WEEKLY SCHEDULE for english 100B

Tuesday/Thursday classes, Fall 2025

section 80 (T/Th 11:00am - 12:15pm; ONLINE)

section 81 (T/Th 12:30pm - 1:45pm; ONLINE)

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Week One

8/26 Tuesday: Welcome! course overview/syllabus

8/28 Thursday: syllabus and class policies

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 Tuesday 9/2 in the class Canvas; Quiz #1 (syllabus quiz) must be completed in Canvas before start of class Tuesday 9/2

week two

9/1 Monday: LABOR DAY - CAMPUS CLOSED

9/2 Tuesday: thematic introduction to English 100B

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 Tuesday 9/2 in the class Canvas; Quiz #1 (syllabus quiz) must be completed in Canvas before start of class Tuesday 9/2

9/4 Thursday: begin discussing “Lost in the Meritocracy” by Walter Kirn

week three

9/9 Tuesday: discuss “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 Tuesday 9/9

9/11 Thursday: discuss Gatto; introduce Essay #1 theme

HW Due: read “Against School” by John Taylor Gatto; one page: 1st paragraph summarize Gatto’s criticism of school in America; 2nd paragraph your reaction to Gatto’s criticism - due in Canvas before start of class Thursday 9/11

week four

9/16 Tuesday:

9/18 Thursday:

week five

9/23 Tuesday:

9/25 Thursday:

week six

9/30 Tuesday:

10/2 Thursday:

week seven

10/7 Tuesday:

10/9 Thursday:

week eight

10/14 Tuesday:

10/16 Thursday:

week nine

10/21 Tuesday:

10/23 Thursday:

week ten

10/28 Tuesday:

10/30 Thursday:

week eleven

11/4 Tuesday:

11/6 Thursday:

week twelve

11/11 Tuesday: VETERANS DAY - CAMPUS CLOSED

11/13 Thursday:

week thirteen

11/18 Tuesday:

11/20 Thursday:

11/24 Monday - 11/30 SUNDAY: FALL BREAK / THANKSGIVING - CAMPUS CLOSED

week fourteen

12/2 Tuesday:

12/4 Thursday:

week fifteen

12/9 Tuesday:

12/11 Thursday:

week sixteeN (12/12 Friday - 12/18 THURSDAY) - FINAL EXAMS

TBA