ENGL 111 Calendar FINAL 4 
The course calendar is a good way to stay on top of course due dates. Refer to it often. All weeks begin Monday at 12:01 a.m. and end the following Sunday at 11:55 p.m.
All work must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. on the posted due date in the course calendar. All times are Eastern Standard Time.
All textbook reading assignments are from Writing: Ten Core Concepts by Robert P. Yagelski, first edition.
Course Calendar for ENGL 111, English Composition
Sessions
Learning Activities
Assignments / Assessments
Due Dates
1: Course Orientation
Course Syllabus
Blackboard Student User Guide
Guidelines for Effective Emails and Messages
Textbook, Chapter 1. “Why We Write”; Chapter 2, “Ten Core Concepts for Effective Writing”
PowerPoint: “Which Picture Is Your Writing Process Like?”
Introductions Discussion Board
Blackboard/Syllabus Exercise.
Test Run Assignment.
Session 1 and Session 2 Discussion: “Which Picture Is Your Writing Process Like?”—initial post
01/18/2015
2: Summary and Response—First Draft
Textbook, Chapter 3, “The Ten Core Concepts in Action”; Chapter 19, “Working with Ideas and Information”; Chapter 23, “Using Source Material.”
Writing Project 1: Summary and Response – Steps 1-6
Core Readings
PowerPoint: “Describing, Summarizing, and Responding”
Plagiarism Resources: Student Plagiarism Brochure; Plagiarism PowerPoint; plagiarism policies in syllabus
Supplemental Resources: Plagiarism Resources
Supplemental Resources: APA or MLA Format
Session 1 and Session 2 Discussion: “Which Picture Is Your Writing Process Like?”—two responses
Plagiarism Exercise
First draft of Writing Project 1, Summary and Response
01/25/2015
3: Summary and Response—Peer Response
Textbook, Chapter 24, “Citing Sources Using MLA Style” OR Chapter 25, “Citing Sources Using APA Style”
PowerPoint: “Critical Rereading”
Review of Core Reading
PowerPoint: “Principles of Peer Response”
Supplemental Resources: Video – A Peer Response Demonstration
Supplemental Resources: APA Practice Activity OR
All work must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. on the posted due date in the course calendar. All times are Eastern Standard Time.
All textbook reading assignments are from Writing: Ten Core Concepts by Robert P. Yagelski, first edition.
Course Calendar for ENGL 111, English Composition
Sessions
Learning Activities
Assignments / Assessments
Due Dates
1: Course Orientation
Course Syllabus
Blackboard Student User Guide
Guidelines for Effective Emails and Messages
Textbook, Chapter 1. “Why We Write”; Chapter 2, “Ten Core Concepts for Effective Writing”
PowerPoint: “Which Picture Is Your Writing Process Like?”
Introductions Discussion Board
Blackboard/Syllabus Exercise.
Test Run Assignment.
Session 1 and Session 2 Discussion: “Which Picture Is Your Writing Process Like?”—initial post
01/18/2015
2: Summary and Response—First Draft
Textbook, Chapter 3, “The Ten Core Concepts in Action”; Chapter 19, “Working with Ideas and Information”; Chapter 23, “Using Source Material.”
Writing Project 1: Summary and Response – Steps 1-6
Core Readings
PowerPoint: “Describing, Summarizing, and Responding”
Plagiarism Resources: Student Plagiarism Brochure; Plagiarism PowerPoint; plagiarism policies in syllabus
Supplemental Resources: Plagiarism Resources
Supplemental Resources: APA or MLA Format
Session 1 and Session 2 Discussion: “Which Picture Is Your Writing Process Like?”—two responses
Plagiarism Exercise
First draft of Writing Project 1, Summary and Response
01/25/2015
3: Summary and Response—Peer Response
Textbook, Chapter 24, “Citing Sources Using MLA Style” OR Chapter 25, “Citing Sources Using APA Style”
PowerPoint: “Critical Rereading”
Review of Core Reading
PowerPoint: “Principles of Peer Response”
Supplemental Resources: Video – A Peer Response Demonstration
Supplemental Resources: APA Practice Activity OR