Schedule of Readings and Assignments
English 102 Sections 8 and 17
Spring 2007
Note: All reading assignments should be read prior to and in preparation for the class period on which they are listed and should be brought to class on that day. All papers are due at the beginning of the class period. Papers turned in after the period has begun will be considered one class period late. Please bring papers stapled and placed in a pocket folder with all accompanying materials (i.e. copies of sources, etc.).
Abbreviations: BG: Bedford Guide to College Writing-Please bring to each class meeting
LE: Literature and the Environment
IW: Into the Wild
HO: Photocopy handed out in class
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Dates
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Assignments due | Class activities |
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Week One, Day One T, January 9 |
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Get acquainted, syllabus, |
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Week One, Day Two
R, January 11 |
-BG Ch.2 and 3, 18-41 -LE Appendix 504-509 Reading critically and writing logs-Print a hard copy from this link and bring it to class. |
Active reading strategies and practice. |
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Week Two, Day Three T, January 16
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-BG Ch. 28 and 29, finding and evaluating sources, 566-605. -Columbus, “Journal[…]” HO -Gore. "Ships in the Desert" HO |
Meet in Library classroom (go past reference desk, turn left) |
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Week Two, Day Four
R, January 18 |
Research Task One Due -BG Ch. 30 "Integrating Sources" 606-618. -LE 509-518 "The Writing Process," "Elements of a Successful Essay" -Stegner. “Wilderness Letter” LE 442-447. -Abbey. “Eco-Defense” LE 344-347. -Continue researching for Paper 1. |
How to use sources without plagiarizing. Discussion of readings to date. Guidelines for Paper 1. |
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Week Three, Day Five T, January 23 |
-BG Ch. 31, 626-639 (look at Sample paper's format) and Ch. 32, 640-655 (MLA only). Gore. "Climate and Civilization" HO |
(Quiz?) Using sources, con't. |
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Week Three, Day Six R, January 25 |
Research Task Two Due -BG Ch. 17 "Strategies for Drafting" 288-303. REVIEW SHEET-Print 5 copies from this link and bring to class Sept. 12. |
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Week Four, Day Seven T, January 30 |
ROUGH DRAFT OF EXPLORATORY ARGUMENT DUE with 5 extra copies.
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Week Four, Day Eight
R, February 1 |
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PEER REVIEW Attend your group's assigned time and location. (No class meeting.)
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Week Five, Day Nine T, February 6 |
-Lutz. “Types of Doublespeak” HO -BG Ch. 9 "Taking a Stand" 131-151. Pay special attention to logical fallacies. -Williams. "The Clan of One-Breasted Women" LE 347-352. |
Meet in Walker Rm. 225 with your draft saved on a high-quality disk or send it to yourself as an attachment to open and download in the lab. |
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Week Five, Day Ten R, February 8
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FINAL DRAFT EXPLORATORY ARGUMENT DUE with copies of all sources. -Limbaugh. “The Environmental Mindset” LE 439-441. -Harper's Forum. "Just Like Us" LE 83-95. -Samuelson. “The End Is Not at Hand” LE 461-463. -“World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity” LE 450-460. -McKibben. “Not So Fast” LE 464-467.
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Guidelines for Argument Analysis, evidence and appeals. |
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Week Six, Day Eleven T, February 13 |
Research Task Three Due. -IW Ch. 1-4, to p. 37. -BG ch. 11 "Evaluating" 170-186.
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(Quiz?) |
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Week Six, Day Twelve
R, February 15 |
-IW Ch. 5-8, 38-85. BG ch. 7 "Comparing and Contrasting" 95-112. -Abbey. "Author's Introduction" Desert Solitaire. HO |
Group presentations. |
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Week 7, Day Thirteen
T, February 20 |
ROUGH DRAFT ARGUMENT ANALYSIS DUE. -Houston. “Rock Garden” LE 277-282.
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Sign up for individual conference for Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.
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Week Seven, Day Fourteen R, February 22
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-IW Ch. 9-12, 87-116. Gore. "Eco-nomics: Truth or Consequences" HO -Owens. “The American Indian Wilderness” LE 447-449.
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Discussion Bring two discussion questions, one on each side of an index card. |
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Week Eight, Day Fifteen
T, February 27 |
***FINAL DRAFT ARGUMENT ANALYSIS due with copies of sources. Moved to R, March 1** -Hogan. “What Holds Water, What Holds Light” LE 174-176. -Clifton. “Sonora Desert Poem” LE 176-178. |
(Quiz?)
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Week Eight, Day Sixteen R, March 1 |
-Maize. “The Great Kern County Mouse War” HO New due date for Paper Two-Final RESEARCH QUESTION DUE |
Walker research session. Meet in Walker 225. Work on topics. [Cascades Field Trip, moved to Sat. April 7] |
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Week Nine, Day Seventeen T, March 6 |
Research Task Five Due. -Charles, et.al.”A Bioregional Quiz” LE 239-240. |
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Week Nine, Day Eighteen R, March 8
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Library session, meet in library classroom. |
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Spring Break
March 10-18 |
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Week Ten, Day Nineteen T, March 20 |
-IW Ch. 12-15, 117-156. -Gore "Dysfunctional Civilization" HO |
Types of arguments, topics vs. theses. Discussion. |
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Week Ten, Day Twenty R, March 22 |
Research Task Six Due. -BG Ch. 10 "Proposing a Solution," and review Ch. 11, "Evaluating."
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Week Eleven, Day Twenty-one T, March 27 |
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[Wildwood Field Trip? moved to Tues. April 10] |
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Week Eleven, Day Twenty-two R, March 29 |
-Union of Concerned Scientists. “World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity” LE 458-461 |
(Quiz?) |
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Week Twelve, Day Twenty-three T, April 3 |
ROUGH DRAFT RESEARCH PAPER DUE with Research Task Seven. (Same as Task Six with two new articles.) |
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Week Twelve, Day Twenty-four R, April 5 |
-IW Ch. 16-Epilogue, 156-203. |
PEER REVIEW Attend at the time and location assigned for your group. Cascades Field Trip Sat., April 7. Meet in Muse lot at 10:15.
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Week Thirteen, Day Twenty-five T, April 10
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-Meloy. “The Flora and Fauna of Las Vegas” LE 240-249. |
Wildwood Field Trip; meet in Muse lot at regular class time. |
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Week Thirteen, Day Twenty-six R, April 12 |
Research Task Eight now due with the reading rating activity on Thursday, April 19.
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Meet in Walker 225 with research paper on disk and peer and instructor comments. |
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Week Fourteen, Day Twenty-seven T, April 17
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SECOND DRAFT RESEARCH PAPER DUE with Research Tasks and sources. |
Reading Rating Activity, due Th. April 19 Discussion. |
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Week Fourteen, Day Twenty-eight R, April 19
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Reading Rating Activity and RT 8 due. “Writing for Assessment” BG 239-250. |
No Quiz
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Week Fifteen, Day Twenty-nine T, April 24 |
RESEARCH TASK FOUR DUE |
Essay Exam Strategies |
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Week Fifteen, Day Thirty R, April 26
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FINAL DRAFT PAPER THREE DUE |
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FINAL EXAMS:
Section 8- Thursday, May 3, 2:00 p.m.
Section 17- Monday, April 30, 2 p.m.