Schedule
Summary
| Date | Event or Deadline |
|---|---|
| Jan. 16 | Class begins - Section One begins |
| Jan. 22 | Opening Essay due |
| Jan. 29 | Last day to add this course |
| Feb. 18 | Section One Exercise due Section One ends |
| Feb. 19 | Section Two begins Submit term paper topic(s) |
| Feb. 27 | Last day to drop this course |
| March 4 | Thesis and Bibliography due |
| March 25 | Section Two Exercise due Section Two ends |
| March 26 | Spring Break - no discussion required |
| April 2 | Class begins again after Spring Break Section Three begins |
| April 22 | Term Paper due |
| April 30 | Section Three Exercise due |
| May 5 | Ending Essay due |
| May 6 | Section Three ends Last day of class discussion |
| May 10 | No assignments accepted after today, midnight (MST) |
Weekly Listing
| Week | Date | Section | Notes | Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-15-2007 | 1 | Class actually begins 1-16 |
Participate in discussion Post introduction to the Student Lounge by 1-19 Submit Opening Essay by 1-22 |
| 2 | 1-22-2007 | 1 | Start browsing the course site and your textbooks looking for term paper ideas. | Participate in discussion |
| 3 | 1-29-2007 | 1 | Keep looking! | Participate in discussion |
| 4 | 2-5-2007 | 1 | You should have a list of possibilities by now and should be doing initial research to see if there are enough books on your topic | Participate in discussion |
| 5 | 2-12-2007 | 1 | Narrow down to two (maybe three) possibilities, make a bibliography for each, and sketch out a thesis statement for each |
Participate in discussion Section 1 Exercise is due (2-18) |
| 6 | 2-19-2007 | 2 |
Participate in discussion Submit term paper topic(s) (2-19) |
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| 7 | 2-26-2007 | 2 |
Participate in discussion Thesis and Bibliography due (3-4) |
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| 8 | 3-5-2007 | 2 | Start writing your term paper. No, seriously. |
Participate in discussion |
| 9 | 3-12-2007 | 2 | Keep writing! |
Participate in discussion |
| 10 | 3-19-2007 | 2 | By now you should have figured out if you really can write this paper or if you are going to have to change your thesis or maybe even your topic. |
Participate in discussion Section 2 Exercise is due (3-25) |
| 11 | 3-26-2007 | n/a | Spring Break! | No discussion participation is required |
| 12 | 4-2-2007 | 3 | Your term paper should be done by the end of this week. | Participate in discussion |
| 13 | 4-9-2007 | 3 | Spend this week polishing. |
Participate in discussion |
| 14 | 4-16-2007 | 3 | I'll be grading term papers this week. |
Participate in discussion Term Paper due (4-22) |
| 15 | 4-23-2007 | 3 | You get your paper back and decide if you want to do a rewrite. |
Participate in discussion Section 3 Exercise is due (4-29) |
| 16 | 4-30-2007 | 3 |
Participate in discussion Submit Ending Essay (May 5) Term Paper rewrite due (May 10) |