English 3120 Preprofessional Writing
East Tennessee State University
sec. 001, Fall 1999
Kevin O'Donnell

Course Calendar with Assignments


Please note: Beyond the 4th week  or so, the calendar and assignments may be modified, depending on how the course is going. So watch this page for updates!

For information regarding assignment policies and grading, please see "Overview of Assignments and Final Grade Breakdown," in the course policy sheet.


Week 1 -- Aug. 30, Sep. 1
For Weds, Aug 30:
- email your responses to the first-week questionnaire

Week 2 -- Sep 6 (Labor Day holiday), Sep 8
For Weds, Sep 8:
- Read Lannon, Chapter 17, "Definitions"
- On your web site, post three definitions/ explanations of concepts
- On your web site, post one link to another site -- any site

Week 3 -- Sep 13, 15
For Mon, Sep 13:
- Read Lannon, Chapter 3, "Solving the Information Problem"
- Post web site analysis
For Weds, Sep 15:
- Read Lannon, Chapter 6, "Communicating Electronically"

Week 4 -- Sep 20, 22
For Mon, Sep 20:
- Read Lannon, Chapter 19
- Post draft of "How To"
For Wed, Sep 22:
- e-mail your peer responses to writing group members (also email a copy of each response to me)

Week 5 -- Sep 27, 29
For Mon, Sep 27:
- Post your "How To" for a grade
- Read Lannon, Chapter 22, "Proposals"
- E-mail to me your proposal for your  web page project
For Weds, Sep 29:
- Post a page with a list of at least five links to related web sites; format this page, and include a short introduction or explanatory note

Week 6 -- Oct 4, 6
For Mon, Oct 4:
- Read Ch. 13, "Revising for Readable Style," in Lannon
For Weds, Oct 6:
- Read Part IV, "Graphic and Design Elements" (Ch. 14-16) in Lannon

Week 7 -- Oct 11, 13
For Mon, Oct 11:
- Post a draft of a "procedure or process" document that is related to your web page project
For Weds, Oct 13
- e-mail your peer responses to writing group members (also email a copy of each response to me)

Week 8 -- Oct 18, 20
For Mon, Oct 18
- Read Lannon, Chapter 4, "Solving the Persuasion Problem"
- Post  "procedure or process" document  for a grade

Week 9 -- Oct 25, 27
For Mon, Oct 25:
- Post a draft of your "letter to obtain results"
For Weds, Oct 27:
- e-mail your peer responses to writing group members (also email a copy of each response to me)
(Fall Break is Fri, Oct 29)

Week 10 -- Nov 1, 3
For Mon, Nov 1:
- Post your "letter to obtain results" for a grade

Week 11 -- Nov 8, 10
For Mon, Nov 8:
- Post a draft of your web page project
- e-mail your peer responses to writing group members (also email a copy of each response to me)

Week 12 -- Nov 15, 17
For Mon, Nov 15:
- Post your WEB PAGE PROJECTfor a grade

Week 13 -- Nov 22, 24
For Mon, Nov 22:
- Read Lannon, Chapter 20, "Letters and Employment Correspondence"
- Post a draft of your resume.

Week 14 -- Nov 29, Dec 1
For Mon, Nov 29:
- Post a draft of a cover letter.

Week 15 -- Dec 6, 8
For Mon, Dec 6:
- On-line Dossier, including cover letter, completed, posted for a grade

Final Exam: Mon, Dec 13, 1:20-3:20pm -- In-class writing.


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