ENGL102 Spring 2026 Schedule
English 102 Spring 2026 Schedule
Subject to change
Week 1
Wed Jan 21 Welcome, Intro, Discuss Syllabus, in class writing
Week 2
Mon Jan 26 Snow Day. University Closed
Wed Jan 28 p. 354-357 Shitty First Drafts (available on website in readings) and Writing Commons article on Ethnography (in readings on website) Discuss: Ethnography, reading, One Pagers
Week 3
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: Friday Night at Iowa 80 (in reading on website) Discuss: Reading, Essay #1
Wed Feb 4 Class Cancelled
Week 4
Mon Feb 9 Due: Special Topic One Pager #2 (prompt in One Pager Submission forum). 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
Wed Feb 11 Due: Essay #1 for workshop. (post Google Doc link set to anyone with link an edit in blackboard discussion board group by classtime)
Week 5
Mon Feb 16 No Class. President’s Day
Wed Feb 18 Mon Schedule of Classes. Wed Classes will not meet. Due: Essay #1 (post in blackboard discussion board group by classtime. Must be present to get credit for essay.) (group 1@12:20, group 2 @ 1:10)
Week 6
Mon Feb 23 Snow Day. University Closed (papers will be graded and returned. No Group Meetings. Due: Essay #1 (post in blackboard discussion board group by classtime. (group 3 @12:20, group 4 @ 1:00)
Wed Feb 25 Snow Day. University Closed
Week 7
Mon Mar 2 Read: On Writing Well Ch6&7, and "Double Entry Notes" (all in readings on website) Due: Special Topic One Pager # 3 (prompt in One Pager Submission forum) 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 Discuss: Readings, observing, notetaking, essay #2
Wed Mar 4 Read: Excerpt from Fieldworking on Observation (skim for main points) and “Even In A Concrete Jungle” Discuss: Reading, research
Spring Break Mar 9-13
Week 8
Mon Mar 16 Site Visit Research Day. Class will not meet.
Wed Mar 18 Due: One Pager #4 (on Mental Health Article) 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 Fieldworking on Space (skim for main points.) and "Mental Health in Schools” Discuss: Reading, research.
Week 9
Mon Mar 23 Read: “Friday Night Lights” Due: One Pager #5. (on Friday Night Lights) Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) in the One PagerBlackboard forum for today by the beginning of class time DIscuss: Recap of readings and projects
Wed Mar 25 Due:Essay #2 for workshop (post to group discussion board by beginning of class time)
Week 10
Mon Mar 30 Due: Essay #2 Final. (post to group discussion board by beginning of class time. Must be present to get credit for essay.) (group 3 @12:20, group 4 @ 1:00)
Wed Apr 1 Due: Essay #2 Final. (post to group discussion board by beginning of class time. Must be present to get credit for essay.)(group 1 @12:20, group 2 @ 1:10)
Week 11
Mon Apr 6 Due: Special Topic One Pager #6 (prompt in One Pager Submission forum) Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) in the One PagerBlackboard forum for today by the beginning of class time Discuss: Essay 3, Secondary Sources, annotated bibs, citation
Wed Apr 8 Library Visit (class will meet in Lib112)
Week 12
Mon Apr 13 Due: Special Topic One Pager #7 (prompt in One Pager Submission forum). 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 Fieldworking on People (skim for main points) and “At the Edge of a Warming World” Discuss: Interviews, Recording and transcribing
Wed Apr 15 Read:””Twelve Minutes and A Life”” (in readings on website) Discuss: drafts
Week 13
Mon Apr 20 Patriot’s Day. No Class.
Wed Apr 22 Due: One Pager #8. 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:”An Anthropologist On Mars” (in readings on website) Discuss: Essay #4 The So What? And Final Portfolio
Week 14
Mon Apr 27 Due: Essay 3 annotated bib and interview draft for workshop. (post to group discussion board by beginning of class time)
Wed Apr 29 (In person) and Thurs Apr 30 (Zoom) Due: Essay #3. (Submit on Blackboard group discussion board by meeting time)
Week 15
Mon May 4 Due: Final Ethnography draft for workshop. Discuss: drafts, Revising and conference time during class.
Final Exam:
Fri May 8 Final Portfolios due on Blackboard by 11:59 pm. NO EXCEPTIONS. NO LATE SUBMISSIONS.
Subject to change
Week 1
Wed Jan 21 Welcome, Intro, Discuss Syllabus, in class writing
Week 2
Mon Jan 26 Snow Day. University Closed
Wed Jan 28 p. 354-357 Shitty First Drafts (available on website in readings) and Writing Commons article on Ethnography (in readings on website) Discuss: Ethnography, reading, One Pagers
Week 3
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: Friday Night at Iowa 80 (in reading on website) Discuss: Reading, Essay #1
Wed Feb 4 Class Cancelled
Week 4
Mon Feb 9 Due: Special Topic One Pager #2 (prompt in One Pager Submission forum). 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
Wed Feb 11 Due: Essay #1 for workshop. (post Google Doc link set to anyone with link an edit in blackboard discussion board group by classtime)
Week 5
Mon Feb 16 No Class. President’s Day
Wed Feb 18 Mon Schedule of Classes. Wed Classes will not meet. Due: Essay #1 (post in blackboard discussion board group by classtime. Must be present to get credit for essay.) (group 1@12:20, group 2 @ 1:10)
Week 6
Mon Feb 23 Snow Day. University Closed (papers will be graded and returned. No Group Meetings. Due: Essay #1 (post in blackboard discussion board group by classtime. (group 3 @12:20, group 4 @ 1:00)
Wed Feb 25 Snow Day. University Closed
Week 7
Mon Mar 2 Read: On Writing Well Ch6&7, and "Double Entry Notes" (all in readings on website) Due: Special Topic One Pager # 3 (prompt in One Pager Submission forum) 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 Discuss: Readings, observing, notetaking, essay #2
Wed Mar 4 Read: Excerpt from Fieldworking on Observation (skim for main points) and “Even In A Concrete Jungle” Discuss: Reading, research
Spring Break Mar 9-13
Week 8
Mon Mar 16 Site Visit Research Day. Class will not meet.
Wed Mar 18 Due: One Pager #4 (on Mental Health Article) 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 Fieldworking on Space (skim for main points.) and "Mental Health in Schools” Discuss: Reading, research.
Week 9
Mon Mar 23 Read: “Friday Night Lights” Due: One Pager #5. (on Friday Night Lights) Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) in the One PagerBlackboard forum for today by the beginning of class time DIscuss: Recap of readings and projects
Wed Mar 25 Due:Essay #2 for workshop (post to group discussion board by beginning of class time)
Week 10
Mon Mar 30 Due: Essay #2 Final. (post to group discussion board by beginning of class time. Must be present to get credit for essay.) (group 3 @12:20, group 4 @ 1:00)
Wed Apr 1 Due: Essay #2 Final. (post to group discussion board by beginning of class time. Must be present to get credit for essay.)(group 1 @12:20, group 2 @ 1:10)
Week 11
Mon Apr 6 Due: Special Topic One Pager #6 (prompt in One Pager Submission forum) Post your Google Doc link (set to anyone with link can edit) in the One PagerBlackboard forum for today by the beginning of class time Discuss: Essay 3, Secondary Sources, annotated bibs, citation
Wed Apr 8 Library Visit (class will meet in Lib112)
Week 12
Mon Apr 13 Due: Special Topic One Pager #7 (prompt in One Pager Submission forum). 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 Fieldworking on People (skim for main points) and “At the Edge of a Warming World” Discuss: Interviews, Recording and transcribing
Wed Apr 15 Read:””Twelve Minutes and A Life”” (in readings on website) Discuss: drafts
Week 13
Mon Apr 20 Patriot’s Day. No Class.
Wed Apr 22 Due: One Pager #8. 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:”An Anthropologist On Mars” (in readings on website) Discuss: Essay #4 The So What? And Final Portfolio
Week 14
Mon Apr 27 Due: Essay 3 annotated bib and interview draft for workshop. (post to group discussion board by beginning of class time)
Wed Apr 29 (In person) and Thurs Apr 30 (Zoom) Due: Essay #3. (Submit on Blackboard group discussion board by meeting time)
Week 15
Mon May 4 Due: Final Ethnography draft for workshop. Discuss: drafts, Revising and conference time during class.
Final Exam:
Fri May 8 Final Portfolios due on Blackboard by 11:59 pm. NO EXCEPTIONS. NO LATE SUBMISSIONS.
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