Friday, 6 Sept:
- Syllabus, introductions, summer reading ?s; ID photos
HOMEWORK:  Read syllabus and have questions about class Mon 9/9; signed agreement about class expectations due Mon 9/9; Summer Reading assignment due Tue, 9/10

Mon, 9 Sept:
- Signed agreement due; questions about course; start author selection process for yearlong Author Study; receive copy of Great American Short Stories ($5 donation for book)
HOMEWORK:  summer reading assignment due Tue, 9/10 - be ready for discussion; Read Hawthorne short story in Great American Short Stories (GASS) - mark text and be ready to discuss - for Thur 9/12;

Tue, 10 Sept:
- Finish going over author selection, if necessary; Summer Reading due - class discussion;  library to check out copies of The Language of Composition and Write Source - keep these two books at home
HOMEWORK:   Read Ch. 1 and pp. 35-47 of Ch. 2 in LofC for Thur 9/12; read and mark text of Hawthorne short story for Thur 9/12; work on author journal

Thur, 12 Sept:
- discuss Hawthorne short story and check text marking; activity/discussion about Ch. 1 of Language of Composition (LofC)
HOMEWORK:  Read and mark text of Melville short story in GASS; work on author journal (check on 9/23 - journal due on 9/30)