Last Day to add classes: July 7
Last day to drop with no tuition liability: July 16
Last day to drop with full tuition liability: July 17
Reading Day: July 28
Exam Date: July 29
Session 1 (June 28): Review course syllabus and assignments. Begin Weaving the Web.
Session 2 (June 29): Continue Weaving the Web. BWH " Five
Steps to Successful Writing" and "Checklist of the Writing Process" (xv-xxiv).
Initial Position Essay due June 29
Session 3 (June 30): Cory Doctorow: Microsoft
Research DRM presentation (online).
Session 4 (July 1): Preparation:
Purpose (465), Audience (54), Scope (515). Finish Weaving the Web.
Summary and paraphrase practice
No class Monday, July 5th
Session 5 (July 6): Research: Brainstorm (61), Library Research (326), Internet Research (293), Note-Taking (371), Avoiding Plagiarism (410), Documenting Sources (156). Summary Assignment due July 6
Session 6 (July 7): GMU Library databases.
Session 7 (July 8): Organization: Methods
of Development (351), Outlines (389). Writing a Draft: Point
of View (410), Style (534), Tone (550)
Session 8 (July 12): Effective Paragraphs (393), Effective
Sentences (519-528)
First Essay due July 12
Session 9 (July 13): Quotations (476), Paraphrasing (398)
Session 10 (July 14): Introductions (305), Conclusions
(115), Titles (549)
Session 11 (July 15): Revision (507):
Unity (563), Coherence (90), Conciseness (113).
Research Assignment due July 15
Session 12 (July 19): Sentence variety (526), Emphasis
(192), Parallel Structure (397), Subordination (537)
Session 13 (July 20): Clarity (87), Ambiguity (37), Awkwardness
(55), Logic Errors (336), Positive Writing (414), Voice (575)
Research Proposal due July 20
Session 14 (July 21): Ethics in Writing (201), Biased
Language (58), Copyright (119), plagiarism (410)
Annotated Bibliography due July 21
Session 15 (July 22): Draft of Research Essay due:
Peer Review
All revisions due by July 22
Session 16 (July 26): Word Choice (587), Mechanics and Punctuation (465) [specific areas as needed]
Session 17 (July 27): Research Essay due July 27
