English 1101.07A and 999.07A schedule, fall 2025
Updated 10/25/2025
This schedule of readings and assignments is tentative. I will make additions and adjustments as need arises, giving ample notice in class and on the web when making changes.
English 1101.07A and 999.07A schedule, fall 2025
Updated 10/25/2025
This schedule of readings and assignments is tentative. I will make additions and adjustments as need arises, giving ample notice in class and on the web when making changes.
| Day/Date | Assignments due | Readings due | In class |
| See earlier portions of the course schedule below: scroll down. | |||
| Tuesday, October 28 | Paper 2 final draft InQuizitive: Mixed Constructions |
Handout: "Case for Working with Your Hands" |
Workshop: Fun with Grammar!! No, really!!! |
| Wednesday, October 29 | Last
day to withdraw with "W" grade |
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| Thursday, Oct. 30 | InQuizitive: Words Often Confused | Handout:"The Importance of Work" | Paper 3 assigned |
| Friday, October 30. (999) | Paper 3 proposal |
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| Tuesday, November 4 | In-class essay corrections Paper 3 draft for peer response |
Peer response 3 | |
| Tuesday, November 4. (999) | InQuizitive: Omitted Commas | Paper conferences | |
| Thursday, November 6 | Paper 2 corrections | Online: "Barbie
Doll" Handouts: "I Want a Wife" "Women's Brains" |
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| Thursday, November 6. (999) | InQuizitive: Unnecessary Commas | 999 exercise 8: paragraph development | |
| Tuesday, November 11 | Paper 3 final draft | Handouts:"You Are What You Say" "The Second Shift" |
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| Tuesday, November 11. (999) | InQuizitive: Incorporating Quotations | 999 exercise 9: paragraph development | |
| Thursday, November 13 | Online: "Hard
Rock" Handouts: "The Male Myth" "The 'Act Like a Man' Box |
Paper 4 assigned | |
| Thursday, November 13. (999) | InQuizitive: Punctuating Quotations | Paper conferences | |
| Tuesday, November 18 | Handouts: "Men as Success Objects" "The Men We Carry in Our Minds" |
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| Tuesday, November 18. (999) | InQuizitive: Integrating Sources | Paper 4 proposal | |
| Thursday, November 20 | Paper 4 draft for peer response | Paper conferences Peer response 4 |
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| Thursday, November 20. (999) | InQuizitive: MLA Documentation | Paper conferences | |
| Monday-Friday, November 24-28 |
Thanksgiving holiday | ||
| Tuesday, December 2 | Paper 3 corrections Paper 4 final draft |
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| Tuesday, December 2. (999) | Reflection 7 | 999 exercise 10: TBA | |
| Final exam TBA |
Final exam essay Papers rewrites (optional) |
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| Day/Date | Assignments due | Readings due | In class |
Thursday, August 14 |
Course syllabus 1101 syllabus supplement 1101 grades and grading |
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| Tuesday, August 19 | Drop/add ends |
Simple Stuff Golden rules 1-5 |
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| Thursday, August 21 (1101) | Golden rules 6-10 | Writing exercise 2 | |
| Thursday, August 21 (999) | InQuizitive setup "How to Use InQuizitive" |
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| Tuesday, August 26 (1101) | Golden rules quiz (D2L quiz) | Handout: "The Hidden Life of SUVs" |
Writing exercise 3 |
| Tuesday, August 26 (999) | Reflection 1 | ||
| Thursday, August 28 | Nuggets 1-5 | Success Coach introduction: |
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| Thursday, August 28 (999) | Writing Center "Field Trip" |
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Tuesday, Sept. 2 |
Nuggets 6-10 Handout: "Letting Go" 164-66 |
Note-taking practice | |
| Tuesday, Sept. 2 (999) | 999 exercise 1 |
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| Thursday, Sept. 4 | Nuggets quiz (D2L quiz) |
Handout: "Big Mother Is Watching" 428-31 | |
| Thursday, Sept. 4 (999) | Paper 1 proposal (due by midnight in D2L) | ||
| Tuesday, Sept. 9 | Paper 1 draft | Quotations 1-3 |
Plagiarism pledge Discuss recent exercises |
| Tuesday, Sept. 9 (999) | InQuizitive: Subject-verb agreement InQuizitive: Fused Sentences |
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| Thursday, Sept. 11 | Writing Center visit (999 grade) | Quotations 4-5 | |
| Thursday, Sept. 11 (999) | Dr. Chew video 1: Getting the most out of studying |
Reflection 2 | Reflection 2 |
| Sunday, Sept. 14 | Peer response 1 due by midnight: submit via email to your classmate and "cc" Chip, or upload your response to the Peer response submission assignment dropbox in D2L |
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| Tuesday, Sept. 16 |
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Word problems Handout: "My Husband's Nine Wives" |
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| Tuesday, Sept. 16 (999) | On engaging introductions | ||
| Thursday, Sept. 18 | Writing exercise 4: introductions | Handout: "It Isn't Just a Game" |
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| Thursday, Sept. 18 (999) | InQuizitive: Comma splices Catch up missing InQuizitive assignments |
999 exercise 4: two outlines | |
Tuesday, Sept. 23 |
Quotations quiz (D2L quiz) |
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In-class essay |
| Tuesday, Sept. 23 (999) |
InQuizitive: Verb Tense & Forms | ||
| Thursday, Sept. 25 | Handout: "Why Do American Kids Learn So Little?" | ||
| Thursday, Sept. 25 (999) | Reflection 3 | Mindset (Dr. Chew) video 2 | |
| Friday, Sept. 26 | Word problems quiz (D2L quiz due by midnight | ||
| Tuesday, Sept. 30 | Handouts: "Proposal to Abolish
Grading" |
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| Tuesday, Sept. 30 (999) | InQuizitive: Pronoun Agreement | 999 exercise 5: web searching | |
| Thursday, October 2 | Online: ~ Twelve Characteristics of an Effective Teacher |
Braves 2021 body paragraph Writing exercise 5: developed paragraphs |
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| Thursday, October 2. (999) | Reflection 4 InQuizitive: Pronoun Reference |
Mindset video 3 | Workshop: Writing Matters prep |
| Saturday, October 4 | Writing Matter test (D2L quiz) | ||
Tuesday, October 7 (1101 & 999)
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InQuizitive: Apostrophes
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No class meeting today, October 7th
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Class canceled!
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| Thursday, October 9 (1101 & 999) | Handout: "Class Dismissed" |
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| Tuesday, October 14 (1101 and 999) | Online: |
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| Thursday, Oct. 16 (1101 & 999) | Paper 1 corrections |
Paper 2 assigned |
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| Friday, Oct. 17 | Paper 2 proposal | ||
| Tuesday, October 21 (1101 & 999) | Paper 2 draft for peer response Reflection 5 |
Handouts: "What You Do Is What You Are" |
Peer response 2 |
| Thursday, Oct. 23 (1101 & 999) | InQuizitive: Modifier Placement | Handout: "Work" | 999 exercise 7: quotations |