English+1010+TR+930



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May 1, 2014

//Dead Poets Society// Research Papers Due

April 29 2014

//Dead Poets Society//

April 24, 2014 Peer Review/Rough Drafts to CLass (Hard COpy) "We, the Public, Place the Best Athletes on Pedestals" by William Moller April 22, 2014 Peer Review/ Rough Drafts to Class (HARD COPY) "Why the Drinking Age Should Be Lowered" by Ruth Engs
 * 1) 2 For Writing 612
 * 1) 2 For Writing

April 17, 2014 First 2 1/2 Pages Due Lab Day

April 15, 2014 Annotated Bibliography Due Lab Day

April 10, 2014 pcoming Due Dates: Today: 5 sources April 15: Annotated Bibliography Due Sample April 17: First 2 1/2 pages April 22: Second 2 1/2 pages April 24: Bring Completed Draft for MLA Peer Review May 1: Final Paper Due Sources Due Today: 5 of them (2 books, One Journal, One Magazine, and One Newspaper)

April 8, 2014

Choose a Research Question Answer That Question to Form a Hypothesis Find: Two Books, One Journal, One Magazine, and One Newspaper. Google Book Demonstration and Directory of Open Access Journals Demo

Chapter 12-Argument Explain 1020 Similarities "Reply to the US Government" by Chief Seattle

April 3, 2014 __//** Papers Due Today **//__

Chapter 10 Notes: Why do definitions matter?

Flannery O'Connor, A Good Man Is Hard to Find Lab Writing Assignment: Write an essay analyzing how conventional definitions of good and evil are called into question by O'Connor. You should start by defining each term: good and evil -- and then use SPECIFIC examples from the story to illustrate both sides. USE MLA citation. 300 word essay due to the wiki by the end of class.

April 1, 2014 __//**Free Write (15 min): What is a white lie?**//__

Read "The Ways We Lie" by Stephanie Ericsson (336) Read "Food for the Soul" by Nicolas D. Kristof (303) "The Meaning of Life" by Cohen

March 25, 2014

MLA Refresher

March 18, 2014 MLA Refresher

March 20, 2014 Papers Due to the Wiki by 9:30 am No Class.

March 6, 2014 300 Word Essay on the Venn Diagram started on Tuesday.


 * Compare/Contrast essay assignment: Choose two fictional characters and perform a compare/contrast analysis. Note that these characters MUST be fictional. i.e. Think of movies, cartoons, and tv shows. MLA format and a minimum of 1250 words. You may or may not feel responsible for outside sources. If you utilize outside sources you must have in-text citations and a Works Cited page.**
 * Utilize the Venn Diagram to organize your paper.**


 * March 4, 2014 **
 * "Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts" by Catton **


 * Chapter 8 Notes **
 * 285 #2 **


 * February 27, 2014**
 * YOU WILL HAVE A QUIZ TODAY**


 * "How to Pull an All-Nighter" by Borgenicht **


 * "I Will Survive...Or at Least Be Delayed" by Barry **

__//Next paper assignment://__ **Write an essay about a relatively obscure person--whether well-or ill-behaved- whom you think should be better known than she or he is. Be sure to explain how you came to know or know about this person, why you think she or he should be more famous, and why this person failed to make history-- or why history failed to take this person sufficiently into account. MLA format. 5 pages. You must utilize three outside sources-- ONLY to inform us about this person's life and what makes them "ill-behaved."**


 * February 25, 2014 **
 * Discuss "Perfection in the Horseshoe Pit" **


 * Read "Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History" by Ulrich **


 * and "Ritual Acts" by Rich **


 * Start Chapter 7 notes **
 * February 20, 2014 **
 * Lab Day: **


 * Perfection in the Horseshoe Pit” by John Branch**
 * RC and SS Questions**


 * 1. What is Michael Jordan describing in this clip?**
 * 2. What is the purpose of this video?**
 * 3. Write an essay discussing the argument that Jordan is making here. What people does he mention specifically? Do you think this argument is valid? Why or Why not?**


 * February 13, 2014**


 * [|Read This Miley Cyrus Article for Class Today]**
 * Picture and Description**
 * [|Picture 3]**
 * [|Picture 4]**
 * Start Chapter 5**
 * “Render Unto Larry’s” by Phil Holland**
 * Picture and Description **
 * [|Picture 1]**
 * [|Picture 2]**


 * February 11, 2014**
 * Read //Strangers// by Toni Morrison for class.**
 * Workshop on Turning Point Doc**
 * Picture and Explanation**
 * [|Picture 1]**
 * [|Picture 2]**
 * [|Picture 3]**
 * [|Picture 4]**


 * February 6, 2014**




 * Chapter 4 Notes on Narrative **


 * Discuss BF Success Story="Turning Point" **


 * Composing a Narrative Notes **


 * Template on p. 69 **


 * Transitions, Verb Tenses, Plot, **//Dialogue(75)//**

License Plate and other pictures

[|Jedi]

[|Corvette]

February 4, 2014 FINAL PAPERS DUE

Read “Dog” by Richard Russo p. 113-118

RC, SS

January 30, 2014 Lab Work

January 28, 2014 1. Reading Assignment for Today: [|"The Miss Dennis School of Writing"]

2. Notes on Literacy Narratives+ Chapter 2 notes

3. Literacy Narrative Organizational Exercise

[|Create your Own Story]

January 21, 2014

The Dead White Guy-Benjamin Franklin January 14, 2014

Course Introduction/Wiki Sign Up and Tutorial

January 16, 2014 //MLA Refresher :)//