English 1102.35 schedule, spring 2026
Updated 1/21/2026
| Day/Date | Assignments due | Readings due | In class |
| Monday, January 12 |
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Course syllabus 1102 syllabus supplement 1102 grades and grading |
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| Wednesday, January 14 | Syllabus quiz (in D2L, okay up till midnight Thursday) | Simple Stuff |
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| Friday, January 16 | Drop/add ends | ||
| Monday, January 19 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day: no class meeting | ||
| Wednesday, January 21 | Golden rules 1-5 |
Writing exercise 1 | |
| Friday, January 23 | Writing exercise 2 | ||
| Monday, January 26 | Golden
rules 6-10 |
Sample introductions | |
| Wednesday, January 28 | Writing Matters practice quiz: the Golden rules (in D2L, due by midnight) |
Nuggets
1-5 |
Writing exercise 3 |
| Monday, February 2 | Nuggets 6-10 | In-class essay | |
| Wednesday, Feb. 4 | Writing Matters practice: Nuggets quiz (D2L) | Quotations 1-4 Elements of fiction "A Rose for Emily" 693-99 |
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| Monday, February 9 | "The Veldt" 323-34 "Cathedral" 682-92 |
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| Wednesday, Feb. 11 |
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Quotations 5 "Cathedral" 682-92 "The Things They Carried" 624-37 |
Paper 1 assigned |
| Friday, Feb 13 | Paper 1 proposal due by 1:00 p.m. | ||
| Monday, February 16 | Paper 1 complete draft |
Word problems On plagiarism |
Peer response 1 |
| Wednesday, Feb. 18 | 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 23 | 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. 25 |
"Hard Rock Returns . . ." 793 "Disabled" 808-9 "Daystar" 821 |
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| Monday, March 2 | Literary terminology test | "Barbie Doll" 1206 |
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| Wednesday, March 4 | "Africa" 846-47 "Still I Rise" 867 "Those Winter Sundays" 873 "To a daughter leaving home" 1205-6 |
Paper 2 assigned | |
| Friday, March 6 | Paper 2 proposal due by 1:00 p.m. | ||
| Monday, March 9 | Paper 2 complete draft | ||
| Wednesday, March 11 | |||
| Friday, March 13 | Peer response 2 | ||
| Monday, March 16 | Paper 1 corrections Paper 2 final draft due by midnight. |
A Raisin in the Sun Act I | |
| Wednesday, March 18 | Paper 1 corrections Paper 2 final draft due by midnight. |
A Raisin in the Sun Act I | |
| Monday, March
23- Friday, March 27 |
Spring Break |
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| Monday, March 30 | Writing exercise 4 | A Raisin in the Sun Act II | |
| Wednesday, April 1 | A Raisin in the Sun Act III | ||
| Monday, April 6 | |||
| Wednesday, April 8 | Last
day to withdraw with "W" grade |
Paper
3 assigned Persuasive format |
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| Friday, April 10 | Paper 3 proposal | ||
| Monday, April 13 | Paper 3 complete draft | Writing Tips sections: |
Library Orientation: Intro and conclusion Writing exercise 5 Peer response arranged |
| Wednesday, April 15 | Peer response 3 (email classmate and cc Dr. Chip) |
Bonus Writing exercise (with Jonathan) |
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| Monday, April 20 | 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 22 | Heart of Darkness, chapter 2 | ||
| Monday, April 27 | Heart of Darkness, chapter 3 | Paper 4 assigned | |
| Wednesday, April 29 | Paper 4 proposal due by midnight |
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" - PDF version with some footnotes - PDF of Cleaner copy |
Discuss exam |
| Monday, May 4 | |||
| Final exam Friday, May 8, 10:30-12:30 |
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