ENG271 Online (Lincoln): Resources | NMC Learning Management System (Moodle)

Topic	Name	Description
	Syllabus	Syllabus
	Schedule	schedule

Essay/ Project Assignments	Glossaries	Please read carefully through our this semester-long visual project work of ours
	Reading Quiz Rubric & Examples	Point scale for weekly reading quizzes.
	Paper/Essay #2	Here you will find the assignment for Paper #2.
	Samples of Paper # 2	Read these sample papers for inspiration as your work on your second essay. --no thesis borrowing ;)
	Final Paper/Project #3 (A must read-- Instructions for your creative response project.)	Details for final
	Sample, Option 1, Short Story/ Screenplay Dialogue 2
	Sample, Option 1, Short Story/ Dialogue 1
	Sample, Option 2 Fiction Chapter	This is a student sample for Option 2 of the Final Project. This student chose to write a later chapter for True Believer.
	Sample, Option 2, Fiction Chapter 2
	Sample, Option 3, Digital Collage 1	See below
	Sample, Option 3, Digital Collage 2	See below
	Sample, Option 3, Digital Collage 3	Ashly Olson put her collage together in digital (website/blog) format. Love it -- particularly Colleen's clothing shop. :)
	Sample, Option 3, Digital Collage 4	Shannon Lowe's example utilizing Glogster
	Sample, Option 3, Digital Collage 5
	Sample, Option 4, Poetry Portfolio
	Sample, Option 4, Poetry Portfolio 2

Week 1 & Week 2 (08/25-09/07) MONSTER	Notes (orientation)	Read these notes first after looking over the syllabus and course schedule.
	Lecture for Monster
	Frequently Asked Questions	Look at these important FAQs and general orientation "helpers".
	Good Forum Discussion Tactics	A necessary read to score highly on forums! Read this doc carefully before joining discussion forums.
	5-min video: History of Young Adult Literature	We need a little context before we can start studying YA Lit! View this 5 minute lecture on the History of YA Lit. (Ignore the microphone pops. I know they are annoying -- cheap microphone!)

Week 3 & Week 4 (09/08-09/21) The Boy on the Wooden Box	Notes	The weekly notes document is the first thing you should read each week after watching the video!
	Lecture for The Boy on the Wooden Box	Notes for our Reading
	Instructor Forum Response for Monster	Instructor Forum Commentaries are just as important to read as the lecture notes and are often an extension. Read my forum response & review after reading our weekly notes.
	Reading Quiz Grading Scale & Examples	Before taking our first reading quiz check out these strong quiz responses.
	The Ongoing Problem of Race in Y.A.	Required reading.
	The Holocaust's Uneasy Relationship With Literature	Required reading.

Week 5 & Week 6 (09/22-10/05) American Street	Notes	Read these notes first each week. Important quiz info is provided.
	Lecture for American Street	Reading Notes
	Instructor Forum Response for The Boy on the Wooden Box	An extension of my lecture notes reflecting on The Boy on the Wooden Box forum. Read this commentary and pay attention to the samples.
	Writing Quiz Study Packet	Look here for the materials you need to study for our Writing Quiz in Week 5. I'll move this packet from Week 3 to 4, then 5, as you study for the quiz.
	Sample Reading Quizzes 1	I am finishing up grading Reading Quizzes this Week 6. Here are some strong collected samples from recent semesters.
	Sample Plans	Take a look here at sample high scoring plans from past semesters to get a sense of what these plans could take shape as. Also even if you are not submitting a plan these are great to look at to give you an idea of how folks got started formulating ideas for the first paper. A really great necessary read!!
	YA Books Explore the Immigrant Experience	For our glossary in Week 4.
	Seeing Teenagers As We Wish They Were: The Debate Over YA Fiction

Week 7 & Week 8 (10/06- 10/19) The Fault in Our Stars	Notes	Read these first.
	Lecture for The Fault in Our Stars	Reading notes.
	Instructor Forum Response for American Street	Please look at my notes here and these few samples.
	More About Thesis Statements & Student Samples	Essential reading about thesis statements
	How To Write a Literature Paper	Another additional reading file with useful writing strategies!

Week 9 & Week 10 (10/20- 11/02) Godless	Notes
	Lecture for Godless	The notes are posted.
	Instructor Forum Response (FIOS)	There are some wonderfully detailed responses here about FIOS. Great thoughtful analysis. Please do take a look!
	Critical Reading: Don't Drink the Water: Colonialism and Pete Hautman's Godless	required reading
	Critical Reading: Carte Blanche: The Last Taboo?.	Required reading

Week 11 and Week 12 (11/03- 11/16) Shizuko's Daughter	Notes	Read the notes below.
	Lecture for Shizuko's Daughter	The notes are posted.
	Instructor Forum Response to Godless	Please READ. Look over my comments/lecture notes in here and the responses I gathered. I have lecture notes, excerpts, and student reaction comments on Godless in here.
	Sample Reading Quizzes 2	Look at these three different and unique FIOS quiz examples!
	Samples of Paper # 2	Read these sample papers for inspiration as your work on your second essay. --no thesis borrowing ;)

Week 13 & Week 14 (11/17- 11/27) Where the Streets Had a Name	Notes for Weeks	Read the notes below.
	Lecture for Where the Streets Had a Name	See notes below.
	Instructor Forum Response Shizuko's Daughter	What a wealth of stellar examples we have here. Please read!
	Critical Reading: YA Meets the Real: Fiction and Nonfiction That Take On the World
	Critical Reading: The Sand in the Oyster	Required reading

Week 15 (12/01-12/07)	Notes	See notes below.
	Instructor Forum Commentary for When the Streets Had a Name
	Sample Quiz Responses to Shizuko's Daughter

Week 16 (12/08- 12/11) FINALS	Final Notes