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Week 1 (Aug 26 –28): Course Introduction.
Students as Scholars program
Discussion Post 1: Introductions
Week 2 (Sept 2 [Labor Day. No classes] –
Sept 4): Consensus and Controversy
Chapter 1: Argument in Academic Writing
Exercise 1.2 (in class)
Readings: Dennett, Randall
Discussion Post 2: Consensus and Controversy
Week 3 (Sept 9 – 11): Evaluating Sources
Chapter 2: Reading, Evaluating, and Responding to Arguments
Readings: Kohn
Discussion Post 3: Wikipedia Sources
Week 4 (Sept 16 –18): Plagiarism and Use
of Sources
Chapter 3: Using Academic Sources Responsibly
Readings: McGrath, Tenner, Howard, Goodwin
Discussion Post 4: Plagiarism Policies
Plagiarism Policy Essay (Exercise 3.4)
Week 5 (Sept 23 –25): Finding a Topic
Chapter 4: Moving from Inquiry to Argument
Discussion Post 5 (Exercise 4.3)
Research Proposal (exercise 4.4)
Week 6 (Sept 30 – Oct 2): Research
Chapter 5: Using the Library and Databases
Discussion Post 6
Library Research Assignment
Week 7 (Oct 7 – 9): Summary, Paraphrase,
Quotation, and Synthesis
Chapter 6: Using Sources Effectively
Discussion Post 7
Summary Assignment
Week 8 (Oct 15 – 16): Audience
Columbus Day recess (Monday classes meet Tuesday. Tuesday classes do not
meet this week)
Chapter 7: Revising to Meet Audience Expectation
Audience readings
A Quick Guide to Documentation (p 206 – 230)
Discussion Post 8: Audience exercise
Annotated Bibliography
Week 9 (Oct 21 –23): Professional
Audiences
Chapter 8: Adapting Your Writing for Professional Audiences
Discussion Post 9
Wikipedia Edit
Week 10 (Oct 28 – 30): Literature Reviews
UNC Lit Review Handout
Discussion Post 10: Lit Review Thesis
Literature Review
Week 11 (Nov 4 –6): Personal Research Report
Chapter 9: Writing a Personal Research Narrative
Discussion Post 11: Final Paper Working Thesis
Personal Research Report
Week 12 (Nov 11 – 13): Chapter 10: Writing an Argumentative Research Paper
Discussion Post 12: Addressing Your Audience
Week 13 (Nov 18 – 20): Peer Review
Peer Reviews in class
Week 14 (Nov 25): Final paper format
Thanksgiving Recess Nov 27 – Dec 1
All revisions due by Nov 26
Week 15 (Dec 2 – 4): Final Projects
Reflections on Research Project
Research papers due
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