Down to Mid summer Intensive Session (6 weeks) | | | - Work is due by end of the day, not start of the day.
- Vacations are allowed (this session only). 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.
- When student takes vacation, the schedule moves to later (#2 is due when #3 was due, #4 is due when #5 was due, etc.). Assignments cannot be moved out of sequence.
- No textbook purchase is necessary.
| | Sunday, June 12 | Students have downloaded materials by now from http://bluejay.cty.jhu.edu
Download the first assignment right now | Monday, June 13 | Course begins
Instructors have contacted students by the end of the day
| Friday, June 17 | Assignment 1 emailed to instructor | Friday, June 24 | Assignment 2 emailed to instructor | Friday, July 1
| Assignment 3 emailed to instructor | Friday, July 8
| Assignment 4 emailed to instructor | | Friday, July 15 | Assignment 5 emailed to instructor | Friday, July 22 | Assignment 6 emailed to instructor | Friday, July 29
| Assignment 7 emailed to instructor | Friday, August 5
| Assignment 8 emailed to instructor | Friday, August 12 | Assignment 9 emailed to instructor | Friday, August 19
| Assignment 10 emailed 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 26 | Makeup Assignment | Friday, September 2
| Makeup Assignment Last day of course.  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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| | | 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 short absences must be negotiated at the start of the course.
- Eight workshops are required.
| Monday, July 18 | Course begins
Instructor Email arrives
Students have downloaded materials by now from http://bluejay.cty.jhu.edu
Download first assignment right now. | Tuesday, July 19
| Reply to Welcome Thread
Post Personal Objectives for the course | Wednesday, July 20 | Lesson 1 C-A-T Exercise Due | Thursday, July 21 | Lesson 1 Final Writing Assignment (FWA) Essay Due | Friday, July 22 | Lesson 2 Poem Exercise Due
Lesson 2 Object Description Exercise Due
Lesson 1 Essay Workshop Begins | Tuesday, July 26 | Lesson 2/5 FWA Essay Due | Wednesday, July 27 | Lesson 3 Learning to Lie Exercise Due
Lesson 3 List of Sequences Exercise Due
Lesson 2/5 Essay Workshop Begins | Thursday, July 28 | Lesson 1 Essay Workshop Ends | Friday, July 29
| Lesson 3 FWA Essay Due | Monday, August 1
| Lesson 4 Analysis/Revision Exercises Due
Lesson 3 Essay Workshop Begins | Tuesday, August 2
| Lesson 4 FWA Sentence Revision Due | Wednesday, August 3
| Lesson 6 Virtual Stroll Due
Lesson 2/5 Essay Workshop Ends | Friday, August 5
| Lesson 6 FWA Essay Due, with Virtual Stroll, Part 2 -- respond to instructor's comments with your final decisions | Monday, August 8
| Lesson 6 Essay Workshop Begins
Lesson 3 Essay Workshop Ends
Lesson 7 Persona Scenarios Due | Wednesday, August 10 | Lesson 7 FWA Essay Due | Thursday, August 11 | Lesson 8 Figurative Language Exercise Due
Lesson 7 Essay Workshop Begins | Monday, August 15 | Lesson 8 FWA Essay Due
Lesson 6 Essay Workshop Ends | Tuesday, August 16 | Lesson 9 rough paragraphs due
Lesson 8 Essay Workshop Begins | Thursday, August 18 | Lesson 7 Essay Workshop Ends | Friday, August 19
| Lesson 9 FWA Essay Due | Monday, August 22 | Lesson 9 Essay Workshop Begins
Lesson 8 Essay Workshop Ends | Tuesday, August 23 | Lesson 10 FWA Essay Due | Wednesday, August 24 | Lesson 14 Standards Exercise Due
Lesson 10 Essay Workshop Begins | Friday, August 26 | Lesson 14 FWA Essay Due | Monday, August 29
| Last day of course!
No work accepted after today!
Lesson 9 Essay Workshop Ends
Lesson 10 Essay Workshop 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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