English 101E

Spring 2017
Schedule
Week 1
W Jan 18 Discuss: Introductions, syllabus, course, in class writing
F Jan 20 Class Will Not Meet
Week 2
M Jan 23 Discuss: Engl 144: Book club groups and Writing Fellow
W Jan 25 Read: Shitty First Drafts (in readings on website) Discuss: Reading and book club groups
F Jan 27 Read: Chapters 3 and 4 Discuss: Audience, Purpose, Rhetorical Appeals, reading
journals, and visit from Second Language Services
Week 3
M Jan 30 Due: Reading Journal Read: Malcolm X excerpt (in readings on website)
Discuss: reading, narrative, and Essay #1
ENGL 144- Book Club Meets Today- Introductions and Reading Comprehension
W Feb 1 Read: Chapter 6 Discuss: Critical Reading
F Feb 3 Due: Reading Journal Read: Steve Jobs Commencement Address (in readings on
website) Discuss: reflection, Thesis statements
Week 4
M Feb 6 Visit from Academic Coaching- Time Management
ENGL 144- Book Club Meets Today
W Feb 8 Visit from Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences Dr. Rita
Miller to discuss the Core Curriculum and liberal arts
F Feb 10 Due: Essay 1 for workshop (bring 2 copies printed out) Discuss: reading, Essay #2
(preview)
Week 5
M Feb 13 Due: Essay 1
Visit from Academic Coaching- Communicating with Professors Discuss- How Am I
Doing Assignment

ENGL 144- Book Club Meets Today

W Feb 15 Read: Chapters 7,8,9 Discuss: Responding to texts
F Feb 17 Due: Reading Journal on My Fema People Read: Skim Excerpt on Humanities
from Writing in The Academic Disciplines (emailed) and Read My Fema People (in reading
section on website) Discuss: Humanities
Week 6
M Feb 20 Presidents Day No Class
W Feb 22 Monday Class Schedule Due: Reading Journal on TT Elements Read: Skim
Excerpt on Natural Sciences from Writing in The Academic Disciplines (emailed) and Read
Distribution of Toxic Trace Elements (in reading section on website) Discuss: Natural
Sciences
F Feb 24 Due: Reading Journal on Planning for New Orleans Read: Skim Excerpt on Social
Sciences from Writing in The Academic Disciplines (emailed) and Read Planning for New
Orleans (in readings on website) Discuss: Social Sciences , Conference Sign up, Midterm
Portfolio
Week 7
M Feb 27 Read: chapter 13 Discuss: Thesis, comparing/contrasting, integrating quotes in
writing
ENGL 144- Book Club Meets Today
W Mar 1 Conferences and Essay #2 draft due
F Mar 3 Due: Midterm Portfolio. In-Class Written Portfolio of Final.
Week 8-Spring Break
Week 9
M Mar 13 Career Services Visit
ENGL 144- Book Club Meets Today
W Mar 15 Read: excerpt on interview (in readings on website) Discuss: Argument,
interview, and Essay #3
F Mar 17 Library Research Day. Meet at Maxwell Library Reference Desk.
Week 10
M Mar 20 Due: Reading Journal Read: Why laptops in Class (in readings on website)
Discuss: reading

ENGL 144- Book Club Meets Today

W Mar 22 TBD
F Mar 24 Research Day- Class Will Not Meet
Week 11
M Mar 27 Read: Chapter 14 Discuss: structure and drafting
ENGL 144- Book Club Meets Today
W Mar 29 Due: Essay #3 draft for workshop Discuss: Citation and essay 4
F Mar 31 Due: Essay #3
Week 12
M Apr 3 Due: Audience Proposal and Reading Journal, Read: Excerpt from Audacity of Hope
(in readings on website) Discuss: Reading, evaluating sources, and small group research
meetings
ENGL 144- Book Club Meets Today
W Apr 5 TBD
F Apr 7 Small group research meetings.
Week 13
M Apr 10 Due: Reading Journal Read: When I grow up I want to BeChildhood Dream (in
readings on website) Discuss: reading and drafting
ENGL 144- Book Club Meets Today- Books should be read by today
W Apr 12 Due: Outlines
F Apr 14 Read: Chapters 14 and 16 Discuss: integrating support
Week 14
M Apr 17 Patriots Day- No Class
W Apr 19 Due: Essay #4 Draft for Workshop Discuss: Final Portfolios
F Apr 21 book club presentation work day Discuss: Book Club Presentations
Week 15
M Apr 24 book club presentation work day

ENGL 144- Book Club Meets Today- Final Meeting

W Apr 26 book club presentation work day
F Apr 28 Book club presentation rehearsal
Week 16
M May 1 Final Book Club Presentations
Final Exam Due: Final Portfolio and Final exam (in class essay)
MWF 10:10 class- Mon, May 8th 8:00-10:00
MW 1:150 class- Mon, May 8th 11:00-1:00