Tentative Course Schedule

Note that the schedule listed here may change throughout the semester. It is your responsibility to
check your WCU e-mail to note changes. I will not remind you what you are to have done for the
next class. You should come to class having read the material listed for the class meeting.
Sometimes we change assignments in class. Therefore, it is your responsibility to check with a
classmate if you miss class to make sure you are prepared for the next class meeting.

Week One
M 8/19- Introduction to class and syllabus
W 8/20- Goal setting
F 8/23- Class discussion on Essay #1

Week Two
M 8/26-
W 8/28- Essay #1 Due; Essay #2 Assigned
F 8/30- Class discussion on Essay #2

Week Three
M 9/2- Labor Day, no class
W 9/4- Introductions and Thesis Statements. Bring Ink to class today.
F 9/6- Introductions and Thesis Statements. Bring Ink to class today.

Week Four
M 9/9- RA Chapter 2 pg. 7-10
W 9/11- Writing Workshop
F 9/13- Class discussion on Essay #2

Week Five
M 9/16- Individual Conferences. You MUST bring your full draft to our meeting.
W 9/18- Individual Conferences. You MUST bring your full draft to our meeting.
F 9/20- Individual Conferences. You MUST bring your full draft to our meeting.

Week Six
M 9/23- Altar Project Intro
W 9/25- Revisit Essay #1: What do you know about Day of the Dead?
F 9/27- Writing Day

Week Seven
M 9/30- Essay #2 Due
W 10/2 Assign Essay #3
F 10/4 Class discussion on essay #3

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Week Eight
M 10/7- Finalize Plans for Altar
W 10/9- Build an Altar
F 10/11- in-class research day

Week Nine
No class fall break

Week Ten *Last day to Withdraw from class is Friday, October 25

M 10/21- RA Chapter 5 pg. 136-144
W 10/22- Plagiarism and Citations
F 10/25- Introduction to scholarly sources.

Week Eleven
M 10/28- Assign Essay #4 and Final Project
W 10/30- Altar Day
F 11/1- Class discussion on essay #4 and final project

Week Twelve
M 11/4- Library day (TBD)
W 11/6 Annotation and Citation- You must have two scholarly sources with you in
class today.
F 11/8- Write in-class

Week Thirteen
M 11/11- Annotations- Bring all of your sources with you to class today.
W 11/13- Outlining arguments. Bring research materials to class today.
F 11/15- Write in-class

Week Fourteen
M 11/18- Peer Review. Bring a paper copy of your completed Annotated
Bibliography to class today.
W 11/21- Bring your thesis statement to class for Essay #4. Annotated Bibliography
Due in to me by class time
F 11/23- Persuasive techniques. Keep outlining, drafting, organizing.

Week Fifteen
M 11/26- In-class workshop
W 11/28- No class

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F 11/30- No class

Week Sixteen
M 12/3- Individual conferences. No class meeting. Bring a draft of paper no less than 3
pages to our meeting.
W 12/5- Individual conferences. No class meeting. Bring a draft of paper no less than 3
pages to our meeting.
F 12/6- Peer Review of Essay #4. Bring a COMPLETE DRAFT (revised AFTER you’ve
had your individual conference) to class.

Exam Period: Essay 3 due to me by our exam time.

ENGL 101 Syllabus Spring 2019

Dr. Paul M. Worley