Syllabus part two

English 1302 Syllabus Part Two

Mon. Feb. 15 C. 4 Quiz , discuss note-taking, paraphrasing p. 65
View library databases and discuss potential topics

HW: Choose one potential topic and make a topic outline
with a thesis.

Wed. Feb. 17 Outline practice, primary and secondary source discussion,
MLA practice

HW: Write down five potential research topics.

Mon. Feb. 22 Practice thesis statements, discuss appeals. Work on MLA
works cited form and prepare for a compare and contrast
paper.

HW: Read “Revolt of Mother” p. 229. Compose answers
to questions on p. 239-40.

Wed. Feb. 24 Read “Jury of Her Peers” p. 275-289. Compare and
contrast to “Trifles.”

HW: Answer questions p. 289. Write a draft of your
compare and contrast essay.

Mon. Mar.1 Peer and instructor conferences on draft. Discuss ways
to improve the paper.

HW: Make a draft 2 of the paper, read “Why I Live at
The PO” p. 480-488, answer questions p. 488

Wed. Mar. 3 Draft 2 due. Pick a research topic and make a plan
for your paper.

HW: Make a thesis and outline for your research paper .
Make a final draft of your compare and contrast paper.

March 8-14 Spring Break

Mon. Mar. 15 Thesis and outline due. Revise and prepare for researching.

HW: Prepare a rough draft of your research paper,
including documentation and a works cited.


Wed. Mar. 17 Revise drafts and prepare to finalize.

HW: Finalize paper, turn in all drafts, with
your works cited, and final outline.

Mon. Mar. 22 Research paper due
Debrief assignment, prepare for poetry unit.

HW: Read C. 11 and 12 p. 495-513, answer
Questions on pages 505 and 507

Wed. Mar. 24 Begin poetry unit. Discuss poems and thesis p. 506-
508. Practice writing p. 509-510.

HW: Choose one poem from p. 501-505 and write
a thesis and outline analyzing speaker and tone.

Mon. Mar. 29 Discuss poetry analysis.

HW: Read C. 13 p. 517-527. Choose one poem and
make notes on its use of imagery.

Wed. Mar. 31 Discuss poems, poetic language p. 517-520.

HW: Make a first draft for the imagery essay.

Mon. Apr. 5 Discuss C. 14 p. 535-554

HW: Read Casebook p. 555-575. Choose one poem
and find two pieces of literary criticism on it.

Wed. Apr. 7 Discuss and analyze Langston Hughes poetry.

HW: Respond to p. 575 #3. Write a one page
analysis.

Mon. Apr. 12 Read paired poems p. 683-702

HW: Choose one set of paired poems and write a one
page essay analyzing the connections between the two.

Wed. Apr. 14 Discuss paired poetry paper, write another draft.

HW: Write a final copy of the paired poem essay.


Mon. Apr. 19 Essay due. Read War Poetry p. 703-716. Choose one
and make a chart of the poetic devices for it.

HW: Complete chart..

Wed. Apr. 21 Discuss war poetry, and review for poetry test.

HW: Study for poetry test.

Mon. Apr. 26 Major Test Poetry

HW: Prepare journals for submission on Wed.

Wed. Apr. 28 Journals due, Final exam review

HW: Work on final review

NOTE: Friday, April 23 is the last day to drop a class with a “W.”

Mon. May 3 Review for final

Wed. May 5 FINAL EXAM