WEEKLY SCHEDULE for english 100B

Monday/Wednesday classes, Fall 2025

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

8/25 Monday: Welcome! course overview/syllabus

8/27 Wednesday: 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 Wednesday 9/3 in the class Canvas; Quiz #1 (syllabus quiz) must be completed in Canvas before start of class Wednesday 9/3

week two

9/1 Monday: LABOR DAY - CAMPUS CLOSED

9/3 Wednesday: finish thematic introduction to English 100B

week three

9/8 Monday: 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 Monday 9/8

9/10 Wednesday: discuss Gatto

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 Wednesday 9/10

week four

9/15 Monday: discuss readings / Essay #1 topic

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

9/17 Wednesday: discus readings / Essay #1 topic

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

9/22 Monday: finish discussing Essay #1 prompt

HW Due: "Who's teaching L.A.'s kids?" by Jason Felch, Jason Song, and Doug Smith (alternative link)

9/24 Wednesday: 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

9/29 Monday: the thesis draft; selecting your Essay #1 subject

HW Due: “Grade Inflation, Higher and Higher” by Scott Jaschik

10/1 Wednesday: introduction to “STRUCTURE” in writing

HW Due: "In the Basement of the Ivory Tower" by Professor X (alternative link); Essay #1 Thesis Draft due in canvas before start of class

week seven

10/6 Monday: the thesis statement; THE FOUR BIG THINGS

10/8 Wednesday: outlining Essay #1

week eight

10/13 Monday: outlining Essay #1

10/15 Wednesday: topic sentences

HW Due: Essay #1 Outline

week nine

10/20 Monday: development (BIG THING #4)

10/22 Wednesday: introductions

HW Due: Essay #1 Rough Draft due by 11:59pm Friday 10/24

week ten

10/27 Monday: conclusions; MLA format

HW Due: Essay #1 due by 11:59pm Monday 10/27

10/29 Wednesday: introduce Essay #2 terminology / concepts

week eleven

11/3 Monday: introduce Essay #2 prompt

HW Due: Quiz #3 must be completed by 11:59pm 11/7 Friday; "All teachers fired at Rhode Island school" by Randi Kaye

11/5 Wednesday: finish discussing Essay #2 prompt

HW Due: Quiz #3 must be completed by 11:59pm 11/7 Friday; “Education secretary calls for 12-hour school days, longer school year” by Paul Connor; "Extended School Year Would Have Dire Economic Effects, Critics Say" by Cristina Corbin

week twelve

11/10 Monday:

11/11 Tuesday: VETERANS DAY - CAMPUS CLOSED

11/12 Wednesday:

week thirteen

11/17 Monday:

11/19 Wednesday:

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

week fourteen

12/1 Monday:

12/3 Wednesday:

week fifteen

12/8 Monday:

12/10 Wednesday:

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

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