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

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: introduce Essay #2 terminology / concepts

week eleven

11/4 Tuesday: introduce Essay #2 prompt

HW Due: Quiz #3 must be completed by 11:59pm 11/9 Sunday; "All teachers fired at Rhode Island school" by Randi Kaye

11/6 Thursday: finish discussing Essay #2 prompt

HW Due: Quiz #3 must be completed by 11:59pm 11/9 Sunday; “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

11/11 Tuesday: VETERANS DAY - CAMPUS CLOSED

11/13 Thursday: writing your argument’s claim

HW Due: “To improve learning, some schools lengthen the school day or year” by Sarah Carr; “The Disadvantages of Longer School Days” by Kristine Tucker

week thirteen

11/18 Tuesday: outlining Essay #2

11/20 Thursday: counterargument

HW Due: Essay #2 Outline due before start of class

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

week fourteen

12/2 Tuesday: purpose of sources / determining credibility

HW Due: “Summer learning loss: What is it, and what can we do about it?” by David M. Quinn and Morgan Polikoff; “Today’s Exhausted Superkids” by Frank Bruni (alternative link)

12/4 Thursday: integrating sources effectively

HW Due: "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr.; EXTRA CREDIT - "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift

Essay #2 Rough Draft due by 11:59pm Sunday 12/7

week fifteen

12/9 Tuesday: MLA documentation

HW Due: Essay #2 due by 11:59pm Tuesday 12/9; Quiz #4 must be completed by 11:59pm 12/12 Friday

12/11 Thursday: prepare for Final Exam

HW Due: Quiz #4 must be completed by 11:59pm 12/12 Friday

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

Sec 80 T/Th 11:00am - your Final Exam is THURSDAY 12/18 10:15am - 12:15pm

Sec 81 T/Th 12:30pm - your Final Exam is TUESDAY 12/16 12:30pm - 2:30pm

*ESSAY #1 REVISIONS due by 11:59pm 12/18 Thursday (last day of Finals)