SUMMER 2009 – ENGL 100
WEEK 1
6/22-6/28
UNIT ONE: Beginnings
Orientation module (questionnaire, introduction, essay, syllabus review, tutorial, HBA)
What is an essay? (Critical reading, strategy drafts, reading, summary)
WEEK 2
6/29-7/5
UNIT TWO: Evidence
Reading: Medieval childhood
Evidence: Distinguish evidence from opinion (summary)
Essay question: Compare medieval and modern childhood, and draw a specific
conclusion from the differences and similarities.
First draft essay 2 due Sunday, 7/5
WEEK 3
7/6-7/12
UNIT THREE: Shaping your paper
Modules: Structure (2) / Thesis / Intros & conclusions / development / sentences
Revise Essay 2 – due Sunday 7/12
WEEK 4
7/13-7/19
UNIT FOUR: The long argument
Read How to Watch the TV News. Chapter summaries. Analysis of structure.
Essay question: What is “news,” and how does the medium of television influence it?
First draft essay 3 due Sunday, 7/19.
WEEK 5
7/20-7/26
UNIT FIVE: Research
Modules: Research / sentences
Revision due Sunday, 7/26.
WEEK 6
7/27-8/3
UNIT SIX: Independent research
Essay question: Pick a specific topic relating to televised news, and present a well-
researched discussion focusing on a specific thesis.
Essay due 8/3.
REMEMBER:
Each week = three weeks.
The 6 week semester must equate 48 hours of instruction, 48 hours of homework, and 16 hours of lab
work. That means 112 hours over the space of six weeks – or just under 19 hours a week. Throw in the
fact that English is, for most of us, a time-consuming subject, and you should expect to have 20-30 hours
a week to complete the coursework.