Dr. Dean Taciuch
George Mason University

Summer 2009


 

English 302:BB1
Course Schedule

Week 1 (June 1-3): Course Introduction and Policies
Shirky, “Thinking the Unthinkable
Summaries and paraphrases
BWC Paraphrasing (70), Abstracts (113)
Summary Assignment due June 3

Week 2 (June 8-10): Audience
BWC Audience (3), Context (9-11), Ethics in Writing (13-14), Correspondence (177-186).
Short Report due June 8

Week 3 (June 15-17): Research and Evaluation
BWC Research (74-82), Evaluating Sources (82-84); Proposals (93-103)
Customer Letter due June 15

Week 4 (June 22-24) Documentation
Online Style Guides
Research Proposal due June 22

Week 5 (June 29-July 1) Reports and Synthesis
BWC Formal Reports (116-138); Ch 9 Sentence structure and variety

Week 6 (July 6-8): Style and Clarity
BWC Chapter 9 Logic; Ch 8 Presentations
Annotated Bibliography due July 6

Week 7 (July 13-15):Presentations
Peer Review July 13
Final Projects/Presentations July 15


 

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