Dr. Tom Shields
Bate 2112
(252) 328-6715

ShieldsE@mail.ecu.edu
TTh 2:00-3:15
Bate 2017


SCHEDULE
ENGL 1200, Spring 2002


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ASSIGNMENTS



January February March April May

Date   Topic Assignment Due
January
Top
7
  • Introductions, Expectations
 
  9
  • Project 1 Introduced: Observation Research
  • WRR 1, 3-31
       
  14
  • Generating Ideas; Analyzing Observations
  • WRR 1, 32-52
  • Site/activity idea due
  16
  • Interview Strategies; Interview Questions
  • WRR 10, 298-304
  • Begin observations/note-taking
       
  21
  • State Holiday Makeup Day
    (Monday Classes meet today)
  • NO CLASS
  23
  • Class Cancelled due to Snow
  • Continue observations.
       
  28
  • Revising Interview Questions; Oral Presentations
  • Possible interview subjects.
  • List of 8-10 questions due.
  • Continue observations.
  30
  • Writing the Draft; Organizing
  • Integrating Quotes, Detail, Style and Voice in Research Writing
  • Conduct interviews.
  • Finish observations.
       
February
Top
4
  • Oral Presentations
    • Courtney Bahouth
    • Joanie Bowser
    • Anthony DelMedico
    • Gray Hinnant
    • Candance Kreiger
    • Uzair Sheikh
    • Cole Wahab
    • Whitney Wallenstein
  • Presentation responses
  6
  • Oral Presentations
    • Missy Farmer
    • Chad Grussemeyer
    • Michael Kratovil
    • Brooke MacDonald
  • Draft Workshop on Project One
  • Presentation responses
  • Draft of Project One
       
  11
  • Dr. Shields Out of Town
  • NO CLASS
  13
  • Project Two Introduced—NC Collection Project; Introduction to Archival Research; Reading Exercise
  • Project One Due
  • WRR 2, 53-86
       
  18
  • Introduction to Joyner Library and the North Carolina Collection
  • Meet in Joyner Library, Room 1021 (at the back of the Reference Section)
  20
  • Analytical Reading and Context Exercise
  • Contextualizing and Analyzing
  • WRR 7, 199-229
  • Bring in NC Project ideas
       
  25
  • Oral Presentations: NC Artifacts
    • Duane Looney
    • Meghan Moore
    • Marquita Weaver
  • Oral Presentations: NC Artifacts
  27
  • Oral Presentations: NC Artifacts
    • Sarah Rossi
    • Jay Willoughby
    • Josh Pruett
    • Mike Segars
    • Robert Peele
    • Kristen Longpre
    • Carrie Mogan
  • Oral Presentations: NC Artifacts
       
March
Top
4
  • SPRING BREAK
  • No Class
  6
  • SPRING BREAK
  • No Class
       
  11
  • Draft Workshop on NC Collection Project
  • Draft of Project Two
  13
  • Discuss NC Collection Project; In-Class Research Reflection
  • Project Two due
       
  18
  • Project Three Introduced; Finding a Topic; Beginning a Research Project
  • WRR 8, 230-274
  • LRJ 1-3, 3-54
  20
  • Finding and Reading Sources
  • WRR 4, 117-140; 11, 305-24
  • IS 1, 1-9
  • LRJ 4, 55-121
       
  25
  • Analyzing/Evaluating Sources; In-Class Sources Evaluation Exercise
  • RO, 1, 1-13; 3-5, 33-57
  • IS 1, 10-18
  • LRJ 5, 123-31
  27
  • Annotated Bibliography; Summary and Paraphrase
  • WRR 3, 87-116; 5, 141-165
  • LRJ 6, 133-63
       
April
Top
1
  • Summary and Paraphrase; MLA Format
  • WRR, Appendix A, 441-60
  • IS 1, 19-39
  3
  • Draft Workshop of Annotated Bibliography
  • Draft of Annotated Bibliography 1
       
  8
  • Proposal Arguments
  • Annotated Bibliography 1 Due
  10
  • Dr. Shields Out of Town
  • NO CLASS
       
  15
  • In-Class Argument Exercise
  • WRR 14, 396-437
  17
  • Organization; Writing the Proposal
  • WRR 13, 359-95
  • LRJ 7, 165-91
       
  22
  • Integrating Sources; Using Quotations
  • WRR 12, 325-58; Appendix B, 461-76
  24
  • Draft Workshop of Annotated Bibliography 2 and Research Proposal
  • Draft of Research Proposal and Annotated Bibliography
  • LRJ 8, 193-236
       
  29
  • Review and Prepare for Final Exam
  • Annotated Bibliography 2, Research Proposal, and LRJ due.
May
Top
6
  • 2:00-4:00 pm: Turn in Final Take-Home Exam; Pick Up Annotated Bibliography 2, Research Proposal and LRJ.
  • Final Take-Home Exam Due
    (For links to the web sites for the take-home final, see the "Assignments" page.)


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