WEEKLY SCHEDULE for english 100B
Tuesday/Thursday classes, Spring 2025
section 19 (T/Th 8:00am - 9:15am; ONLINE)
section 53 (T/Th 9:30am - 10:45am; ONLINE)
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Week One
1/21 Tuesday: Welcome! course overview/syllabus
1/23 Thursday: finish discussing syllabus; begin thematic introduction to English 100B
HW Due: one page - what has been your experience with writing so far? good? bad? roller coaster? great experiences? terrible experiences? This paper should be typed, double-spaced in 12 point font; otherwise this is informal, full credit for completion. due before start of class Tuesday 1/28 in the class Canvas; Quiz #1 (syllabus quiz) must be completed in Canvas before start of class Tuesday 1/28
week two
1/28 Tuesday: finish thematic introduction to English 100B
HW Due: one page - what has been your experience with writing so far? good? bad? roller coaster? great experiences? terrible experiences? This paper should be typed, double-spaced in 12 point font; otherwise this is informal, full credit for completion. due before start of class Tuesday 1/28 in the class Canvas; Quiz #1 (syllabus quiz) must be completed in Canvas before start of class Tuesday 1/28
1/30 Thursday: begin discussing “Lost in the Meritocracy” by Walter Kirn
HW Due: read "Lost in the Meritocracy" by Walter Kirn (alternate link); Quiz #2 (based on the reading) must be completed in Canvas before the start of class Thursday 1/30
week three
2/4 Tuesday: finish discussing “Lost in the Meritocracy” by Walter Kirn
2/6 Thursday: discuss Gatto; introduce Essay #1 topic
HW Due: read “Against School” by John Taylor Gatto; one page (double-spaced, 12 point font) - 1st para summarize Gatto’s criticism of schools in America; 2nd para your reaction to Gatto’s criticism
week four
2/11 Tuesday: introduce Essay #1 prompt
HW Due: “Are American Students Lazy?” by Scott Jaschik; "In Praise of the F Word" by Mary Sherry (alternate link)
2/13 Thursday: discuss Essay #1 prompt
week five
2/18 Tuesday: finish discussing Essay #1 prompt
HW Due: “Grade Inflation, Higher and Higher” by Scott Jaschik
2/20 Thursday: Selecting your Essay #1 Subject
HW Due: "Who's teaching L.A.'s kids?" by Jason Felch, Jason Song, and Doug Smith (alternative link)
week six
2/25 Tuesday: introduction to “STRUCTURE” in writing
HW Due: “It’s a Boy Thing (Or Is It?)” by Sara Mead; "Achievement Gap Between White and Black Students Still Gaping" by Lauren Camera
2/27 Thursday:
HW Due: "In the Basement of the Ivory Tower" by Professor X (alternative link)
week seven
3/4 Tuesday: introduction to “STRUCTURE” in writing
HW Due: Essay #1 Thesis Draft due in Canvas before start of class
3/6 Thursday: the thesis statement
week eight
3/11 Tuesday: THE FOUR BIG THINGS; analyzing your subject (body paras)
3/13 Thursday: outlining
week nine
3/18 Tuesday: BIG THING #4 - DEVELOPMENT (evidence)
HW Due: Essay #1 Outline
3/20 Thursday: topic sentences / transitions
week ten
3/25 Tuesday: introductions
HW Due: Essay #1 Rough Draft due in Canvas before start or class (does not have to be feature complete - rough drafts are “rough” - but should be over two pages double-spaced to earn full homework participation credit)
3/27 Thursday: conclusions; MLA format
HW Due: Essay #1 due in Canvas by 11:59pm Thursday night
3/31 Monday - 4/6 Sunday: SPRING BREAK!
week eleven
4/8 Tuesday: introduce Essay #2; begin discussing Essay #2 prompt
HW Due: "All teachers fired at Rhode Island school" by Randi Kaye
4/10 Thursday: finish discussing Essay #2 prompt
HW Due: “Education secretary calls for 12-hour school days, longer school year” by Paul Connor; "Extended School Year Would Have Dire Economic Effects, Critics Say" by Cristina Corbin; Quiz #3 must be completed by 4/17 Thursday before class