English 1102.35 schedule, spring 2025
Updated 4/30/2025
| Day/Date | Assignments due | Readings due | In class |
| Wednesday, January 8 |
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Course syllabus |
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| Monday, January 13 | Syllabus quiz (in D2L) | Simple Stuff |
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| Tuesday, January 14 | Drop/add ends | ||
| Wednesday, January 15 | Golden rules 1-5 |
Writing exercise 1 | |
| Monday, January 20 | MLK Jr. Day holiday | ||
| Wednesday, January 22 | Writing exercise 2 MGA closed for snow |
Golden rules 6-10 | Snow day |
| Friday, January 24 | Writing Matters practice quiz: the Golden rules (in D2L, due by midnight) |
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| Monday, January 27 | Norton: "The Lesson" 160-66 Norton: "Hills Like White Elephants" 700-704 |
Sample introductions | |
| Wednesday, January 29 | Nuggets
1-5 |
Writing exercise 3 | |
| Monday, February 3 | Nuggets 6-10 | In-class essay | |
| Wednesday, Feb. 5 | Writing Matters practice: Nuggets quiz (D2L) | Quotations 1-4 Elements of fiction "A Rose for Emily" 693-99 |
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| Monday, February 10 | "The Veldt" 323-34 "Cathedral" 682-92 |
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| Wednesday, Feb. 12 |
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Quotations 5 "Cathedral" 682-92 "The Things They Carried" 624-37 |
Paper 1 assigned |
| Friday, Feb 14 | Paper 1 proposal due by 1:00 p.m. | ||
| Monday, February 17 | Word problems On plagiarism |
Peer response 1 | |
| Wednesday, Feb. 19 | Writing Matters practice: Quotations quiz (D2L) |
Elements
of poetry "Poetry" 788-89 "Because You Asked about the Line . . ." 785 "Ars Poetica #100: I Believe" 787-88 |
"Shall I Compare Thee . . . ?" |
| Monday, February 24 | Paper
1 final draft (D2L, due before class starts) Writing Matters test (D2L, due by midnight) |
"Head, Heart" 756 "Divorce" 767 "This Be the Verse" 876 "Sex without Love" 886 |
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Wednesday, Feb. 26 |
"Hard Rock Returns . . ." 793 "Disabled" 808-9 "Daystar" 821 |
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| Monday, March 3 | Literary terminology test | "Barbie Doll" 1206 |
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| Wednesday, March 5 | "Africa" 846-47 "Still I Rise" 867 "Those Winter Sundays" 873 "To a daughter leaving home" 1205-6 |
Paper 2 assigned | |
| Friday, March 7 | Paper 2 proposal due by 1:00 p.m. | ||
| Monday, March 10 | Paper 2 complete draft | Paper conferences | |
| Wednesday, March 12 | Last
day to withdraw with "W" grade |
Paper conferences | Paper conferences |
| Friday, March 14 | Peer response 2 | ||
| Sunday, March 16 | Paper 1 corrections Paper 2 final draft due by midnight. |
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| Monday, March
17- Friday, March 21 |
Spring Break |
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| Monday, March 24 | A Raisin in the Sun Act I | ||
| Wednesday, March 26 | Writing exercise 4 | A Raisin in the Sun Act II | |
| Monday, March 31 | A Raisin in the Sun Act III | ||
| Wednesday, April 2 | A Streetcar Named Desire 1925-51 | ||
| Monday, April 7 | A Streetcar Named Desire 1951-68 | Paper
3 assigned Persuasive format |
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| Wednesday, April 9 | A Streetcar Named Desire 1968-91 | ||
| Friday, April 11 | Paper 3 proposal | ||
| Monday, April 14 | Paper 3 complete draft | Writing Tips sections: |
Library Orientation: Intro and conclusion Writing exercise 5 Peer response arranged |
| Wednesday, April 16 | Peer response 3 (email classmate and cc Dr. Chip) |
Bonus Writing exercise (with Jonathan) |
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| Monday, April 21 | Paper 3 final draft due by midnight | Joseph Conrad overview Handouts: Introduction to Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness, chapter 1 |
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| Wednesday, April 23 | Heart of Darkness, chapter 2 | ||
| Monday, April 28 | Heart of Darkness, chapter 3 | Paper 4 assigned | |
| Wednesday, April 30 | Paper 4 proposal due by midnight |
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" - PDF version with some footnotes - PDF of Cleaner copy |
Discuss exam |
| Final exam Friday, May 2, 10:30-12:30 |
No final exam! |
Exam canceled!! | No need to come to campus Friday! |
| Sunday, May 4 by midnight | Paper 4 final draft Optional paper rewrites |
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