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CTYOnline - Summer Calendars for Level 4: Writing Analysis & Persuasion

Summer Session Daily Calendars

Down to Mid Summer Intensive Session (6 weeks)


Sample Early Summer Session: June 16 - September 5, 2008 (12 weeks)
DATEDUE
  • Work is due by end of the day, not start of the day.
  • Vacations are allowed. Students may miss up to two due dates but must negotiate with the instructor which two, if any, at the start of the course.
  • 10 assignments and 12 due dates allows each student to miss 2 due dates or to finish 2 weeks early.

Monday, June 16

Course begins
Students download materials from http://ctyjhu.org/mycty
Download the first assignment right now

Friday, June 20

Assignment 1 e-mailed to instructor

Friday, June 27

Assignment 2 e-mailed to instructor

Thursday, July 3

Assignment 3 e-mailed to instructor

Friday, July 11

Assignment 4 e-mailed to instructor

Friday, July 25

Assignment 6 e-mailed to instructor

Friday, August 1

Assignment 7 e-mailed to instructor

Friday, August 8

Assignment 8 e-mailed to instructor

Friday, August 15

Assignment 9 e-mailed to instructor

Friday, August 22

Assignment 10 e-mailed to instructor

Most students complete their course here, but those who took vacations may use the missed assignment due dates below to complete by September 5.

Friday, August 29

Missed Assignment #1

Friday, September 5

Missed Assignment #2

Course ends
No work accepted after today frownie

4 to 6 weeks after the course ends, students receive

  • Certificate of Participation
  • Detailed, one-page final evaluation of progress
  • Course description
  • Advice about credit and placement

Please notify CTY if your postal address will change: ctyonline@jhu.edu



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Sample Mid Summer Intensive Session: July 21 - September 1, 2008 (6 weeks)
DATEEVENT

NOTES: Work is due by end of the day, not start of the day. Students use the due day to complete work due that night.
No textbook purchase is necessary.

Vacations are NOT allowed and absences must be negotiated at the start of the course.

Monday, July 21

Course begins;
Students download materials from http://ctyjhu.org/mycty
Download first assignment right now.

Post Introductions to Workshop
Read Lessons #1A, #6 and #8
begin observing group for 1-2 hr/wk

Wednesday, July 23

#1 Persuasive Educational Essay due by midnight

Thursday, July 24

Workshop #1 starts
Students Post Subculture Observation Report to Workshop #1A

Monday, July 28

#2 Extended Definition Thesis and Components due by midnight
* Continue observing group for 1-2 hours this week*

Tuesday, July 29

Workshop #2 starts

Thursday, July 31

#3 Topical Persuasive Essay due
Instructor critique of #2 due by midnight

Friday, August 1

Workshop #3 starts

Monday, August 4

#4 Extended Definition Essay due
Instructor critique of #3 due by midnight

Tuesday, August 5

Workshop #4 starts

Friday, August 8

#5 Creative Nonfiction Analysis due
Instructor critique of #4 due by midnight

Monday, August 11

Workshop #5 starts
*Continue observing group for 1-2 hours this week*

Tuesday, August 12

#6 Narrative Essay due
Instructor critique of #5 due by midnight

Wednesday, August 13

Workshop #6 starts

Friday, Aug 15

#7 Classification Essay (Expansion of Definition #4) due
Instructor critique of #6 due by midnight

Monday, Aug 18

Workshop #7 starts
* Continue observing group for 1-2 hours this week

Thursday, Aug 21

#8 Subculture Analysis due
Instructor critique of #7 due by midnight

Friday, Aug 22

Workshop #8 starts

Monday, Aug 25

#9 Cause and Effect Analysis due
Instructor critique of #8 due by midnight

Tuesday, August 26Workshop #9 starts

Thursday, August 28

#10 Subculture Analysis Revision + 1 research source due
Instructor critique of #9 due by midnight

Friday, August 29

ALL #10 essays posted for workshop

Monday, September 1

Course Ends friwbue
No work accepted after today.

4 to 6 weeks after the course ends, students receive

  • Certificate of Participation
  • Detailed, one-page final evaluation of progress
  • Course description
  • Advice about credit and placement

Please notify CTY if your postal address will change: ctyonline@jhu.edu



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