how to use this class schedule
Very important note: This is the official Class Schedule.
and you absolutely do need to Bookmark or Favorite this page because you will be looking at it often.
All links to assignments, due dates, and lists of weekly readings are on this page. DO NOT expect the due dates to all be on Canvas. We use Canvas only for Announcements, the Grade Book, and the Discussion Board.
This page is the central hub for all of the class content. Everything is incredibly easy to get to from this page.
Read the Lectures and ALL weekly Readings at the beginning of each week; you are expected to understand them for the Discussions and Writing Assignments that week.
If you have any questions or are unsure about something, please email me at JRCORBALLY@GMAIL.COM; (not on Canvas, and not to the school email; both are unreliable)
what's below in the left column?
- Links to the Weekly Lectures
Read these at the beginning of the week.
- Links to the Weekly Discussion Topics
Posts are due Fridays before midnight, and
replies are due Sundays before midnight.
- Links to Writing Assignments
with due dates listed.
Important: due dates are not optional.
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what's below in the right column?
- A list of the Week's Readings. Read these at the beginning of the week; all are required.
Most readings are found on our site in the Files section of Canvas.
- You can also find several of the readings (especially the older ones) online, in public libraries (many have free-to-borrow e-books), or in online bookstores.
Important: Please always be looking ahead. This class moves very quickly, and the readings, assignments, papers take time to do well (and you want to do well).
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WEEK 1 (2/6-2/10)
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Reading:
IMPORTANT! before the first day of the semester e-mail me at:
jrcorbally@gmail.com.
Unless you see otherwise, locate readings by going to Canvas and looking in the Files section
They are organized in weekly folders, so you need to read everything in the "Week 1 Readings" folder.
- "All About Suicide"
- "In a Grove"
There are actually also a couple of short poems, but those are in Lecture 1.
Finally, begin reading the novel The Night Circus, and maybe click ahead a bit to check out the upcoming writing assignments.
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WEEK 2 (2/13-2/17)
- Lecture 2
- Discussion 2 (due 2/16, Thursday)
Friday is a holiday; however,
Posts submitted Friday WILL NOT be late
As usual, Replies continue until
11:59 p.m. Sunday
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Reading:
Items in the "Week 2 Readings" folder
- "Trifles"
- "The Applicant"
- "You Were Perfectly Fine"
- "The Unicorn in the Garden"
NOTE: see special note about DQ2. You should all be reading all of this week's readings, but for your Discussion Post you will be assigned a specific reading, along with "Trifles," based on the first letter of your last name.
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WEEK 3 (2/20-2/24)
IMPORTANT: Be sure you are quoting
from the stories in your Discussions, and
all direct quotations need
parenthetical citations
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Reading:
This week's discussion will help you with the Analysis Paper due next week.
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WEEK 4 (2/27-3/3)
Analysis Paper (due 3/3, Friday)
NOTE: essays are typically due on Fridays
IMPORTANT: Be sure you are reading
very closely; about 1/3 of the
paper needs to be you
quoting (evidence) from
the literature;
all direct quotations need
parenthetical citations.
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Reading:
There are a few short readings and some reference files to help you with your paper this week; they are in the Week 4 Readings folder on Canvas
There is also a REQUIRED set-up video that shows you how to set up a paper in Word. If for some reason you are not using Word, it is up to you to do a Google search on "How do I set up an MLA paper in ________?" (where that blank could be Docs or Pages or ?). Watch one or two videos AS YOU SET UP YOUR PAPER. If your paper is not in MLA-8 format, it will not be accepted.
ALSO: be sure you know How to Submit your Work; it is explained on the Writing Assignments information page, and if you DID use something like Pages to write your paper, then you will also need to do a Google search on "How do I save my .pages file as a Word document?" (or as a .pdf?). Watch a video or two.
FINAL NOTE HERE: you must quote/cite from the work you are analyzing. You will have a Works Cited entry for that work. Instructions (and sample) on how to set up a Works Cited entry from a source you read on Canvas is shown in the MLA Sample reference in this Week's Readings.
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WEEK 5 (3/6-3/10)
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Reading:
First, make sure you understand the upcoming Research Paper Assignment.
Then look over the samples in the Week 5 Readings folder (they will help you with this week's discussion
VERY IMPORTANT: Be sure you go back and look at the Week 5 Discussion to see if your proposal has been APPROVED.
Do not just assume that it has been; many of these typically have to be redone,
and I will not grade a Research Paper that has not had its proposal APPROVED..
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WEEK 6 (3/13-3/17)
NOTE: if your Research Proposal
was not APPROVED yet,
you need to put a Revised Proposal
as a Reply to your original Proposal
on Discussion 4
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Reading:
- The readings for this week's discussion are in the Week 6 Readings folder on canvas
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WEEK 7 (3/20-3/24)
IMPORTANT: If you have still not gotten your
Research Paper Proposal approved and/or are
re-doing it, be sure it is
submitted ASAP!
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Reading:
This discussion will help you with next week's Comparison/Contrast Paper
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WEEK 8 (3/27-3/31)
Comparison/Contrast Paper (due 3/30, Thursday)
Friday is a holiday; however,
Papers submitted Friday WILL NOT be late
REMINDER: Be sure you are reading
very closely; about 1/3 of the
paper needs to be you
quoting (evidence) from
the literature;
all direct quotations need
parenthetical citations.
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Reading:
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WEEK 9 (4/3-4/7)
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Reading:
- There are no additional Readings this week - ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK!
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WEEK 10 (4/10-4/14)
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Reading:
- All readings in the Week 9 Readings folder in the Files section on Canvas
Though if you have not begun the class Novel, NOW is the time to do so! The last paper is based on it.
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WEEK 11 (4/17-4/21)
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Reading:
- Antigone by Sophocles
NOTE: You can find the complete text of this play online; it is also easy to find at online shops and at libraries.
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WEEK 12 (4/24-4/28)
Research Paper (due 4/28, Friday)
Reminder, about 1/3 of the
paper needs to be you
quoting (evidence) from
the sources, and
all direct quotations need
parenthetical citations.
Also, papers NOT in
MLA-8 format will NOT
be accepted.
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Reading:
- No additional readings while you finish up the Research Paper
HOWEVER: remember that you are to have completed The Night Circus by next week.
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WEEK 13 (5/1-5/5)
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Reading:
- The Night Circus, yes, the entire novel.
NOTE: be sure you understand the Creative Paper, which is due in a few weeks.
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WEEK 14 (5/8-5/12)
NOTE: if your Creative Proposal
was not APPROVED yet,
you need to put a Revised Proposal
as a Reply to your original Proposal
on Discussion 9
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Reading:
Catch Your Breath Week
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WEEK 15 (5/15-5/19)
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Reading:
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WEEK 16 (5/22-5/26)
Creative Project due (5/26, Friday)
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Reading:
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WEEK 17 (5/29-6/2)
- no lecture
- Final Discussion (due 6/2)
Note:
this is an optional,
Extra Credit discussion
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Reading:
- Final Week - good luck on all of your finals :)
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