Course Schedule
English 102 - Fall 2024

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.

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).

• Lecture 1
• Orientation Assignment (due 8/28)
  Yes, this is Wednesday!
  Feel free to turn this in early
• Discussion 1 (due 8/30) Friday.
  Postings are typically due Fridays.
  Responses continue to before
  midnight Sundays

IMPORTANT! Day 1 be sure you do the ONLY module on our Canvas site; it is the class Orientation. That is how you will get the answers to the Orientation Quiz.

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.

• Lecture 2
• Discussion 2 (due 9/6, Friday)

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.

• Lecture 3
• no discussion

• "A&P" (for this week's lecture)
  It is in the Week 3 Readings folder on Canvas

Look ahead to next week's readings
and the Warm-up Exercise

• no lecture
• no discussion

IMPORTANT: be sure this is
your work;
do not go to outside sources
to explain the story.
You will also be quoting from the story;
follow any quotations with
a parenthetical citation.
Include the Works Cited entry.

Papers not in MLA 8/9 format
will not be accepted

• All Readings in the Week 4 Readings folder on Canvas; the short story "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" is for your Warm-up Exercise.

• There are a few short readings and some reference files to help you with your paper this week; they are also in the Week 4 Readings folder on Canvas

• There is also a 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-8/9 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.

• Lecture 4
• Discussion 3 (due 9/27)

NOTE: read this week's
Discussion Question
EARLY. It will direct you to next week's essay
assignment, where you will
find the Discussion topics
to choose from.

ALSO: Be sure you are quoting
from the stories in your Discussions, and
all direct quotations need
parenthetical citations

• Various readings from the Week 5 Readings folder in the Files section of Canvas

• no lecture
• no discussion

IMPORTANT: Papers not in MLA 8/9 format
will not be accepted, and remember
about 1/3 of the paper needs to be you
quoting (evidence) from
the literature;
all direct quotations need
parenthetical citations.

• The readings for this week's paper are in the Week 5 Readings folder on Canvas; the topics and readings are the exact same ones you were discussing last week preparing for this paper.

• Lecture 5
• Discussion 4 (due 10/11, Friday)
  

• Some samples for this week's assignment are available in the Week 7 Readings folder.

• Lecture 6
• no discussion (though see note below)

IMPORTANT:
If you have still not gotten your
Research Paper Proposal approved
and/or are re-doing it,
be sure it is submitted ASAP!

• There are no new readings this week; however, if you have not begun
  reading The Night Circus you will want to start.

• Lecture 7
• Discussion 5 (due 10/25)

• All readings in the Week 9 Readings folder in the Files section on Canvas

• Lecture 8
• Discussion 6 (due 11/1)

• 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.

• no lecture
• no discussion

• No additional readings while you finish up the Research Paper

HOWEVER: remember that you are to have completed The Night Circus by next week.

• Lecture 9
• Discussion 7 (due 11/15)

• The Night Circus, yes, the entire novel.

NOTE: be sure you understand the Creative Paper, which is due in a few weeks.

• Lecture 10
• Discussion 8 (due 11/22)

• There are some samples in this week's Readings folder on Canvas

• no lecture
• no discussion

Catch Your Breath Week

• There are no additional readings this week;
  Enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday :)

• no lecture
• no discussion

• There are no additional readings this week while you finish your Creative Paper

• No Lecture
• Final Discussion (due 12/13)
  Note: this is an optional,
  Extra Credit discussion

• Final Week - good luck on all of your finals :)