Due dates for tests, quizzes, reading assignments, essays and oral presentations will rarely be announced in class. This calendar will keep students aware of all assignment due dates. The dates on this calendar have been carefully thought out in order to help students budget their time and balance the demands of this course with the demands of other courses, extra-curricular activities, work, and personal commitments. Necessary changes will be announced in class. All students--even those absent on the day of an announcement--are responsible for being aware of changes in the course calendar. Students should exchange e-mail addresses or telephone numbers in the event that they are absent from class. As always, when special emergencies arise, there will be some flexibility in due dates provided students communicate their needs to the teacher in a timely and reasonable manner.
First Semester
August
27: Reading Quiz: Chapters 1-4 in Catcher in the Rye
30: Reading Quiz: Chapters 5-9 in Catcher in the Rye
31: Reading Quiz: Chapters 10-13 in Catcher in the Rye
September
2: Reading Quiz: Chapters 14-17 in Catcher in the Rye
7: Reading Quiz: Chapters 18-21 in Catcher in the Rye
9: Reading Quiz: Chapters 22-26 in Catcher in the Rye
27: Essay #1 Due: Novel Analysis
October
25: Essay #2 Due: Personal Narrative
November
22: Essay #3 Due: Poetry Analysis
December
13: Essay #4 Due: Short Story Analysis
January
13: Essay #5 Due: Persuasive on Final Exam
Second Semester
January
18-28: Speech #1: Group symposiums
February
1-10: Presentations for Speech #1: Group symposiums
7: Topic Proposals for Research Papers Due
14-15: Preparation for Speech #2: Demonstration/Informative
16-25: Presentations for Speech #2: Demonstration/Informative
21: In-class source check and finalization of research paper topic proposals
March
1: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd sets of typed notes due
8: 4th, 5th and 6th sets of typed notes due
11: 7th set of typed (interview) notes due
18: Typed outlines due complete with proper documentation
April
1: In-class reading quiz: Act I of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
11: In-class reading quiz: Acts II-V of Julius Caesar
4: Penultimate drafts of paragraphs 1-2 due with completed documentation
11: Penultimate drafts of paragraphs 3-4 due with completed documentation
18: Penultimate drafts of paragraphs 5-6 due with completed documentation
25: Penultimate drafts of paragraphs 7-8 due with completed documentation
22: In-class reading quiz: Act I of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
29: In-class reading quiz: Acts II-V of A Midsummer Night's Dream
May
2: Penultimate drafts of paragraphs 9-10 due with completed documentation
3-6: Preparation for Speech #3: Persuasive
10-20: Presentations for Speech #3: Persuasive
2-6: Final Exams: In-class essay
exams and multiple choice questions on Julius Caesar and A
Midsummer Night's Dream