IS101-02 Due Dates for Assignments

This page lists the daily written assignments associated with daily readings and with in-class discussions. For formal paper assignments click on the papers link on the navigation bar on the left.

Unless otherwise made specific, pre-class writing is due at the beginning of class, in-class writing is due at the end of class, and discussion reflections are due at the beginning of the next class.

• The Things They Carried - in-class, lists of the things the soldiers carried.
• Weekend group Research Assignment given. a) Identify a concern you have for the transition to college. b) find three 'reputable' source with advice on your how to deal with your concern, c) Summarize and respond to the advice from your sources. [approximately two pages.] due - Mon 9/5

• Written and in-class reports on weekend research assignment.

• In-class writing assignment - What 'I' Carry

• Kreeft reading.
  • Pre-class writting (vocab and thesis)
  • Group responses to discussion questions
  • Essay - "The unexamined life is not worth living" or "The most valuable lesson is how to become your own teacher"

• Giamatti reading
  • Pre-class writting (vocab and thesis)
  • Group responses to discussion questions
• Spayde reading
  • Pre-class writting (vocab and thesis)
  • Group responses to discussion questions
• Essay - select a sentence/phrase/definition from either article that illustrates your view of (liberal) Education.

• Classroom discussion questions for Schwartz reading
  • Pre-class writting (vocab and thesis)
  • Group responses to discussion questions
  • Essay - describe examples from your own or friends experiences that either support or refute Schwartz's thesis.

• Fredrick, X, Crow Dog, Rodriguez, and Anzaldúa readings
  • Pre-class writting (vocab and thesis)
  • Group responses to discussion questions

• Information Literacy Presentation - no assignment

• 2nd article from Wednesday pre-read
• Information Literacy assignments
• quickie presentation of info lit assignment results

• Persepolis paper brainstorming ideas.

• pre-reading assignment for Mapping Time Chapter Two.
• Astronomy pre-quiz

• In-class worksheet on leap days and months

• Astronomy homework questions
• Mapping Time - Chapter 16 vocab, time-line, important people, questions.

• Mapping Time - Chapter 19 vocab, time-line, important people, questions.

• Perspolis viewing

• Perspolis viewing

• Mapping Time - Chapter 28 vocab, time-line, important people, questions.
• In class computation of the date of Easter 2011, 2012 using ALgorithm P p.376

• Additional computation of date of Easter in birth year
• Four quotes from text for the quiz.
• in-class Quiz for Units One and Three

• Names and dates from a) West outside wall of the chapel, b) Hamm Platz, and c) names of all the dorms.

• pre-reading assignment for Benne reading
• Classroom discussion questions for Benne reading.

• nothing due

• Seminar responses due.
• Christensen and Sittler prereading - Vocabulary and Thesis Statements
• Classroom discussion questions for Sittler reading.
• Classroom discussion questions for Christenson reading.

• OUTFLY!!!! (was Tuesday)

• Essay reacting to Sittler, Benne, & Christensen
• pre-reading assignment for MLK reading
• Classroom discussion questions for King reading

• Chapter 18 - prereading (vocab, people, questions)
• In-class Islamic Calendar work

• Midterm Break nothing due

• Arithmetic Islamic Calendar for 1432 and 1433 (starts Gregorian 12/6/2010 and 11/26/2011)
• Chapter 17 prereading (vocab, people, time-line, questions)
• In-class work on Jewish calendars (molads of Tishri, Rosh Hoshanah)
• Midi paper topics distributed.

• Work on Jewish calendar from last time.
• In-class work on Jewish calendar (alignment to Gregorian).

• Determine the dates(at Bejing) of the new moons between Nov. 2010 and Mar. 2013, and
  the dates (at Bejing) the sun crosses longitudes that are multiples of thirty for the same time period. [www.IMO.net/data/solar may be helpful.]
• In-class worksheet on Chinese calendar

• Faith and Learning unit paper due
• In class work on Chinese years.

• Chinese worksheet for birth year due.
• Pre-class reading assignment, vocab and thesis, for Putnam excerpt
• Classroom discussion questions for the Putnam reading.

• Quiz Day
• review - Chapters 12, 18, & 26 from Mapping Time
• review - Faith and Learning section of IS101 Reader
• bring 4-5 "quotes" from the appropriate articles in the IS101 reader

• Putnam essay (one pro one con) due.
• Etzioni prereading assignment
• Classroom discussion questions of Etzioni excerpt

• Etzioni essay (failure of community) due
• Westheimer/Kahne prereading due
• Classroom discussion questions for the Westheimer/Kahne reading.

• Westheimer/Kahne essay (what knod of citizen) due
• Strike/Moss prereading assignment
• Classroom discussion questions for the Strike/Moss reading.

• Archeoastronomy Presentations

• in-class: Mayan Long Count in class exercise

• Thanksgiving Break - no class

• In class Ha'ab calendar exercise a) all 0 Pop 1986-2014, b) months in 2011 and birth year

• Tzolkin worksheet

• The Mayan birthday stela and lords of night

• Final Presentations

• Final Presentations

• Final Presentations

• Final Paper due
• Quiz 6 - Leadership and Service (bring 4 quotes)
• Quiz 7 - Mayan Calendar and presentations.