ENGL101E Schedule
ENGL101E Spring 2026 Schedule
Dates are subject to change
Week 1-
Wed Jan 21 Discuss: Introductions, In Class Writing, Syllabus, Website Navigation
Fri Jan 23 Discuss: Syllabus Recap & Questions, Book Club
Week 2-
Mon Jan 26 Snow Day. University Closed.
Wed Jan 28 Read: Shitty First Drafts (in readings on website) Discuss: Syllabus Questions, Recap Writing Fellow, Recap Book Club, Reading
Fri Jan 30 Read: Rhetorical Analysis Handout from Howe Center (In readings on website) Discuss: reading, One Pagers
Week 3- First Week of Book Club and Writing Fellow
Mon Feb 2 Due: One Pager #1. Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) in the One Pager Blackboard forum for today by the beginning of class time. Read: Malcolm X excerpt (in readings on website) Discuss: Reading, narrative, sensory detail, Essay 1
Wed Feb 4 Class Cancelled
Fri Feb 6 Class Cancelled. Due: One Pager #2. Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) in the One Pager Blackboard forum for today by the beginning of class time. Read: Steve Jobs Commencement Address (in readings on website)
Week 4- Book Club and Writing Fellow
Mon Feb 9 Discuss: reading, thesis statements, Essay 1 work
Wed Feb 11 DIscuss: Recap essay 1 readings, Book Club Note Taking
Fri Feb 13 Due: Essay #1 for Workshop. (Post your Google Doc link set to anyone with link can edit draft in Essay 2 draft forum on Blackboard) . Discuss: Introductions and workshop .
Week 5- Book Club and Writing Fellow
Mon Feb 16 President’s Day No Class
Wed Feb 18 Monday Schedule of Classes. Wed classes will not meet.
Due: Essay #1 Due (10:10 class: group 1 @ 10:10, group 2 @ 10:35) (11:15 class: group 1 @ 11:15) Post essay to essay 1 final group forum by group meeting time. You must be present for your meeting time (with computer) to read your paper to your group and receive a grade.
Fri Feb 20 Due: Essay #1 Due (10:10 class: group 3 @ 10:10) (11:15 class: group 2 @ 11:15) Post essay to essay 1 final group forum by group meeting time. You must be present for your meeting time (with computer) to read your paper to your group and receive a grade.
Week 6- Book Club and Writing Fellow
Mon Feb 23. Snow Day. University Closed.
Wed Feb 25 Snow Day. University Closed.
Fri Feb 27 Snow Day. University Closed.
Week 7- Book Club and Writing Fellow
Mon Mar 2 Read: "Yes, Employers Do Value Liberal Arts Degrees" (in readings on website) Discuss: Essay #2, reading, analyzing the major.
Wed Mar 4 Due: One Pager #3. Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) in the One Pager Blackboard forum for today by the beginning of class time. Read: “Do College Majors Really Matter?” (in readings on website) and “Want to know how to ask questions?” (in readings on website) Discuss: reading and interviewing
Fri Mar 6 Library Visit. (class will be held in LIB112) Discuss: How to research the career
Spring Break Mar 9-13
Week 8- Book Club and Writing Fellow
Mon Mar 16 Due: One Pager #4. Special topic. Please write a journal about what you learned from Occupational Outlook Handbook that you can use for part II of essay 2. Be detailed and include data and details. Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) in the One Pager Blackboard forum for today by the beginning of class time. And Complete online assignment on the Padlet by 11:59 pm
Wed Mar 18 Career Services Visit
Fri Mar 20 Writing and Research Day for essay #2. Class will not meet.
Week 9- Book Club and Writing Fellow
Mon Mar 23 Read: Design Principles (in readings on website) Discuss: flyer design, integrating quotes from interview and secondary sources, work on flyers and essays
Wed Mar 25 Due: Essay #2 for workshop. Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) to the Essay #2 workshop forum by the beginning of class time. You must be present in class with your computer and essay posted to receive credit for your draft and to participate in workshop
Fri Mar 27 Due Essay #2 (10:10 class: group 1 and 2 @ 10:10, group 3 @ 10:35) (11:15 class: group 1 @ 11:15, group 2 @11:40) Post essay to essay 1 final group forum by group meeting time. You must be present for your meeting time (with computer) to read your paper to your group and receive a grade.
Week 10- Book Club and Writing Fellow
Mon Mar 30 Due: Complete at least two of the FOCUS2 assessments on the BSU Career Services Website. Discuss: Academic Coaching Visit
Wed Apr 1 Due: One Pager #5 Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) in the One Pager Blackboard forum for today by the beginning of class time. Read: Excerpt from Becoming (in readings on website). Discuss: Reading, Essay #3 and audience proposal
Fri Apr 3 Due: Essay #3 audience proposal. Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) to the Essay #3 audience proposal forum by the beginning of class time. Discuss: Small Group research meetings, Drafting goals, Using library sources, researching your future, outlines
Week 11- Book Club and Writing Fellow
Mon Apr 6 Due: Small Group Research Meetings- bring sources and notes to share. (10:10 class Group 1 and 2 @10:10 Group 3 10:35) (11:15 class group 1 @ 11:15, group 2 @ 11:35)
Wed Apr 8 Due: One Pager #6 Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) in the Reading Journal Blackboard forum for today by the beginning of class time. Read: “When I grow up I want to Be...Childhood Dream” (in readings on website). Discuss: Outlines and reading
Fri Apr 10 Due: Outline. Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) in the Essay #3 Outline Blackboard forum for today by the beginning of class time DIscuss: drafting from outline
Week 12-Book Club (last week) and Writing Fellow
Mon Apr 13 Due: Essay #3 for workshop. Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) to the Essay #3 workshop forum by the beginning of class time. You must be present in class with your computer and essay posted to receive credit for your draft and to participate in workshop. Discus: Citation
Wed Apr 15 Due: Essay #3 Due (10:10 class: group 1 @ 10:10, group 2 @ 10:35) (11:15 class: group 1 @ 11:15) Post essay to essay 1 final group forum by group meeting time. You must be present for your meeting time (with computer) to read your paper to your group and receive a grade.
Fri Apr 17 Due: Essay #3 Due (10:10 class: group 3 @ 10:10) (11:15 class: group 2 @11:15) Post essay to essay 1 final group forum by group meeting time. You must be present for your meeting time (with computer) to read your paper to your group and receive a grade.
Week 13- Writing Fellow
Mon Apr 20 Patriot’s Day No Class
Wed Apr 22 Discuss: Book Club Presentations
Fri Apr 24 Book Club Presentation Work day
Week 14- Writing Fellow (last week)
Mon Apr 27 Discuss: Final Portfolios and Book Club Presentation Work day
Wed Apr 28 Book Club Presentation Work Day. In class conference for final portfolio
Fri Apr 30 Book Club Presentation Work Day. In class conference for final portfolio
Week 15-
Mon Apr 4 Book Club Presentations and Book Club Paper Due
Final Exam:
Final Portfolios are due on Blackboard by the END of final exam time. NO PORTFOLIOS WILL BE ACCEPTED LATE.
1010 class: Mon May 11 Portfolio Due on Blackboard by 10:00am
11:15 class: Fri May 8 Portfolio Due on Blackboard by 1:00pm
Dates are subject to change
Week 1-
Wed Jan 21 Discuss: Introductions, In Class Writing, Syllabus, Website Navigation
Fri Jan 23 Discuss: Syllabus Recap & Questions, Book Club
Week 2-
Mon Jan 26 Snow Day. University Closed.
Wed Jan 28 Read: Shitty First Drafts (in readings on website) Discuss: Syllabus Questions, Recap Writing Fellow, Recap Book Club, Reading
Fri Jan 30 Read: Rhetorical Analysis Handout from Howe Center (In readings on website) Discuss: reading, One Pagers
Week 3- First Week of Book Club and Writing Fellow
Mon Feb 2 Due: One Pager #1. Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) in the One Pager Blackboard forum for today by the beginning of class time. Read: Malcolm X excerpt (in readings on website) Discuss: Reading, narrative, sensory detail, Essay 1
Wed Feb 4 Class Cancelled
Fri Feb 6 Class Cancelled. Due: One Pager #2. Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) in the One Pager Blackboard forum for today by the beginning of class time. Read: Steve Jobs Commencement Address (in readings on website)
Week 4- Book Club and Writing Fellow
Mon Feb 9 Discuss: reading, thesis statements, Essay 1 work
Wed Feb 11 DIscuss: Recap essay 1 readings, Book Club Note Taking
Fri Feb 13 Due: Essay #1 for Workshop. (Post your Google Doc link set to anyone with link can edit draft in Essay 2 draft forum on Blackboard) . Discuss: Introductions and workshop .
Week 5- Book Club and Writing Fellow
Mon Feb 16 President’s Day No Class
Wed Feb 18 Monday Schedule of Classes. Wed classes will not meet.
Due: Essay #1 Due (10:10 class: group 1 @ 10:10, group 2 @ 10:35) (11:15 class: group 1 @ 11:15) Post essay to essay 1 final group forum by group meeting time. You must be present for your meeting time (with computer) to read your paper to your group and receive a grade.
Fri Feb 20 Due: Essay #1 Due (10:10 class: group 3 @ 10:10) (11:15 class: group 2 @ 11:15) Post essay to essay 1 final group forum by group meeting time. You must be present for your meeting time (with computer) to read your paper to your group and receive a grade.
Week 6- Book Club and Writing Fellow
Mon Feb 23. Snow Day. University Closed.
Wed Feb 25 Snow Day. University Closed.
Fri Feb 27 Snow Day. University Closed.
Week 7- Book Club and Writing Fellow
Mon Mar 2 Read: "Yes, Employers Do Value Liberal Arts Degrees" (in readings on website) Discuss: Essay #2, reading, analyzing the major.
Wed Mar 4 Due: One Pager #3. Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) in the One Pager Blackboard forum for today by the beginning of class time. Read: “Do College Majors Really Matter?” (in readings on website) and “Want to know how to ask questions?” (in readings on website) Discuss: reading and interviewing
Fri Mar 6 Library Visit. (class will be held in LIB112) Discuss: How to research the career
Spring Break Mar 9-13
Week 8- Book Club and Writing Fellow
Mon Mar 16 Due: One Pager #4. Special topic. Please write a journal about what you learned from Occupational Outlook Handbook that you can use for part II of essay 2. Be detailed and include data and details. Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) in the One Pager Blackboard forum for today by the beginning of class time. And Complete online assignment on the Padlet by 11:59 pm
Wed Mar 18 Career Services Visit
Fri Mar 20 Writing and Research Day for essay #2. Class will not meet.
Week 9- Book Club and Writing Fellow
Mon Mar 23 Read: Design Principles (in readings on website) Discuss: flyer design, integrating quotes from interview and secondary sources, work on flyers and essays
Wed Mar 25 Due: Essay #2 for workshop. Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) to the Essay #2 workshop forum by the beginning of class time. You must be present in class with your computer and essay posted to receive credit for your draft and to participate in workshop
Fri Mar 27 Due Essay #2 (10:10 class: group 1 and 2 @ 10:10, group 3 @ 10:35) (11:15 class: group 1 @ 11:15, group 2 @11:40) Post essay to essay 1 final group forum by group meeting time. You must be present for your meeting time (with computer) to read your paper to your group and receive a grade.
Week 10- Book Club and Writing Fellow
Mon Mar 30 Due: Complete at least two of the FOCUS2 assessments on the BSU Career Services Website. Discuss: Academic Coaching Visit
Wed Apr 1 Due: One Pager #5 Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) in the One Pager Blackboard forum for today by the beginning of class time. Read: Excerpt from Becoming (in readings on website). Discuss: Reading, Essay #3 and audience proposal
Fri Apr 3 Due: Essay #3 audience proposal. Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) to the Essay #3 audience proposal forum by the beginning of class time. Discuss: Small Group research meetings, Drafting goals, Using library sources, researching your future, outlines
Week 11- Book Club and Writing Fellow
Mon Apr 6 Due: Small Group Research Meetings- bring sources and notes to share. (10:10 class Group 1 and 2 @10:10 Group 3 10:35) (11:15 class group 1 @ 11:15, group 2 @ 11:35)
Wed Apr 8 Due: One Pager #6 Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) in the Reading Journal Blackboard forum for today by the beginning of class time. Read: “When I grow up I want to Be...Childhood Dream” (in readings on website). Discuss: Outlines and reading
Fri Apr 10 Due: Outline. Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) in the Essay #3 Outline Blackboard forum for today by the beginning of class time DIscuss: drafting from outline
Week 12-Book Club (last week) and Writing Fellow
Mon Apr 13 Due: Essay #3 for workshop. Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) to the Essay #3 workshop forum by the beginning of class time. You must be present in class with your computer and essay posted to receive credit for your draft and to participate in workshop. Discus: Citation
Wed Apr 15 Due: Essay #3 Due (10:10 class: group 1 @ 10:10, group 2 @ 10:35) (11:15 class: group 1 @ 11:15) Post essay to essay 1 final group forum by group meeting time. You must be present for your meeting time (with computer) to read your paper to your group and receive a grade.
Fri Apr 17 Due: Essay #3 Due (10:10 class: group 3 @ 10:10) (11:15 class: group 2 @11:15) Post essay to essay 1 final group forum by group meeting time. You must be present for your meeting time (with computer) to read your paper to your group and receive a grade.
Week 13- Writing Fellow
Mon Apr 20 Patriot’s Day No Class
Wed Apr 22 Discuss: Book Club Presentations
Fri Apr 24 Book Club Presentation Work day
Week 14- Writing Fellow (last week)
Mon Apr 27 Discuss: Final Portfolios and Book Club Presentation Work day
Wed Apr 28 Book Club Presentation Work Day. In class conference for final portfolio
Fri Apr 30 Book Club Presentation Work Day. In class conference for final portfolio
Week 15-
Mon Apr 4 Book Club Presentations and Book Club Paper Due
Final Exam:
Final Portfolios are due on Blackboard by the END of final exam time. NO PORTFOLIOS WILL BE ACCEPTED LATE.
1010 class: Mon May 11 Portfolio Due on Blackboard by 10:00am
11:15 class: Fri May 8 Portfolio Due on Blackboard by 1:00pm
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