Course Schedule

Last Day to add classes: Sept 14
Last day to drop with no tuition liability: Sept 14
Last day to drop with full tuition liability: Oct 1

Week 1 (Aug 31 - Sept 2): Review course syllabus and assignments. HTW "Five Steps to Successful Writing" and "Checklist of the Writing Process" (xv-xxiv).

Week 2 (Sept 7 - 9): Begin Weaving the Web.
Initial Position Essay due Sept 7

Week 3 (Sept 14 - 16): Cory Doctorow: Microsoft Research DRM presentation (online).

Week 4 (Sept 21 - 23): Preparation: Purpose (457), Audience (49), Scope (504). Finish Weaving the Web.
Summary and paraphrase practice

Week 5 (Sept 28 - 30): Research: Brainstorm (57), Library Research (317), Internet Research (280), Note-Taking (366), Avoiding Plagiarism (405), Documenting Sources (142). Summary Assignment due Sept 28

Week 6 (Oct 5 - 7): Organization: Methods of Development (349), Outlines (384). Instructions (265).
Writing a Draft: Point of View (405), Style (524), Tone (543)

Week 7 (Oct 14):Columbus day recess. Monday classes meet Tuesday; Tuesday classes do not meet
Peer review 1

Week 8 (Oct 19 - 21): Effective Paragraphs (388), Effective Sentences (508)
First Essay due Oct 19.
GMU Library databases

Week 9 (Oct 26 - 28): Quotations (468), Paraphrasing (393).
First Research Assignment due Oct 28.

Week 10 (Nov 2 - 4): Introductions (291), Conclusions (101)

Week 11 (Nov 9 - 11): Revision (499): Unity (555), Coherence (80), Conciseness (99).
Second Essay Due Nov 11.

Week 12 (Nov 16 - 18): Sentence variety (515), Emphasis (178), Parallel Structure (392), Subordination (527). Second Research Assignment due Nov 18.

Week 13 (Nov 23): Thanksgiving recess.
Clarity (77), Ambiguity (36), Awkwardness (50), Logic Errors (329), Positive Writing (407), Voice (569)
Research Proposal due Nov 23

Week 14 (Nov 30 - Dec 2): Ethics in Writing (187), Biased Language (54), Copyright (105), plagiarism (405)
Annotated Bibliography Nov 30
All revisions due by Dec 2

Week 15 (Dec 7 - 9): Draft of Research Essay due: Peer Review
Word Choice (582), Mechanics and Punctuation (457) [specific areas as needed]

Research Essay due Dec 9