. 446-55; 455-71; be ready to discuss selections in depth in class |
| Feb 4 | Work on draft 1 the Summary &
Response essay Collaborate with peers; share your topic and thesis through your peer group DB |
| Week 4 | |
| Feb 7 | Chicago Style Sheet Presentation
(Style Sheet Project) Continue work on draft 1 |
| Feb 9 | Revise draft 1 to draft 2 to
share with peers for 1st level audience feedback, post in your peer group
DB Peer Group S/R essay in class Complete Library Tutorial quizzes by end of class today for HW credit |
| Feb 11 | Wrap up Peer Group work on S/R
essay Revise draft 2 to draft 3 to meet all requirements Last day to drop w/o a grade--25% refund deadline--Feb 13th |
| Week 5 | |
| Feb 14 | Catch up day |
| Feb 16 | Work on draft 3 to turn in by the end of class--Summary & Response essay due |
| Feb 18 | Introduce the Observation
Report essay Read Chapter 1, pp. 11-41; 50-54; be ready to discuss the characteristics and requirements for writing in the sciences |
| Week 6 | |
| Feb 21 |
Complete Sciences Quiz in class--open notes. Read Chapter 2, pp. 53-54; 89-96; 103-08 come ready to discuss the selections in depth in class |
| Feb 23 |
Work on draft 1 the Observation Report essay Collaborate with peers; share your topic and thesis through your peer group DB |
| Feb 25 | Workshop on draft 1, setting up scientific paper format, and completing as many of the sections as possible |
| Week 7 | |
| Feb 28 |
CBE Style Sheet Presentation (Style Sheet Project) Continue work on draft 1 |
| Mar 2 |
Wrap up CBE Style Sheet Presentation (Style Sheet Project) Work on O/R essay thesis |
| Mar 4 |
Work on O/R essay thesis
Revise draft 1 to draft 2 to share with peers for 1st level audience feedback, post by class time Monday, 3/14 in your peer group DB |
| Week 8 | |
| Mar 14 |
Peer Group O/R essay in class Last day to drop with a "W" March 15th |
| Mar 16 | Wrap up Peer Group work on O/R essay |
| Mar 18 |
Observation
Report essay due first thing
Introduce the Review
of the Literature essay |
| Week 9 | |
| Mar 21 | Complete Social Sciences Quiz in
class--open notes. Read Chapter 4, pp. 169-70; 188-203; 299-309; 316-19; come ready to discuss the selections in depth in class |
| Mar 23 | Work on draft 1 the Review of the
Literature essay Collaborate with peers; share your topic and thesis through your peer group DB |
| Mar 25 |
APA Style Sheet Presentation
(Style Sheet Project) Continue work on draft 1 |
| Week 10 | |
| Mar 28 | Revise draft 1 to draft 2 to
share with peers for 1st level audience feedback, post in your peer group
DB Peer Group R/L essay in class |
| Mar 30 | Wrap up Peer Group work on R/L essay |
| Apr 1 | Work on draft 3 to turn in by the end of class--Review of the Literature essay due |
| Week 11 | |
| Apr 4 | Out of class assingment: Read Chapter 5, pp. 323-60. |
| Apr 6 | Introduce the Interpretive essay; be ready to discuss the characteristics and requirements for writing in the arts & humanities |
| Apr 8 | Complete Arts & Humanities
Quiz in class--open notes. Read Chapter 6, pp. 361, 414-17; 527-29; 530-33; come ready to discuss the selections in depth in class |
| Week 12 | |
| Apr 11 | Work on draft 1 the Interpretive
essay Collaborate with peers; share your topic and thesis through your peer group DB |
| Apr 13 | MLA Style Sheet Presentation Continue work on draft 1 |
| Apr 15 |
Revise draft 1 to draft 2 to share with peers for 1st level
audience feedback, post in your peer group DB Peer Group Interpretive essay in class |
| Week 13 | |
| Apr 18 | Wrap up Peer Group work on Interpretive essay |
| Apr 20 | Work on draft 3 to turn in by the end of class--Interpretive essay due |
| Apr 22 |
Portfolio preparation Work on revisions and on out-of-class essay |
| Week 14 | |
| Apr 25 | Portfolio preparation Work on revisions and on out-of-class essay |
| Apr 27 | Portfolio due Write introductory letter in class |
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Week 15 |
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| Mar 2 | Final meeting, portfolio returned, 7:30-9:30 a.m. |
Syllabus Schedule The Peer Process Requirements & Guidelines Writing Tools Dr. Maria A. Clayton
English Department
P.O. Box 70
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37132
