English 302 BB3 & BB4 Schedule
Session 1 (June 7): BWH "Five Steps to Successful Writing" and "Checklist
of the Writing Process" (xv-xxiv)
Session 2 (June 9): BWH Correspondence (120). Poundstone, ch 1-4
Session 3 (June 14): Dissatisfied
Customer Case. Poundstone ch 5
Session 4 (June 16): Poundstone ch 6-8. Summary
and paraphrase practice.
Customer Letter due June 16
Session 5 (June 21): BWH Preparation: Purpose (465); Audience (54); Scope
(515); Brainstorm (61) Poundstone ch 9
Session 6 (June 23): BWH Research: Library research (326); Internet Research
(293); Avoiding Plagiarism (410); Documenting Sources (156). Summary
Assignment due June 23
Session 7 (June 28): BWH Organization: Methods of Development (351); Outlines
(389); Instructions (282).
Research Assignment due June 28
Session 8 (June 30): BWH Writing a Draft: Point of View (410); Style (524);
Tone (550). Effective Paragraphs (393); Effective Sentences (519-528)
No classes July 5
Session 9 (July 7): BWH Introductions (305); Conclusions (115). GMU Library
databases.
Instructional Essay Due July 7
GMU Fenwick
Library SiteSeeing: July 6 and 7 at 11a.m, noon, 4p.m.
You must
attend one of these sessions (approx 1 hour).
Session 10 (July 12): BWH Revision (507); Unity (563); Coherence (90); Conciseness
(113)
Research Proposal due July 12
Session 11 (July 14): BWH Sentence Variety (526); Emphasis (192); Parallelism
(397); Subordination (537)
Session 12 (July 19): BWH Clarity (87); Ambiguity (37); Awkwardness (55);
Logic (336); Ethics (201); Biased language (58)
Annotated Bibliography due July 19
Session 13 (July 21): BWH Copyright (119); Plagiarism (410)
Draft of research essay due for in class peer review
Session 14 (July 26): Interviewing for a job (301)
Research Essay due July 26
English 302 Syllabus

