Week 1 (Aug 30 - Sept 1): Course Introduction.
Discussion Post 1: Introductions
Week 2 (Sept 8): Consensus and Controversy
No
classes Labor Day (Sept 6)
Chapter 1: Argument in Academic Writing
Exercise 1.2 (in class)
Readings: Dennett, Randall
Discussion Post 2
Week 3 (Sept 13 - 15): Evaluating Sources
Chapter 2: Reading, Evalutating,
and Responding to Arguments
Readings: Kohn
Discussion Post 3: Plagiarism Policies
Week 4 (Sept 20 - 22): Plagiarism and Use of Sources
Chapter 3: Using Academic Sources Responsibly
Readings: McGrath, Tenner, Howard, Goodwin
Discussion Post 4: Plagiarism Policies
Essay 1 due Sept 24 (Exercise
3.4)
Week 5 (Sept 27 - 29): Finding a Topic
Chapter 4: Moving from Inquiry to Argument
Discussion Post 5 (Exercise 4.3)
Research Proposal due Oct 1 (exercise
4.4)
Week 6 (Oct 4 - 6): Research
Chapter 5: Using the Library and Databases
Library Research Assignment due
Oct 8
Discussion Post 6
Week 7 (Oct 12 - 13): Summary, Paraphrase, Quotation,
and Synthesis
Columbus Day Recess:
Monday classes meet Tuesday.
Tuesday classes do not meet
Chapter 6: Using Sources Effectively
Discussion Post 7
Summary Assignment due Oct 15
Week 9 (Oct 25 - 27): Professional
Audiences
Chapter 8: Adapting Your Writing for Professional Audiences
Discussion
Post 9
Literature Review Essay due Oct 29
Week 10 (Nov 1 - 3): Reflection ("I-Search")
Chapter 9: Writinga Personal Research Narrative
Discussion Post 10: Progress Report
Week 11 (Nov 8 - 10): The
Research Paper
Chapter 10: Writing an Argumentative Research Paper
Discussion Post 11
Personal Research Report due Nov 12
Week 12 (Nov 15 - 17): Visual Design
Appendix B: Principles of Visual Design
Readings: Tufte
Discussion Post 12
Week 13 (Nov 22): Thanksgiving
Recess: Nov 24-28)
Research paper format
Week 14 (Nov 29 - Dec 1):
Peer review in
class
All revisions due by Dec 1
Week 15 (Dec 6 - 8): Reflection
Comments and Suggestions
Research papers due
Dec 10