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Week 1 (June 4 – 8): Consensus and Controversy
Writing Commons "Identifying a Conversation"
Perdue OWL "Using Rhetorical Strategies"
Class Exercise 1: Scholarly Controversies and Arguments
Discipline Awareness I assignment due June 8
Week 2 (June 11 – 15): Finding a Topic
Writing Center Quick Guide "How to Write a Research Question"
Class Exercise 2: Research Questions
Research Proposal due June 15
Week 3 (June 18 – 22): Research Methods
Using the Library and Databases
Writing Commons "Understanding Library Resources"
GMU Library Tutorials (Scholarly and other sources)
GMU Library tutorial on UlrichsWeb database
Class Exercise 3: Understanding Library Resources
Library Research Assignment due June 22
Week 4 (June 25 – 29): Plagiarism and Use
of Sources
Writing Commons "Avoiding Plagiarism"
GMU Writing Center Guide "Plagiarism"
GMU Honor Code
Class Exercise 4: Paraphrase Practice
Plagiarism Policy Essay due June 29
Week 5 (July 2 – 6): Evaluation and Documentation
No Class Wednesday July 4
UNC Lit Review Handout
Writing Commons "Evaluating Sources"
Perdue OWL Research and Citation guides
Class Exercise 5: Source Evaluations
Annotated Bibliography due July 6
Week 6 (July 9 – 13): Synthesis and Analysis
Writing Commons "Synthesizing Your Research Findings"
Perdue OWL Research and Citation guides
Class Exercise 6: Lit Review Thesis
In class Conferences
Week 7 (July 16 – 20): Revising, Editing, Proofreading
UNC Handout: "Revising Drafts"
GMU Writing Center handout "Revising"
Class Exercise 7: Revising and editing
Peer Review Assignment due July 18 (in class)
Week 8 (July 22 – 27): Next Steps
Class Exercise 8: Next Steps
Literature Review Assignment due July 27
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