English 101
Course Readings
Readings are listed from the required texts (unless otherwise noted). The abbreviations are:
Readings listed here should be read BY the date they are listed. For example, if your reading assignment on Wednesday, August 27 is from A Student's Guide pages 2-23 and 133-139 you need to have read this material before you come to class on Wednesday. We will be discussing the readings and doing related exercises (perhaps taking quizzes) on the readings on the date the readings are due.
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Date Due |
Reading Assignment Unit 1 |
| Monday, August 27 |
SG: Introduction, Chapter 1 "Advice From the Experts" (2-23); Chapter 6 "The Composition Class" (133-139) |
| Friday, August 29 |
SG: Chapter 8 " Introduction to Engl 101 (193-201)
C: "Just Say No to College" (98-102) |
| Wednesday, September 3 |
SG: Chapter 9, "The Personal Exploratory Essay (207-209)
C: "Bitch" (245-254) "Girl" (316-317) |
| Friday, September 5 |
C: "Anatomy of a Custody Case" (544-557) "Dads Discuss Custody" (558-561) |
| Monday, September 8 |
C: "A Negative Vote on Affirmative Action" (322-329) "My Life as a ‘Twofer’" (341-343) |
| Wednesday, September 10 |
C: "Racism Has Its Privileges" (330-340) |
| Friday, September 12 |
SG: "Sample Assignments" (210-219)
C: "Ads for Hofstra University and Adelphi University" (96-97) |
| Monday, September 15 |
SG: Chapter 2, "Writing and Rewriting Your Essay" (25-33)
C: "Women Will be Womyn" (255-257) "You’ll Just Love…"- cartoon (257) |
| Wednesday, September 17 |
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| Friday, September 19 |
SG: Chapter 2 continued (35-46) |
| Monday, September 22 |
SG: Chapter 2, Editing (47-58)
C:***A Hanging (new) |
| Wednesday, September 24 |
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| Friday, September 26 |
SG: "Writer's Self-Reflection" (124) |
| Monday, September 29 |
SG: Chapter 4 "Interpretting Written Comments and Grades" (95-124) |