WEEKLY SCHEDULE for english 100B

Monday/Wednesday classes, Fall 2026

section 12 (MW 8:00am - 9:15am; ONLINE)

section 49 (MW 9:30am - 10:45am; ONLINE)

section 15 (MW 12:30pm - 1:45pm; ONLINE)

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Week One

8/24 Monday: welcome to English 100B!

8/26 Wednesday: finish any necessary Syllabus stuff

week two

8/31 Monday: thematic introduction to English 100B

1) HW Due: one page - what has been your experience with writing so far? good? bad? roller coaster? great experiences? terrible experiences? This paper should be typed, double-spaced in 12 point font; otherwise this is informal, full credit for completion. due before start of class Monday 8/31 in the class Canvas

2) Quiz #1 (syllabus quiz) must be completed in Canvas before start of class Monday 8/31

9/2 Wednesday: begin discussing “Lost in the Meritocracy” by Walter Kirn

HW Due: read "Lost in the Meritocracy" by Walter Kirn (alternate link); Quiz #2 (based on the reading) must be completed in Canvas before the start of class Wednesday 9/2

week three

9/7 Monday: LABOR DAY - CAMPUS CLOSED

9/9 Wednesday: finish discussing “Lost in the Meritocracy” by Walter Kirn

week four

9/14 Monday: discuss Gatto; introduce Essay #1 topic

HW Due: read “Against School” by John Taylor Gatto; one page (double-spaced, 12 point font) - first paragraph: summarize Gatto’s critique of school in America; second paragraph: your reaction to Gatto’s critique - due before the start of class Monday 9/14

9/16 Wednesday: introduce and discuss Essay #1 prompt

HW Due: read “Are American Students Lazy?” by Scott Jaschik; "In Praise of the F Word" by Mary Sherry (alternate link)

week five

9/21 Monday: finish discussing Essay #1 prompt

HW Due: “At 13 Baltimore City high schools, zero students tested proficient on 2023 state math exam” by Chris Papst; “Recent Test Results Show Widening Gap between High- and Low-scoring K-12 Students” by Julien Lafortune and Iwunze Ugo

9/23 Wednesday: introduction to “STRUCTURE” in writing

HW Due: “Boys left behind: Education gender gaps across the US” by Richard V. Reeves and Ember Smith; "Achievement Gap Between White and Black Students Still Gaping" by Lauren Camera

week six

9/28 Monday:

9/30 Wednesday:

week seven

10/5 Monday:

10/7 Wednesday:

week eight

10/12 Monday:

10/14 Wednesday:

week nine

10/19 Monday:

10/21 Wednesday:

week ten

10/26 Monday:

10/28 Wednesday:

week eleven

11/2 Monday:

11/4 Wednesday:

week twelve

11/9 Monday:

11/11 Wednesday: VETERANS DAY - CAMPUS CLOSED

week thirteen

11/16 Monday:

11/18 Wednesday:

FALL BREAK / THANKSGIVING: 11/23 Monday - 11/29 Sunday

week fourteen

11/30 Monday:

12/2 Wednesday:

week fifteen

12/7 Monday:

12/9 Wednesday:

week sixteen (12/14 Monday - 12/19 Saturday) - FINAL EXAMS

section 12 MW 8:00am - your Final Exam is

section 49 MW 9:30am - your Final Exam is

section 15 MW 12:30pm - your Final Exam is