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Summer Program Daily Calendars

Down to Intensive Mid summer Session?(5 weeks)

Sample Early Summer Session June 13 - September 2, 2011 (12 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.
  • FWA Workshop participation is required and is 30 percent of the course.
  • Vacations are allowed and must be negotiated at the start of the course with the instructor.
  • When student takes vacation, the schedule moves to later (#2 is due when #3 was due, #4 is due when #5 was due, etc.). Lessons cannot be moved out of sequence.
  • ?No textbook purchase is necessary.

Monday, June 13

Course begins:

  • Students have downloaded materials by no9w from http://bluejay.cty.jhu.edu
  • Post introductions to classroom
  • Begin Lesson 1 Readings
  • Instructors have contacted students by the end of the day

Monday, June 27

Lesson 1 due (Exercises 1-7 Final Writing Assignment (FWA) 1)

Tuesday, June 28Lesson 1 FWA Workshop begins

Monday, July 11

Lesson 2 due (Exercises 1-5 and FWA 2)

Tuesday, July 12Lesson 2 FWA Workshop begins

Monday, July 25

Lesson 3 due (Exercises 1-6 and FWA 3)

Tuesday, July 26Lesson 3 FWA Workshop begins

Thursday, August 4

Lesson 4 due (Exercises 1-6 and FWA 4)

Friday, August 5Lesson 4 FWA Workshop begins

Thursday, August 18

Lesson 5 due (Exercises 1-6 and FWA 5)

Friday, August 19Lesson 5 FWA Workshop begins
Tuesday, August 30Makeup Lesson due, including FWA 5 Workshop

Friday,?September 2

Course ends
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 address will change: ctyonline@jhu.edu

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Sample Intensive Mid Summer Session: July 18 - August 22, 2011 (5 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.
  • Vacations are NOT allowed. Any short absences must be negotiated with the instructor at the start of the course.
  • FWA Workshop participation counts as 30 percent of final evaluation.
  • No textbook purchase is necessary.

Monday, July 18

Course begins:

  • Students have downloaded materials by now from http://bluejay.cty.jhu.edu
  • Post introductions to classroom
  • Begin Lesson 1 reading
  • Instructors have contacted students by end of the day

Tuesday, July 19

Lesson 1: Exercises 1-4 due

Thursday, July 21

Lesson1: Exercises 5-7 due

Monday, July 25

Lesson 1 Final Writing Assignment (FWA) due

Tuesday, July 26

Lesson 2: Exercises 1-3
Lesson 1 Workshop begins

Thursday, July 28

Lesson 2: Exercise 4-5

Monday, August 1

Lesson 2 FWA due
Lesson 1 Workshop ends

Tuesday, August 2

Lesson 3: Exercises 1-3 due
Lesson 2 Workshop begins

Thursday, August 4

Lesson 3: Exercises 4-6 due

Monday, August 8

Lesson 3: FWA due
Lesson 2 Workshop ends

Tuesday, August 9

Lesson 4: Exercises 1-3 due
Lesson 3 Workshop begins

Thursday, August 11

Lesson 4: Exercises 4-6 due

Monday, August 15

Lesson 4 FWA due
Lesson 3 Workshop ends

Tuesday, August 16

Lesson 5: Exercises 1-3 due
Lesson 4 Workshop begins

Thursday, August?18

Lesson 5: Exercises 4-6 due

Monday, August 22

Lesson 5 FWA due
Lesson 4 Workshop ends

Course ends
No work accepted after today

Lesson 5 Workshop opens on Tuesday and remains open one week.

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 address will change: ctyonline@jhu.edu

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