Spring 2020 - Wray/Banks

1. UNIT 1 SCHEDULE – ENGL 208
*Remember that you need to write in your Penzu notebook 5 times a week, beginning
Sunday 1/19!
DUE BY
*All assignments will be due before 11:59 p.m. on
the day they are listed. In parentheses I list where
you can find them on the UNIT 1 – Intro to Personal
Writing page.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE
Thursday, January 16 1. Read the Course Syllabus and the
Instructor Introduction.
2. Complete all four tasks under
ORIENTATION – DAY 1.
Sunday, January 19 1. Read “The Power of a Notebook”
(READINGS).
2. Write your first entry in your Penzu
online journal, using one of the
“Eight Ideas for Getting Started” (pp
30-32 in “The Power of a
Notebook”)
Wednesday, January 22 1. “Watch” the following slidedocs
(LECTURES):
 Slidedoc 1: About Personal
Essay Writing,
 Slidedoc 2: Analyzing Personal
Essays, part 1: The “Situation”
and the “Story”
2. Read “The Compost Heap”
(READINGS)
3. Complete the reading journal for
“The Compost Heap” (UNIT 1
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS)
Sunday, January 26 1. Read the Unit 1 Assignment Sheet:
Imitative List Essay (HANDOUTS)
2. Read Jody Mace’s “The Insomniac’s
To Do List” (READINGS)
3. Complete the reading journal (UNIT
1 HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS).
4. Complete the brainstorming and
pre-drafting activity (UNIT 1
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS).

2. Wednesday, January 29 Complete a draft of your Imitative List
Essay and upload to the Essay 1 Peer
Review link under UNIT 1 HOMEWORK
ASSIGNMENTS.
Friday, January 31 Follow the instructions to complete reviews
of TWO of your peers’ list essays and post
to UNIT 1 HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS.
Sunday, February 2 Submit final draft of your Imitative List
Essay (ASSIGNMENTS)