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: discuss Essay #1 prompt
HW Due: “Are American Students Lazy?” by Scott Jaschik; "In Praise of the F Word" by Mary Sherry (alternate link)
9/18 Thursday: 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
week five
9/23 Tuesday: finish discussing Essay #1 prompt
HW Due: "Who's teaching L.A.'s kids?" by Jason Felch, Jason Song, and Doug Smith (alternative link); “Grade Inflation, Higher and Higher” by Scott Jaschik
9/25 Thursday: selecting your Essay #1 subject
HW Due: “It’s a Boy Thing (Or Is It?)” by Sara Mead; "Achievement Gap Between White and Black Students Still Gaping" by Lauren Camera
week six
9/30 Tuesday: introduction to “STRUCTURE” in writing
HW Due: "In the Basement of the Ivory Tower" by Professor X (alternative link)
10/2 Thursday: the thesis statement
HW Due: Essay #1 Thesis Draft due in canvas before start of class
week seven
10/7 Tuesday: the thesis statement; THE FOUR BIG THINGS
10/9 Thursday: outlining Essay #1
week eight
10/14 Tuesday: outlining Essay #1
10/16 Thursday: topic sentences
HW Due: Essay #1 Outline
week nine
10/21 Tuesday: development (BIG THING #4)
10/23 Thursday: introductions
HW Due: Essay #1 Rough Draft due by 11:59pm Sunday 10/26
week ten
10/28 Tuesday: conclusions; MLA format
HW Due: Essay #1 due by 11:59pm Tuesday 10/28
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